| Halting Hormone Therapy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk Quickly( 2009-02-09 10:04) | | Six years after a landmark federal study established that hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) increases the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, researchers are still trying to tease out exactly how the hormones interfere with women's health. The... |
| FDA lists drugs under review for safety issues(By Susan Heavey Susan Heavey 2009-02-07 01:09) | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators said on Wednesday they were reviewing dozens of products for potential safety problems, including some popular antidepressants, a widely used schizophrenia therapy and a well-known weight-loss drug. The... |
| Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance(By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter by Randy Dotingahealthday Reporter 2008-12-05 13:04) | | FRIDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research is helping to unravel the mystery of how a small number of HIV-infected people manage to keep the AIDS-causing virus at bay without needing to take medicine. The key seems to be an unusual feature of the imm... |
| Hunger, HIV/AIDS hit Africa with double punch: WFP(By Pascal Fletcher Pascal Fletcher 2008-12-05 12:55) | | DAKAR (Reuters) – A persisting food crisis and rising HIV/AIDS infection rates in Africa form a deadly partnership that is destroying livelihoods and undermining economies in the world's poorest continent, U.N. experts said Friday. This combination... |
| FDA: Risks of new asthma drugs vary(By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press Writer Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar, Associated Press Writer 2008-12-05 12:50) | | WASHINGTON – The blockbuster asthma drug Advair does not appear to have an increased risk of serious respiratory complications seen with similar new medicines, federal health officials said Friday. But a less widely used medication, Serevent, had a... |
| Cervical Cancer Vaccine Well Tolerated( 2008-12-05 09:58) | | THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Reactions to the vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer are rare, and young women can tolerate subsequent doses. That's the assessment of Australian researchers who analyzed data after more than 380,000 do... |
| Higher Chemo Drug Dose Prolongs Lives of Leukemia Patients( 2008-12-05 09:58) | | THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A high dose of the chemotherapy drug daunorubicin prolonged survival for patients with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), preliminary results of a study sponsored by the U.S. National Cancer Institute (... |
| Experimental Vaginal Gel Doesn't Ward Off HIV( 2008-12-05 09:58) | | THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A microbicidal vaginal gel called Carraguard doesn't protect women from HIV infection. That's the conclusion of a study that included more than 6,200 sexually-active, HIV-negative women at three sites in South Africa.... |
| European origin may up Latinas' breast cancer risk(By Megan Rauscher Megan Rauscher 2008-12-05 09:58) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among United States Latinas, a greater degree of European genetic ancestry is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study indicate. This could be due to environmental factors, genetic fa... |
| Why Do the Mentally Ill Die Younger?(By KATE TORGOVNICK Kate Torgovnick 2008-12-05 09:58) | | Cynthia Scott is your average health-conscious 56-year-old. She watches what she eats, drinks lots of water and takes a multivitamin every morning. She goes for frequent walks and visits her doctor regularly for checkups, including cholesterol and diabete... |
| Transfusing Anemic Cancer Patients Boosts Clot Risk( 2008-11-29 02:53) | | FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Giving blood transfusions to treat anemia in cancer patients increases the risk of potentially lethal blood clots, say University of Rochester, N.Y., researchers. But this risk is no greater than other treatments for ca... |
| Autumn babies at greater risk of asthma: study(By Julie Steenhuysen Julie Steenhuysen 2008-11-24 03:09) | | CHICAGO (Reuters) – Babies born four months before the peak cold and flu season have a 30 percent higher risk of developing asthma, U.S. researchers said on Friday, suggesting that these common infections may trigger asthma. "All infants are ex... |
| Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies(By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter by Randy Dotingahealthday Reporter 2008-11-19 22:38) | | WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finalizes research that changed guidelines around the world regarding when HIV-infected babies should begin drug therapy. Based on preliminary findings released last year, several health agencies like the... |
| Magnesium impacts calcium's anti-cancer effect( 2008-11-18 07:24) | | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In the Calcium Polyp Prevention Study, calcium supplementation reduced the risk of recurrent colorectal adenomas -- growths or polyps that can become cancerous - only in men with a low dietary ratio of calcium to magnesiu... |
| Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer(By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter by Serena Gordonhealthday Reporter 2008-11-16 17:29) | | SUNDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Coming on the heels of two studies discounting the usefulness of vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin D and calcium supplements for cancer prevention, U.S. researchers report that vitamins C and E supplements won't help p... |
| ASEAN-UN study finds migrants vulnerable to AIDS( 2008-11-16 17:29) | | JAKARTA (AFP) – Millions of migrants across Southeast Asia are vulnerable to HIV infection as they lack access to AIDS-related services and legal or social protection, an joint ASEAN-UN report said Thursday. In Thailand, which has more comprehensive... |
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