December 2006
Monthly Archive
Wed 27 Dec 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bowman-Birk inhibitor (BBI), a soy-derived compound, has shown considerable therapeutic potential in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the journal Multiple Sclerosis.
Wed 27 Dec 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study suggests that children who wet the bed at night, despite treatment with the drug DDAVP, may excrete abnormally high levels of sodium, possible because of an imbalance of the hormone-like chemical prostaglandin E2.
Wed 27 Dec 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection from oral sex may have increased rate of tonsillar cancer, a study from Sweden hints.
Wed 27 Dec 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acupuncture on its own does not appear to be an adequate treatment for depression, research shows.
Wed 27 Dec 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The amount of fatty tissue that young children gain as they grow has little to do with their calcium intake, a new study shows.