More Health Science News
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The numbers are down for the second year in a row, suggesting progress in the effort to fight prematurity – which is linked to a host of developmental problems.
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A trial of sigmoidoscopy, a procedure that identifies tumors and polyps in the colon, finds that having it done once can reduce deaths by 43%.
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A study shows that combining the drug ranibizumab, or Lucentis, with laser therapy is twice as effective at improving vision for those with diabetic macular edema.
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It marks the agency’s first approval of an immunotherapy treatment for cancer, a move toward a new approach to battling many forms of the disease.
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The hard-to-detect substance improves performance in men and women, experts say.
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Two medical researchers at UCLA are opening a clinic this year for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that affects 1 in every 3,500 boys – including the couple’s 9-year-old son Dylan.
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Oral contraception didn’t end unintended pregnancies, but it offered freedom in career and family planning. Today about 12 million American women take the pill and 80% will use it at some time.
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Melanoma among the young increased by 50% between 1980 and 2004, a study finds. Use of tanning salons may be one reason.
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Researchers say modifying chickens with a duck gene could protect them and reduce human exposure to dangerous influenza strains.
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Crime scenes may one day make use of germ makeup, which can be traced to individuals. ‘There’s a rain forest of bacteria on your skin.’
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Prenatal, infancy, early childhood — factors in all may affect a person’s future weight and health.
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Yes, yes, it hath charms to soothe a savage breast (or beast, if you prefer to repeat a common mistake).
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If you want music to sharpen your senses, boost your ability to focus and perhaps even improve your memory, you need to be a participant, not just a listener.
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Adding pounds during the first trimester can increase the danger of the disease, which can affect both the mother and infant even after birth.
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Experts call for listing binge eating and gambling as official disorders, but not sex addiction or obesity.
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A look at the 58-year history of the psychiatry manual.
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The assessments from the CDC indicate that Americans may have turned a corner in fighting weight problems. But health experts say there’s more to be done to reverse the trend.
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A study finds that 17% more Americans have myopia than 30 years ago. Close-up computer work could be a reason.
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State money from 2004’s Proposition 71 is being channeled toward research with the most potential for near-term benefits.
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The increase in overweight Americans offsets the decline in smoking and threatens greater life expectancy, a study finds.
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A study finds steep drops in neuroticism and increases in extroversion among patients taking Paxil. Such traits had been believed to shift very little over a lifetime.
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Psychological problems are rampant, leaders admit. The Iraq and Afghanistan wars have been long, and repeat deployments are highly stressful. Doctors, too, fall prey to mental illness.
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The cervical cancer screening advice follows another panel’s controversial mammogram report, but experts say it’s a much different situation. Still, Paps are the only reason some women see a doctor.
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Studies showed substantial cardiovascular dangers linked to the anti-inflammatory medication almost four years before it was taken off the market, new research finds.
