Expert comment on the “dangers” of herbal medicines
Research published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences has examined the risks of herbal medicines, finding some can be dangerous and even lethal.
Lower-back-pain care not meeting international guidelines
According to national guidelines, the best care for acute lower back pain is simple: stay active, avoid bed rest and take regular simple analgesics such as paracetamol.
Research gives clues to understanding and treating peanut allergy
Researchers at Deakin University believe their recent findings may lead to a better understanding of why peanuts trigger life-threatening allergic reactions and could lead to reactions being prevented in the first place.
Migraine in children … 'Mummy, it hurts'
'Ouch' moments are common when you're young and learning to ride a bike or climb a tree but some children also experience pain that is much more complex.
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Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug
Women who took GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil while taking tamoxifen at the same time were more likely to die of their breast cancer, the researchers found. The longer the overlap between Paxil and tamoxifen, the more likely the patients were to die, they reported in the British Medical Journal.
Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Obama's healthcare summit sets stage for end-game
Obama asked Republicans to bring their best ideas for overhauling the U.S. healthcare system to the February 25 conference in hopes of rejuvenating the issue, which has floundered since Democrats lost their crucial 60th Senate vote last month.
For obese, vaccine needle size matters
In a new study, the researchers report that using a standard 1-inch needle to immunize obese adolescents against hepatitis B virus produced a much weaker effect than using a longer needle.
Obama to Democrats: No time to lick our wounds
With his legislative agenda in limbo, Obama sought to rally Democratic activists still reeling from the loss of a pivotal Senate seat last month and now scrambling to head off a Republican challenge in the November congressional elections.
Estrogen hormone therapy linked to asthma in study
LONDON (Reuters) - Estrogen-only hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase the risk of developing asthma after the menopause, scientists said on Monday.
Study links sugary soft drinks to pancreas cancer
People who drank mostly fruit juice instead of sodas did not have the same risk, the study of 60,000 people in Singapore found.
Fatty Acids Proven Crucial for a Healthy Brain
According to the researchers in Australia, there is a strong link between omega-3 fatty acids and the level of zinc in the brain.
Lethal Bacteria Found to Reduce the Effectiveness of Wound-Healing Maggots
A recent study published in the journal of Microbiology has shown that bacteria that adhere to chronic wounds are deadly to the maggots used as treat lesions.
Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk
Soy contains isoflavones, which act similarly to the hormone estrogen, and may have anti-cancer qualities in hormone-related cancers of the breast and prostate, the researchers note in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Swine flu still out there, officials caution
The H1N1 strain is the dominant form of influenza globally, but some seasonal strains are starting to emerge in China and Africa, the World Health Organization reported.
Obama says healthcare may be 2010 election issue
He spoke at a Democratic National Committee fund-raising reception at which he sought to boost the morale of party loyalists in the wake of the Democrats' loss of a 60-vote supermajority in the Senate when Republican Scott Brown won in Massachusetts last week.
Test of artificial pancreas offers diabetes hope
Researchers from Britain's Cambridge University tested the device on 17 children with type 1 diabetes during a series of nights in hospital and found it kept their blood sugar levels within the important normal range for 60 percent of the time.
Border inspectors to check for risky food, drug imports
The project follows recalls of tainted toothpaste, pet food, seafood and other products from China, as well as a contaminated blood thinner blamed for dozens of deaths in 2008.
U.S. adults forgo routine immunization: report
Only about a third of seniors were vaccinated in 2008 against pneumonia, a complication of seasonal flu, according to the report released by the Trust For America's Health, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Health spending to get bigger share of economy
Economists at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS, said in a new report that the national healthcare spending will grow an average 6.1 percent a year over the decade to $4.5 trillion in 2019, about 1.7 percent faster than the overall economy.
Vegetative patient talks using brain waves
British and Belgian researchers used a brain scanner called functional magnetic resonance imaging to show the man, who suffered a severe traumatic brain injury in a road accident in 2003, was able to think yes or no answers to questions by wilfully changing his brain activity.
Study opens new path to fighting leukemia relapse
In a study published in Science Translational Medicine, the scientists said they found 25 different stretches of DNA that were especially active in the leukemia cells. Each one has the potential to become a target for a new drug.
Genes in mother, baby raise risk of preterm birth
They said gene variants in the mother and fetus can make them susceptible to an inflammatory response to infections inside the uterus, raising the risk that a baby will be born early -- before 37 weeks of gestation.
Obama's budget sidesteps dramatic health reforms
In releasing his fiscal 2011 budget on Monday, President Barack Obama said his proposal includes funds to lay the groundwork for these reforms. Instead of dramatic action, the plan seeks to boost health information technology, cheaper generic drugs and certain Medicare payment changes.
Obama budget boosts funds for tropical diseases
Funding to fight diseases including parasites that cause disfiguring elephantiasis, hookworms and a blinding eye infection called trachoma, would more than double under the 2011 budget proposal, to $155 million from $65 million.
Experts say 40 percent of cancers could be prevented
A report by the Geneva-based International Union Against Cancer (UICC) highlighted nine infections that can lead to cancer and urged health officials to drive home the importance of vaccines and lifestyle changes in fighting the disease.
Heart disease will kill 400,000 Americans in 2010
A study by British scientists found that around half of those deaths could be averted if people ate healthier food and quit smoking, and experts warned there was no room for complacency when it came to heart health risks.
HIV/AIDS drug puzzle cracked
British and U.S. researchers said they had grown a crystal that enabled them to see the structure of an enzyme called integrase, which is found in retroviruses like HIV and is a target for some of the newest HIV medicines.
Democrats vow to move ahead on healthcare
The day after President Barack Obama's State of the Union address to the Congress, leaders in the Senate and the House of Representatives said they would not abandon the bill despite sharp Democratic divisions on how to proceed.
Club drug ecstasy risky for healthy youth
A study of stimulant-deaths in Britain between 1997 and 2007 found that those who died after taking ecstasy were mainly younger and healthier than those who died after taking amphetamines.
Skin cells transformed directly to nerve in study
The experiment could make it possible to someday take a sample of a patient's skin and turn the cells into a tailor-made transplant to treat brain diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's, or heal damaged spinal cords.
Plant flavanoid may help prevent leukemia
Maikel Peppelenbosch of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands said tests showed that apigenin -- a common component of fruit and vegetables -- was able to halt the development of two kinds of cells in leukemia and cut their survival chances.
Masks, hand sanitizer help halt flu spread
College students living in residency halls who wore the masks for a few hours a day and regularly used alcohol-based hand sanitizer cut their risk of coming down with flu-like illness by up to half, Dr. Allison E. Aiello of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and her colleagues found.
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