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Stubbing out smoking in all American workplaces would save more than 2,420 lives and $280 million

Making workplaces smoke-free would prevent an estimated 610 stroke and heart attack deaths in the first year alone, mostly among non-smokers. Over seven years, the study projects that more than 2,420 lives and $280 million would be saved – not including the costs associated with other smoking-related illnesses or lost productivity.

24 Jun 2004

Answers to childhood asthma may be in herbal medicine

A clinical trial to determine whether a herbal medicine can ease the symptoms of asthma in children is underway at RMIT University.

24 Jun 2004

Newborns are more susceptible to DNA damage from pollution than their mothers

New Study of New York City Residents Shows That Newborns are More Susceptible to DNA Damage from Pollution than Their Mothers.

24 Jun 2004

Muscular German boy sheds new light on muscle development and genetics

By studying the genetic make up of a German boy born with unusually well developed muscles, an international research team has discovered the first evidence that the gene whose loss makes "mighty mice" also controls muscle growth in people.

24 Jun 2004

A new single pill is available for treating both high blood pressure and high cholesterol

Caduet, which was recently approved by the FDA, is the first medication that treats high blood pressure and high cholesterol in one pill.

24 Jun 2004

New patent for screening technology

MorphoSys AG announced today that the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office has granted a new patent on its proprietary CysDisplay™ screening technology.

24 Jun 2004

UK Department of Transport road casualty figures released

The UK Department of Transport has today published National Statistics on road casualties in Great Britain in 2003, which relate to casualties in accidents reported to the police.

24 Jun 2004

Results give Washington dairy cattle all clear from toxic substances

The Food and Drug Administration's Forensic Chemical Center (FCC) laboratory in Cincinnati has completed its testing of milk samples from cows exposed to a toxic substance in Washington State.

24 Jun 2004

Dali Lama's Florida lecture, Compassion – The Source of Happiness

His Holiness the 14th Dali Lama will visit Florida International University on September 22, 2004 to give a lecture titled Compassion – The Source of Happiness.

24 Jun 2004

Expert suggests safety measures to help avoid being struck by lightening

The hazy, lazy days of summer could be a jolting experience for Michigan residents. June through August are the prime months for lightning activity in the state, said Eastern Michigan University’s weather expert Carl Ojala, professor of geography, who cautions people to respect lightning and its power.

24 Jun 2004

MRSA superbugs emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria that are increasingly resistant to vancomycin, the antibiotic of last resort in the war against superbugs, have emerged independently in at least eight countries including the UK

24 Jun 2004

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard

Australians will have access to a new Medicare smartcard as part of the government’s electronic health agenda to improve the quality and accessibility of patient information across the health system.

24 Jun 2004

3 Arizona men sent to jail for human smuggling

Three men who pled guilty earlier this year to human smuggling are headed to jail for their crimes.

24 Jun 2004

Fewer Americans with Alzheimer’s and $149 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid savings by 2025

A new Alzheimer’s Association report released today shows that medical research breakthroughs could result in nearly three million fewer Americans with the disease and $149 billion in annual Medicare and Medicaid savings by 2025.

24 Jun 2004

Buffalo Hospital bans smoking in buildings, on the grounds or in parking areas

Buffalo Hospital, Allina Medical Clinics and Buffalo Clinic are joining the ranks of many other health organizations, both local and nationwide, to become tobacco-free facilities.

24 Jun 2004

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS

Hospital waiting lists could disappear completely under radical new Conservative plans to reform the NHS and give patients the Right to Choose where to be treated.

24 Jun 2004

Learning about protein structure is especially relevant for treating illnesses that alter protein function

The field of structural genomics - the study of the three dimensional geometric structures of proteins - is complicated by vast amounts of data, expensive experiments and cumbersome methods of analysis.

24 Jun 2004

Fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain

Nina Balthasar and her colleagues have presented direct evidence that the fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain -- a prime link in the brain's regulation of the body's energy balance.

24 Jun 2004

Genetic variation that doubles the risk for rheumatoid arthritis

A team of researchers has discovered a genetic variation that doubles the risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

24 Jun 2004

System to treat patients over the internet via webcam

Physiotherapy is coming to a lounge room near you with a University of Queensland lecturer inventing a system to treat patients over the internet via webcam.

24 Jun 2004