Archive: 19/02/2015

Up in smoke: Belief that shisha pipe 'filters out' heavy metals

Contrary to popular belief, only a minimal amount of heavy metals are removed in the 'filtration' process when smoking shisha, also known as hookah, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Public Health. ...

Feb 19, 2015

Propranolol effective for infantile hemangioma

(HealthDay)—Propranolol (Inderal) appears to be effective in treating infantile hemangiomas, according to research published in the Feb. 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Feb 19, 2015

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Study in Myanmar confirms artemisinin-resistant malaria close to border with India

The spread of malaria parasites that are resistant to the drug artemisinin - the frontline treatment against malaria infection - into neighbouring India would pose a serious threat to the global control and eradication of ...

Feb 19, 2015

'Remission' replaces 'functional cure' in HIV case

(HealthDay)—All babies born with HIV should receive the same rapid medical response as the young Mississippi girl born with the virus who suffered a disappointing relapse last July, despite the fact that the virus later ...

Feb 19, 2015

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More Americans surviving cancer today than 20 years ago

(HealthDay)—Survival rates are improving for many people with cancers of the breast, prostate, lung, liver and colon or rectum, especially for those diagnosed at younger ages, a new study reports.

Feb 19, 2015

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Low cancer risk with device used to remove fibroids, study finds

(HealthDay)—A small power tool that is sometimes used to remove fibroids in the uterus can end up spreading bits of hidden cancerous tumors throughout the abdomen, but a new study suggests the likelihood is low.

Feb 19, 2015

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Folic acid fortification to prevent birth defects hits FDA roadblock

Preventing certain devastating birth defects has become as easy as pie crust - and bread, cereal, pasta, and other grain products.

Feb 19, 2015

Are too many prostate cancer patients receiving treatment?

(HealthDay)—New research suggests that a wait-and-watch approach for prostate cancer isn't being used often enough, and that more men are being treated than may be necessary.

Feb 19, 2015

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Breast milk consumption trending among body builders

(HealthDay)—Some bodybuilders are drinking human breast milk in the mistaken belief it will give a boost to their muscles.

Feb 19, 2015

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More Americans dying from hypothermia, CDC says

(HealthDay)—More people are dying from hypothermia in the United States, a new government report shows, raising fresh worries for a nation that has been pounded by a steady succession of winter storms this year.

Feb 19, 2015

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