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FluMist gets FDA green light

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States says FluMist, an influenza vaccine made by MedImmune appears to be safe for young children even though the influenza vaccine is still under review.

15 May 2007

Carrots may slow down the rate of ageing

Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Exeter have found that eating certain plant substances can slow down the rate of ageing - and that females prefer mates that will be long-lived.

15 May 2007

Oral sex 'ups' the risk of throat cancer

According to scientists in the U.S. a virus contracted through oral sex is the cause of some throat cancers.

14 May 2007

FDA Panel warns anemia drug dangerous for cancer patients

A panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has warned that the popular anemia drug erythropoietin may not be as safe as first thought.

14 May 2007

Human papillomavirus linked to throat cancers

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have conclusive evidence that human papillomavirus (HPV) causes some throat cancers in both men and women.

10 May 2007

FluMist may help reduce the burden of seasonal influenza

MedImmune, Inc. has announced research results showing that use of FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) in daycare and school settings may help reduce the burden of seasonal influenza.

9 May 2007

Pros and cons of tonsillectomy

Adults with recurrent sore throats may benefit from having a tonsillectomy in the short term, but the overall longer term benefit is still unclear, and any benefits have to be balanced against the side effects of the operation, according to this week's BMJ.

4 May 2007

Exercise helps patients regain the ability to swallow

Just thinking about swallowing makes it harder to do. Head and neck cancer, a stroke, brain tumor, brain injury or even a tracheostomy tube and mechanical ventilation needed to sustain life can make it impossible.

1 May 2007

Nasal spray of virus enzymes for ear infections

Parents might one day give their children a weekly treatment with a nasal spray of virus enzymes to prevent them from getting severe middle ear infections, based on results of a study done in mice by investigators from St. Jude and The Rockefeller University.

27 Apr 2007

New diagnostic technologies to predict and monitor cancer risks

Molecular messages and signals circulating in blood or contained in cells lining the airway can identify early stage cancer, according to research reported at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.

16 Apr 2007

CDC warns about threat of drug resistant gonorrhoea

According to the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gonorrhoea affects as many as 700,000 Americans each year and the sexually transmitted disease has now become so drug resistant doctors are running out of options with which to treat it.

16 Apr 2007

Listen to grandma and eat those greens!

According to the latest research grandma's advice about eating your greens was pretty sound.

16 Apr 2007

Ranbaxy receives U.S. approval to market Loratadine Antihistamine tablets

Ohm Laboratories, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, has announced that Ranbaxy has received approval from the U. S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and commercialize its Loratadine Orally Disintegrating Tablets, 10mg. The antihistamine previously made the switch from the prescription to the OTC market.

15 Apr 2007

Thyroid surgery can be done safely in an outpatient setting

Thyroid surgery, which has traditionally been an overnight hospital procedure, can be done safely in an outpatient setting, and in fact is preferable because it is less expensive, according to a new study published in the April issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery .

7 Apr 2007

New hope for a rabies cure

The appeal, by Rodney Willoughby, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, appears in the April 2007 issue of Scientific American.

3 Apr 2007

Magnetic system could provide surgery without scars

Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center and engineers at UT Arlington have collaborated to invent a groundbreaking system that could be key to delivering on the promise of surgery without scars.

2 Apr 2007

New retail health clinic industry group meets to discuss quality, safety standards

The Convenient Care Association, an organization representing 18 companies that operate retail health clinics, held its first general meeting on Monday at the University of Pennsylvania to discuss quality and safety standards at retail clinics, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

22 Mar 2007

Throat News and Research

FluMist gets FDA green light

Carrots may slow down the rate of ageing

Oral sex 'ups' the risk of throat cancer

FDA Panel warns anemia drug dangerous for cancer patients

Human papillomavirus linked to throat cancers

FluMist may help reduce the burden of seasonal influenza

Pros and cons of tonsillectomy

Exercise helps patients regain the ability to swallow

Nasal spray of virus enzymes for ear infections

New diagnostic technologies to predict and monitor cancer risks

CDC warns about threat of drug resistant gonorrhoea

Listen to grandma and eat those greens!

Ranbaxy receives U.S. approval to market Loratadine Antihistamine tablets

Thyroid surgery can be done safely in an outpatient setting

New hope for a rabies cure

Magnetic system could provide surgery without scars

New retail health clinic industry group meets to discuss quality, safety standards

15,595 meningitis cases this season in Africa

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Sleep apnea linked to heart disease

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