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In a first-of-its-kind study in osteoporosis, one in four women surveyed from Europe, North America, and Australia reported having one or more bone fractures since the age of 45 years. Among women considered to be at high risk for a fracture, only 26% reported use of bone-saving drugs, with use reported significantly less frequently in Europe than in North America and Australia.
The Louisiana Senate Health and Welfare Committee on Wednesday passed a measure (HB 370) that would prohibit the use of state or federal funds for research involving human somatic cell nuclear transfer, the
The South Carolina House on Wednesday approved legislation that would increase the state cigarette tax by 50 cents per pack to fund health care programs for low-income state residents, the AP/Winston-Salem Journal reports. The state Senate approved the bill earlier this month.
eFoodSafety.com, Inc. applauds the European Commission's marketing authorization in the European Union of GlaxoSmithKline's ("GSK") H5N1 pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine Prepandrix™.
The United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced yesterday that it has removed a prescription anti-smoking pill from their approved list of safe medications for pilots and air-traffic controllers. This announcement followed a new analysis of adverse event data from the non-profit Institute for Safe Medication Practices which linked the medication to mental confusion and other problems that could put passengers at risk.
Men working as painters and decorators who are exposed to glycol ethers are more likely to have poor semen quality, according to research carried out by scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester.The findings from the research, which have been published in the BMJ journal Occupational Environmental Medicine, show that men who work with solvents such as glycol ether have a 2.
Older workers with past occupational exposure to lead face increased risk for recirculation of lead into their bloodstreams later in life, according to a study by University of Pittsburgh researchers published in the current issue of Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health. "The neurotoxic effects of lead have been documented for over a century," noted Lisa A. Morrow, Ph.D.
The Senate on Thursday passed a supplemental war funding bill that includes a provision that removes a disincentive to pharmaceutical companies to offer deeply discounted birth control to college health centers and certain non-profit family planning clinics, CQ Today reports. The bill also includes provisions preventing seven new Medicaid regulations from taking effect until April 1, 2009.The drug pricing change is modeled after legislation (
A new analysis of a subgroup of participants in the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) hormone therapy clinical trials suggests that healthy, postmenopausal women whose blood cholesterol levels are normal or lower are not at increased, short-term risk for heart attack when taking hormone therapy.
The AP/Las Cruces Sun-News on Wednesday examined how Reps. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) and Heather Wilson (R-N.M.) have differing views and voting records on legislation related to human embryonic stem cell research. Pearce and Wilson are competing for the Republican nomination for one of New Mexico's U.S. Senate seats.
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Some of the world's leading cardiologists have urged peers at their biennial world congress to recognise the full extent of the dangers of tobacco, in relation to heart disease and stroke. They are allying themselves with youth to help combat tobacco use and other lifestyle factors that threaten global health.
The use of antihypertensive treatment in people over 80 years of age has shown to reduce mortality for all causes by 21% which provides the first solid evidence on the usefulness of the pharmacological treatment of hypertension among the elderly.
Despitehaving access to care, many men with androgen deficiency may not bereceiving treatment, according to a report released on May 26, 2008 inthe Archives of Internal Medicine, one of theJAMA/Archives journals. Lowerthan normal levels of male hormones, including testosterone, in thebody indicate a deficiency in androgens.
Protus, the provider of the fastest growing Internet fax service MyFax, today announced its support of The Canadian Cancer Society Relay For Life. In support of the annual events, MyFax will donate $1 from every online account opened between now and June 20, 2008. On June 20, Protus staff will also participate for the fourth year in the Ottawa, ON Relay for Life fundraiser event. (PRWeb May 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/myfax/cancer/prweb972644.htm
Dual cancer survivor and keynote speaker finds humor in recovery situation. Chicago-based Irish keynote speaker and business humorist develops new conference keynote inspired by Monty Python -- "It's Just a Flesh Wound." (PRWeb May 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb967084.htm
Many baby boomers incorrectly believe they have disability income protection, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Most say that disability insurance is important to protect their income, but nearly half say they do not have any disability income protection.