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Common blindness in elderly has genetic link: US studies (AFP)
AFP - Scientists have identified a genetic link to macular degeneration, a discovery that could lead to early identification and treatment of the main cause of blindness among the elderly ...
Los Angeles Clinic Used Wrong Drug for Syphilis (Reuters)
Reuters - Over a period of 5 years, a
clinic in Los Angeles used a non-recommended preparation of
penicillin to treat nearly 700 syphilis patients and their
contacts, according a study ...
Gene Identified in Major Cause of Blindness - Study (Reuters)
Reuters - A variation in a single gene could
be responsible for half of all cases of age-related macular
degeneration, researchers said on Thursday in a finding that
could lead to better ...
U.S. Adults Still Not Colon Cancer-Savvy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- More older Americans (38 percent) know the name of a judge on "American Idol" than know they're at risk for colorectal ...
Racial Disparity Seen in Care of Depressed Seniors (Reuters)
Reuters - About one in five elderly
Medicaid recipients diagnosed with depression get neither
psychotherapy nor a prescription for antidepressants, a new
study shows. African-Americans are ...
Health Tip: Help for Teen 'Couch Potatoes' (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Only 25 percent of children in the United States get significant physical activity each day, and it's this lack of exercise that contributes to the ...
Consumer Drug Ads Facing Their Moment of Truth (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- The landscape of prescription drug advertising to consumers will definitely change in the wake of recent government hearings on the ...
Kentucky Passes Exercise, Nutrition Bill (AP)
AP - A bill aimed at promoting exercise in elementary schools and improving eating habits in schools won final passage in the General Assembly on Tuesday night.
Egyptian 'Two-Head' Baby Out of Intensive Care (Reuters)
Reuters - An Egyptian baby who had surgery last
month to remove the attached head of an underdeveloped twin
came out of intensive care on Wednesday, one of her doctors
said.
Anti-Obesity School Program Prevents Purging Too (Reuters)
Reuters - A school-based program to
prevent obesity may also be effective in preventing adolescent
girls from vomiting or using laxatives or diet pills to control
their weight, new study ...
Senator Says FDA Needs Independent Safety Office (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration needs an independent drug safety office with the
power to order warning labels on dangerous medicines and
suspend television ads while ...
Bristol-Myers Hepatitis Drug Effective - FDA Staff (Reuters)
Reuters - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.'s.
experimental drug for chronic hepatitis B infection is
effective in treating the liver disease, but also raises
questions about cancer risks, U.S.
U.S. Group: AstraZeneca Drug Risk Higher Than Others (Reuters)
Reuters - The rate of serious muscle damage
reported in patients who took AstraZeneca Plc's cholesterol
drug Crestor was six times higher than with similar medicines,
a consumer group ...
Powerful Pain Medicine a Growing U.S. Crime Problem
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Powerful painkillers like OxyContin, widely known as "hillbilly heroin," have emerged as a major crime problem in the United States, with many dealers and abusers ...
Health Care Disparities Kill 80,000 Blacks - U.S. Study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 80,000 black Americans die every year because of continuing disparities in health care, former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said on Wednesday.
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