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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are looking into how radio frequencies emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices affect people amid lingering concerns about the risks of cellphone radiation. The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it is seeking comment from other agencies and health experts on whether it should update its standards [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a new study from Hong Kong. Among women taking an herbal mix called Er-xian decoction (EXD), the frequency of daily hot flashes dropped by 62 percent, [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Osteopathic manipulation may modestly reduce symptoms for some people with chronic low back pain, a new study suggests. The treatment involves moving out-of-line joints back into place, relaxing overused muscles and massaging soft tissue, said Dr. John Licciardone, a doctor of osteopathic medicine who led the new study. He [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Less may be more when it comes to blood pressure checks, according to a new study. After analyzing five years’ worth of data for more than 400 patients, researchers conclude that the current practice of screening at every visit to the doctor’s office – up to several times a [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Two thirds of women in a new U.S. study reported regularly using cleansers, lubricants or petroleum jelly intravaginally – and some of the products were linked to a higher chance of common vaginal infections. Those mundane yeast and bacterial infections, and the inserted products themselves, can damage vaginal tissue [...]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche said on Monday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has expanded the approval of its drug Pegasys plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) to children five years of age and older. The new label for the medicine that was first approved in the European Union over [...]
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – People who eat meals or snacks while watching TV, playing games or reading tend to consume more calories in a sitting, and especially later in the day, according to a review of two dozen past studies. “Some studies have individually shown this before, but the evidence has never been [...]
LONDON (Reuters) – Antibiotic resistance poses a catastrophic threat to medicine and could mean patients having minor surgery risk dying from infections that can no longer be treated, Britain’s top health official said on Monday. Sally Davies, the chief medical officer for England, said global action is needed to fight antibiotic, or antimicrobial, resistance [...]
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