Health & Medicine Week articles from December 2001

Health & Medicine Week archives from December 2001

Implanted Heart Pumps Prolong, Improve Lives Of Terminally Ill.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Implanted heart pumps can extend and improve the quality of life of terminally ill heart failure patients, a 3-year landmark study of 129 patients at 22 major medical centers has found. Supervised...

Combination Therapies Offer New Management Options For Acne.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest chemical peels and lasers are revolutionizing the way dermatologists approach acne. For patients who are dealing with acne that has not responded to topical or oral medications,...

Americans Aren't Panicking But Have Weak Trust In Officials.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The first in a series of surveys by the Harvard School of Public Health/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Survey Project on Americans' Response to Biological Terrorism finds that most Americans think they...

A Positive Attitude May Be Best Prevention Against Heart Disease.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For years, hospital emergency physicians have used nitrogylcerin as a gold standard for identifying heart disease as a cause of chest pain. If a patient presents with chest pain and a nitroglycerin...

New Noninvasive Procedures Treat Leg Veins Problems.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the approximately 80 million Americans affected by venous disease, covering up their varicose or spider veins with clothing, cosmetics or, in the worst case, a suntan is as much a part of their...

Regular Cycling Can Improve Sexual Function In Men With Heart Failure.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bicycling has a significantly positive effect in treating sexual dysfunction in men with chronic heart failure, according to a report presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions...

Air Cleaners Help Asthmatics Exercise Indoors.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Clean Air Delivery Rate (CADR)-certified air cleaners are a must for allergy sufferers as the cold air extends its reach this winter season and exercise programs begin moving indoors. Cold air can...

CDC Testing Blood Of New Jersey Physician.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is testing the blood of a New Jersey physician who believes he might have contracted skin anthrax in the first week of September 2001. The...

Fat Rebalancing: A New Alternative To The Fountain Of Youth.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When Ponce de Leon went searching for the fountain of youth centuries ago, he was told of a rejuvenating fountain filled with flowers, golden fruit, and beautiful maidens. Although de Leon never...

Getting The Red Out Of Rosacea.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Imagine your face flushing even when you're not embarrassed. Imagine struggling with a noticeable facial skin condition that you assumed you'd outgrown. These are the challenges that adults with...

New Treatment Options Available For Actinic Keratoses.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When it comes to skin cancer, the next best thing to prevention is early diagnosis and cure. For one of the most common types of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, a skin growth called actinic...

Qualified Physician Is Key To Safe And Successful Cosmetic Surgery.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) urges patients to select qualified dermatologists for cosmetic procedures. The AAD recommends patients ask a series of questions and consider the training...

Pregnant Women Should Take Extra Care When Traveling In Cars.
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Motor vehicle crashes involving pregnant women are the leading cause of traumatic fetal death, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Injury Research and Control (CIRCL) report in a...

Phase II Calcimimetics Data Is Promising.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that various investigators of its licensee Amgen, Inc., presented positive data on the drug candidate AMG 073 at medical meetings during October 2001. The data...

Ear Muffin Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For Use With ALGO Screeners.(Food and Drug Administration)(newborn hearing screeners)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bio-logic Systems Corp. (BLSC) has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market its Ear Muffin for use in conjunction with the installed base of the Natus Medical...

Foundation Established To Increase Public Awareness.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Oral Cancer Foundation has been established in California to reduce incidence, suffering, and death due to oral cancer, and to assist patients and caregivers who cope with it. The Foundation,...

American Heart Association, NexCura To Develop Treatment Decision Tools.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Heart Association and NexCura, Inc., have formed a multiyear strategic alliance to develop and distribute web-based cardiovascular decision support technology for both consumers and...

Newborn Hearing Screening Report Ignores Professional Recommendations.(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)(US Preventive Services Task Force)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) expressed its disappointment October 25, 2001, with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recent Recommendations and Rationale...

Parent Education Will Reduce Overmedication Of Children.(Brief Article)
December 3, 2001... 2001 DEC 3 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new survey published October 19, 2001, shows that many parents are unaware that improper use of certain over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications could be harmful to their children's health. ...

Study To Examine Link To Periodontal Disease.(cardiovascular disease and gum disease link)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over the past five or so years, mounting scientific evidence has suggested that a significant link exists between heart and gum disease, but doctors and dentists can't say whether treating the latter...

Researchers Shed Light On Why People Age Differently.
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Working with responses from adult African Americans, a team of Penn State University researchers has shed new light on the role of genetics in determining why people seem to age differently with...

Doctors Feel Allergy Sufferers Don't Get Complete Symptom Relief.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Forty million Americans suffer from allergies, and many have tried different medications hoping to find better symptom relief. A number of doctors say current allergy treatments, both over-the-counter...

Little Difference Between Urban And Rural Settings.(asthma mortality and morbidity)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the past decade, research has shown that the highest incidence of mortality and morbidity due to asthma was found in the inner cities. But new results from focus groups around the country in both...

The Use And Abuse Of Dietary Supplements In Rheumatic Diseases.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - What is the role of dietary supplements in rheumatic diseases? According to Carol J. Henderson, PhD, RD, LD, of Georgia State University, it's a perplexing...

Americans 50 and Older Deem Dietary Supplements Essential.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most older Americans - 65% of adults age 50 and older - consider supplements essential for people their age, according a recent national survey. The results also showed that, unfortunately, only...

Power Lifts Urged For Older Men Who Want To Avoid Frailty.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Older men with low levels of testosterone can literally haul themselves away from frailty by combining supplemental doses of the male sex hormone with fast-movement weight training, a study finds. ...

Estrogen Gives Postmenopausal Women Better Memory Consistency.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Postmenopausal women who take estrogen and young, college-age women perform more consistently on memory tests compared with postmenopausal women not taking the hormone, according to a new study by...

Health And Happiness, A Complicated Combination.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - "Health is the state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being and not merely the essence of disease and infirmary," said Charles Christiansen,...

Research Takes Mind-Over-Matter Approach To Bowel Disorder.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dawn Barsky always suspected that her bowel problems were triggered by stress. Now she knows how to ease her symptoms by changing the way she thinks and acts when faced with daily challenges. ...

Federal Grant Brings New Research Center To New Jersey.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists at a new children's environmental health research center run by New Jersey's biggest universities will try to solve the mystery of what causes autism and related neurological disorders. ...

Pexelizumab To Be Tested In Phase III Trial.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., confirmed that it is preparing to initiate a Phase III clinical trial of pexelizumab in approximately 3000 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery...

Leaders Urge Effective Diagnosis And Treatment For Patients.(political and health leaders)(chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to new government data, an estimated 21.7 million Americans suffer from COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an umbrella term used to describe emphysema and chronic bronchitis that...

British Government Considers Parliamentary Ban.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Legislation to outlaw the making of babies by cloning has been introduced in Britain's parliament. The bill, which would make it a crime to produce children by cloning, follows a High Court...

Video Capsule Technology Gives Look Inside Small Bowel.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest technology to detect trouble in the small intestine is now available at the Atlanta (Georgia) Veterans Affairs Medical Center. In the past, doctors have had difficulty diagnosing...

Team Will Study Effects Of Ecstasy On Fetus.(effects of drug MDMA)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine and University Hospitals of Cleveland, Ohio, have received $2.5 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health for a...

Neotrofin Increases Levels Of Heme Oxygenase-1 In Neuron Cells.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NeoTherapeutics, Inc., presented data at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, held in San Diego, California (November 2001), that shows Neotrofin selectively increases levels of the...

Abbott Laboratories Partners With EPA to Find Alternative Power Resources.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is partnering with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a founding member of the Agency's Combined Heat and Power Partnership to provide a more efficient, clean and...

Is Trauma A Risk Factor For Fibromyalgia?(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Epidemiological studies have found that trauma, physical and/or psychological, precede some cases of fibromyalgia. The question is whether or not this...

Exercise Study Confirms Safety Of Viagra In Stable Angina Patients.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men with erectile dysfunction (ED) and history of chest pain who took Viagra (sildenafil citrate) before a stress test that produced greater physical exertion than sexual activity did not have earlier...

Should Elderly Patients Be Told They Have Cancer?(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A study finds that 88% of older people would like to be told if they developed cancer, despite evidence that doctors fail to inform patients, particularly older people, when they diagnose cancer. ...

Public Uninformed, Unconcerned About Bioengineered Food.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Most Americans believe they lack information about genetically engineered food, but they are not overly concerned about it, according to a new study. Bill Hallman, a Rutgers University psychologist...

Individuals With Chronic Conditions Spend More For Health Care.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a recently published study, individuals with chronic conditions spend up to five times more for health care than individuals without chronic conditions. The study, "Out-of-Pocket...

Online Information Is Influencing Diagnosis, Treatment, And Prescribing.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A report by the Boston Consulting Group, "Vital Signs Update: Doctors Say eHealth Delivers," suggests that online information is influencing Doctor's treatment decisions. The report is based on...

Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked To Dry Eyes.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Hormones taken by millions of women at menopause can increase the risk of dry eye syndrome, which in severe cases can affect vision, a new study has found. In the study of 25,389 women 49 and...

Experts Say Screening Is Vital In Detecting Early Disease.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- It might look like a small red patch on your tongue, or a gray spot underneath. Either way, you're not likely to notice it. "One of the problems with oral cancer is that it's mostly painless and...

Endovascular Cooling System Safely Used In Patients.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Radiant Medical, Inc., announced promising data derived from the their successful COOL MI feasibility trial (Cooling as an Adjunctive Therapy to Percutaneous Intervention in Patients with Acute...

Widespread Knowledge Of CPR, Defibrillation Vital To Saving Lives.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) can be significantly reduced if cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation are administered before emergency medical services (EMS) arrive, according...

Orphan Medical Announces That Xyrem Contract Manufacturer Cleared by FDA.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Orphan Medical, Inc.'s, contract manufacturer to produce certain classes of drugs, including Xyrem (sodium oxybate) oral solution. This action...

Premier Works With American Stroke Association On Stroke Care.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Premier, Inc., will be working with the American Stroke Association in the coming year to identify opportunities to improve stroke care within Premier-member hospitals. Premier is a health care...

Free Fruit Given To School Children In United Kingdom.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.K. Department of Health published a report on pilot trials for the National School Fruit Scheme. The report shows that the implementation of the scheme has gone smoothly and that it is a...

Antioxidants Show Promise Against Age-Related Eye Diseases.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Several new studies suggest that antioxidant vitamins may play a role in reducing the risk and progression of age-related macular degeneration and cataracts, the two leading age-related eye diseases....

Carotenoids May Protect Against Cataracts, Study Suggests.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A diet rich in carotenoids may protect against development of cataracts. This is the conclusion of a recently published British study. In this cross-sectional survey, the relationship between...

Anabolic Treatment Rebuilds Bone.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - "Our goal is to recreate bone mass in osteoporosis patients that is equivalent to bone mass of young adults," stated Dr. John Potts, Massachusetts General...

Arthritis Guidelines Presented At Rheumatology Conference.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Michelle Marble, senior medical writer - Karen Kerr, Children's Hospital of Michigan, and Ada Jaycox, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, presented the soon to be published Guideline for the...

Peer Education Enhances Use Of Health Services Among Gay Men.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Peer educator interventions among homosexual men are effective for increasing the use of sexual health services, but those interventions don't tend to change...

NPS Receives Milestone From Janssen For Compound.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (NPSP), has received a milestone payment from Janssen Pharmaceutica, NV, for a preclinical compound to be developed as a potential treatment for schizophrenia. The...

Early, Aggressive Treatment For Severe Infection Reduces Mortality.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Patients treated more aggressively for severe infection in the emergency department before they are admitted to the hospital have lower death rates, less risk of organ failure, and shorter lengths of...

Women Differ From Men In Expression of Sleep-Disordered Breathing.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Women have lower incidence of sleep apnea than men due to their physical make-up. A recent study found that even though women had higher body mass indexes and smaller throat size than men, they had...

Neuron Therapeutics Awarded NIH Research Grant.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuron Therapeutics, Inc., has been awarded a fast-track Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) division of the U.S....

Canadian Health Minister Launches National Campaign.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Canadian Health Minister Allan Rock has launched a national public education campaign focusing on six highly dangerous chemicals released when cigarettes are smoked. Rock made the announcement...

Smoker Siblings Of COPD Patients At Significant Risk.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2001... 2001 DEC 10 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smoker siblings of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a significant risk of airflow obstruction, according to an article in the second issue for October 2001 of the...

Mixed Report Card On Informed Consent For Cancer Clinical Trials.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- While most cancer patients enrolled in clinical trials understand the primary purpose of the research, nearly one quarter of the participants do not realize that clinical trials are conducted mainly to...

Predictive Tool Could Reduce Hospital Admissions For LRIs.(lower respiratory infection )
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Missouri have designed a new tool that helps identify nursing home residents at relatively low risk for death from lower respiratory infection (LRI), which means patients may be treated...

Tragedy Driving Many American Smokers To Smoke More.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Since the tragic events of September 11, 2001, approximately one-third of all current smokers in the United States have started smoking more cigarettes, according to the results of a recent survey...

Success Of Afghanistan Reconstruction Depends On Health Support.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Health sector reconstruction in Afghanistan must be guided by a strong international commitment to save and improve lives, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It also called for generous...

Ancient Chinese Folk Remedy May Hold Key To Nontoxic Cancer Treatment.(artemisinin)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two bioengineering researchers at the University of Washington have discovered a promising potential treatment for cancer among the ancient arts of Chinese folk medicine. Research Professor Henry...

Heartburn Or Heart Attack?
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- More than 5 million people with chest pain are admitted to hospital emergency departments each year. It is estimated that over half of these patients suffer from what is known as noncardiac chest pain...

Investigational Drug Shows Promise Against Debilitating Disease.(pegvisomant, acromegaly)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a recently published study show that the investigational drug pegvisomant normalized concentrations of the hormone insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in 97% of patients with acromegaly...

Vitamins May Prevent Repeat Blockage Of The Coronary Artery.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine cardiologists, in conjunction with the Swiss Cardiovascular Center, have found vitamins that cost only pennies prevent repeat blockage of the...

Companies Support Nonprofit Effort To Educate Public.(Diagnostic Products Corp. and Genzyme Diagnostic Products sponsor Lab Tests Online)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Two more companies from the diagnostics industry have agreed to sponsor Lab Tests Online, a noncommercial web site that describes lab tests and related issues in easy-to-understand language. The...

Study Says Drug Ads Prompt Prescriptions.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Television commercials for drugs to treat everything from heartburn to impotence have prompted one in eight Americans to get a prescription, according to a study by a health care think tank. But...

Matrix Submits European Application For IntraDose Approval.(Matrix Pharmaceutical Inc. submits application for IntraDose approval for the treatment of head and neck cancer)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Matrix Pharmaceutical, Inc., (MATX) has submitted an application for the approval of IntraDose (cisplatin/epinephrine) Injectable Gel for the treatment of recurrent or refractory head and neck cancer...

Phase III Clinical Trial Of NBI-34060 Initiated In Chronic Insomnia Patients.(Neurocrine Biosciences Inc.)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (NBIX) announced that it has initiated the first pivotal Phase III clinical trial of NBI-34060 in approximately 500 patients with chronic (primary) insomnia. The Phase...

FDA Warns Against Dietary Supplement.(Lipokinetix)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Americans should immediately stop using a chemical mix masquerading as a dietary supplement that was blamed for poisoning the livers of at least six people, the government warned. The victims,...

Urging Preschoolers To 'Clean Your Plate' Not A Good Idea.(may contribute to rise in obesity among preschool children)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A parent who encourages a preschool child to clean his plate before leaving the table or before getting dessert may be contributing to a problem that has grown to epidemic proportions in the United...

Antioxidants In Tart Cherries Fight Arthritis Pain and Inflammation.
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Twenty-one million Americans suffer from arthritis pain and with the baby boom generation crowding 55 years of age that number will grow dramatically in the coming decade, reports Underwood Fruit. ...

Officials Advise Air Travelers On Avoiding Blood Clots.(by exercising legs and/or walking around on board the plane when possible)
December 17, 2001... 2001 DEC 17 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Passengers on long-haul flights should perform simple leg exercises in their seats and get up and walk around when possible to reduce the risk of developing blood clots in their legs, British officials...

Education Was Emphasized At American Medical Association Meeting.(bioterrorism response education for physicians)
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Seizing upon its vital role in educating physicians on recognizing and responding to biological attacks, the American Medical Association (AMA) devoted an unprecedented seven hours of discussion to...

Study Suggests 'White-Coat Hypertension' Is Not Harmless.(blood pressure that's normal except during doctor visits may signal early heart damage)
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- White-coat hypertension - blood pressure that's high only in the doctor's office - is not just a harmless case of the nerves but may signal early heart damage that should not be ignored, new research...

Monthly Hormonal Changes In Menstrual Cycle Affect Flare-Ups.(of acne)
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For millions of women, it happens like clockwork every month: the bloating, irritability, fatigue, and acne outbreaks associated with menstruation. Studies have shown that acne has an underlying...

Despite Deaths, EMTs Not Authorized To Administer Epinephrine In Most States.(emergency medical technicians not authorized to treat anaphylaxis)
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Millions of Americans suffer from reactions to food, insect stings, latex, exercise, and medications. Many of these individuals are at risk for anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening allergic...

Texas Specialist Named New Head Of National Cancer Institute.(Andrew von Eschenbach)
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, a urologist at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, has been named the new director of the National Cancer Institute, the White House...

Adherence To National Asthma Guidelines Is Poor Among High-Risk Population.
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Children suffering from asthma and their families are not following the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) guidelines on home asthma management, say researchers from the...

1989 Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus Calls For Global Medical Research Corps.
December 31, 2001... 2001 DEC 24 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A Nobel medicine laureate has proposed the establishment of a Peace Corps-type international program for medical researchers, saying it would narrow the health care gap between rich and poor nations....