Rift Valley Fever :: Rift Valley Fever spreading in Kenya
Kenya health officials are trying to stop the spread of Rift Valley Fever, which has killed more than 600 people. In Northern Kenya it killed 478 people, and 148 through out the nation.
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Erectile Dysfunction :: Viagra-like drugs can treat erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes
Around half of all men with diabetes have at least one episode during the course of their condition when they fail to maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse.
Diabetes :: ED drugs prove effective, safe for men with diabetes
Popular drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction — Viagra, Levitra and Cialis — are safe and effective for men with diabetes, a new review has found.
Bird Flu :: Egyptian woman dies from bird flu
An Egyptian woman died from bird flu on friday. The bird flu virus has killed 11 people in Egypt, which has the largest cluster of human bird flu cases outside Asia.
Headache :: New Camp Hill clinic specializes in pediatric headaches
Penn State Children’s Hospital now offers an outpatient clinic devoted to easing the pain of headaches.
Malaria :: Researchers discover surprising drug that blocks malaria
Northwestern University researchers have uncovered how malaria parasites break into red blood cells and how to block the invading parasites with a commonly prescribed high-blood pressure medication. This opens the door for important new drugs to which the parasites are much less likely to become resistant. Malaria is surging worldwide because of drug resistance and the lack of an effective vaccine. Jamaica, which had eradicated the disease for 50 years, recently reported an outbreak.
Headache :: Chronic headache raises depression risk in women
Chronic headaches, particularly migraines and those that are disabling, in conjunction with severe somatic symptoms –physical symptoms of a psychological origin rather than a physical source– greatly increase the risk of major depressive disorder in women, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology.
Headache :: Growth in vehicle numbers in Asia posing pollution headaches
Asia’s economic boom including countries like India and China has caused a surge in car and motorcycle sales, undercutting efforts to promote public transport in the region and clean up its dirty skies.
Migraine :: Heart defect is linked to some cases of migraine headache
For migraine sufferers who don’t benefit from current migraine medications, hope may come from a new clinical trial, conducted in part at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The trial offers an unexpected solution ? doctors are closing a hole in the heart to try to fix the ache in the head.
Headache :: Chronic headache raises depression risk in women
Chronic headaches, particularly migraines and those that are disabling, in conjunction with severe somatic symptoms – physical symptoms of a psychological origin rather than a physical source – greatly increase the risk of major depressive disorder in women, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology.