Best health news & medical health articles: 11 2010

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Best health news articles 11 2010

Baby personal care products safer for infantsBaby personal care products safer for infants
A study published this month in the journal, Pediatrics, suggests that the use of baby lotion, powder, and shampoo is linked to the presence of phthalates in babies. Phthalates are a large family of compounds used in a wide variety of everyday products.
Baby care - Personal Care Products Council, USA
Alcohol intake may increase blood pressureAlcohol intake may increase blood pressure
The relationship between heavy drinking and hypertension is more significant than previously thought according to a new analysis of recent studies by researchers at Bristol University, published in PLoS Medicine.
Hypertension - University of Bristol, UK
Tussionex cough medicine with hydrocodone warningTussionex cough medicine with hydrocodone warning
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert on the safe and correct use of Tussionex Pennkinetic Extended-Release Suspension in response to numerous reports of adverse events--including death--associated with the misuse and inappropriate use of this potent cough medication.
Cough - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
Protein Robo4 may reverse macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathyProtein Robo4 may reverse macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy
Two major eye diseases and leading causes of blindness-age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy-can be reversed or even prevented by drugs that activate a protein found in blood vessel cells, researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine and several other institutions have announced in a new study.
Macular degeneration - University of Utah Health Sciences, USA
Anti-smoking medicine Chantix banned for pilotsAnti-smoking medicine Chantix banned for pilots
US Federal Aviation Administration ordered pilots and air traffic controllers to stop taking anti-smoking medicine Chantix immediately, as a new study reported that the anti-smoking medicine Chantix might lead to some health problems in its users and finally may lead safety problems during flight.
Smoking - Federal Aviation Administration, USA
Poor oral hygiene, bleeding gums may cause heart diseasePoor oral hygiene, bleeding gums may cause heart disease
People with poor dental hygiene and those who don't brush their teeth regularly end up with bleeding gums, which provide an entry to the bloodstream for up to 700 different types of bacteria found in our mouths.
Oral hygiene - Society for General Microbiology, UK
Fiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil to treat IBSFiber, antispasmodics and peppermint oil to treat IBS
Fibre, antispasmodics and peppermint oil are all effective therapies for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and should become first-line treatments, according to a study on bmj.com.
Irritable bowel syndrome - British Medical Journal, UK
Laura Bush's partnership for breast cancer awareness in PanamaLaura Bush's partnership for breast cancer awareness in Panama
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center marked the beginning of a collaborative effort to eradicate breast cancer in Panama through the Partnership for Breast Cancer Awareness and Research of the Americas today at an event with Laura Bush, the First Lady of the United States, and Vivian Fernández de Torrijos, the First Lady of Panama.
Breast cancer - University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Vicks VapoRub misused in infants and toddlersVicks VapoRub misused in infants and toddlers
Vicks VapoRub, the popular salve used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may be harmful for infants and toddlers.
Allergy - American College of Chest Physicians, USA
A breakthrough in floppy baby syndrome researchA breakthrough in floppy baby syndrome research
In a world first, West Australian scientists have cured mice of a devastating muscle disease that causes a Floppy Baby Syndrome – a breakthrough that could ultimately help thousands of families across the globe.
Floppy baby syndrome - Research Australia, Australia
Neratinib shows promise in trastuzumab resistant breast cancerNeratinib shows promise in trastuzumab resistant breast cancer
Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that a combination of trastuzumab and neratinib (HKI-272) a novel small molecule inhibitor of the HER2 receptor (ErbB2) appears active in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have progressed on previous trastuzumab based therapies.
Breast cancer - Fox Chase Cancer Center, USA
Eye wrinkles removal laser device gets OTCEye wrinkles removal laser device gets OTC
US health agency FDA (Food and Drug Administration) approved over-the-counter (OTC) marketing of Palomar's laser device for treatment of wrinkles around the eyes, i.e. periorbital wrinkles.
Skin care - Palomar Medical Technologies, USA
Test your memory test for Alzheimer's diseaseTest your memory test for Alzheimer's disease
UK researchers at Addenbrooke's Hospital have created a new cognitive test (TYM) that detects Alzheimer's disease quickly and accurately. The study published online on BMJ.com.
Alzheimer's Disease - British Medical Journal, UK
Effient to reduce heart attack risk in angioplasty patientsEffient to reduce heart attack risk in angioplasty patients
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Eli Lilly's blood-thinning drug Effient tablets (prasugrel) to reduce the risk of blood clots from forming in patients who undergo angioplasty, a common procedure to unblock a clogged coronary artery.
Heart Attack - U.S. Food and Drug Administration, USA
Agent Orange exposure linked to heart disease and Parkinson's diseaseAgent Orange exposure linked to heart disease and Parkinson's disease
A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease for Vietnam veterans.
Parkinson's disease - National Academy of Sciences, USA
Yoga reduces inflammation, stress, agingYoga reduces inflammation, stress, aging
Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown.
Yoga - Ohio State University, USA
New stool test to predict colon cancerNew stool test to predict colon cancer
An investigational DNA methylation test could alter the screening landscape for colorectal cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research special conference on Colorectal Cancer: Biology to Therapy, held here Oct. 27-30, 2010.
Colorectal cancer - American Association for Cancer Research, USA
New cancer research could lead to improved vaccines for cancerous tumorsNew cancer research could lead to improved vaccines for cancerous tumors
Researchers at the University of Cambridge hope to revolutionise cancer therapy after discovering one of the reasons why many previous attempts to harness the immune system to treat cancerous tumours have failed.
Cancer - University of Cambridge, UK
Potential target identified for therapy for prostate cancerPotential target identified for therapy for prostate cancer
A monoclonal antibody targeting a well known cell surface protein inhibited prostate cancer growth and metastasis in an aggressive form of the disease that did not respond to hormone therapy.
Prostate Cancer - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
19th AHML Congress International Homoeopathic Conference India19th AHML Congress International Homoeopathic Conference India
Asian Homoeopathic Medical League is organising 19th International Homeopathic Congress 2010 (AHML Congress 2010) in New Delhi, India. "The conference will be inaugarated by the Health Minister Dr Kiran Walia today" told Dr Anil Singhal.
Homeopathy - Asian Homoeopathic Medical League, India

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