Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for
Regulation
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Using golf carts as an
alternative means of transportation is becoming common in some
parts of the United States, but it is also leading to an increasing
number of injuries, say researchers at the University of Alabama at
Birmingham Center for Injury Sciences.
Drugs With Marijuana Compounds Don't Boost Adverse
Events
FRIDAY June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs that contain compounds
called cannabinoids from the marijuana plant don't increase the
risk of serious side effects but are associated with an increase in
some non-serious side effects, Canadian scientists report.
Hip Replacement Boosts Mobility at Any Age
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Total hip replacements are
beneficial and economical for seniors with osteoarthritis,
regardless of their age, say researchers at Duke University Medical
Center.
Health Tip: Depression Among Teens
(HealthDay News) -- With all of the physical, emotional and
hormonal changes in their lives, some teens are especially prone to
depression.
Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Buprenorphine helps heroin
addicts stay clean, and widespread use of the drug could prove to
be an effective public health measure, U.S. researchers say.
Are Medical Meetings Environmentally
Unfriendly?
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has arrived at
Chicago O'Hare, Orlando or Dallas airports during one of the dozens
of huge medical meetings held every year will no doubt encounter
tens of thousands of specialists from all over world thronging the
hallways, the Starbucks, the luggage claim area.
Tomatoes May Not Be Only Source of Salmonella
Outbreak
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Experts at the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention now say they're no longer sure
that the nationwide salmonella outbreak is due to tomatoes alone,
or some other food source.
Alzheimer's Drug Shows Early Promise
FRIDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) -- Long-anticipated results
from a trial on an experimental Alzheimer's therapy look promising,
at least in a certain group of patients.
