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New Zealand research to help reduce depression amongst stroke victims

Every year thousands of New Zealanders have a stroke and about a third of them experience “post-stroke depression”, something a researcher at The University of Auckland is hoping she can change.

6 Jul 2004

Paper makes a convincing case about the importance of older people in a society

Researchers at UC Riverside and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor have discovered a dramatic increase in human longevity that took place during the early Upper Paleolithic Period, around 30,000 B.C. that corresponds to an equally large increase in the evolutionary success and creativity of the group.

6 Jul 2004

Teenage girls in the U.S. bombarded by more alcohol advertising than boys

In 2002, underage youth saw more alcohol advertising than adults in magazines, and girls were even more exposed to this advertising than boys, according to a study in the July issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.

6 Jul 2004

Highest rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia are seen in African Americans females aged 15 to 19 years

African-American female adolescents who reported that they had high levels of parental supervision had reduced incidence of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections than their peers who reported low parental supervision

6 Jul 2004

Brain enzyme known to affect mood may be decreased in teens who commit suicide

The activity of a brain enzyme known to affect mood may be decreased in teens who commit suicide, according to an article in the July issue of The Archives of General Psychiatry.

6 Jul 2004

75% of parents admit their children still see televised violence at least once a week

More than half of all parents say they always limit what their children see on TV, but almost three-quarters admit their children still see televised violence at least once a week, a Johns Hopkins Children's Center researcher reports in the July issue of Pediatrics.

6 Jul 2004

Presidential Decree will have a direct negative impact on the health of millions of Ecuadorians

The international medical humanitarian organization Médecins Sans Frontières fears that a new Presidential Decree will make it much more difficult to obtain affordable essential medicines in Ecuador.

6 Jul 2004

Bill Clinton and WHO lend China their support for HIV/AIDS Initiative

At a time when China is stepping up its efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in the world's largest population, the World Health Organization and the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative have come together to lend China their support.

6 Jul 2004

High levels of endotoxin, a bacterial compound that collects in house dust, may lower likelihood of eczema in children

Children whose homes contain high levels of endotoxin, a bacterial compound that collects in house dust, may be less likely to develop eczema during their first year of life

6 Jul 2004

Broadband technology for medical professionals in rural Australia

The Commonwealth Government hopes a new IT trial will improve communications between widely separated health providers.

6 Jul 2004

Warning against micropigmentation tattooing to apply permanent makeup for lip liner, eyeliner and eyebrow color

The U.S. FDA has alerted the general public to reported adverse events associated with individuals who have undergone certain micropigmentation procedures, a form of tattooing, used to apply "permanent makeup" for lip liner, eyeliner, or eyebrow color.

6 Jul 2004

Most over-the-counter cough medications are no better than non-medicated syrup

A Penn State College of Medicine study has shown that many over-the-counter cough medicines are no better than non-medicated syrup for nighttime cough and sleep quality in children with upper respiratory tract infections.

6 Jul 2004

Chiropractic care for veterans

Veterans can receive chiropractic care at 26 selected Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities beginning this fall, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi announced today.

5 Jul 2004

Protein controls acid in cells by direct detection of volume changes

A protein responsible for regulating acid levels within cells - and pumping out acid accumulated in cardiac cells after a heart attack - activates in direct response to changes in a cell's volume, according to a new study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

5 Jul 2004

Texas Medication Algorithm Project guidelines produce improvements in patients with major depressive disorder

Results from a multiyear study of severely depressed patients treated according to guidelines established by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas showed a significant improvement in patients' symptoms and medical outcomes.

5 Jul 2004

Maths, not medicine, could prevent fatal heart attacks

Fatal heart attacks claims more lives than lung cancer, breast cancer and AIDS combined but it seems that maths, not medicine, holds the key to preventing these deaths among young people.

5 Jul 2004

£18m to upgrade genetic laboratories in England

Six areas in England are to receive a share of £18m to upgrade genetic laboratories and help patients get genetic test results quicker.

5 Jul 2004

Cambodia has become the first country to protect three out of four school-aged children against intestinal parasites

With the recent completion of its latest treatment campaign against intestinal parasites, Cambodia has become the first country to protect three out of four school-aged children against intestinal parasites and reach WHO's anti-parasite target – six years ahead of schedule.

5 Jul 2004

Public health messages addressing obesity may increase eating disorders

Public health messages aimed at addressing the “obesity epidemic” risk creating yet another rationale for women to lose weight dangerously and the issue may in fact increase eating disorders, according to research from The University of Auckland, New Zealand.

5 Jul 2004

As humans alter land, infectious diseases follow

As people remake the world's landscapes, cutting forests, draining wetlands, building roads and dams, and pushing the margins of cities ever outward, infectious diseases are gaining new toeholds, cropping up in new places and new hosts, and posing an ever-increasing risk to human and animal health.

5 Jul 2004