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New data suggest that the drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pregnancy, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said (see also Epilepsy). Before prescribing topiramate, approved to treat certain types of seizures in people who have epilepsy, health care professionals...
March 17, 2011
Research continues to show that the controversial abortion drug mifepristone might have another use, as a therapeutic option besides hysterectomy for women who suffer from severe symptoms associated with uterine fibroids (see also Progesterone Congeners). The University of Rochester Medical Center in 2004 began investigating mifepristone, in a class of drugs known as progesterone receptor modulators...
March 17, 2011
The Female Health Company (FHC) (Nasdaq: FHCO) is teaming up with state and local health departments and local community-based organizations to provide Houston women with access to the FC2 Female Condom??, the only female-initiated method to prevent both sexually transmitted infections (including HIV/AIDS) and unintended pregnancy that is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) (see...
March 17, 2011
March 16 - It can be a challenge to serve healthy meals on a tight budget but, with a little planning ahead, nutritious meals can be at your fingertips. Meat can sometimes be a costly, and unnecessary, addition to mealtime. Many are discovering the benefits of "meatless meals." "My husband, T.J., and I both stopped eating meat last July, and we've both lost about 15 pounds each," said 26-year-old Allison...
March 16, 2011
March 16 - Alzheimer's disease is the only leading cause of death in the United States that cannot be slowed down and does not have a cure or method for prevention, according to a national report released Tuesday. Deaths from Alzheimer's disease increased by 66 percent from 2000 to 2008, while the death rates for stroke, heart disease, prostate cancer and breast cancer all declined, according to the...
March 16, 2011
A growing number of teens and young adults say they've never had sexual contact with another person, according to the largest and most in-depth federal report to date on sexual behavior, sexual attraction and sexual identity in the United States. The study, released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, reports that 27% of men and 29% of women ages 15-24 say they have never had a sexual...
March 16, 2011
March 15 - SINGAPORE - An old killer could return with a vengeance to Singapore, just like the H1N1 strain of flu in 2009. Last week, experts from the United States called for governments to vaccinate people against an old strain of flu called H2N2. This is because those born after 1968 - or people under 50 - will have little or no immunity against it, they said. H2N2 killed several million people...
March 15, 2011
March 14 - If the sports world is taking concussions more seriously, blame it on the wide world of research. Until the past decade or so, researchers could not measure concussions and the energy crisis they create in the brain. Today, doctors, nurses and athletic trainers use sophisticated techniques to measure the injuries and their impact on an athlete's memory, attention span and ability to think....
March 14, 2011
Spurred by expanding waistlines and a lack of physical activity, America's diabetes epidemic is particularly acute in Southeastern states like Georgia, a new study shows. In the 644 counties in 15 mostly Southern states that make up what researchers are calling the "diabetes belt," the rate of the disease was 11.7 percent, compared with 8.5 percent for the rest of the country, according to the Centers...
March 14, 2011
Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the lungs that affects about 34 million Americans. The number of people with asthma has increased significantly over the past three decades, and by 2025 this number is expected to grow by more than 100 million. Many people with asthma depend on the use of daily medications to control symptoms. These medications include inhaled steroids, which are not only hugely...
March 11, 2011
South Africa's AIDS deaths have fallen by nearly 25 percent due to scaled up access to life-saving drugs, which the government for years had refused to provide, new research has shown. "The rapid expansion of South Africa?????s anti-retroviral programme appears to have slowed down the AIDS mortality rate in recent years," said the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) in a statement. The society's...
March 11, 2011
Most smokers pick up the habit as teens and a new study from UCLA shows it may alter the still-developing part of the brain responsible for decision making. Researchers studied the prefrontal cortex, which continues to mature into early adulthood, and controls functions such as planning, decision making and the ability to delay gratification. Using MRI imaging, while having both smoking and non-smoking...
March 10, 2011
March 10 - Many people who have a sexually transmitted disease may not know it. In 2007, nearly one-third of the people diagnosed with HIV likely had it for a long time without knowing it because they developed AIDS less than a year after their HIV test. Meanwhile, they may have infected others before they knew they were infected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Within...
March 10, 2011
March 09 - Cancer prevention advocates across the country are working to raise awareness of the third-leading cause of cancer death and the good news about it. According to a recent report from the American Cancer Society, many of the 141,000 colon cancer cases and 49,000 resulting deaths expected in the United States this year could be prevented. The society reported that there has been progress over...
March 9, 2011
Japan's health ministry will continue to suspend two vaccines made by Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis as it investigates if they are linked to the deaths of five children, an official said Tuesday. The decision to continue the suspension of Prevenar, made by New York-based Pfizer, and ActHIB, made by the Sanofi Pasteur wing of Paris-headquartered Sanofi-Aventis, follows an investigation by a group of medical...
March 8, 2011
Tokyo (dpa) - More than 1,000 schoolchildren and teachers in northern Japan became ill in a suspected outbreak of food poisoning, news reports said Tuesday. A total of 1,048 students and teachers at nine elementary and junior high schools in Iwamizawa on the island of Hokkaido developed symptoms of food poisoning, public broadcaster NHK said, citing local officials. Thirteen students had been admitted...
March 7, 2011
March 07 - When he was diagnosed with advanced colon and rectal cancer at the relatively young age of 38, Billy Burkart already had an inspiration for his fight - his son, Ashton, who had battled and died of leukemia two years earlier. "He showed me what it was, at 9 years old, to really be a man, to stand up and do what's right," Burkart said. "It's something that you can still live with and you can...
March 7, 2011
March 06 - NIAGARA FALLS - A new report issued Friday by a local health care organization shows a rise in smoking among teens in upstate New York, mirroring a nationwide trend. Meanwhile, trends that once showed a decline in adult smoking rates have begun to level off. "This is a disturbing set of findings because of its implications for the future," said Dr. Robert Holzhauer, vice president and chief...
March 7, 2011
For many people, diet soda is an easy way to enjoy a guilt-free, calorie-free sweet treat. But some recent news has raised new concerns about whether it's healthy to drink calorie-free carbonated soft drinks. A study found an increased risk for stroke and heart attack among people who drink diet soda every day vs. those who drink no soda at all. Many nutrition and heart experts have pointed out that...
March 7, 2011
A growing number of teens and young adults say they've never had sexual contact with another person, according to the largest and most in-depth federal report to date on sexual behavior, sexual attraction and sexual identity in the United States. The study, released Thursday by the National Center for Health Statistics, reports that 27% of men and 29% of women ages 15-24 say they have never had a sexual...
March 4, 2011
Berries are nutritional powerhouses whether they're eaten fresh, frozen, dried, freeze-dried or powdered. But can they protect our brain and memory, melt fat and prevent urinary tract infections? Though emerging research is juicy, scientists know less about a berry's health benefits than you might think. In general, berries are naturally high in antioxidants - compounds that may slow cancer growth....
March 4, 2011
March 03 - Most people can't resist the sweet taste of soda or fruit drinks. But according to a recent study published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association, soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages such as fruit drinks are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults. In the International Study of Macro/Micronutrients and Blood Pressure, also known as Intermap, participants...
March 4, 2011
The UN World Health Organisation warned Thursday of risks of epidemics among the tens of thousands of people massed in southern Tunisia after fleeing violence in Libya. "There is not for the moment a humanitarian crisis in the proper sense of the term. But the risks of epidemics are real," a WHO assistant director general, Eric Laroche, told a news briefing. "We have a concentration of several tens...
March 3, 2011
Curbing air pollution in major European cities could save 19,000 lives per year, add almost two years to local life expectancy and save 31.5 billion euros (43.4 billion dollars) in health costs and work absenteeism, an EU-funded study said on Wednesday. The nearly three-year probe, called Aphekom, looked at 25 cities in 12 European Union (EU) countries, encompassing nearly 39 million inhabitants. Only...
March 1, 2011
A team of researchers at CIC bioGUNE has revealed that oestrogen can reduce the risk of breast cancer. Their work shows that oestrogen is capable of reducing the number of breast cancer stem cells, which may explain the lower aggression of the tumour and, as a consequence, the possibility of a better prognosis. The project was published in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment and the team will present...
March 1, 2011
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