Health & Medicine Week articles from January 2002

Health & Medicine Week archives from January 2002

Estimated 5% Of Elderly Have Visual Field Loss.(in the Netherlands )
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Visual field loss is present in 1 of every 20 community-dwelling elderly people in the Netherlands and is associated with impaired daily functioning, according to an article in the December issue of the...

Shriners Focuses Attention On Scald Burns In Children.(Burn Awareness Week 2002, February 3-9)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- During Burn Awareness Week 2002, February 3-9, the Shriners - members of the fraternal organization that operates 22 Shriners Hospitals for Children throughout North America - want people to take...

Drinking Linked To Disability Among Older Americans.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Men and women over the age of 50 are more likely to be disabled if they have a persistent history of problem drinking, according to a new study. "A history of problem drinking, especially when...

Scientists Redefine Dependence Among Adolescents.(alcohol)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) is widely used to define alcohol abuse and dependence. Yet little is known about the validity of DSM-IV criteria for...

Scientist Says He Will Find Country Where He Can Clone Humans.(Panayiotis Michael Zavos)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- If the U.S. government bans human cloning, a scientist said his organization intends to find a country where it is legal and then create cloned babies for infertile couples. Panayiotis Michael...

Link Between Insomnia And Sleep-Disordered Breathing Raises Red Flag.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, report that the inability to fall asleep could mean something more than restlessness or difficulty winding down. In a new study sleep specialists found that...

Movie Smoking Linked To Teens Trying First Cigarette.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Smoking in movies has been linked to adolescents trying their first cigarettes, according to a new study by a team from Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Medical School. Published in the December 15,...

Traditional Healers Call For Greater Inclusion In Programs.(AIDS in Africa)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Traditional healers attending an international AIDS conference called for greater inclusion in state health programs in Africa, arguing that few people on the continent rely solely on costly...

Solaraze Gel Topical NSAID Approved By FDA.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Bioglan Pharma, Inc., will introduce Solaraze Gel (diclofenac sodium) in January, following FDA approval of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which is indicated for the treatment of...

Iron Supplements Help African Children Learn To Walk And Talk.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, working with the Ministry of Health of Zanzibar, found that iron supplementation improved motor and language development in rural...

Former NewsRx Reporter Claims First 'Bayer Excellence in Sexual Function Writing' Award.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Foundation for Urologic Disease (AFUD) and Bayer has announced that Daniel DeNoon, an online journalist, and former NewsRx reporter, is the recipient of the first "Bayer Excellence in...

Successful Clinical Trials In Pain Relief Near Completion.(cervicoarthrosis )
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Jacobson Resonance Enterprises, Inc., (JRSE) and Serrato Enterprises Serrato Europe, S.a.r.l., have jointly announced that the double-blind clinical trials in pain relief of cervicoarthrosis are...

Lungs Develop Better In Kids Who Move Away From Pollution.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- When children living under polluted, hazy skies move away to communities with cleaner air, their lungs begin to grow more quickly, according to a study by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of...

Consumer Groups File Brief to Prevent Withdrawal Of Generic BuSpar.(Stop Patient Abuse Now )
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fifty members of the Stop Patient Abuse Now coalition have submitted a brief to a federal court of appeals to support the right of drug makers to continue marketing generic versions of the anxiety drug...

Coffee In The Afternoon A Memory Boost For Elders.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Drinking a cup of coffee is not only a nice break for many, it also appears to be a memory boost as well, especially for older adults. Researchers in the psychology department at the University of...

NIH Study Initiated To Help Unravel Mysterious Condition.(prostatitis)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced its involvement in the initiation of a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) clinical trial on prostatitis, a pervasive and painful condition...

Chronically Ill Need Most Care But Health System Not Set Up For Them.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The heaviest users of the medical care system are the 128 million Americans who suffer from chronic health conditions, disabilities, or functional limitations. However, the system is not organized to...

Prototype For National Rating System Gets Trial In Florida.(the health status of counties)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The health status of Florida's counties has been comparatively ranked for the first time in a statewide report published by University of South Florida researchers. "This is a consumer report card...

HuMax-CD4 To Enter Phase III Studies.(for treating rheumatoid arthritis)
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Genmab A/S announced that it has received permission from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase III study with HuMax-CD4 to treat patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...

Brain Abscess Believed Linked to Tongue Piercing.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- An abscess detected in the brain of a young woman was believed caused by an infection resulting from having her tongue pierced one month earlier, two Yale physicians have reported. This is believed...

Latino Men Face Different Obstacles To Cancer Screening.
January 7, 2002... 2002 JAN 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Nearly half of Latino men have never had a recommended digital rectal exam to check for prostate and colorectal cancer, but the barriers to cancer screenings differ across subgroups of Cuban Americans,...

Immune System Dysfunction May Play A Key Role.(in cause of chronic fatigue syndrome)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Research on the immune system could shed light on the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), including whether a pathogenic agent such as a virus or bacteria is involved. This was one conclusion...

Researchers Offer New Insight Into SIDS.(sudden infant death syndrome)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) usually affects infants during their first six months of life. The incidence of this disease in Sweden increased during the 1980's and was approximately one death...

American Obesity Association Says Surgeon General's Report Falls Short.(in addressing obesity problem)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American Obesity Association (AOA) criticized the Surgeon General's National "Call to Action on Overweight and Obesity" issued December 13, 2001, saying the "Call to Action" does not go far enough...

Researchers Weigh Costs Of Industry-University Research Collaboration.
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Intellectual partnerships and virtual research organizations are among innovative models aimed at maximizing the up side and minimizing the down side of university-industry research collaboration,...

American Kidney Fund Warns Americans Not To Ignore Sore Throats.(strep throat can cause kidney damage)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- As families gathered for the holidays, they may have shared more than gifts and meals; they have shared strep. The American Kidney Fund (AKF) is warning Americans not to ignore a sore throat because...

Popular Myth Says Suicides Increase During Holidays, Facts Prove The Contrary.(April is actually peak month)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Contrary to widespread media reports that suicide rates are highest during the holiday season, facts show the percentage of suicides among adults and teens occurring in December is below the monthly...

BioShield Announces 99.999% Kill Rate.(BioShield Technologies Inc. announces product efficiency against Bacillis anthracis and anthrax spores)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- BioShield Technologies, Inc., announced December 17, 2001, that it has received independent laboratory tests results that proves the efficacy of BioShield products against anthrax spores and Bacillus...

Protective Ultraviolet Light Dosage Requirements Updated.(Ultraviolet Devices Inc. updates Bacillus anthracis spore disinfection requirements)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Ultraviolet Devices, Inc., announced the initial results from its joint research with Pennsylvania State University (W.J. Kowalski, PhD) into the disinfection of Bacillus anthracis spores with...

U.S. FDA Approves Wearable Defibrillator For Heart Patients.(Lifecor Inc. technology approved)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a vest-like medical device that is worn under clothing to monitor and treat abnormal heart rhythms in people at risk of dying from sudden cardiac...

Bush Expected To Seek More Security Funds In 2003.(money may include vaccine research and emergency management communication technology)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- President Bush is expected to seek at least $15 billion in new spending for domestic security needs in his 2003 budget, to fund everything from local police to baggage screening equipment. The...

Noncontact Normothermic Wound Therapy Assists Healing.(of chronic leg ulcers)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- About 2.5 million people in the U.S. have a venous leg ulceration, resulting in $2-4 billion a year in treatment costs and 2 million lost work days. However, recently released research may lead to...

Healthy Woman Dies In Alzheimer Study.(of possible overdose of amino acid methionine)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A healthy volunteer died after drinking a mixture as part of a Cleveland, Ohio, Alzheimer disease study. The researcher voluntarily ended the study after the death in May 2001, and the policy was...

Government Consults Over Disclosure Of Information About Sperm, Egg, Embryo Donors.(provision of information to people born as a result of sperm, egg, or embryo donation is under consideration)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- United Kingdom Public Health Minister Yvette Cooper published a consultation paper on the provision of information to people born as a result of sperm, egg, or embryo donation. The paper considers...

Generic Drugs Offer Safety, Quality, Value.
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Your pharmacist offers you a choice between a brand-name medication and its generic equivalent. In most situations, the only difference is a lower price, according to the January 2002 issue of Mayo...

Poor Children Suffer Because Access To Dental Care Barred.
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Fewer than one in eight North Carolina children ages one to five who qualify for free dental treatment through Medicaid visit a dentist in any given year. As a result, they and older poor children,...

Study Finds Glaucoma Is Leading Cause Of Blindness Among Hispanics.
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Glaucoma is more common among U.S. Hispanics than previously thought and is the leading cause of blindness in this growing ethnic group, according to a national study led by Johns Hopkins University...

Michigan Alleges Anxiety Drug Monopoly.(sues Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for monopolization of BuSpar)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Michigan Attorney General Jennifer M. Granholm has sued Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. for illegal monopolization of the antianxiety drug BuSpar. The case was filed in the United States District Court for...

WebMD Acquires Medscape Portals, Creates New Network.(MedicaLogic/Mediscape Inc. sells Medscape Medical Professional and Medscare Health for Consumers websites)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- WebMD Corp.(HLTH) has acquired the portal assets of MedicaLogic/Medscape, Inc. (MDLI), including the Medscape Medical Professional and Medscape Health for Consumers websites, for $10 million in cash....

Zithromax Approved As Single-Dose Treatment.(for acute otitis media)
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer, Inc.'s, Zithromax (azithromycin for oral suspension) as both a single-dose regimen and a three-day regimen for the treatment of acute otitis...

Dietary Supplement Associations Undertake Scientific Evaluation of Kava.
January 14, 2002... 2002 JAN 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A coalition of dietary supplement industry associations has endorsed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) effort to gather information from health care practitioners about possible cases of...

New Gel Tested Against STDs As Well As Sperm.(BufferGel)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Scientists say a new type of contraceptive gel that is also designed to protect against sexually transmitted infections will be the first of its kind to begin clinical efficacy trials at the National...

Patients May Drop Doctors Who Are Poor Communicators.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A new study shows that good communication is the most important consideration for building patients' trust in their physician. "Patients value health information highly, particularly health...

Study Links Apples With Lung Health.(eating an apple a day can reduce asthma development risk)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- New research suggests eating the proverbial apple a day can reduce the risk of developing asthma. Researchers from London's King's College and the University of Southampton have reported people...

Medical Experts Challenge Snoring Report.(about the use of Breathe Right nasal strips for snoring prevention)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The latest Health Which? report challenging the efficacy of snoring remedies is unreliable and confused, according to specialists in the field. A group of snoring specialists, including the founder...

Tips For Safe Airline Travel.(with a food allergy)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The diagnosis of food allergy can be devastating to an adult or child. From mild irritations that involve hives or vomiting, to severe reactions that involve loss of consciousness or even death, food...

Creatine Supplementation Speeds Rehabilitation.(for patients in leg casts)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Daily supplementation with creatine was shown to accelerate the recovery of leg muscle size and performance in the patient immobilized in a cast for two weeks, European researchers reported. These...

Study Finds There's A Critical Time for Learning Sign Language.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak American Sign Language (ASL) at different times in their lives have found the first evidence that there is a critical period...

Lax Health/Fitness Habits In Teens May Lead To Adult Chronic Illnesses.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Are children leading healthy lifestyles? Not always, according to a CIGNA Be Healthy...Be Fit survey released in December 2001. Responses from 7500 school children show that two-thirds of...

Military Immunization Associated With Increased Risk Of Diabetes.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Data show that the rate of insulin-dependent diabetes in those entering the U.S. Navy is about the same as controls but reaches up to 5.5 times that of controls in women, and 2.5 times that of controls...

Oral Solution Has Potential To Prevent Pneumonia.(iseganan hydrochloride from IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals Inc.)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced the presentation of data from a positive Phase IIa clinical study of its antibiotic, iseganan hydrochloride oral solution. The purpose of this study...

Certain Cancer-Causing Agents Lowered As Much As 51% In Cigarettes.(Vector Tobacco reports on Omni reduced carcinogen cigarette)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Vector Tobacco unveiled comprehensive data about Omni, the first reduced carcinogen cigarette that it says tastes, smokes, and burns just like any other premium cigarette. Omni cigarettes,...

Ramoplanin Active In Vitro Against Intestinal Bacteria.(Genome Therapeutics Corp.)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a presentation at the 41st meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in December (2001) researchers have reported the antibacterial effects of...

New Class Of Drugs Associated With Significant Quality-of-Life Benefits.(topical immunomodulators for the treatment of eczema)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a recent study, topical immunomodulators (TIMS), the newest class of drugs to treat moderate-to-severe eczema, show that more than 60% of adults, children and toddlers improved in areas in...

Clinical Studies Of Stretta System Completed.(Curon Medical Inc.'s Stretta for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Curon Medical, Inc., announced the completion of two major U.S. clinical studies evaluating the efficacy of its Stretta System for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The...

RESOLVE Says Clinics Must Not Withhold Data.(National Infertility Association says that treatment success rate data should not be withheld)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- In a recently published report, RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association, confirmed that 29 infertility clinics did not provide data on their treatment success rates, including information on the...

Baylor University Medical Center Adopts ViaCirq's ThermoChem.(thermotherapy treatment system)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- ViaCirq, Inc., a subsidiary of Bico, Inc., (BIKO), has entered into an agreement with Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, to utilize the ThermoChem HT System and related treatment...

American Medical Association Talks About Ending Patient Discrimination.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With United States House and Senate conferees on the Labor-HHS Appropriations bill expected to vote on the Domenici-Wellstone mental health parity amendment, the American Medical Association (AMA)...

Gatifloxacin Eradicates Common Bacteria In Middle Ear Fluid.(Tequin)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Preliminary results from ongoing clinical and bacteriologic studies designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of fluoroquinolones in treating pediatric ear infections have shown that Tequin...

Study Shows Antibiotic Effectiveness As Adjunctive Treatment.(Arestin for the treatment of periodontitis)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Results of a study show that patients with periodontitis respond more favorably to a combined treatment of scaling and root planing (SRP) together with Arestin, than to SRP alone. Arestin, a...

Customized Shoe Insoles Reduce Foot Discomfort.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A poll conducted by the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) in 2000 found that 55% of Americans missed a day of work because of foot problems. Now, there's some promising news. ...

Dalbavancin Effective With Once-Weekly Dosing.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Versicor, Inc., announced that results of a Phase I clinical trial of dalbavancin, an investigational antibiotic for the treatment of staphylococcal (staph) and other serious Gram-positive hospital...

Health And Economic Outcomes Study Results Presented.(ventilator-associated pneumonia)
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced the results from the largest retrospective analysis to date of U.S. hospital data showing that ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with...

New Technology Helps Dieters Succeed.
January 21, 2002... 2002 JAN 21 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Just in time for New Year's resolutions to lose weight, get fit and live healthier, HealtheTech offers BalanceLog, a software for Windows PC and Palm OS devices that allows users to balance both sides...

Program Seeks To Stop Problem Drinking In Children Ages 9-15.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free and leaders in the area of public health and alcohol abuse met in Washington, DC, January 10-11, 2002, to continue to mobilize a national effort and shape...

Increasing Prevalence Of Lung Disease Justifies Greater Prevention Efforts.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The rising costs and incidence of occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma warrant preventive intervention. Looking at both direct and indirect costs, the study found...

Independent Working Group's Report Should Improve Diagnosis/Treatment/Care.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The Independent Working Group, established to promote better understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), has published its report to help improve diagnosis, treatment,...

Nationwide Discussion Of Rights To Educate American Public.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Praising the new film "I Am Sam" for its positive portrayal of a single-parent with mental retardation, Dr. Joel M. Levy, the CEO of YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities, called for...

Older Adults Can Do Same Workouts As Younger.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- People are never too old to start a weight-training program, says a Ball State University exercise researcher. Men and women well past retirement age reap benefits - both physically and...

Early Detection And Treatment Important To Prevent Blindness.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- What do Ray Charles, Kirby Puckett, and Sen. John Glenn have in common? They are all well-known people with glaucoma. Two to 3 million Americans age 40 and older have glaucoma. Another 5 to 10...

Thrill Rides May Be Mysterious Cause Of Neurological Symptoms.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- With the advent of amusement park rides reaching G-forces that exceed those experienced by astronauts on the space shuttle, emergency physicians may be seeing a significant increase in head, neck and...

Organization Of Health Care Facility Linked To Successful Relationships.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The quality of a low-income woman's relationship with her primary care physician is profoundly affected by the way her health care site is organized, according a new study. Study findings indicate...

Exposure May Cause Symptoms That Don't Fit In Specific Disease Category.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Physicians at Sinai Hospital and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, both in Baltimore, Maryland, have treated a patient who was exposed to anthrax spores, became ill, but tested negative for...

IPPF/WHR Announces Award For Journalists.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region Inc., (IPPF/WHR) is launching its annual competition for the Rosa Cisneros Memorial Information Award. This award grants...

National Volunteer Blood Donor Month Is January.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- America's Blood Centers and the American Association of Blood Banks announced the kick-off of the 2002 National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, January 8, 2002. The theme for the campaign is "Give...

Wild Ducks Are Not A Source Of Parasites For Humans.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Over half of wild ducks on the lower Rio Grande River around Las Cruces, New Mexico, are carriers of the waterborne parasites Cryptosporidium and Giardia, but the parasites are not of the species most...

Number Being Treated For Depression Has Tripled.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The number of people treated for depression has increased dramatically, most likely due to reduced stigma about mental health problems as well as the availability of new medications, according to a...

Human Proof-Of-Principle Study Using Oral Ceftriaxone Successful.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced successful results from a human clinical research study examining the bioavailability of ceftriaxone in a variety of oral formulations. In these studies,...

Esomeprazole Well-Tolerated And Efficacious As Maintenance Therapy.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Some 90% of clinical trial participants remained disease free from erosive esophagitis for up to 12 months after a maintenance regimen with Nexium (esomeprazole). Erosive esophagitis is a more...

SCIS Food Services, Inc., Signs Agreement With SureBeam To Test Ready-to-Eat Foods.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- SureBeam Corporation - innovator of the electron beam technology that safely removes dangerous bacteria from food - announced that SCIS Food Services, Inc., has signed a product testing and...

Tips For The Prevention, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Flu/Colds.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For the first time in four years, the American Lung Association has released new guidelines for the prevention and treatment of influenza and the common cold. Developed by medical experts at the...

Denial Seen As Greatest Barrier To Drug Addiction Treatment In Women.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For women, the greatest barrier to addiction treatment is not recognizing their addiction. This data was obtained from a national survey of more than 400 women in recovery from addiction, and...

Scientific Summit Reflects New Framework Of Post-September 11 Realities.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The war on terrorism is causing the United States and the rest of the world to undertake a profound reassessment of the challenges involved in balancing the freedoms of an open society and public...

Survey Finds Majority Support Rights To Euthanasia And Doctor-Assisted Suicide.
January 28, 2002... 2002 JAN 28 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a recent Harris poll, most adults continue to favor the right to euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. When read a brief description of the Oregon proposition, allowing...