Boots :: Boots offers Viagra without prescription from Valentine’s Day
Boots offers the anti-impotence drug Viagra availability on the High Street without a prescription from Valentine’s Day, reported by BBC.
Medical
Breast Cancer :: Low-risk breast cancer gene found
Two mutations in the gene for a rare genetic disorder appear to be associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, a new study suggests.
Heart :: UCSD Medical Center heart transplant collaboration with Sharp Memorial Hospital
UCSD Medical Center has announced plans to pursue discussions with Sharp Memorial Hospital toward a potential collaboration in heart transplantation.
Weight Loss :: FDA approves alli orlistat for weight loss
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Autism :: Increases in autism rates not surprising to education expert
The new national study showing higher-than-expected incidences of autism comes as no surprise to special education personnel and autism advocates, says a special education professor at the University of Indianapolis.
Meningitis :: Single Case of Neisseria Meningococcemia Confirmed
Today the Rhode Island Department of Health was notified of a confirmed case of Neisseria Meningococcemia in a resident of an assisted living residence in Rhode Island (resident did not develop meningitis).
Abortion :: Doctors’ stand against abortion – NEJM
Majority of doctors “reported objections to abortion for failed contraception” and see the value in explaining their own moral convictions to patients, revealed by a New England Journal of Medicine article — Religion, Conscience, and Controversial Clinical Practices.
Pregnancy :: African American women deliver babies prematurely
African-American women are three times more likely to deliver babies three to 17 weeks prematurely than Caucasian women, according to a review of Missouri birth statistics by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Antibiotic :: Exposure to antibiotics produces resistance
Antibiotics to treat respiratory infections can increase resistance to the drugs, Belgian scientists reported the findings in The Lancet medical journal.
Leukemia :: A new line of treatment discovered for acute lymphoblastic leukemia
A study undertaken by a group of Spanish scientists, amongst which were members of the University Clinic of the University of Navarra and the Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA) of the same university, have recently discovered a new line of treatment for patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The conclusions of the research have been published in the official journal, Blood, of the American Hematology Association.