Better Preparation Required For Next Flu Outbreak, Despite Mildness Of Swine Flu Now that concerns about swine flu have eased, “[o]ur fear is that the public and officials will get blase about the next flu outbreak,” according to a New York Times editorial. “Efforts to rush vaccine into production did [...]
No Comments »
Filed under: Women's Health
Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with an increased risk of stroke in middle-aged and older adults, especially men, according to new results from a landmark study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Overall, sleep apnea more than doubles the risk of stroke in men…
No Comments »
Filed under: Men's Health
Twenty per cent of men can feel distressed at the prospect of having a biopsy after finding out they have a raised PSA level, and nine per cent continue to feel this way even after being informed they don’t have cancer, concluded UK researchers who recommended doctors clearly explain the psychological effects of [...]
No Comments »
Filed under: Men's Health
The following summarizes selected women’s health-related videos. Maddow Examines Violent Threats: On Tuesday, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow discussed a potential connection between violent anti-government threats and antiabortion-rights activism. Maddow reports that a Washington man was arrested after leaving anti-health-reform messages that called Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash…
No Comments »
Filed under: Women's Health
About one of every 20 adolescents with a history of lung disease used an inhalant to get high (MedPage Today) — commonly called huffing — within the preceding 12 months, data from a government survey showed.
No Comments »
Filed under: General Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has notified consumers that the antibacterial agent triclosan’s safety data is being reviewed due to concerns raised in lab tests on animals.
No Comments »
Filed under: General Health News
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ long-term investment in healthcare information technology paid off at a rate of more than $500 million in net annual benefits from 2001 to 2007, researchers said.
No Comments »
Filed under: General Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has notified consumers that the antibacterial agent triclosan’s safety data is being reviewed due to concerns raised in lab tests on animals.
No Comments »
Filed under: Pharmacy News
The manufacturer of several eye and nasal drops has voluntarily recalled a number of its products due to potentially nonsterile conditions at its manufacturing facilities.
No Comments »
Filed under: Pharmacy News
Abraxis BioScience, Inc., a fully integrated biotechnology company, announced that the updated survival findings from a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating the chemotherapy agent ABRAXANE® for Injectable Suspension (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) in combination with gemcitabine for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer will be discussed during a keynote address [...]
No Comments »
Filed under: Pharmacy News
