Glaxo Vaccine Stops Virus Linked to Cancer
It's one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer.
Obesity Linked to Leukemia in Older Women
Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia -- acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -- in older women, according to a new report. The risk is only slightly diminished in women who are overweight.
Patch Plus Pill Ups Chances of Quitting Smoking
Smokers can double the likelihood of kicking the habit by using the antidepressant drug nortriptyline along with a nicotine patch, new research indicates.
WHO Urges More Flu Vaccine Efforts Before Pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday pressed drug makers to accelerate work on a vaccine against a dreaded influenza pandemic which could kill millions of people.
Breastfeeding May Lower Childhood Leukemia Risk
Breastfeeding for even a few months may lower the odds that a child will develop leukemia, a new research review suggests.
UN Nears Showdown on Pact to Ban Stem Cell Study
Talks at the United Nations appear to have failed to avert a new U.N. confrontation over a U.S.-led drive to ban all cloning of human embryos including for stem cell research, diplomats said on Thursday.
Mad Cow Disease May Look Different in People
The human version of mad cow disease may look different in different people, depending on their genetic make-up, experts reported on Thursday, raising the possibility the disease could be circulating undetected.
Philip Morris Hid Link to Research Facility
Philip Morris, one of the world's leading tobacco manufacturers, was involved in research into the health effects of smoking 30 years ago but did not reveal data on the dangers of passive smoking, scientists said on Thursday.
Advisers Urge WHO to Allow Gene-Modified Smallpox
Advisers to the World Health Organization have pressed the body to allow a few scientists to genetically modify the smallpox virus to make it easier to study, a WHO spokesman said on Thursday.
Mass. Firm Recalls Malfunctioning Defibrillators
A Massachusetts company that made equipment to shock a stopped heart back to life is recalling 10,000 of its external defibrillators after they failed to work, Access CardioSystems Inc. said.
Shot Shows Promise As Male Contraceptive
The world of male contraception has been limited to condoms and vasectomies. But researchers now point to a new method that shows promise — a shot that prompts an immune reaction to a protein produced in the male reproductive system.
'Sorry' Seen As Magic Word to Avoid Suits
It's a lesson children learn even before their ABCs — say you're sorry when you hurt someone. But it's now being taught in the grown-up world of medicine as a surprisingly powerful way to soothe patients and head off malpractice lawsuits.
Experts to Discuss Arthritis Drug Risks
Government experts asked to discuss the safety of arthritis drugs in the same class as Vioxx will get an avalanche of paper, including confidential unpublished trials and their first glimpse at long-term safety studies.
59-Year-Old Set to Give Birth to Twins
A 59-year-old great-grandmother is pregnant with twins and will deliver next month, three decades after she had her tubes tied. "They came untied," Frances Harris said Thursday.
WHO Using Internet to Help Prostitutes
The U.N. health agency Thursday said it plans to use the Internet to help prostitutes in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.
Fed Panel Presses Gulf War Illness Aid
A federal panel that has spent two years reviewing studies of Gulf War illnesses recommends focusing future research on the effects of the toxic substances that veterans encountered during the 1991 conflict.
New Worries Tarnishing Arthritis Drugs
One by one, arthritis drugs that promised to ease pain without causing ulcers are losing their luster.
Official: Oral Cancer Can Strike Anyone
About 30,000 Americans each year contract oral cancer, and 8,000 of them will die, but people remain ignorant of a disease that can be cured if caught in the early stages, a University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey official said Wednesday.
Pre-diabetes: Ignore It at Your Own Peril
Doctors call it pre-diabetes, the period when people at high risk of full-blown diabetes exhibit elevated blood-sugar levels. But they're still capable of processing that sugar, called glucose.
Tackling Anemia in Diabetics
A clinical trial to evaluate the impact of treating anemia on cardiovascular risks in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease is being conducted by the biotechnology company Amgen Inc.
New Weapon Against Arrhythmias
Women, as well as men, may benefit from implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), says a study by researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Brain Wave Activity Seems Slower in Schizophrenics
New research suggests that schizophrenics process information at a lower frequency than healthy people, almost as if their minds were filled with bad connections.
Hypertension Control Can Save a Diabetic's Sight
Close control of blood pressure helps reduce eye problems in people with type 2 diabetes, says a British study in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
Estrogen in Contraceptives Threatens Fish Populations
Long-term exposure to the synthetic estrogen ethynylestradiol can shrink fish populations, says a study in the December issue of Environmental Health Perspectives.
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