British Medical Journal (BMJ) 04/18/2002 By Harvey McConnell Type 2 diabetics are at lower risk of hospital admission or death from a myocardial infarction than
DENVER (Reuters Health) Apr 16 – Statin medications may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease, investigators told an audience at the 54th Scientific Session of
Laurie Barclay, MD NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 11 Omega-3 fatty acids, or n-3 polyunsaturate fatty acids (PUFA), found in fish oil have been confirmed
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 11 – Calcium citrate supplementation significantly increases HDL cholesterol levels in postmenopausal women, which suggests that the indications for calcium
כתבת תחקיר בעיתון ידיעות אחרונות חשפה פגמים במתן תרופות ללקוחות. מרבית בתי המרקחת לא "עלו" על הבעייתיות והסיכון הכרוכה בנטילה של צירופי תרופות מסוכנים. אחרים
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 10 – Results of a population-based study, by Spanish researchers, suggests that men with a history of vigorous sports activity
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence have recommended the use of bupropion (Zyban) and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) for smokers who wish to quit. The
משרד הבריאות בודק את תפקוד בית החולים לניאדו ומגן דויד אדום באותו אירוע של ליל הסדר במלון פארק בנתניה. על כך מדווח הכתב רן רזניק
04/05/2002 By Mark Greener Combining a statin with oral estrogen may maximise any cardiovascular benefits in postmenopausal women. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors – statin lipid lowering
GENEVA (Reuters) Apr 04 – An International Olympic Committee (IOC) study shows that widely-used food supplements contain substances which could lead to positive results in
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 04 – In healthy young men, a single high-fat meal increases triglycerides and reduces coronary flow reserve, Japanese researchers report.
04/08/2002 By Elda Hauschildt Lactobacillus therapy appears to be safe and effective in reducing the duration and frequency of infectious diarrhoea in children by as
NEW HAVEN, CT — April 3, 2002 — Twenty percent of older patients who have had a heart attack have a one in 25 chance
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 02 – After acute myocardial infarction (MI), the reduction in mortality risk is about the same for elderly patients who
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Apr 02 – Greater quadriceps strength is associated with higher femoral bone mineral density (BMD) in women with rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Apr 03 Overwhelming evidence from a new review shows that exercise can reduce blood pressure in virtually anyone, regardless of weight,
GAINESVILLE, FL — March 29, 2002 — For healthy older men and women, strength training not only firms muscles, but also significantly improves physical endurance
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 28 The popular herbal supplement kava may cause potentially severe liver damage, according to a new US Food and Drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – Federal health officials issued new recommendations Wednesday designed to help identify as many as 16 million Americans who are
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 26 – In vitro studies indicate that the long-acting beta-2 agonist formoterol and the inhaled glucocorticoid budesonide have more of