Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Why Weight-Loss Efforts Fail

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 10:28 AM

	About one in three American adults is trying to lose weight at any given time, and while their track record for trying is good, their track record for succeeding is not. Read full article: 'Why Weight-Loss Efforts Fail'

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A Honey of a Source of Antioxidants

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 10:24 AM

	What's the health buzz on honey? Read full article: 'A Honey of a Source of Antioxidants'

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Advair Won't Lower COPD Death Risk: Study

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:58 AM

	Using Advair, an inhaled steroid combined with a long-acting bronchodilator, does not prolong the lives of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it could improve their quality of life by making breathing easier. Read full article: 'Advair Won't Lower COPD Death Risk: Study'

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Cancer Drug May Turn Immune System Against Tumors

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:48 AM

	Researchers from Rockefeller University say that the cancer drug bortezomib (Velcade) has the potential to enhance cancer patients' immunity to tumors. Read full article: 'Cancer Drug May Turn Immune System Against Tumors'

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Outside Forces 'Medicalizing' Everyday Problems, Experts Say

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:34 AM

	Consumers, often egged on by drug ads they see on television and elsewhere, are "medicalizing" what doctors may have previously not considered full clinical problems, experts write in this week's issue of the journal The Lancet. Read full article: 'Outside Forces 'Medicalizing' Everyday Problems, Experts Say'

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Tests May Spot Most Deadly Prostate Cancers

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:11 AM

	Physicians may soon be able to identify which men have a more deadly form of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers report. Read full article: 'Tests May Spot Most Deadly Prostate Cancers'

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Words Can Help the Healing

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:07 AM

	For years, Harvard researcher Susan Bauer-Wu has worked with people struggling with a dreaded diagnosis -- cancer. Read full article: 'Words Can Help the Healing'

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Treatment Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 - 09:02 AM

	Drug therapy can extend survival and improve movement in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), new research shows. The study, carried out at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), suggests that similar drugs might one day be useful for treating human SMA. Read full article: 'Treatment Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy'

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2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 08:42 AM

Information Critical to Developing Treatments and Vaccines

The Influenza Genome Sequencing Project, funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today that it has achieved a major milestone. The entire genetic blueprints of more than 2,000 human and avian influenza viruses taken from samples around the world have been completed and the sequence data made available in a public database.

Read full article: '2,000 Influenza Virus Genomes Now Completed and Publicly Accessible'

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ADHD Drugs Need Better Warnings on Heart, Psychiatric Risks: FDA

Posted by Admin on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 - 08:37 AM

	U.S. health officials on Wednesday told manufacturers of all drugs used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder that they must develop patient medication guides warning of possible cardiovascular and psychiatric risks. Read full article: 'ADHD Drugs Need Better Warnings on Heart, Psychiatric Risks: FDA'

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