HIV Tests Cost-Effective for Some Seniors
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- While older adults may
seem the least likely group of Americans to become infected with
HIV, a new study suggests it would be cost-effective for doctors to
routinely give AIDS tests to some sexually active people in their
60s and 70s.
Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A protein linked to
Alzheimer's disease also plays a role in HIV progression by
promoting entry of the virus into cells, U.S. researchers say.
Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive
procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise
for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.
Bar Drinks Pack More Punch Than Thought
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- If you sidle up to a bar
and assume one drink an hour won't make you legally drunk, think
again. A new study finds that bartenders pack a lot more booze into
common drinks than many people realize.
'Micromagnets' May One Day Enhance MRI
Technology
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- "Micromagnets" could some
day be injected into the body to add color to MRIs and enhance
sensitivity and the amount of information provided by the images,
according to U.S. researchers.
Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- French doctors have
reported a possible new side effect associated with the cancer drug
Gleevec (imatinib), widely used for the treatment of chronic
myeloid leukemia and gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without
Ventilator
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- The NeuRx DPS RA/4
Respiratory Stimulation System has been approved by the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration to help paralysis patients breathe for at
least four hours without a ventilator.
Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical
Records
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- Electronic medical record
systems are being touted as the wave of the future in health care
and communication, but only 17 percent of U.S. doctors have
embraced the technology, a new survey finds.
FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric
Patients
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisory panel recommended Wednesday that the
psoriasis drug Enbrel be approved for use in children who have
moderate-to-severe forms of the skin disease.
Tainted Tomato Cases Jump to 383 People in 30 states,
D.C.
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people
known to have fallen ill after eating salmonella-tainted tomatoes
has now jumped to 383 in 30 states plus the District of Columbia,
U.S. health officials announced Wednesday afternoon.
