Narcolepsy drug eyed for cocaine users
The hottest topic in cocaine addiction is another drug — a medicine already sold to wake up narcoleptics. Hundreds of cocaine users are testing whether that legal pill, called modafinil, could help them kick the addiction, and there's early evidence that it may. Modafinil might also counter the...
Danny
Many cancer survivors stop mammographies
More than a third of breast cancer survivors gradually stop getting annual mammographies, according to a new study. The results may indicate women grow complacent about medical screening once they get past the medical scare, said the study's lead author, Dr. Chyke Doubeni of the University of...
Diet change may improve ovary disease outcomes
The fertility problems and hormone irregularities that plague women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may improve on a low-carbohydrate diet, according to a new study. In polycystic ovary syndrome, a woman's ovaries develop multiple cysts. Symptoms can include excessive hairiness, obesity,...
Scientists solve rare bone disease mystery
Scientists have discovered a mutant gene that triggers the body to form a second, renegade skeleton, solving the mystery of a rare disease called FOP that imprisons children in bone for life. The finding may one day lead to development of a drug, not only to treat the rare bone disorder, but more...
Laylah
Pregnant women should cut working hours
Pregnant women who are working fulltime in a high stress job should cut down their working hours to around 24 hours a week during pregnancy, Dutch researchers said this week after a study showed babies of stressed working mums suffered adverse health effects. Pregnant women who work more than 32...
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FDA rejects marijuana for medical uses
In Washington, The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it does not support the use of marijuana for medical purposes. A number of states have passed legislation allowing marijuana use for medical purposes, but the FDA said, "These measures are inconsistent with efforts to ensure...
Miia2818
The Chernobyl radioactive effects
Twenty years after the nuclear incident, it is still not clear what the full effect on people exposed to radioactive materials will be. The estimated number of the people that will die as a result has ranged from 9,000 to 93,000 deaths. The experts say it is too early to say what the final toll...
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Breast implants do not raise long-term cancer risk
Cosmetic breast implants do not seem to increase the risk of cancer, according to the results of a population-based study with more than 15 years of follow-up. A slightly elevated risk of lung cancer was noted in implant recipients, but the authors believe this simply reflects higher smoking rates...
Mick
Constraint-induced therapy effective in stroke
A placebo-controlled study shows that constraint-induced (CI) movement therapy produces large, long-lasting improvements in patients with chronic stroke, researchers report. Patients showed an improvement from 9% of their pre-stroke function in their most-affected arm to 52% after six hours of daily...
Tim
Raloxifene shows advantages over tamoxifen in breast cancer
Initial results from the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene (STAR) trial show that the anti-osteoporosis drug raloxifene (Evista) is as effective as tamoxifen (Nolvadex) in reducing the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women at increased risk for the disease, without some of the serious side...
Tim