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Senior citizens cutting back on medications due to high costs

The findings are based on an in-depth study over a three-year period of nearly 8,000 older adults who were regularly taking prescription medicines at the beginning of the study.

25 Jun 2004

Australia will have some of the most graphic tobacco health warnings in the world

Explicit graphic warnings on cigarette packs and other tobacco products will be introduced as part of the Australian Government’s commitment to improving the health of all Australians by alerting consumers to the dangers of smoking.

25 Jun 2004

Alzheimer’s Society expresses concern over new study on dementia drug effectiveness, published in The Lancet

The Alzheimer’s Society has expressed serious concern at the interpretation of a new study into the effectiveness of drugs for dementia, published in The Lancet.

25 Jun 2004

FDA finds gepirone ER “not approvable” as a treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Organon’s gepirone ER New Drug Application is “not approvable.”

25 Jun 2004

Ozone deficiency in the atmosphere does provoke the increase of people's death-rate

About a century ago, A.L. Chizhevsky, great Russian biophysicist, was the first to pay attention to the correlation between people's death-rate and the solar activity cycles.

25 Jun 2004

First-ever microfluidic BioMEMS device to study the mechanisms of cell migration and deformation

Cancer cells have the ability to invade blood vessels and find their way into the bloodstream. Once there, these infected cells can easily travel to other parts of the body and attack healthy organs.

25 Jun 2004

Treatment of cytomegalovirus remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection

Treatment of cytomegalovirus infection remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection, including people already receiving antiretroviral therapy

24 Jun 2004

Most Alzheimer's drugs don't work

A new UK study published in THE LANCET concludes that the most widely used drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease have only minimal efficacy, and that an alternative approach for treatment is needed.

24 Jun 2004

Animal vaccine shows potential for the development of human SARS immunisation

The current issue of the LANCET provides evidence for the effectiveness of experimental SARS immunisation in animal studies. The preliminary results show the potential for the development of human SARS immunisation.

24 Jun 2004

Tommy G. Thompson has announced a new Medicare program that will save seniors and the disabled substantial money

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a new Medicare demonstration program that will save seniors and persons with disabilities substantial money

24 Jun 2004

Friends of the Earth criticises EU for failing to protect the environment and human health

Friends of the Earth, The European Environmental Bureau and Greenpeace today criticised the EU's lack of leadership at the WHO European Regional Conference in Budapest.

24 Jun 2004

Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of shoulder tears

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that treatment with anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of massive or recurrent tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff tendons.

24 Jun 2004

There are 9.8 million cancer survivors in the United States

A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the balance of his or her life. The findings are published in the June 25 issue of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, "Cancer Survivorship - United States, 1971 - 2001."

24 Jun 2004

New risk factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Health researchers at the Christchurch School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Otago University, have found evidence of new risk factors associated with a debilitating illness called Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD).

24 Jun 2004

Research suggests the brain is a much more sensitive organ than originally perceived, sensitive to the tiniest of chemical signals

The brain is a maddeningly complex organ for scientists to understand. No assumption can remain unchallenged, no given taken as a given.

24 Jun 2004

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Senior citizens cutting back on medications due to high costs

Australia will have some of the most graphic tobacco health warnings in the world

Alzheimer’s Society expresses concern over new study on dementia drug effectiveness, published in The Lancet

FDA finds gepirone ER “not approvable” as a treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

Ozone deficiency in the atmosphere does provoke the increase of people's death-rate

First-ever microfluidic BioMEMS device to study the mechanisms of cell migration and deformation

Treatment of cytomegalovirus remains a priority in order to improve the prognosis for people with HIV-1 infection

Most Alzheimer's drugs don't work

Animal vaccine shows potential for the development of human SARS immunisation

Tommy G. Thompson has announced a new Medicare program that will save seniors and the disabled substantial money

Friends of the Earth criticises EU for failing to protect the environment and human health

Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of shoulder tears

There are 9.8 million cancer survivors in the United States

New risk factors associated with inflammatory bowel disease

Research suggests the brain is a much more sensitive organ than originally perceived, sensitive to the tiniest of chemical signals

Eating fish during pregnancy produces children with better language and communication skills

State of Arizona is moving to a self-health-insurance model

Only about one in twenty women consistently utilized annual mammography over ten years

Fewer high school students are smoking these days

British government's new NHS improvement plan

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cancer Care

Streamlining Immuno-Oncological Therapeutic Antibody Discovery

Applying a Proteomics-based Approach to the Clinic

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