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| | Researchers say biological differences may explain 25% higher risk compared to male smokers. | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 Women who smoke have a 25 percent higher risk of developing heart disease than male smokers do, according to a huge, new study. Although the reason for the higher risk isn't known, researchers suspect there are biological differences in how women's... » Read the full article |
| | New approach to pleural infection reduces fever, drains fluid better than standard treatment, study finds | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 Combination therapy with two drugs offers an effective new way to treat people with a serious respiratory condition called pleural infection, English researchers say. Pleural infection refers to an accumulation of infected fluid in the space betwe... » Read the full article |
| | About one in five taking linaclotide experienced significant relief, manufacturer-funded research shows | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 An experimental drug called linaclotide can help reduce the symptoms of chronic constipation, according to new research funded by the drug maker. In two randomized 12-week trials, about 21 percent of participants taking the drug had at least three... » Read the full article |
| | Both drugs appeared equally effective, but newer rivaroxaban may be be easier for some to use | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 A new drug that lowers stroke risk among people with an irregular heartbeat may give the old standby, warfarin, some competition, a new study shows. Individuals with an erratic heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation are at increased risk for ischem... » Read the full article |
| | Finding runs counter to expert recommendations against use of the therapy by those over 70 | MONDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Countering conventional wisdom, researchers in France say that elderly lung cancer patients can gain significant benefit from an aggressive, double-barreled chemotherapy that's often used in younger patients. Typically, older patients have been offere... » Read the full article |
| | Researchers show that daily reinforcement helps adults stick to their exercise goals | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 Using personal digital assistants (PDAs) to give daily feedback to adults about their fitness progress helps them stick with an exercise program, a new study says. University of Pittsburgh researchers followed 189 overweight adults for six months. ... » Read the full article |
| | Success against chronic lymphocytic leukemia hints at possible use on other tumors, experts say | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 A small group of patients with an advanced form of tough-to-treat leukemia appears to have benefited from a radical new form of immune therapy, researchers say. To treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) that had not responded to other therapies... » Read the full article |
| | But, the vast majority of children with autism disorders or ADHD don't share these genetic risks | WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10 Some of the genetic variants implicated in ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) overlap with genes and nerve communication pathways that play a role in autism, a new study finds. The research may help to explain why people with ADHD, a... » Read the full article |
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