Reuters - Johnson & Johnson has added a strong
"black box" warning about the risk of cancer in patients
treated with the company's Regranex diabetic foot gel, U.S.
regulators said on Friday. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:04:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Mental status tests are given to determine
the state of a person's mental health. The test, for example, can help
gauge the mental progression of a physical illness such as Alzheimer's
disease. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Survivors of childhood cancer
who had aggressive chemotherapy are at increased risk of
structural and functional heart problems, a new study
indicates. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:22:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gastroesophogeal reflux disease (GERD)
occurs when a valve in the esophagus opens spontaneously, and stomach
contents rise up into the esophagus. It can be controlled with a doctor's
treatment plan, which is likely to include medication. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:03:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Police in Norway have arrested a
Gambian-born man and charged him and his wife with subjecting
five of their six daughters to genital mutilation, officials
said on Friday. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:32:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes doubles the risk of
liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis,
or cirrhosis, a Dutch study reports. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:46:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - High cholesterol levels are
associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease,
according to findings from a Finnish study. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:02:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Adequate sun exposure and
vitamin D levels may play an important role in helping to prevent type 1
diabetes in children, a new study suggests. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:46:30 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Teens with bipolar disorder
are at greater risk of smoking and substance abuse, says a Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH) study that supports previous research. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:46:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Saving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the dead. The city is considering creating a special ambulance whose crew would rush to collect the newly deceased and preserve the body so that the organs might be taken for transplant. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:14:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes doubles the risk of
liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis C with advanced fibrosis,
or cirrhosis, a Dutch study reports. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:01:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Few nursing home patients at
high risk of bone fractures are given medications to strengthen
their bones, a new study suggests. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:26:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Adequate sun exposure and
vitamin D levels may play an important role in helping to prevent type 1
diabetes in children, a new study suggests. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:01:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Teens with bipolar disorder
are at greater risk of smoking and substance abuse, says a Massachusetts
General Hospital (MGH) study that supports previous research. -- read full article
Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:01:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government policies.