Crowded cribs linked to baby deaths
2008-02-29 07:49:10
Parents are putting their babies at risk when they place pillows and other soft bedding in their cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission warned Thursday.
Aggressive teens have different brain structures
2008-02-28 11:27:05
Teens who are more likely to argue aggressively and persistently with their parents also have brain structures of different sizes, finds a new study available Wednesday.
Britain to try on new IVF technique
2008-02-28 09:45:52
Britain will put on trial shortly a new IVF (in-vitro fertilization) technique which lets eggs develop in the womb rather than the test-tube straight after fertilization.
Hormone therapy reduces mammogram reliability
2008-02-27 10:38:48
Women on hormone replacement therapy may undergo an avoidable breast biopsy or risk increased worry of abnormal mammograms, but they have only a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer.
WHO says drug-resistant TB spreads fast
2008-02-27 08:48:05
Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday.
Study doubts effectiveness of antidepressant drugs
2008-02-26 21:07:35
Antidepressant medications appear to help only very severely depressed people and work no better than placebos in many patients.
Genetic keys to inherited hair loss found
2008-02-25 13:22:05
Researchers have found the genetic basis of two distinct forms of inherited hair loss, opening a broad path to treatments for thinning locks, according to a pair of studies released Sunday.
Some 2.5m abortions in Indonesia annually
2008-02-24 15:04:33
Although banned by law as well as an Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI) edict, some 2.5 million abortions will happen in Indonesia every year, an academician has said.
FDA clears Avastin for breast cancer
2008-02-23 16:04:40
A Genentech drug received federal approval on Friday to treat breast cancer, a surprise decision that could represent a shift in standards for assessing the effectiveness of cancer medicines.
In Japan, laughter to be measured by 'aH'
2008-02-23 14:27:16
Japanese professor Yoji Kimura has invented a machine to chart out laughter -- and a new unit of "aH" to calculate it.
Moderate fitness helps reduce stroke risk
2008-02-23 14:15:05
A moderate level of aerobic fitness can significantly reduce stroke risk in men and women, according to a new study.
Lack of sleep leads to more injuries among children: study
2008-02-23 10:17:41
A new research finds that pre-school children who lack adequate sleep may sustain more injuries.