摘要：The discovery, noted in tomorrow‘s edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, may eventually lead to new targets for obesity drugs。

摘要：Aug。 27, 2008 -- Six patients taking the type 2 diabetes drug Byetta arereported to have died after developing pancreatitis。 That‘s according toofficials from Amylin Parmaceuticals and Eli Lily ...

摘要：Children who didn‘t have siblings were more likely to share than children with siblings。

摘要：26, 2008 -- Knowledge about cancer facts, including cancer risks from smoking, are lagging in low-income countries, a new survey shows。 The survey comes from the International Union Against Can...

摘要：The improvement comes almost entirely from the nation‘s safety net -- government-funded insurance programs, mostly Medicare and the State Children‘s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)。 25 issue of...

摘要：Nuts, Seeds, and Diverticulitis During 18 years of follow-up, there were 801 cases of diverticulitis diagnosed and 383 cases of diverticular bleeding。

摘要：Researchers, led by Jiping Chen, MD, PhD, of the National Cancer Institute and Anthony Alberg, PhD, MPH, at the Medical University of South Carolina looked at data from 19,174 people listed in a Ma...

摘要：26, 2008 -- Ordering traditional Ayurvedic medicines on the Internet may be unsafe。 Approximately one-fifth of Ayurvedic medicines sold online to Americans contain metals, including lead, accor...

摘要：Gout Medicine for Teen Blood Pressure: Study Details Feig‘s team randomly assigned 30 teens, aged 11 to 17, with newly diagnosedstage I essential hypertension, the mildest kind, to take either ...

摘要：26, 2008 -- Cymbalta, a prescription drug used to treat depression, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic nerve pain, and fibromyalgia, may ease chronic low back pain。 They took Cymbalta or a pla...

摘要：Aug。 25, 2008 -- A vaccine against Candida albicans, a cause of yeast infections, shows promise in early lab tests on mice。 Researchers report that news in this week‘s “online early“ editio...

摘要：Aug。 25, 2008 -- Call it a “two for one。” California researchers say theirstate-funded program aimed at cutting smoking can also save a lot of money。 That’s the word from researchers at th...

摘要：25, 2008 -- Obese Alabama state workers may soon pay a health insurance penalty for their excess pounds。 Although critics view the penalty as a “fat tax,“ Alabama officials believe the new polic...

摘要：25, 2008 -- Certain types of breast cancer may be rarer among women who breastfeed their babies for at least six months。 That finding comes from a new study published in today‘s advance online...

摘要：Daily Incense Use Common Used since biblical times, incense is still an integral part of daily life in large parts of Asia and India。

摘要：22, 2008 - Is there really any reason to suspect a link between the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin and cancer。 What is Vytorin。 Vytorin is a combination of two cholesterol-lowering drugs...

摘要：Aug。 22, 2008 -- Researchers are confirming what serious athletes have long believed: Swedish massage immediately after intense exercise helps muscles recover。 To test the validity of this com...

摘要：“We found that mosquitoes can smell DEET and they stay away from it,“ says Walter Leal, PhD, professor of entomology at University of California Davis, in a news release。 The old theory of ho...

摘要：22, 2008 -- Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling about 215,660 pounds of its “Hot Pockets Pepperoni Pizza“ stuffed sandwiches because they may contain pieces of plastic。 Department of Agri...

摘要：22, 2008 -- All three erectile dysfunction drugs -- Cialis, Levitra, and Viagra -- now list rare reports of transient global amnesia on their labels。 And now, FDA records show that Cialis and Viag...

摘要：21, 2008 -- CDC officials worry that a surge in U。 In 2000, the CDC declared that measles no longer was spreading in the U。 It‘s largely children who don‘t get vaccinated because their paren...

摘要：Irradiation doesn‘t make food radioactive, according to background information from the CDC。“ More Than Irradiation Irradiation isn‘t the whole solution to food safety, notes the nonprofi...

摘要：Aug。 21, 2008 -- Studies tracking the progress of two patients who had face transplants show the surgeries had positive results。 One surgery was done on a man who was attacked by a bear。 the ...

摘要：Aug。 21, 2008 -- It‘s news we all want to hear -- that eating chocolate isgood for you。 Well not quite, but an ingredient in some chocolates is showingpromise in promoting blood flow to the brai...

摘要：Aug。 21, 2008 -- Childhood risk factors, including exposure to dogs andrespiratory infections, can boost the chances of snoring later in a life,according to a team of researchers。 “Early-life...

摘要：21, 2008 -- The FDA is reviewing the safety of Vytorin, which combines the cholesterol-lowering drugs Zocor and Zetia, after a clinical trial linked the drugto cancer risk。“ While other clinic...

摘要：Aneurysms are related to weaknesses in the blood vessel wall。 Aneurysms often go undetected because they can have no symptoms until theyrupture and bleed。 Sometimes, when an aneurysm ruptur...

摘要：21, 2008 -- As the November elections approach, Barack Obama and John McCain are both spending much of their time wooing voters who say they haven‘t made up their minds about which candidate to su...

摘要：Sometimes, when an aneurysm ruptures, it can go unnoticed, with the personpassing off the headache。

摘要：20, 2008 -- Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not increase cancer risk, says Tufts University‘s Richard Karas, MD, who last year warned of a possible risk。 The earlier warning was based on...

摘要：Aug。 20, 2008 -- A new MRI test promises to detect osteoarthritis early, when treatments are most helpful。 The technique also detects spinal disc degeneration, report NYU researchers Alexej Je...

摘要：Aug。 20, 2008 -- A drug being tested as a treatment for drug addiction makes obese lab rats lose weight。 The drug is vigabatrin。 It was originally developed as an epilepsy treatment。 A versi...

摘要：20, 2008 -- New discoveries surrounding a type of “good“ fat that promotes the burning of calories could one day lead to better treatments for obesity, researchers say。 Unlike more recognizab...

摘要：Statin drugs -- Lipitor, Pravachol, Crestor, Lescol,Mevacor, and Zocor -- are considered remarkably safe。

摘要：Aug。 20, 2008 -- Dogs can sniff out a person with skin cancer -- and so might an “electronic nose,“ Monell Chemical Senses researchers say。 Skin cancer has a distinct “odor profile,“ repor...

摘要：20, 2008 -- Motherhood sure has changed in the past 30 years。

摘要：20, 2008 -- Actress Christina Applegate recently had both breasts removed in an effort to prevent her breast cancer from returning and said that she will get breast reconstruction。 Applegate, 3...

摘要：20, 2008 -- The vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervicalcancer, will be most cost-effective in the U。 “We used mathematical models to sim...

摘要：19, 2008 -- Millions of Americans are watching our countrymen compete in the Olympics。 The latest annual state-by-state obesity rankings don‘t paint a pretty picture: Number of states...

摘要：19, 2008 -- Repeat examinations using ultrasound could help identifypatients at high risk of having strokes or heart attacks, according to a newstudy。 ? About 600,000 Americans have a new or fi...