Diseases and Conditions
Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Aug. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription antidepressants while still highly depressed could impair driving ability, a new study suggests. More »
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Boys may be more likely to have childhood asthma than girls, but they are also more likely to grow out of it, a new study says. More »
Sundays Mesothelioma Daily News (17th August 2008)
LegalView Informs Mesothelioma Blog Readers with Details on Asbestos: Silent Killer of American Veterans Dating Back ... (PRWeb) LegalView informed mesothelioma blog readers of a silent killer of American soldiers and veterans besides traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mesothelioma cancer has likely affected thousands of American veterans, even dating back to ... More »
Saturdays Mesothelioma Daily News (16th August 2008)
LegalView Informs Mesothelioma Blog Readers with Details on Asbestos: Silent Killer of American Veterans Dating Back ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) LegalView informed mesothelioma blog readers of a silent killer of American soldiers and veterans besides traumatic brain injury (TBI). Mesothelioma cancer has likely affected thousands of American veterans, even ... More »
Blood transfusions give Argentine patients HIV (AP)
AP - Two intensive-care patients contracted HIV after receiving blood transfusions at public hospitals in the Argentine province of Cordoba, a newspaper reported Friday. More »
Boys more likely than girls to outgrow asthma (Reuters)
Reuters - Boys may be more likely than girls to have childhood asthma, but they are also more likely to grow out of it during adolescence, a new study shows. More »
Asthma's Course Differs by Gender (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Boys may be more likely to have childhood asthma than girls, but they are also more likely to grow out of it, a new study says. More »
Fridays Mesothelioma Daily News (15th August 2008)
Govt urged to clean up abandoned asbestos mine (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) The Asbestos Diseases Foundation says an abandoned white asbestos mine at Barraba, in northern New South Wales, is dangerous, and the State Government must act urgently to clean it up. County building must have asbestos removed (Portage Daily Register) Columbia County will ... More »
Dissociative disorder often persists to adulthood (Reuters)
Reuters - Dissociative disorder that begins in childhood or adolescence frequently persists into adulthood and is often followed by other psychiatric disorders, according to a report published online in the journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health. More »
Perceived bias tied to lower cancer screening rates (Reuters)
Reuters - Minority men and women who believe their health providers are biased against them are less likely to be screened for breast and colon cancers, a new study suggests. More »