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High blood sugar linked to more ICU deaths
Jun 12 2006 9:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - For the critically ill, blood sugar that's even slightly higher than normal increases the chance of death, says a study that tracked 216,000 intensive-care patients in veterans hospitals.
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Suit claims welding fumes caused tremors
Jun 12 2006 8:37PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - In a closely watched case unfolding in federal court, a jury is being asked to take up an intriguing question that has confounded many medical researchers: Can welding fumes cause neurological diseases such as Parkinson's?
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Coffee may reduce risk of cirrhosis
Jun 12 2006 8:15PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Coffee may counteract alcohol's poisonous effects on the liver and help prevent cirrhosis, researchers say. In a study of more than 125,000 people, one cup of coffee per day cut the risk of alcoholic cirrhosis by 20 percent. Four cups per day reduced the risk by 80 percent. The coffee effect held true for women and men of various ethnic backgrounds.
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Iraqi girl shows off her restored face
Jun 12 2006 8:14PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 12-year-old Iraqi girl who lost part of her nose during a missile attack three years ago showed off her restored face Monday just weeks after undergoing reconstructive surgery.
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Alzheimer's vaccine shows promise
Jun 12 2006 7:56PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An experimental vaccine is showing promise against Alzheimer's disease, reducing brain deposits that are blamed for the disorder.
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U.S., nations partner on breast cancer
Jun 12 2006 7:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will work with nations in the Middle East to help spread awareness and research about the growing problem of breast cancer in a region where discussing it can be a cultural taboo, first lady Laura Bush said Monday.
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Gene test may show who can skip chemo
Jun 12 2006 7:55PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Claudia Lowry had a scary decision: Could she safely skip chemotherapy after surgeons removed her breast cancer? Tens of thousands of women undergo chemo for breast cancer every year when they don't really need it, but doctors don't have an easy way to tell who can gamble on skipping the harsh drugs.
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Meditation may help heart patients
Jun 12 2006 7:53PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Heart disease patients who practiced meditation for four months showed slight improvements in blood pressure and insulin levels, a small, government-funded study found.
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Transplant recipient dies after cat bite
Jun 12 2006 7:52PM (CT)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Malaysia's first and longest-surviving kidney transplant recipient has died after being bitten by a stray cat, a news report said Monday.
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Antidepressant approved for winter blues
Jun 12 2006 7:50PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An antidepressant won federal approval Monday as the first drug to treat seasonal affective disorder, the wintertime blues that can strike when the days grow short.
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Drug shown to cut diabetics' vision loss
Jun 12 2006 3:54PM (CT)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An experimental Eli Lilly and Co. drug reduced vision loss in diabetics by inhibiting an enzyme that damages the eye's light-sensing retina, according to the results of two clinical trials.
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Inspections decline in tissue industry
Jun 12 2006 11:23AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A piece of fruit coming into the United States is more likely to get government attention than a ligament or heart valve taken from a cadaver and destined for transplant.
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Baby born to brain-dead woman is stable
Jun 12 2006 10:47AM (CT)
ROME (AP) - A girl born prematurely last week to a brain-dead woman in a Milan hospital was breathing well Monday, but doctors cautioned that it would be at least a month before the newborn could be considered out of danger.
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A look inside a tissue processing plant
Jun 12 2006 10:25AM (CT)
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - Corneas, tendons and bones from the dead, packed in bed pillow-size packages, arrive regularly by overnight delivery at Tissue Banks International.
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Scandal rocks human tissue industry
Jun 12 2006 9:12AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - As a seasoned "cutter," Lee Cruceta thought he knew when it was safe to harvest human tissue from the dead for transplants to the living _ and when it wasn't.
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