health - "medicine"

A report published in the August 5, 2008 issue of Annals of Internal medicine says that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has played down the benefits of prostate cancer screening for men above the age of 75.According to the report, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is updating its 2002 report on prostate cancer screening recommendations.read more

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A significant percentage of smallchildren going to emergency rooms with an "apparent life-threateningevent" had ingested over-the-counter cold and cough medicines, researchersreport, despite recent U.S. recommendations that these products not beused in children under 2.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Programs to lower cholesterolfrom childhood on could lower rates of coronary artery disease and savelives, according to a review from a team at the University of California,San Diego, School of medicine.

AP - Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive daughter spent two months succumbing to infections in a U.S. migrant detention center, complaining that she didn't see a doctor or get the right medicine.

Main Category: Cancer / Oncology Also Included In: Complementary medicine / Alternative medicine Article Date: 04 Aug 2008 A new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients ...

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 61 percent ofcancer patients use complementary therapies such as prayer, relaxation,meditation and massage, researchers from the American Cancer Societyreport.

When personal trainer Jordan Holland opened up his new Xplore CrossFit gym near Pioneer Square, he made sure to stock three different kinds of medicine balls -- and plenty of them. One ball is 'dead,' or barely bounces. Another is soft and big, 12 inches around, with good bounce. The third is smaller and harder but still bounces.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Olga Arellano sobs as she recalls how her HIV-positive daughter spent two months succumbing to infections in a U.S. migrant detention center, complaining that she didn't see a doctor or get the right medicine....

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is expected soon to increase the estimate of new HIV infections in the United States by 40 percent. This highlights the need to make HIV testing a routine part of medical care and provide better funding to care for those who test positive, according to the HIV medicine Association (HIVMA).

Washington, August 4 : A research team led by psychologists at the University of Maryland's School of medicine is using "pattern array" software to see movements in rats, which they believe may be helpful in predicting diseases like Lou Gehrig's syndrome.