摘要：Sept。 15, 2008 -- Widely prescribed, newer-generation antipsychotic drugs are no more effective for the treatment of schizophrenia in children and teens than older, cheaper drugs, a government-fun...
摘要：15, 2008 -- Sex triggered a life-threatening strokein a healthy 35-year-old Illinois woman, her doctors report。 Sex- and orgasm-triggered strokes in relatively young women and men arerare, but ...
摘要：“ Migraines and Stroke The study included 574 Italians age 55 and older, including 111 people witha history of migraines followed for five years。
摘要：12, 2008 -- Flaxseed oil pills, taken at the right dose, may equal fish oil pills in terms of their net effect from certain heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids。 Flaxseed and other plant...
摘要：12, 2008 -- The FDA today announced that the vaccine Gardasil may be used to prevent some cancers of the vulva and vagina in girls and women ages 9-26。 Gardasil is already approved to help prev...
摘要：12, 2008 -- Sleep apnea may make erectile dysfunction more likely, and the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis may ease but not erase that problem, new research shows。
摘要：“ The findings are published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery。
摘要：Chamomile tea, a popular drink in many countries and long considered to have medicinal benefits, has been studied more closely in the past 30 years, according to the report published in the Journal...
摘要：12, 2008 -- The FDA is warning parents and caregivers not to feed infant formula made in China to infants because of possible contamination with melamine, a chemical linked to tainted animal feed l...
摘要：Researchers in the Netherlands decided to explore what type of choices people make when it comes to eating a healthy snack vs。
摘要：11, 2008 -- Only 30% of men with diabetes say they know a lot about the symptoms or conditions related to type 2 diabetes, according to a survey released by the American Diabetes Association。 Berg...
摘要：11, 2008 -- More accolades are being heaped on the Mediterranean diet。 This time, researchers say the diet may actually help prevent certain chronic diseases。 A review of studies, led by the U...
摘要：11, 2008 -- Pistachios may help curb less-than-ideal levels of LDL “bad“ cholesterol, a new study shows。 But there‘s a catch: if you add pistachios to your diet, you‘ve got to cut back else...
摘要：“ Fruits, Vegetables, and Cancer Nomura and colleagues followed close to 200,000 adults between the ages of 45 and 75 for an average of seven years, during which time 1,138 of the men and 97...
摘要：11, 2008 -- HIV is striking African-Americans with “alarming“ ferocity, according to a new CDC report。 Just last month, the CDC reported that the overall U。 HIV epidemic was much worse than ...
摘要：Sept。 10, 2008 -- If you‘ve got type 2 diabetes, the sooner you get intense about reining in your blood sugar, the better。 It also pays to buckle down on your blood pressure and stay that way。 ...
摘要：Sept。 10, 2008 -- Delaying gratification can be hard -- just ask any dieter faced with an ice cream sundae -- but studies show it is a sign of intelligence。 Researchers from Yale University looke...
摘要：10, 2008 -- An aging knee may be more likely to suffer a torn meniscus, but that meniscal tear might not be painful, a new study shows。 They say that for people whose knee pain is likely caused by...
摘要：A retail medical clinic。 They are releasing results of a new study that looks at how people use retail clinics, which are sometimes found in drugstores, grocery stores, and large retailers like Wa...
摘要：Arthroscopy is also used to repair other kneeproblems。 Arthroscopy vs。
摘要：10, 2008 -- Singer Natalie Cole, who has hepatitis C, says she‘s getting chemotherapy and will cut off all her hair next week because it‘s starting to fall out due to the chemo。 I have chemo eve...
摘要：Wenonah Hauter, who heads the consumer group Food and Water Watch, says a gallon of bottled water can cost between $8 and $10 in some areas -- twice the cost of gasoline。 Cities and Tap Water ...
摘要：9, 2008 -- If you‘re single, you might feel right at home in Atlanta, which Forbes lists as this year‘s best U。 It‘s the first time that Atlanta has topped the list。 40 Best Cities for S...
摘要：“ Impact of Day Care Nicolaou and colleagues from England‘s University of Manchester examined the impact of day care attendance and other environmental exposures on asthma symptoms in more ...
摘要：9, 2008 -- Snurf pills and other “herbal“ euphoria-enhancingdrugs are part of a surge inabuse of over-the-counter drugs by young teens, experts tell WebMD。 Today‘s reports of four Pennsylvan...
摘要：Sept。 9, 2008 -- Two new drugs to treat type 2 diabetes fared well in their clinical trials, new research shows。 The drugs are alogliptin and saxagliptin。 They‘re in a class of drugs called ...
摘要：Some types of hospitals did a lot better than others: 78% of Comprehensive Cancer Centers met the guideline。
摘要：8, 2008 -- Parkinson‘s disease has no known cure, although it is treated with several medicines。 New research shows that another thing to look for as Parkinson‘s takes hold is pain。 The s...
摘要：8, 2008 -- A time-released version of the popular type 2 diabetes drug Byetta proved more effective for controlling blood sugar in a newly released study than the currently approved version of the ...
摘要：Sept。 8, 2008 -- Though genetics do play a role in obesity, a new study shows regular physical activity can blunt the impact of a genetic predisposition to being overweight。 Variations of a pa...
摘要：Researchers led by the American Cancer Society‘s Michael Thun, MD, looked atdata to try to better understand how lung cancer affects men and women indifferent cultures and from different time peri...
摘要：In people with serious coronary artery disease, tiny particles of airpollution and black carbon from traffic exhaust fumes may cause ST-segment depression, an EKG finding that usually signals anina...
摘要：8, 2008 -- High blood levels of a plaque peptide may predict Alzheimer‘s disease in elderly people。 The finding comes from a study of 1,125 people who were in their late 70s when their blood w...
摘要：8, 2008 -- Routine use of breast MRI(magnetic resonance imaging) scans to help evaluate cancer after diagnosis is notas beneficial as some believed, according to a new study。 Bleicher, MD, a surgi...
摘要：5, 2008 -- Media reports are abuzz today with the story of RosemaryJacobs, a 66-year-old Vermont woman who says her skin is permanently gray becauseof colloidal silver。 Jacobs blames her gray s...
摘要：8, 2008 -- Regular use of aspirin, ibuprofen, and other anti-inflammatory pain relievers appears to lower blood levels of the prostate cancer biomarker prostate-specific antigen (PSA)。 In a new...
摘要：5, 2008 -- Omega-3 fatty acids may help some older adults avoid dementia and live longer, but they may not brighten the moods of seniors who aren‘t depressed。 Omega-3s and Better Survival H...
摘要：Sept。 5, 2008 -- Nearly half of Americans are likely to develop arthritis in at least one knee byage 85。 For people who are obese, the risk is greater。 Researchers from the CDC and the Univer...
摘要：5, 2008 -- A new analysis by the American Lung Association does notsupport a link between the asthma and allergy drug Singulair and depression and suicide。 Researchers combined data from three ...
摘要：5, 2008 -- The FDA is “evaluating“ new adverse-event reportsfor 20 drugs, the agency announced today。 A 2007 federal law requires the FDA to disclose all its investigations intoreports of pos...
