Hormone therapy increases risk of urinary incontinence
...py increased the incidence of all types of UI at 1 year among women who were continent at baseline. The risk was highest for stress UI (1.87-fold increased risk with CEE + MPA; CEE alone, 2.15-fold increased risk), followed by mixed UI (1.49-fold increased risk with CEE + MPA; CEE alone, 1.79-fold increas...Contaminated needles not contributing to spread of HIV in Africa
... men and women aged between 15 and 54 to the three year study. The study collected a range of health and s...ived an injection or needle prick during the three year study period, but these individuals were no more likely to acquire HIV than individuals who did not ...World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...cal problem that costs UK health services 50m each year is to be investigated in the biggest-ever study of...itain, nearly half a million GP consultations each year concern patients with constipation, and doctors prescribe more drugs for the condition than they do ...Investigational transplant drug effectively preserves kidneys while avoiding toxic side effects
...e than 23,000 organ transplants are performed each year in the United States. While current immunosuppressant medications have reduced the incidence of early organ failure following transplants, measures to prevent late failure and to halt other diseases that result from toxic side effects of current trea...Scientists replicate hepatitis C virus in laboratory
...virus. Approximately 10,000 to 12,000 deaths each year in the United States are due to HCV....Slow growth in infancy signals poor economic prospects in adulthood
Slow growth in the year after birth seems to signal poor economic prospects as an adult, suggests a study of 50 year old men in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Over 4,500 men were studied, all of whom had been born ...Regular cannabis may increase risk of stroke in young users
... most frequently implicated. The patient was a 36 year old primary school teacher, who had been a sporadi...rred up arteries. He was treated, and recovered. A year later, after another bout of cannabis smoking, he again lost his ability to talk and experienced wea...How often should women get mammograms?
... age 40 and older have a screening mammogram every year and that they "should continue to do so for as long as they are in good health." But payors differ in their coverage for the tests: in Great Britain, said Zelen, the National Health System pays for mammograms only at three-year intervals and doesn't...Chlamydia testing in pharmacies: Questions that need addressing
...ealth Protection Agency has found that in 45 to 64 year old women, rates of chlamydial infection rose by 177% between 1995 and 2003. Melanie Johnson, UK public health minister, announced last week a two-year pilot scheme to offer free Chlamydia trachomatis testing in pharmacies. Although limited to London...Viagra used in stroke recovery study
...n tissue that creates new cells in the brain. Each year about 750,000 Americans experience a new or recurrent stroke attack. It is the nation's third leading cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. Currently, tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is the only approved t...New European cancer figures for 2004 major efforts needed against the big four killers
...ology Unit, IARC. Close to 3 million new cases a year They estimated that there were nearly 2.9 million new cases diagnosed in 2004 and over 1.7 million deaths from cancer. Of these, 54% of the new cases (1,534,700) and 56% of deaths (962,600) were among men. The 25 EU countries accounted for 2 million...Hormone therapy controversy raises drug safety issues
... revenues were reported to be about $2.5 billion a year prior to the WHI study and sales fell to $266 million in the first quarter of 2004. Drug companies work to identify and promote drugs that offer the most promise to patients, but also must consider benefits to their stockholders. Naughton said the HT...New test improves detection of bladder cancer
...,000 bladder tumors predicted to be diagnosed this year will be detected after they have become invasive or metastatic, which lowers 5-year survival to approximately 48 percent and 10 percent, respectively. As a result, 13,000 Americans will die of bladder cancer this year. A combination of methods is use...Single-donor islet transplantation procedure shows promise for patients with type 1 diabetes
...single donor pancreas were insulin independent one year later, according to a study in the February 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical applications of biotechnology. Type 1 diabetes remains a therapeutic challenge, according to background information in the article. The success rate of islet (cell...Researchers confirm Vioxx nearly doubled cardiovascular risks in cancer prevention study
...y had confirmed cardiovascular events over a three year period - mostly heart attacks or strokes. In the 1,299 patients given a placebo drug, there were 26 events. Each group, however, had the same number of deaths and not all were related to heart attacks or strokes. "The overall number of cardiovascular...An implanted nerve stimulator helps drop foot sufferers walk faster and better
...ter. Over 500,000 people suffer from a stroke each year in Europe and 10% of stroke victims are left with drop foot, which causes severe walking problems. Drop foot is a chronic condition, often caused by a stroke which is characterised by the inability to raise the foot during the swing phase of walking...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
...6. After two years at the Indiana University and a year at Princeton University, Giacconi joined American Science and Engineering (AS&E) to launch a space science program for the small corporation. He remained with AS&E until 1973, when he joined nearby Harvard University. From 1981 to 1992, Giacconi was ...NIAID seeks applicants to lead clinical trials units for revamped HIV/AIDS networks
...expected to total up to $300 million for the first year and may continue for up to seven years. The earliest anticipated award date for the Leadership RFA is March 2006; Clinical Trials Units RFA awards are estimated to be made in mid- to late 2006. Each Clinical Trials Unit will be led by a principal inv...Study associates alcohol use patterns with Body Mass Index
...ative survey of the U.S. population conducted each year by the National Center for Health Statistics. Drs. Breslow and Smothers compared survey respondents' alcohol drinking patterns with their BMI scores. Since previous studies have shown that smoking and drinking interact to influence body weight, the......miases, kill hundreds of thousands of people every year in the world, mainly in the countries of the South...nd L. infantum , affects about 500 000 people per year and proves fatal if no treatment is given. Although drugs do exist for treating these diseases, they...