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Wheezing After Early-life Antibiotics
Children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze at 15 months of age. However, this wheezing is probably more due to the presence of chest infections...
Africa 'must not stop HIV vaccine trials'
Failure to find an HIV vaccine candidate should not mean shutting down clinical trial centres in Africa, say researchers.
Certain HIV Treatment Less Effective When Used With Anti-TB Therapy
Patients receiving rifampicin-based anti-tuberculosis therapy are more likely to experience virological failure when starting nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy, an HIV treatment that is widely used in developing countries because of lower...
Hitting head on diving board common injury for kids
Children diving into backyard pools risk serious injury, and their parents and coaches need to do more to keep them safe, say researchers who tracked injuries in the U.S.
Kids in U.S. still taking cough and cold meds despite warnings
About one in 10 children south of the border take cough and cold medications in any given week, new data shows.
High Use Of Complementary Methods Found Among Cancer Survivors
Many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of other methods, such as biofeedback, homeopathy and acupressure, are relatively...
Carcinogen-eating bugs discovered
An Australian researcher has found a group of microbes that can break down some of the worst cancer-causing substances released by pollution.
Scared kids risk anxiety
Children that are frightened by common thrills, such as rollercoasters and scary books, could be more likely to suffer anxiety later in life, research has found.
International Panel Updates Treatment Guidelines For HIV Infection
An evaluation of recent data has led to an update in the guidelines and recommendations for antiretroviral treatment of adult human immunodeficiency virus infection, according to an article in the...
Toxic Drugs, Toxic System: Sociologist Predicts Drug Disasters
Americans are likely to be exposed to unacceptable side effects of FDA-approved drugs such as Vioxx in the future because of fatal flaws in the way new drugs are tested...
Telemedicine Leads To Better Stroke Treatment Decisions, Study Finds
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that their first-of-its-kind study of a telemedicine program which transports stroke specialists via computer desktop or even laptop to...
Over half million suffer osteoporosis
At least 600,000 Australians are affected by osteoporosis, a disease that often shows no symptoms until a fracture occurs, a report has found.
Abbott faces more litigation over AIDS drug
(AP) -- When Abbott Laboratories Inc. hiked up the price of a popular AIDS drug by 400 percent in 2003, executives prepared for the inevitable public relations hit, but...
Lax oversight risks millions of Medicare dollars
(AP) -- The government is putting millions of Medicare dollars at risk by authorizing fictitious sellers of wheelchairs, prosthetics and other medical supplies to submit reimbursement claims with only...
IOC being grilled on Internet censorship
(AP) -- IOC president Jacques Rogge was accused of backtracking on promises of press freedoms Saturday and some Internet sites remained blocked less than a week before the Beijing...
Lapatinib Reduces Brain Metastases In Mouse Model Of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lapatinib reduces the number of large brain metastases in a mouse model of metastatic breast cancer, relative to untreated mice, researchers report.
Same Dose Of Anthracycline Is Not Safe For Everyone, Study Finds
Not all patients can tolerate the currently recommended cumulative dose of epirubicin. New models can help physicians calculate the epirubicin dose associated with a 5 percent risk of cardiotoxicity for...
Low-gravity Training Machine Reduces Joint, Muscle Impacts, Says Study
A new study of a space-age, low-gravity training machine used by several 2008 Olympic runners showed it reduced impacts on muscles and joints by nearly half when subjects ran at...
Physicians Ask EPA, 'Antibiotics To Cure Sick Apples, Or Sick Children?'
A U.S. federal decision to permit the State of Michigan to spray the state's apple orchards with gentamicin risks undermining the value of this important antibiotic to treat blood infections...
Smart Contact Lenses Dispense Medication
"Smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly could be made possible using a new material developed by biomedical engineers at UC Davis.
State considering laws modifying individual health insurance policies
The proposal would limit insurer profits on individual plans, require the plans to provide a basic set of benefits and restrict insurers' ability to cancel policies retroactively. ...
Skin cancer detector deployed in Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A handheld scanner called "MoleMate" has been introduced in Scotland to combat the country's rising incidence of skin cancer.
12-year-old with HIV to open world AIDS conference
(AP) -- Keren Dunaway was 5 when her parents used drawings to explain to her that they both had the HIV virus - and so did she. Now the...
Mixed results for growth hormone in HIV patients
CHICAGO (AP) -- A hormone better known for illicit use among athletes can help treat troublesome complications from the AIDS virus, but with potentially risky side...
Oral pill turns slacker mice into marathonists: study
US researchers have come up with a pill that promises to give a typical junk-food snacking couch potato the silhouette of an athlete and the endurance of a marathon runner.
Kids need the adventure of 'risky' play
A major study says parents harm their children's development if they ban tree-climbing or conkers
Study: Medical testing bad for chimps
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Chimpanzees used in medical tests are left with mental problems resembling those exhibited by humans who have undergone torture, a U.S. expert...
Warning over second wave of CJD cases
Scientists say that threat of brain illness returning will persist for decades