Fruits and Veggies No Help Against Cancer
Consuming a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables seems to reduce the risk of heart attack and strokes, but not cancer, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Annual Flu Shot Cuts All-Cause Deaths in Elderly
Compared with a first vaccination, yearly re-vaccination against influenza is associated with a reduction in the annual risk of dying from any cause among individuals 70 years of age or older, Dutch investigators report.
Cholesterol Pills and Grapefruit Don't Mix
Taking certain cholesterol-lowering drugs at the same time as grapefruit juice can increase the risk of potentially life-threatening muscle toxicity, British regulators warned on Tuesday.
Coffee, Cigarette Combo Is Extra Hard on Arteries
People who like to start the day with coffee and a cigarette may be doing particular damage to their arteries, new research suggests.
Shortage of 200,000 Doctors Predicted in US
Over the next two decades, the US could find itself short of 200,000 doctors unless steps are taken to curb current trends, according to a new report.
U.S. Warns About Impotence Product Sold on Web
Consumers should not take Actra-Rx, a product advertised as a natural impotence treatment that actually contains the ingredient in Pfizer Inc.'s prescription pill Viagra, U.S. regulators warned on Tuesday.
Some Reused Medical Devices No Longer Legal
Eleven types of recycled medical devices can no longer be sold in the United States because their producers failed to prove they were equivalent to the original products, U.S. regulators said on Tuesday.
Two Abbott HIV Drug Ads Misleading, U.S. FDA Says
Two Abbott Laboratories Inc. promotions for HIV-fighting drug Kaletra exaggerated benefits and left out information about life-threatening safety risks, U.S. regulators charged in a letter made public on Tuesday.
Bayer Cancer Drug Can Be Combined with Other Drugs
Bayer AG's key experimental anti-cancer drug BAY 43-9006 can be combined with other anti-cancer agents, according to results from a Phase I trial, the German drugs and chemicals group said on Tuesday.
Scientists Tout Method of Attacking Tumors
Texas researchers say they have perfected a method to deliver cancer treatment directly into tumors, bypassing healthy tissue.
Ford Hospital Telecasts Surgery to India
Fifteen-hundred doctors at a conference in Bombay, India, watch a three-dimensional broadcast of a two-hour prostate surgery at a Michigan hospital. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station consult with a doctor about an on-board experiment.
Group: Kids HIV, AIDS Dying Needlessly
Children with HIV and AIDS are dying needlessly because of ignorance and a lack of suitable medicines, and the U.N. must increase efforts to change the situation, the international medical relief group Medecins Sans Frontieres said Tuesday.
Age-Appropriate Kidney Transplants Urged
Kidneys from young donors should be matched to young recipients to extend the life of kidney transplants, says a study presented Oct. 31 at the the American Society of Nephrology annual meeting in St. Louis.
Melatonin Helps Asthmatics Sleep More Soundly
Treatment with melatonin -- a hormone believed to play an important role in the sleep cycle -- improves slumber for people with asthma, says a Brazilian study.
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