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Overweight babies may have delayed motor skills

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:36:58 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pudgy babies may be adorable, but being overweight may delay a baby’s ability to roll over, crawl, or conquer other important physical skills, researchers report.

Higher vitamin K intake tied to lower cancer risks

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:34:32 +0000

NEW YORK – People with higher intakes of vitamin K from food may be less likely to develop or die of cancer, particularly lung or prostate cancers, than those who eat relatively few vitamin-K- containing foods, a new study suggests.

Powerful People Often Too Optimistic About Task Time

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:58:20 +0000

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, March 31 – When trying to figure out how long it will take to do something, don’t ask the people in powerful
positions because they tend to lean toward optimism and are less likely to make an accurate prediction, new research suggests.
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Diabetes helps explain obesity-birth defect link

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:54:53 +0000

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – While some research has suggested that obese women have an increased risk of having a baby with a birth defect, a new study shows that diabetes may at least partly account for the link.

AIDS vaccine effects may wear off, researchers say

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:52:17 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An AIDS vaccine that appears to have worked at least partly in Thailand may only temporarily protect patients, with the effects starting to wane after a year or so, researchers reported on Thursday.

Future of AIDS gels may lie in drugs, experts say

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:49:11 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The quest for a cream or gel to prevent AIDS infection has narrowed to using powerful HIV pills that are already on the market, scientists say.

Novartis’s meningitis vaccine gets U.S. approval

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:45:51 +0000

ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis AG’s Menveo meningitis vaccine has received U.S. approval, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday.

Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:21:54 +0000

Men who don’t smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.

Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:19:35 +0000

Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said Friday.

Swine flu still out there, officials caution

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:16:51 +0000

H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday.