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Sorting out coffee's contradictions

As with any product used to excess, consumers often wonder about the health consequences of caffeine.

Vulnerable to HIV, resistant to labels

The stigma surrounding homosexuality increases the challenges that AIDS experts say they face in combating the disease.

New focus on children at AIDS seminar

The global response to the AIDS epidemic has short-changed children, health workers at the International AIDS Conference said on Wednesday.

In AIDS fight, governments neglecting behavioral efforts

Millions of people are becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS because governments are overlooking studies showing the effectiveness of behavioral changes such as safer sex and needle exchange programs, experts said at the 17th International AIDS conference.

New focus on children at AIDS seminar

The global response to the AIDS epidemic has short-changed children, health workers at the International AIDS Conference said on Wednesday.

Monsanto looks to sell dairy hormone business

The move comes as more retailers, saying they are responding to consumer demand, are selling dairy products from cows not treated with the artificial hormone.

Mystery disease kills dozens in Venezuela

At least 38 Warao Indians have died from an outbreak that preliminary studies indicate might be a type of infectious rabies transmitted by bites from bats.

Little fish add flash to Northern waters

In ichthyologists' lingo, they are known as orphans, strays, expatriates. For an increasing number of aquariums, they are also the catch of the day. Increasingly the fish are migrating from tropical waters northward, where waters have become warmer.

Bored? Don't shrug it off

Research suggests that falling into a numbed trance allows the brain to recast the outside world in ways that can be productive and creative.

U.S. doctors urged not to screen elderly men for prostate cancer

Screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer results in overtreatment and causes more harm than good, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Trove of endangered primates found in Africa

A survey in the northern Congo Republic has revealed the presence of more than 125,000 western lowland gorillas.

A surgeon's guidebook to the horrors of battle

A new textbook is the first guidebook of new techniques for American battlefield surgeons to be published while the wars it analyzes are still being fought.

A tentative sign that Lilly diabetes drug may extend lives

Byetta, an injectable drug that lowers blood sugar, may help people with diabetes to live longer, according to the results of a major clinical trial.

Simulating age 85, with lessons on offering care

Learning what it is like to be elderly can offer a chance to better understand one's customers or even employees.

For the elderly, being heard about life's end

"Slow medicine," which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in U.S. nursing homes.

Oceans' alarm: Jellyfish swarms

For scientists, the explosion of jellyfish populations is a source of profound alarm: a signal of the declining health of the world's oceans.

Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.

Researchers look to pill, taken daily, to avert HIV

Researchers in a number of countries are conducting trials to test the unproven strategy that a daily pill, or a combination of drugs, can prevent HIV

Drugs offer promise of fitness without effort

Research on mice suggests that pills could trick the muscles into thinking they have been exercising.

Test of Mars soil sample confirms presence of ice

A sample of soil being analyzed by NASA's Phoenix Mars lander let out a puff of vapor, providing final confirmation that the lander is sitting over a large chunk of ice.

The treadmill's place in evaluating hearts

The exercise stress test has no value unless its findings are interpreted in the context of a person's other risk factors for heart disease.

Nostrums: Viagra may benefit some women

A new study suggests that Viagra could help women who suffer the sexual side effects of antidepressants to achieve an orgasm.

Gene-hunters find hope and hurdles in schizophrenia studies

Researchers hunting for schizophrenia genes on a larger scale than ever before have found new genetic variants that point toward a different understanding of the disease.

NASA says liquid confirmed on moon of Saturn

At least one of many lake-like features on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, contains liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only body in the solar system besides Earth known to have liquid on its surface, NASA said Wednesday.

10 things to scratch from your worry list

A list of 10 things not to worry about on your vacation.

A call for a warning system on artificial joints

If American patients who ended up with agonizing hip replacements lived in certain other industrialized countries, many might have been spared the risk.

U.S. regulator to tighten use of Amgen anemia drugs

The move, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday, represents the first time the agency has ordered changes in a drug's prescribing information.

German court overturns partial smoking ban

The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe announced Wednesday that it had found regional smoking bans in the German states of Berlin and Baden-Württemberg to be unconstitutional.

Scientists decipher ancient Greek 'computer'

Scientists have found that the Antikythera Mechanism not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.

Vital Signs: Bacteria may reduce asthma rates in children

A study to appear in The Journal of Infectious Diseases links a common stomach bacteria with lower rates of childhood asthma, while another reports that among people over 90, women are more likely to have dementia than men.

Doctor and patient, now at odds

A growing chorus suggests that the once-revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks.

From the erotic domain, an aerobic trend in China

A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country's new, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.

Sorting out coffee's contradictions

As with any product used to excess, consumers often wonder about the health consequences of caffeine.

Vulnerable to HIV, resistant to labels

The stigma surrounding homosexuality increases the challenges that AIDS experts say they face in combating the disease.

New focus on children at AIDS seminar

The global response to the AIDS epidemic has short-changed children, health workers at the International AIDS Conference said on Wednesday.

In AIDS fight, governments neglecting behavioral efforts

Millions of people are becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS because governments are overlooking studies showing the effectiveness of behavioral changes such as safer sex and needle exchange programs, experts said at the 17th International AIDS conference.

New focus on children at AIDS seminar

The global response to the AIDS epidemic has short-changed children, health workers at the International AIDS Conference said on Wednesday.

Monsanto looks to sell dairy hormone business

The move comes as more retailers, saying they are responding to consumer demand, are selling dairy products from cows not treated with the artificial hormone.

Mystery disease kills dozens in Venezuela

At least 38 Warao Indians have died from an outbreak that preliminary studies indicate might be a type of infectious rabies transmitted by bites from bats.

Little fish add flash to Northern waters

In ichthyologists' lingo, they are known as orphans, strays, expatriates. For an increasing number of aquariums, they are also the catch of the day. Increasingly the fish are migrating from tropical waters northward, where waters have become warmer.

Bored? Don't shrug it off

Research suggests that falling into a numbed trance allows the brain to recast the outside world in ways that can be productive and creative.

U.S. doctors urged not to screen elderly men for prostate cancer

Screening men ages 75 and older for prostate cancer results in overtreatment and causes more harm than good, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

Trove of endangered primates found in Africa

A survey in the northern Congo Republic has revealed the presence of more than 125,000 western lowland gorillas.

A surgeon's guidebook to the horrors of battle

A new textbook is the first guidebook of new techniques for American battlefield surgeons to be published while the wars it analyzes are still being fought.

A tentative sign that Lilly diabetes drug may extend lives

Byetta, an injectable drug that lowers blood sugar, may help people with diabetes to live longer, according to the results of a major clinical trial.

Simulating age 85, with lessons on offering care

Learning what it is like to be elderly can offer a chance to better understand one's customers or even employees.

For the elderly, being heard about life's end

"Slow medicine," which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in U.S. nursing homes.

Oceans' alarm: Jellyfish swarms

For scientists, the explosion of jellyfish populations is a source of profound alarm: a signal of the declining health of the world's oceans.

Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories

Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a report released Monday by a nonprofit public health group.

Researchers look to pill, taken daily, to avert HIV

Researchers in a number of countries are conducting trials to test the unproven strategy that a daily pill, or a combination of drugs, can prevent HIV

Drugs offer promise of fitness without effort

Research on mice suggests that pills could trick the muscles into thinking they have been exercising.

Test of Mars soil sample confirms presence of ice

A sample of soil being analyzed by NASA's Phoenix Mars lander let out a puff of vapor, providing final confirmation that the lander is sitting over a large chunk of ice.

The treadmill's place in evaluating hearts

The exercise stress test has no value unless its findings are interpreted in the context of a person's other risk factors for heart disease.

Nostrums: Viagra may benefit some women

A new study suggests that Viagra could help women who suffer the sexual side effects of antidepressants to achieve an orgasm.

Gene-hunters find hope and hurdles in schizophrenia studies

Researchers hunting for schizophrenia genes on a larger scale than ever before have found new genetic variants that point toward a different understanding of the disease.

NASA says liquid confirmed on moon of Saturn

At least one of many lake-like features on Titan, one of Saturn's moons, contains liquid hydrocarbons, making it the only body in the solar system besides Earth known to have liquid on its surface, NASA said Wednesday.

10 things to scratch from your worry list

A list of 10 things not to worry about on your vacation.

A call for a warning system on artificial joints

If American patients who ended up with agonizing hip replacements lived in certain other industrialized countries, many might have been spared the risk.

U.S. regulator to tighten use of Amgen anemia drugs

The move, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday, represents the first time the agency has ordered changes in a drug's prescribing information.

German court overturns partial smoking ban

The Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe announced Wednesday that it had found regional smoking bans in the German states of Berlin and Baden-Württemberg to be unconstitutional.

Scientists decipher ancient Greek 'computer'

Scientists have found that the Antikythera Mechanism not only predicted solar eclipses but also organized the calendar in the four-year cycles of the Olympiad, forerunner of the modern Olympic Games.

Vital Signs: Bacteria may reduce asthma rates in children

A study to appear in The Journal of Infectious Diseases links a common stomach bacteria with lower rates of childhood asthma, while another reports that among people over 90, women are more likely to have dementia than men.

Doctor and patient, now at odds

A growing chorus suggests that the once-revered doctor-patient relationship is on the rocks.

From the erotic domain, an aerobic trend in China

A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country's new, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.

Fingerprint test tells much more than identity

With a new analytical technique, a fingerprint can identify what the person has been touching — drugs, explosives or poisons, for example.

New focus on children at AIDS seminar

The global response to the AIDS epidemic has short-changed children, health workers at the International AIDS Conference said on Wednesday.

Age limit urged for prostate screening

A U.S. medical task force reported that screening for prostate cancer in men age 75 and up does more harm than good.


 
 

 

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