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Oklahoma City mayor puts city on a diet
(AP)
-  AP - With a button-popping spread of cornbread, sausage and gravy, chicken fried steak and pecan pie designated as Oklahoma's official state meal, it's no surprise that Oklahoma City's mayor wants to put the city on a diet.
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:59:48 GMT
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Ouch! Cervical cancer shots painful
(AP)
-  AP - The groundbreaking vaccine that prevents cervical cancer in girls is gaining a reputation as the most painful of childhood shots, health experts say. As Austin Powers would say; "Ouch, baby. Very ouch."
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:05:35 GMT
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Group sues FDA for stronger warnings
(AP)
- AP - A consumer group sued the Food and Drug Administration Thursday, charging the agency is ignoring calls for stronger warnings that Cipro and similar antibiotics may cause serious tendon injuries.
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:16:07 GMT
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Docs: Home care OK for kids' pneumonia
(AP)
- AP - Children with severe pneumonia can be treated just as effectively at home as in a hospital, according to new research. Doctors in Pakistan found that children taking antibiotics at home were as likely to survive serious pneumonia as those treated in hospitals. The study was published Friday in the British medical journal, The Lancet.
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:15:56 GMT
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Jolt delayed in third of cardiac arrests
(AP)
-  AP - Just because you're in the hospital doesn't mean you'll quickly get treated if your heart stops beating. About one-third of patients don't get a potentially live-saving shock within the recommended two minutes, a new study found.
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:10:36 GMT
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Britain tops fast-food league, as world obesity grows: study
(AFP)
-  AFP - Britons are the world's biggest fans of fast food, just ahead of Americans, while famously gastronomic French are the least attracted by quick meals, according to a study published Wednesday.
Wed, 02 Jan 2008 16:21:07 GMT
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UVa. tests Viagra-like drug for women
(AP)
- AP - A drug that could do for women what Viagra has done for men is being tested at the University of Virginia. The drug is a testosterone-laden ointment called LibiGel and it's intended to boost the libido of women who have lost interest in sex. It will be prescribed at UVa in coming months to women who are suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:54:36 GMT
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Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 3, 2008
(HealthDay)
- HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:47:00 GMT
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Childhood pneumonia can be treated at home
(Reuters)
-  Reuters - Treating severe pneumonia in
children at home with oral antibiotics works just as well as
treating them with intravenous drugs at a hospital as advised
by the World Health Organization, scientists said on Thursday.
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:28:35 GMT
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Possible Parkinson's trigger identified
(Reuters)
-  Reuters - A glitch in the way cells clear damaged
proteins could be the trigger for the symptoms of Parkinson's
disease, researchers said in a finding that could lead to new
treatments for the incurable condition.
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:40:26 GMT
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Breast Cancer Gene Might Extend Ovarian Cancer Survival
(HealthDay)
- HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Ashkenazi Jewish women with
ovarian cancer live significantly longer if they carry specific mutations
of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes known to raise risks for breast cancer.
Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:47:05 GMT
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