University opening new integrative medicine center ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Many academic health centers offer programs that include traditional Chinese treatments or Ayurvedic medicine from India. The University of New Mexico goes beyond that, says management of its new Center for Life....August 16, 2008 11:19:14 - Read More Blood transfusions give Argentine patients HIVBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Two intensive-care patients contracted HIV after receiving blood transfusions at public hospitals in the Argentine province of Cordoba, a newspaper reported Friday....August 16, 2008 00:20:14 - Read More 1st US drug for Huntingtons disease wins approvalWASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators on Friday cleared the first treatment approved in the United States for Huntingtons, a rare inherited disease that causes uncontrolled movements, deterioration of mental abilities and, ultimately, death....August 15, 2008 22:33:05 - Read More FDA says chemical found in plastic bottles is safeWASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday....August 15, 2008 21:42:34 - Read More Argentina investigates deaths of vaccinated kidsBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine authorities are exploring a possible link between the deaths of 14 children and an experimental vaccine they were taking in a clinical trial run by GlaxoSmithKline....August 15, 2008 05:22:33 - Read More Drugs as good as stents for many heart patientsPeople with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: Theres more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective....August 14, 2008 11:43:51 - Read More Argentine senate declares obesity a diseaseBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Argentine senators have approved a bill declaring obesity and other eating disorders diseases covered by the nations public and private health care programs....August 14, 2008 03:49:52 - Read More Half of overweight adults may be heart-healthyCHICAGO (AP) -- You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people - about half - have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of trim people suffer from some of the ills associated with obesity....August 12, 2008 04:31:09 - Read More Balancing brain time-out in concussion recoveryWASHINGTON (AP) -- Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active - not just on the field, but at home and school - may hinder their recovery....August 11, 2008 23:09:29 - Read More Calif. lawmakers weigh chemical ban in baby itemsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Responding to growing consumer anxiety, California lawmakers are considering enacting what could be the first statewide restrictions on a chemical found in plastic baby bottles and infant formula cans....August 11, 2008 19:18:56 - Read More FDA: Some cholesterol and heart drugs dont mixWASHINGTON (AP) -- Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday....August 8, 2008 22:13:27 - Read More Gift cards key to new AIDS prevention strategyATLANTA (AP) -- Could the AIDS virus be stopped with gift cards? Desperate for a way to stop the escalating spread of HIV among young gay men, public health officials are looking to novel strategies, such as enlisting local gay opinion leaders to urge their peers to practice safe sex....August 8, 2008 21:46:41 - Read More | |
