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| Risk of overdose greater with higher dosage of opioid painkillers Los Angeles Times By Marissa Cevallos, HealthKey Patients on higher doses of opioid painkillers are more likely to accidentally overdose than those prescribed lower doses, a new study finds. Those who were prescribed more than 100 milligrams of painkillers a day ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Are Food Cravings The Same As Drug Addictions? Ads Play A Part Medical News Today Is there a cure for cocaine or heroin addiction beyond just dropping it "cold turkey?" Not really. Well there may be the same problem for a person's addictions to tasty treats such as milkshakes for example, thus possibly explaining the battles doctors ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Clusterin Not Useful as Test for AD Risk MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Explain that plasma levels of a protein known as clusterin were not associated with the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in a large Dutch population-based cohort study -- but were markedly elevated in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Michigan Man Finds Kidney Donor on Facebook ABC News By KATIE MOISSE, ABC News Medical Unit When Jeff Kurze found out his kidneys were failing, he and his wife Roxy put their lives on hold. The young couple from Warren, Michigan, hoped to start a family, but dialysis left Jeff, 35, too frail. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pacemaker-like device helps reduce blood pressure msnbc.com By Debra Sherman and Bill Berkrot NEW ORLEANS — An experimental pacemaker-like device that delivers jolts of electricity to the neck arteries reduced blood pressure in people for whom drugs did not work - although not as much as its developers had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Optimer, Orchid Cellmark in drug sector spotlight MarketWatch By Val Brickates Kennedy, MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Optimer Pharmaceuticals and Orchid Cellmark were the movers of note in early trading Wednesday, as most of the drug sector gained ground. Late Tuesday, an advisory panel of the US Food and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gel Lowers Preterm-Delivery Risks, Study Finds Wall Street Journal By KATHERINE HOBSON Using a progesterone gel in certain pregnant women in danger of delivering too early may cut that risk by 45%, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health. The women who participated in the study had a short cervix ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Health Buzz: Teen Birth Rate Hits Record Low U.S. News & World Report By Angela Haupt The US teen birth rate has hit a record low—but it's still not low enough, government researchers say. Teen births dropped 37 percent nationwide over the last two decades, sinking to 39.1 births per 1000 females in 2009, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Poll of the Week: Are CT scans on children in the ER overused? Diagnostic Imaging Between 1995 and 2008, pediatric ER visits with a CT scan increased to 1.64 million, a compound annual growth rate of 13.2 percent, according to a recent study published in Radiology. The increase is likely due to CT technology advancements. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Synthetic drugs send thousands to ER Muncie Star Press AP INDIANOLA, Iowa — Synthetic substances that mimic marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs are making users across the nation seriously ill, causing seizures and hallucinations and even killing some people. The products are often packaged as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Sister testifies sick boy was a 'little wild animal' Boston Herald By Laura Crimaldi The half-sister of a Salem woman accused of withholding potentially life-saving cancer medications from her son testified today the boy was like a "little wild animal" whose care cost his mother her job, apartment, car and even her ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexican Immigrants to U.S. Prone to Depression, Anxiety Disorders U.S. News & World Report WEDNESDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Young adult Mexican migrants in the United States are much more likely to suffer depression and anxiety disorders than family members of migrants who remain in Mexico, a new study finds. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| U.S. Aims to Test Meat Prior to Selling Wall Street Journal By BILL TOMSON WASHINGTON—The Obama administration, hoping to prevent recalls, consumer illnesses and even deaths from contaminated meat, will unveil a proposal Tuesday to force companies to delay sending beef, pork and poultry to grocery stores while ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Website launched to help residents navigate Affordable Care Act WXIX By Trina Edwards - email The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati has launched a new website to help Tri-State residents learn about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and how it affects them. The website is a part of the Foundation's larger public ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Few Effective Treatment Options for Autism Medscape April 6, 2011 — Few medical, behavioral, or developmental treatments show strong evidence of substantial benefit for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), conclude 3 new review studies published online April 4 in Pediatrics. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Key Baby recalls about 29000 pacifiers BusinessWeek The Lutz, Fla. company said Tuesday that the Pampers Natural Stages Infant Ortho and Bulb pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. Only the Stage 1 silicone pacifiers are involved the recall. The pacifiers, which come two per package, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Relay for Life team captains meeting set Adrian Daily Telegram By Anonymous All team captains planning to be involved in the Aug. 12-13 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Lenawee Community are reminded to attend a meeting at 5:30 pm Thursday, April 7. The meeting is at Dominican Hall at Siena Heights ... See all stories on this topic » |
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