WASHINGTON - Nearly a century after history’s most lethal flu faded away, survivors’ bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system.
Scientists tested the blood of 32 people aged 92 to 102 who were exposed to the 1918 pandemic flu and found antibodies that still roam [...]
WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are working on a stronger label for a widely used diabetes drug marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Eli Lilly & Co. after deaths were reported with the medication despite earlier government warnings.
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday it has received six new reports of patients developing a dangerous form [...]
A reveler holds a gay pride flag during the 38th Annual San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Pride Celebration and Parade on Market Street in June 2008. Doctors in California may not discriminate against gay patients on the basis of their religious beliefs, the state's supreme court ruled on Monday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Paul Morris)
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WASHINGTON - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.
Now a major study shows going through the wrist instead can [...]
- MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Recently discovered so-called free
radicals that are attached to small particles of air pollution could cause
lung damage and perhaps even lung cancer, researchers report.
If confirmed through further research, the finding could help to
explain why nonsmokers develop tobacco-related diseases like lung cancer,
said lead researcher H. Barry Dellinger, the Patrick [...]
- (HealthDay News) — Too much dietary cholesterol can lead to
high cholesterol levels in the blood, which can be a risk factor for heart
disease.
The Cleveland Clinic offers these suggestions to help lower your
cholesterol:
Avoid high-fat or fried foods.
When you do eat foods with fat, look for foods with unsaturated, not
saturated, fat.
Reduce the amount of [...]
- (HealthDay News) — When choosing toys for your baby or toddler,
make sure you inspect them carefully for things that could cause
injury.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these guidelines when
choosing safe toys:
Make sure each toy is sturdy, well-made, and appropriate for your
child's age.
Don't let your baby play with toys that have sharp edges [...]
- MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Nanotechnology may offer doctors a
noninvasive way to detect early stages of cancer and also help monitor
treatment, a new report says.
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine recently
demonstrated the new approach using “smart” targeted carbon nanotubes to
zero in on cancer cells in living mice, followed by laser scans [...]
- (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorders
If you have schizophrenia, you may be eligible for this
study of an investigational medication.
The research site is in
Atlanta, Ga.
More information
Please see http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat135.html.
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Fungal Infections
If you are aged 18 to 65 and have nail fungus in at
least one [...]
- Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
2 Deaths Reported Among Users of Byetta, a
Diabetes Drug
Two deaths have resulted from six recent cases of pancreatitis among
users of the diabetes drug Byetta, marketed by drug makers Amylin
Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly & Co., the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration [...]