Gentler fix for artery bulge proves best (AP) AP - A new study may help older people and their doctors decide how to treat a very common and dangerous problem � a bulging abdominal artery threatening to burst.
Source: news.yahoo.comMercury from vaccines disappears quickly (AP) AP - Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina.
Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (
HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Source: news.yahoo.comSuper Bowl could be heart health hazard (AP)
AP - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports.
Source: news.yahoo.comLung cancer surgery improves quality of life (Reuters) Reuters - Surgery for lung cancer can have a substantial impact on long-term,
health-related quality of life, the results of a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest.
Source: news.yahoo.comMercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (
HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines can cause autism was written Wednesday with release of a study that showed the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is rapidly excreted from babies' bodies and can't build up to toxic levels.
Source: news.yahoo.comResearcher admits leaking diabetes study (AP) AP - A Texas doctor leaked confidential research to the makers of the popular diabetes drug Avandia weeks before a study was published tying the drug to higher heart risks, the scientific journal Nature reported Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comStudy links stress to soldiers' maladies (AP) AP - The role of traumatic brain injury � blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq � might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment.
Source: news.yahoo.com
# posted by Network @ 7:00 PM