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Latisse lash lengthener has its fans and detractors
Many users swear by its effectiveness, but the drug, developed to treat glaucoma, can have unpleasant side effects. ...
Generic meds, pharmacists and how they affect patients
Your Nov. 30 package of stories on pharmacists ["RX: Take With Advice"] was very informative, but you and the pharmacists omitted two very important suggestions for readers:
Gauging a gas tackler
Beano taken before a meal is supposed to prevent flatulence. It's hard to know how effective it is, though. ...
H1N1 vaccine: It's hard to prioritize in person
The shortage of doses has led to confrontations with patients who insist on getting it when they find their doctor has some. With the unanticipated shortage of the new H1N1 swine flu...
The benefits of medication therapy management
Many patients need another service they're even less likely to get than routine prescription counseling: medication therapy management.
Prescription for success: Ask your pharmacist
Here's a list of questions that you should pose before taking your medications home. ...
Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage
A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain function revealed that adults who were exposed to lead as children incur permanent brain injury. The results were presented...
WHO's New Guidelines on HIV Care Call For Earlier Treatment
The World Health Organization is now advising health care professionals to start patients with HIV on antiretroviral drugs earlier in the course of their infection, as part of new...
Pork meat grown in the laboratory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Eindhoven University in The Netherlands have for the first time grown pork meat in the laboratory by extracting cells from a live pig and growing them...
Improving Cardiac Rehab for Women with Heart Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- USF Health researcher shows motivational "women-only" cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression.
Simulated ultrasound training hikes safety
DETROIT, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say a simulation-based ultrasound course for medical students can improve their skills without compromising patient care or safety.
Rat pack: Scientists warming up to African rodent
Naked mole rats don't get cancer. They shrug off brushes with acid and age so well, some are older than the college-aged researchers handling them. Rodent...
New figures on cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality but big variations
New figures on deaths from cancer in Europe show a steady decline in mortality between the periods 1990-1994 and 2000-2004. Deaths from all cancers in the European Union (EU) between...
Economic crisis could boost HIV
A new study has revealed that the effects of the global economic crisis could cause HIV infections to jump by 35 per cent over three years.
Late cancer diagnosis kills 10,000 a year according to government tsar
Patients and doctors to blame for UK's 'unacceptable' recordUp to 10,000 people die needlessly of cancer every year because their condition is diagnosed too late, according to research by the government's director of...
Ontario expands access to costly cancer drug
Ontario is expanding access to a cancer drug that was the subject of a scathing report by the province's ombudsman earlier this year.
New findings suggest strategy to help generate HIV-neutralizing antibodies
New discoveries about anti-HIV antibodies may bring researchers a step closer to creating an effective HIV vaccine, according to a new paper.
New therapy may be effective against bacterial infections and sepsis
A new study found that certain immune cells primarily associated with asthma and allergies may enhance innate immunity and improve clearance of bacterial infections and may be an effective new...
Health Care Savings Could Start in the Cafeteria
A start-up company is aiming to help companies lower medical costs by offering employees healthier diets.
The Cancer Lounge
At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan, the recreation room is an oasis away from the burdens of dealing with chemotherapy and other tribulations.
Text-a-Tip programs allow tipsters to help police
(AP) -- A mother in Boston tells police her 8-year-old boy was shot to death in their apartment by gunmen in hooded sweat shirts during a home invasion.
Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk
(AP) -- Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday - the hajj ritual of highest...
Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul
(AP) -- Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question:
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America wages new war in Vietnam _ on AIDS
TINH BIEN, Vietnam (AP) -- When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus....
Is Cataract Surgery Scary?
Cataract removal is one of the safest and most effective types of surgery. It’s also one of the most common operations performed in the United States.
New treatment more than doubles survival for high risk childhood leukemia
Phase 2 study results show high-dose imatinib plus chemo more than doubled survival for high risk type of childhood leukemia.
Small hairy balls hide foul-tasting healthful enzymes
A Dutch researcher has discovered a new way to package enzymes by causing charged polymers to form a 'ball of hair' around them. Her approach significantly increases the utility of...