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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued another cautionary warning Wednesday to dog owners to be on the alert for an association between pet illnesses and consumption of chicken jerky products imported from China. Since the agency first issued its first warning to consumers in September 2007, the FDA has continued to receive complaints from dog owners and veterinarians of sick

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It's not quite the phrase from Saturday Night Live's Emily Latella -- "Never mind!" -- but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has decided to reconsider its ruling on the safety of a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and food and drink containers. The New York Times reports that there was so much criticism of its August decision that the amount of bisphenol-A

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Allergan Inc., the company that makes Botox, announced on Friday that it has staked its claim in the eyelash enhancement market.In a news release, the Irvine, Calif.-based company said it had received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's blessing to market Latisse, the first prescription medication that makes lashes grow longer, thicker and darker. Once it reaches the market in March, annual

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Premature birth can result in lasting sensory damage, the BBC reported Saturday. British researchers, who published their finding in the current issue of Pain, discovered that premature babies were less sensitive to heat and cold. They suspect that the repeated painful procedures that are necessary in neonatal intensive care units may be to blame for the dulled

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The curry spice turmeric may help reverse obesity-related inflammation and reduce type 2 diabetes risk, according to Columbia University Medical Center researchers.In obese mice, turmeric significantly reduced inflammation in fat tissue and the liver and reduced the rodents' susceptibility to type 2 diabetes. The researchers believe curcumin -- an ingredient in turmeric -- may be responsible,

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Chickens may help scientists better understand severe allergic reactions in people and develop new ways to prevent or treat these potentially deadly attacks.Researchers at King's College London in the U.K. found that chickens have a "fossilized" version of the main molecule responsible for severe allergic reactions in people, BBC News reported.The IgY molecule in chickens may be an ancient

Isnaini Dot Comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-35089499912496848612008-06-25T02:15:00.000+07:002008-06-25T02:18:01.745+07:00

A new definition of premature ejaculation was presented at the American Urological Association's annual meeting by an International Society for Sexual Medicine panel of experts, United Press International reported.The panel said premature ejaculation should be defined as "a male dysfunction characterized by ejaculation which always or nearly always occurs prior to or within about one minute of

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The experimental Alzheimer's disease drug bapineuzumab appears to be effective in some patients, according to mid-stage study results released Tuesday by drug makers Wyeth and Elan Corp, the Wall Street Journal reported.In patients with a gene known to increase the risks of Alzheimer's -- and of developing the disease at an earlier stage -- the drug showed statistically significant clinical

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Twelve sites across the United States will participate in a Medicare demonstration project that will offer incentives to doctors who switch to electronic health records (EHRs), Health and Human Service Secretary Mike Leavitt announced Tuesday.Once the five-year, $150-million project is fully implemented, as many as 1,200 small- and medium-sized primary care practices will receive incentive

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A significant boost in U.S. government funding to ensure the safety of food and drug imports was proposed Monday by the Bush administration. It wants to add $275 million to the $2.4 billion budget it initially proposed for the Food and Drug Administration during the next fiscal year. That would make the 2009 FDA budget 18 percent higher than the 2008 budget, the Baltimore Sun said.Federal

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The number of people becoming infected with HIV is far higher than those beginning treatment with antiretroviral drugs, according to United Nations officials. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.Last year, 2.5 million people were infected with HIV, while 1 million started using antiretroviral drugs, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told world leaders on the first of several days of U.N. debate on

Isnaini Dot Comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-27884316470917097592008-06-13T01:32:00.001+07:002008-06-13T01:32:33.535+07:00

The percentage of underweight babies born in the United States in 2005 was 8.2 percent, the highest level since 1968, says the annual Kids Count report released Thursday.Mississippi had the highest rate (11.8 percent), while Alaska, Oregon and Washington had the lowest rate (6.1 percent). The rate of low-weight births was 13.6 percent for blacks, 7.3 percent for whites, and 6.9 percent for

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Lack of sleep can lead to excessive snacking, according to a University of Chicago study.It included 11 healthy volunteers who each completed two 14-day laboratory studies at least three months apart. The participants had 5.5-hour or 8.5-hour sleep sessions and ad lib food intake, United Press International reported.When their sleep times were limited to 5.5 hours, the participants consumed more

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Life expectancy in the United States hit a record high in 2006 of 78.1 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Life expectancy rose to new highs for white males (76), black males (70), white females (81) and black females (76.9).In addition, the age-adjusted death rate fell to 776.4 deaths per 100,000 people from 799 in 2005, the agency said in a prepared statement.

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It may be nothing to sneeze at, but $11 billion is how much Americans spent on doctor bills, prescription drugs, and other medical costs to fight allergy symptoms, the federal government revealed Wednesday.The total for 2005, the most recent year evaluated, was nearly double the $6 billion spent five years earlier, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality said.The analysis from the agency,

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Hong Kong has begun culling all chickens in its markets and retail outlets after finding the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu among fowl in a total of seven markets, the Bloomberg news service reported Wednesday.The outbreak was first detected at four markets last week, and the virus has since been found at three additional markets. Poultry imports from mainland China were suspended on June 7.Some

Isnaini Dot Comnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-60426658580872417262008-06-13T01:28:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:29:20.196+07:00

Some 28,000 sets of camouflage child pajamas are being recalled because the screen print on the shirt contains excessive lead, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says.Made in Vietnam, the pajamas were sold at The Children's Place retail stores nationwide between December 2006 and January 2008. They also were sold on the retailer's Web site during the same period for $15 to $17.No

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CapMed, a division of Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. and a leader in interactive personal health management solutions, today announced that it will participate – for the third year in a row – in the Interoperability Showcase, a key event whereby participants pass a variety of tests to demonstrate interoperability capabilities, of the 2008 Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems

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What future role will information technology play in the medical care of patients in hospitals and general practices? How can information technology help to reduce costs in the healthcare sector? Visitors to this year's CeBIT can find answers to these and other questions at TeleHealth 2008, which for the first time this year is being staged as an integral part of CeBIT, the world's trade fair for

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Diet and lifestyle play a far smaller role than genetic factors in determining whether a child becomes overweight, according to a British study of twins published on Thursday.Previous studies have pointed to environmental factors as the main cause of obesity, a major problem worldwide that increases the risk later in life of type-2 diabetes, cancer and heart problems.The British team looked at

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A vaccine to combat human bird flu could be ready as early as July, Indonesia said on Friday, adding it was prepared to use it immediately despite calls from the WHO to build up a stockpile first. Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said the World Health Organization's advice was not realistic in the case of Indonesia, which has the highest number of bird flu deaths."WHO urged us to stockpile

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A three-year-old who tested positive for bird flu has recovered from the potentially deadly illness after swift treatment, a doctor said Saturday.The girl, admitted to the regional hospital in Pekanbaru, on Sumatra island with bird flu symptoms, had contact with dead chickens that also tested positive with the disease."Lab results for the girl, Vivi, came up positive on Friday, but she's now

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Because veterinarians who work with birds are at increased risk of infection with bird flu viruses, they should be included on lists of people with priority access to pandemic flu vaccines and antiviral drugs, U.S. researchers sayA team at the University of Iowa College of Public Health analyzed blood samples from a group of American veterinarians who worked with chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese

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Vietnam plans to start its first human trial of a locally-made H5N1 bird flu vaccine as early as next month, using 20 to 30 volunteers, said health officials in the communist country.The drug trial, to be carried out with US government technical assistance, will be the latest of several global efforts to develop a vaccine for mass production, with research also going on in the United States,

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Tests confirmed the 20-year-old from northern Ha Tay province died from the H5N1 virus on June 10, the Vietnam News Agency quoted Vice Minister of Health Trinh Quan Huan as saying at a bird flu meeting.The man's family raised about two dozen fighting cocks along with ducks, the agency said. His house and surrounding areas have been disinfected.His death brought the country's toll to 43. Vietnam

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Vietnam's first human death from bird flu in more than a year has highlighted growing complacency among farmers in fighting the virus that remains endemic in the country, experts said Sunday.A 20-year-old man from a province neighbouring the capital Hanoi was killed by the H5N1 strain a week ago, the communist government said, and four more people are known to have been infected with the virus

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Drug addiction worldwide appears to be slowing down for almost every kind of illicit drug, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Friday."Some obvious problems remain, like opium in the south of Afghanistan, a cancer that threatens security and health and breeds corruption," said UNODC executive director Antonio Maria Costa, ahead of Tuesday's publication of the 2007 World Drug

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A British biotechnology company has developed a long-lasting artificial skin that has produced promising results in healing wounds in early clinical trials.Scientists said the advance could mark a breakthrough in regenerative medicine.Intercytex Group Plc, which specializes in cell therapy, said on Tuesday its laboratory-made living skin was fully and consistently integrated into the human body.

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U.S. hospitals that switched from using doctors' handwritten prescriptions to computerized drug ordering systems had a 66 percent drop in medication errors, say the authors of a review that looked at the results of 12 studies.The findings are published online in the journal Health Services Research.Almost 25 percent of U.S. hospital patients experience medication errors, such as receiving an

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The ease of travel to the China mainland since Hong Kong's handover in 1997 has drawn the city's young people to a cheap and convenient playground just across the border in Shenzhen city.Every weekend, young people pour into Shenzhen in China's southern Guangdong province to devour cheap food, entertainment -- and illicit party drugs.Street drugs of all types -- cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, ketamine

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Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.Although obesity has been linked to health problems such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, experts notice that among people suffering from the same ailments, those who are

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Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.The plates -- divided into painted-line sections for carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, cheese and sauce -- held enough for an 800-calorie meal for men and a 650-calorie meal for women. The bowl allowed

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Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a toxin in workers' bodies that is known to cause lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.They found nonsmoking workers in Oregon who worked a single shift in a bar or restaurant that allowed smoking were more likely to have a detectable level of NNK -- a carcinogen linked with lung cancer --

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After the age of 80, carrying a few extra pounds may not subtract years from your lifespan, a new study from Japan shows.Among a group of 80-year-olds followed for four years, the researchers found that underweight individuals were more likely to die from cancer, heart disease or pneumonia than normal-weight or overweight people. "Overweight status was associated with longevity and underweight

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Unlike Harry Potter, most Muggle children aren't charged with saving the world by fighting the evil Lord Voldemort.But a surprising number of Muggles (non-wizards) do have something in common with their wizard hero: They suffer from migraine headaches.According to research in the new issue of the journal Headache, one in 20 Muggle children and teens suffers from migraines -- many of them, like

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Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:This is a study of TNFerade ™ combined with concomitant radiotherapy, Fluorouracil, and Hydroxyurea (TNF-FHX) in people with head and neck cancer. Volunteers 18 or older may qualify who have a locoregional tumor amenable to reirradiation, and who have a life expectancy of greater than 12 weeks. Other criteria apply.The research

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-49724609802553094792007-06-30T00:36:00.000+07:002007-06-30T00:45:51.042+07:00

A particularly serious form of the sexually transmitted bacterial disease syphilis has been detected in gay and bisexual U.S. men infected with the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported on Thursday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracked 49 HIV-infected gay and bisexual men who had "symptomatic early neurosyphilis" from January 2002 to June 2004 in four cities -- Los

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- Sanofi-Aventis is withdrawing its application to sell obesity drug rimonabant -- its biggest new drug hope -- in the United States, dealing a further blow to its pipeline hopes.Friday's move comes two weeks after a U.S. advisory panel said the medicine should not be approved in the world's largest drugs market because it may increase suicidal thinking and depression.The French drugmaker said it

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A popular snack food sold nationwide is being recalled because of concerns about contamination. All lots and sizes of Veggie Booty Snack Food are being recalled, the company said, following a report of 51 cases of salmonella poisoning that may be associated with the product.Georgine Hertzwig of Robert's American Gourmet in Sea Cliff, N.Y., said the company acted after the Food and Drug

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Newborns face little risk of birth defects from antidepressants taken by many women early in pregnancy, say the reassuring findings of the two biggest studies of this controversial link.The research focuses on the class of drugs chosen most often for depression and anxiety, including the brands Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft.Paxil carries a warning of possible heart defects in newborns, and experts

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-52168625297656615782007-06-30T00:23:00.000+07:002007-06-30T00:27:29.655+07:00

China's capital banned ten types of drugs for exaggerated effectiveness, a newspaper reported Friday, amid rising concerns of fake and tainted products in China's food and drug supply chains.While the drugs were genuine, the results they claimed to produce in fighting high blood pressure, diabetes, and other ailments couldn't be supported in clinical testing, the Beijing News reported.Stores in

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A burgeoning industry of wellness advisers, counselors and consultants is booming as corporate America tries to increase productivity and control insurance costs by helping its employees get healthy and shed pounds.The change is fueled by well-meaning, cost-conscious executives who are looking for ways to trim bottom lines along with waist lines."The truth is CEOs are the ones that have to

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A burgeoning industry of wellness advisers, counselors and consultants is booming as corporate America tries to increase productivity and control insurance costs by helping its employees get healthy and shed pounds.The change is fueled by well-meaning, cost-conscious executives who are looking for ways to trim bottom lines along with waist lines."The truth is CEOs are the ones that have to

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-86470604018988115402007-06-30T00:07:00.000+07:002007-06-30T00:19:52.648+07:00

The World Health Organization recommended Friday that passengers on long flights exercise their legs and resist taking sleeping pills to reduce the risk of potentially fatal blood clots.Although the danger of developing deep vein thrombosis — normally in the form of a blood clot in the calves — is small, it increases if people are immobile for long periods in cramped conditions, the U.N. agency

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A court in southern Kazakhstan sentenced 21 people to prison Wednesday for medical malpractice after 118 children and 14 mothers were infected with the HIV virus in hospital, of whom nine have died to date.The heaviest sentence passed by the court in Shymkent, which had started to read verdicts in the case on Tuesday, was eight years in prison for three of the defendants."All the children were

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Newer antidepressant drugs may increase the risk of birth defects but the risk remains very remote, according to two new studies published on Thursday.The drugs, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs, may cause a very small increase in the number of heart defects, but even this is unclear, researchers report in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine."

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A substantial minority of young adults who have survived a childhood malignancy will have at least one severe health problem, according to a report presented here Tuesday at a media briefing of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Survivors of pediatric malignancies are known to have a higher risk of long-term illness, but most studies examining this topic have had incomplete follow-up

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-45359820897519359442007-06-28T23:56:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.782+07:00

Each year, 25 million to 40 million Americans suffer severe itchiness caused by an allergic reaction to the oil in poison ivy. The itchy rash appears one to two days after contact and can last from 10 days to three weeks."The reaction usually starts with redness and swelling of the skin, which is then followed by either bumps or blisters," Dr. Lisa Hammer, a pediatrician at the University of

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-36591882792296446262007-06-28T23:55:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.783+07:00

U.S. regulators will review Isentress, an investigational drug for HIV infection, on a priority basis, and a decision is anticipated by mid-October, Merck & Co. said on Wednesday.The oral drug is the first in an HIV drug class called integrase inhibitors. It is generically known as raltegravir, and formerly known as MK-0518. The drug blocks the insertion of HIV's genetic material into human DNA

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Pregnant women who use antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are not increasing the risk of most birth defects for their newborns, new research suggests.Drugs within this class -- which include Celexa, Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft -- may increase the risk for certain defects, but, even then, the absolute risk is extremely small, concluded two studies published in

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Most children who undergo cancer treatment will develop one or more chronic health problems later in life due to the illness and complications from its treatment, a study released Tuesday suggestedDutch researchers who conducted a long-term study of more than 1,300 childhood cancer survivors found that 75 percent went on to develop one or more chronic health conditions by the time they reached

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The World Bank has approved a loan of 80 million dollars (60 million euros) to boost Kenya's efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, which poses a major challenge in the country, an official statement said WednesdayThe funds will be used to strengthen the National AIDS Control Council (NACC), the country's frontline agency in fighting the deadly disease that has killed at least 1.5 million people since 1984."

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Newborns face little risk of birth defects from antidepressants taken by many women early in pregnancy, say the reassuring findings of the two biggest studies of this controversial link.The research focuses on the class of drugs chosen most often for depression and anxiety, including the brands Prozac, Paxil and Zoloft.Paxil carries a warning of possible heart defects in newborns, and experts

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-34934346389780336342007-06-28T23:31:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.788+07:00

An analysis of data from a Danish study shows that inflammation factors are stronger predictors of lung cancer mortality in individuals with blood type O than those with other blood types.The inflammatory response is thought to play a key role in the development of lung cancer and there is evidence that this response is influenced by a person's ABO type, according to the report in the European

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-88094132116754164272007-06-28T23:30:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.789+07:00

The American Medical Association voted Monday to lobby for laws allowing severely allergic children to bring lifesaving medicine to school.Many school districts have policies prohibiting children from bringing medicine to school and 18 states have similar bans, said Dr. Duane Cady, a member of the AMA's Board of Trustees.When it comes to serious food allergies, denial of medicine at school can be

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-44243677779950128882007-06-28T23:25:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.789+07:00

As more American children eat poorly and exercise less, rates of chronic illness such as asthma and diabetes are continuing to rise, researchers are reporting.And because childhood illness often sets the stage for adult health woes, the U.S. health-care system could be headed toward a crisis in coming decades, experts warn in a number of reports in the June 27 issue of the Journal of the American

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-58020590091589011852007-06-28T23:24:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.790+07:00

"Permanent makeup" -- a kind of tattoo of the lips, eyelids and eyebrows undergone by more than 8 million U.S. women -- can for years disfigure patients who suffer allergic reactions, federal researchers said on Wednesday.Doctors have long known that allergic reactions can occur with such ink injections, the researchers report in this week's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.In 2004,

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-66698889121506699962007-06-28T23:22:00.000+07:002008-06-13T01:43:42.791+07:00

Permanent makeup, which is essentially just a tattoo in place of cosmetics such as eyeliner or lipstick, may cause serious problems in some people, particularly those with a history of allergy, a new study suggests.Ironically, the study found that the very procedures that are supposed to enhance beauty may actually result in unsightly side effects, such as swelling or bumps.The news isn't all bad

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-45820002425383428712007-06-28T23:20:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:22:16.125+07:00

Lusaka, Zambia - When first lady Laura Bush tours the Zambian capital of Lusaka Thursday as part of a four-nation swing through Africa, she'll visit a unique US-funded project that taps a network of 12,000 Zambian HIV/AIDS volunteers to distribute bed nets designed to fight another major challenge: malaria.But the $2.5 million program is also unique in another way – half of it is being funded by

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-31545644881478128092007-06-28T23:18:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:20:28.371+07:00

The number of HIV-positive people in India could be nearly two thirds lower than previously estimated, a senior official said on Thursday, as donors and government worked to establish the true figure.India is said to have 5.7 million people living with the virus, the world's highest caseload, but faulty data-collection methodology could have resulted in the number being inflated by between 2.5

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-39596119072204221042007-06-28T23:16:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:18:05.565+07:00

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected school assignment plans that take account of students' race in two major public school districts. The decisions could imperil similar plans nationwide. The Court also blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers argued that he should not be put to death because he is mentally ill.Today is probably the Court's last session until October.The school

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-58622651912355163742007-06-28T23:14:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:16:32.305+07:00

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers argued that he should not be put to death because he is mentally ill.The court ruled 5-4 in the case of Scott Louis Panetti, who shot his in-laws to death 15 years ago in front of his wife and young daughter.The convicted murderer says that he suffers from a severe documented illness that is the source of

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-48768265337707318062007-06-28T23:13:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:14:41.112+07:00

A new vaccine protects nine out of ten women against cervical cancer linked to two strains of the deadly human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a study published ThursdayHPV types 16 and 18 account for 70 percent of cervical cancer cases worldwide, which number about 500,000 per year, according to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA).If left untreated, invasive cervical cancer is almost always

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-35510503875111015202007-06-28T23:09:00.000+07:002007-06-28T23:13:06.915+07:00

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's experimental vaccine Cervarix has proved more than 90 percent effective in preventing precancerous lesions due to two types of a virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer.Interim results from the biggest cervical cancer vaccine trial to date, published on Thursday in the Lancet medical journal, confirm previous promising data. Cervarix is a rival to Merck & Co. Inc

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-79834673015173755992007-06-28T01:54:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:55:40.947+07:00

Health officials in western India are distributing condoms outside cinema halls screening illegal pornographic films, to promote safe sex and curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases likeHIV/AIDS.Officials in Gujarat state said many of those watching the blue movies were from high risk groups such as migrant laborers or truck drivers, who spend a lot of time away from their homes and are

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-12340230892231120072007-06-28T01:51:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:54:04.059+07:00

Lawyers at Phil Spector's murder trial battled Wednesday over the significance of Viagra at the scene of an actress's death.nvestigators found a three-pack of Viagra tucked in a leather valise on a chair a few feet from the body of Lana Clarkson Feb. 3, 2003. Two of the pills were gone. A chauffeur has testified that Spector retrieved the briefcase from his Mercedes shortly after he and Clarkson

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-53853330379625662132007-06-28T01:49:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:51:17.577+07:00

Therapy with valacyclovir (Valtrex, GlaxoSmithKline), started within three months of infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2), reduces the rate of symptomatic outbreaks compared with placebo, Seattle investigators report in the Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.However, the response rate to valacyclovir in this study was somewhat lower than rates seen

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-68122924098001936092007-06-28T01:46:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:47:32.750+07:00

For 3-year-old Amira, a law banning female genital mutilation in Eritrea came too late.Wrapped in an orange traditional dress, Amira's mother, who gives her name only as Gerejet, says she circumcised the child to please her future husband."It was the culture that we have taken from our grandmothers, but we also do it for the pleasure of the men," the 30-year-old told Reuters in a small village

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-28046169722653843942007-06-28T01:41:00.001+07:002007-06-28T01:45:50.300+07:00

The successful Indian businessman had a wife, a lover who was an exotic bar dancer -- and an awful lot to lose, so he practised exceptionally safe sex.His first precaution was to get on a plane and put nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) between his wife at home in Dubai and the hotel in the western Indian city of Mumbai where his mistress waited for their regular weekend trysts.In case anybody

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-18992042403794790882007-06-28T01:38:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:40:15.891+07:00

A relatively new sexually transmitted infection has surpassed Neisseria gonorrhea in prevalence among young adults in the US, according to a new study.Mycoplasma genitalium was first identified in the 1980s. It can cause inflammation of the urethra (the urinary passage from the bladder), in men, and inflammation of the cervix and the lining of the uterus in women, possibly leading to infertility.

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-20243377451766362252007-06-28T01:34:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:35:15.013+07:00

Strong links between alcohol, drugs and risky sexual behaviour are providing fuel for a "sexual health crisis" in Britain, a government advisory body report said Friday.Sexual health among the young has deteriorated seriously in the last 12 years, and media coverage of celebrities' hard-partying lifestyles may make the problem worse, the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health andHIV said.The

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-36258606759090747642007-06-28T01:32:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:33:58.448+07:00

Pakistani newspapers lashed out at Salman Rushdie's knighthood, with one saying the ideal revenge would be to make a film about the sex lives of the British royals.Pakistan summoned Britain's ambassadors on Tuesday to protest the award, drawing a retort from London. Protesters in Pakistan have burned effigies of Queen Elizabeth and Rushdie.The News, a respected English-language daily, said in an

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-84845176309904903932007-06-28T01:30:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:32:12.619+07:00

An Alaska man has pleaded guilty to selling more than 100 fur seal "oosiks" -- or penises -- to a local gift shop that intended to sell the items as an aphrodisiac.Michael Richard Zacharof, an Aleut and former tribal president from the Bering Sea village of St. Paul, pleaded guilty this week to one count of violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act.Federal law forbids the sale of any raw marine

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-1241143082372916572007-06-28T01:29:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:30:44.488+07:00

Four percent of US adults have never had sex in their lives, and the figure climbs to 12 percent in the case of Mexican-Americans, according to an official survey out on Friday."Approximately 96 percent of adults age 20-59 years have had sex, with the age group 20-29 having the lowest percent (91 percent)," the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report.Eighty-eight percent

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-14103837556133882052007-06-28T01:25:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:28:00.198+07:00

Among men with symptoms of heart disease, those who are obese tend to live longer than their normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among nearly 6,900 male veterans assessed for symptoms of heart disease, those who were obese were less likely to die over the next 7.5 years compared with normal-weight men.Past research has linked obesity to longer survival among

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-88953871708086297412007-06-28T01:22:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:25:13.815+07:00

A multi-component health promotion program in schools may help excess weight gain among 12 to 13 year-olds, a Dutch study shows."In the last decade, several international reports have addressed the significant increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents," the researchers write in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. These reports "underline

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A USFood and Drug Administration panel of experts concluded Wednesday that pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis's obesity treatment Acomplia was unsafe and should not be sold in the United States.The 14 doctors on the advisory committee voted unanimously against allowing the French company's diet drug to go on the US market, said FDA spokeswoman Sandy Walsh.It was also a "unanimous 14 no vote

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Doctors ought to quit using fuzzy terms to define children's weight problems and instead refer to truly fat kids as overweight or obese, a committee of medical experts recommendedLess blunt terms used by the government and many doctors diplomatically avoid the term "obese." Instead, they refer to children many would consider too fat as being "at risk for overweight," and "overweight" for those

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-17075676964899278232007-06-28T01:10:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:12:00.186+07:00

Federal health advisers unanimously rejected a weight-loss drug Wednesday after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal thoughts, even in patients without a history of depression. The manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis SA, further failed to show the drug rimonabant is safe, the panel said.The back-to-back, 14-0 votes by the expert panel made it unlikely theFood and Drug Administration

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-36364534775178083282007-06-28T01:08:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:10:04.250+07:00

U.S. regulators should reject a proposed weight-loss pill called Zimulti because of concerns it may increase suicidal thinking and depression, an advisory panel unanimously said on Wednesday.French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA sells the medicine in 18 countries under the name Acomplia. Advisers to theFood and Drug Administration said there were too many questions about potential side effects to

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-5806613718891073972007-06-28T01:06:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:08:38.238+07:00

People who undergo gastric bypass surgery get drunk quicker and take longer to get sober, according to a US study published Thursday.The study conducted by researchers at Stanford University found that the procedure, which is increasingly common in the fight against obesity, heightened the effects of alcohol.The research was inspired by US talk show hostOprah Winfrey, said John Morton, assistant

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-32560824630827968632007-06-28T01:03:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:06:03.707+07:00

Adolescents are less likely to suffer complications from obesity surgery than adults, a reassuring finding because little had been known about the risk facing the small but growing number of teens who opt for it, researchers said on Thursday.They compared post-surgical complications in 55,192 obese patients age 18 and older who had various types of bariatric surgery for weight loss with those in

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-75840350305888867362007-06-28T01:01:00.000+07:002007-06-28T01:02:57.783+07:00

People who are obese at age 18 will more likely than not develop type 2 diabetes at some point, according to a U.S. study.Using data from an ongoing federal health survey of U.S. adults, researchers found that, on average, obese 18-year-old men had a 50.1-percent lifetime risk of developing diabetes, while obese women had a 57.3-percent risk.Among 18-year-olds who were extremely obese, with a

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Oprah Winfrey's influence may now reach into medical science: her show led researchers to confirm that gastric bypass causes people to get drunk faster.The reason, scientists say, is that bypass surgery cuts the amount of alcohol metabolized by the stomach.The weight-loss procedure also seems to extend the time people need to sober up, the team said.The research has implications for the 150,000

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-38946458467472241972007-06-28T00:58:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:59:35.930+07:00

Extremely obese people suffering from depression or anxiety tend to lose less weight after obesity surgery than mentally healthy people, researchers reported Thursday in a study that suggests such patients could benefit from treatment beforehand.People diagnosed with mood or anxiety disorders on average lost 81 pounds six months after gastric bypass surgery compared to their counterparts who shed

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-75656323155213388182007-06-28T00:55:00.001+07:002007-06-28T00:57:48.524+07:00

Cubans are no strangers to the battle of the bulge. Waistlines have expanded since the economic crisis of the early 1990s eased on the communist-run island — so much so that 30 percent of adults are now overweight, a newly released government study reveals.Some people outside Cuba hold on to a stereotype of malnourished Cubans waiting in lines for a few potatoes, but there's ample evidence to the

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-57421290644580621232007-06-28T00:52:00.001+07:002007-06-28T00:54:21.287+07:00

Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.With gastric bypass surgery -- the most common method of "bariatric" surgery -- surgeons reduce the size of the

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-11317778757177600562007-06-28T00:49:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:52:21.653+07:00

People who had obesity surgery got drunk after just one glass of red wine, researchers reported in a small study that was inspired by an episode on "TheOprah Winfrey Show.""A lot of people think they can have one glass of wine and be OK," said Dr. John Morton, assistant professor of surgery at Stanford University Medical Center, who is the study's lead author. "The concern here is they really

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-48104900420404048452007-06-28T00:48:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:49:53.309+07:00

Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.n fact, researchers found, obese women who maintained their weight or shed pounds during pregnancy were more likely to have a normal-weight newborn than those who gained pregnancy pounds.The notion that it's all right for obese women to avoid weight gain during pregnancy is

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-55134355719615389862007-06-28T00:46:00.001+07:002007-06-28T00:48:04.110+07:00

America's snack food makers are marketing smaller portion packs, using healthier fats and reducing sugar in some of the nation's favorite potato chips and cookies.While they're trying to make money off of greater demand for healthier grab-and-go food, they're also hoping the new products will help them avoid increased federal regulation and the threat of lawsuits that allege complicity for the

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-91021356570081672692007-06-28T00:39:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:41:10.624+07:00

Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.The plates -- divided into painted-line sections for carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, cheese and sauce -- held enough for an 800-calorie meal for men and a 650-calorie meal for women. The bowl allowed

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-4833631249019868822007-06-28T00:36:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:39:29.280+07:00

Obese patients in Calgary, Alberta, are the first in Canada to have a new ambulance on call specially modified to move them in a dignified and safe way while protecting paramedics from injury.he so-called "bariatric response team" is called in when the patient weighs between 400 pounds (181 kilograms) and 1,000 pounds (453 kg)."There's a high risk of injury for our staff... obviously, the larger

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-62797387406151691132007-06-28T00:31:00.000+07:002007-06-28T00:35:42.060+07:00

Elderly people who are obese appear to have a lower risk of falling ill with tuberculosis compared to those who are underweight or of average weight, according to an extensive geriatric study in Hong Kong.Although obesity has been linked to health problems such as hypertension, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, experts notice that among people suffering from the same ailments, those who are

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-15904275661363827622007-06-27T23:09:00.000+07:002007-06-27T23:11:00.761+07:00

Don't expect to see the calorie count for Burger King's Double Whopper with cheese on the menu anytime soon. Burger King, McDonald's and Wendy's are among the chains planning to defy New York City's new rule that they begin posting calories on menus Sunday.Other big fast food eateries like Taco Bell and KFC aren't saying whether they will comply, but with just days to go until the deadline, the

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-89572266392115812382007-06-27T23:06:00.000+07:002007-06-27T23:09:43.216+07:00

Most children who undergo cancer treatment will develop one or more chronic health problems later in life due to the illness and complications from its treatment, a study released Tuesday suggested.Dutch researchers who conducted a long-term study of more than 1,300 childhood cancer survivors found that 75 percent went on to develop one or more chronic health conditions by the time they reached

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-79798517986947903412007-06-27T23:02:00.000+07:002007-06-27T23:06:41.186+07:00

Declining physical performance among some Dutch seniors may not be a simple consequence of aging, it may actually be due to a vitamin D deficiency, results of a new study suggest.Physicians and the general public should be made more aware of the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency, and more effort should be concentrated on the early detection and treatment of people with

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-48553464537017762612007-06-27T23:00:00.000+07:002007-06-27T23:02:02.337+07:00

Hybrid animal-human embryos created for medical research should be viewed as human and permitted to develop into children, Roman Catholic bishops have urged the British parliament.Scientists want to use the hybrid embryos -- known as "chimeras" after the mythical half-man, half-animal creatures -- to understand better and find cures for illnesses such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and cystic

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-16505478595568524772007-06-27T22:58:00.000+07:002007-06-27T23:00:42.931+07:00

U.S. hospitals that switched from using doctors' handwritten prescriptions to computerized drug ordering systems had a 66 percent drop in medication errors, say the authors of a review that looked at the results of 12 studies.The findings are published online in the journal Health Services Research.Almost 25 percent of U.S. hospital patients experience medication errors, such as receiving an

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-39333185789462316512007-06-27T22:57:00.001+07:002007-06-27T22:58:28.345+07:00

Four percent of US adults have never had sex in their lives, and the figure climbs to 12 percent in the case of Mexican-Americans, according to an official survey out on Friday."Approximately 96 percent of adults age 20-59 years have had sex, with the age group 20-29 having the lowest percent (91 percent)," the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a report.Eighty-eight percent

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16874246.post-70390839225052218722007-06-27T22:50:00.000+07:002007-06-27T22:57:07.776+07:00

Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.The plates -- divided into painted-line sections for carbohydrates, proteins, vegetables, cheese and sauce -- held enough for an 800-calorie meal for men and a 650-calorie meal for women. The bowl allowed

cadas mennoreply@blogger.com0