NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – In the early aftermath of September 11, the rate of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among New
Abstract and Introduction Abstract The Surgeon General has reported that regular participation in moderate physical activity is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. Despite
NEW YORK (MedscapeWire) Mar 26 US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators describe 5 cases of aseptic meningitis caused by rofecoxib in the March
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Approximately one-third of medication errors affecting elderly patients are preventable, researchers told attendees of the annual meeting of the
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Among individuals receiving aspirin therapy, urinary levels of 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 are predictive of the risk of myocardial
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 21 – In patients at high risk for stroke, treatment with the ACE inhibitor ramipril reduces the overall stroke rate
GENEVA (Reuters) Mar 21 – Anti-smoking groups on Wednesday warned the World Health Organisation and its member states to be alert to tobacco industry tactics
BARCELONA, SPAIN — March 20, 2002 — Research carried out at the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, has revealed that breast cancer surgeons do
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 20 – There is little solid evidence that relaxation therapy is effective in asthma management, according to a review of
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) Mar 18 – Statin therapy at the time patients undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) appears to lower mortality significantly, according to an
GENEVA (Reuters) Mar 18 – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday it would offer expertise and advice to countries planning to take tobacco
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 18 – Among children with atopic parents, the protective effect of day care attendance in the first year of life
Levocetirizine and cetirizine are powerful non-sedating antihistamines that potently inhibit or reduce histamine-induced weal and flare reaction. Researchers at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England,
Infants fed formula containing long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids after weaning showed better maturation of cortical function than infants fed formula without supplementation. In the first
Eating tomato products may reduce a man's risk of developing prostate cancer. The benefits may be related to the antioxidant properties of lycopene, a carotenoid
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 14 – Treatment with ACE inhibitors appears to reduce the decline in muscle strength and walking speed seen in elderly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 13 – Results of a study reported in the March 14th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine suggest
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 13 – Researchers from the Yale University School of Medicine report a high prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance in severely
NEW HAVEN, CT — March 12, 2002 — In order to foster sound health care programs and policies concerning an aging population, a Yale researcher
Physicians Deemed Too Ready to Accept High Systolic Blood Pressure NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Feb 25 – US physicians' willingness to accept an elevated systolic