Viagra may aggravate severe apnea

"Viagra (sildenafil) taken at bedtime may worsen breathing problems in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea, results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggest. Obstructive sleep apnea is a common problem that occurs when the soft tissues at the...

Veterans' Semen Causes Burning Sensation In Their Wives

Gulf War veterans have reported that exposures during military service have resulted in miscarriages and birth defects, as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse. The wife of a Gulf War veteran has described the miscarriage and pregnancy problems she had...

The Solution To Columbine Syndrome

" The Columbine syndrome is the psychosis of using video games as a similcarum for reality. As we saw at Dawson College. But have no fear capitalism provides the virtual solution.Computer Games Prepare Battlefield Medics"

BLOODLESS MEDICINE and SURGERY - The Growing Demand

"AT AGE 61, José, a Belgian from the small town of Oupeye, was told that he would need a liver transplant. "It was the shock of my life," he says. Just four decades ago, liver transplants were unthinkable. Even in the 1970's, the survival rate was only about 30 percent....

2 Americans win Nobel Prize in medicine (AP)

" STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for discovering a powerful way to turn off the effect of specific genes, opening a new avenue for disease treatment. "RNA interference" is already being...

US geneticists scoop Nobel Prize for Medicine - Register

" Interfering with RNA By Chris Williams → More by this author Find your perfect job - click here from thousands of tech vacancies The 2006 Nobel Prize for Medicine will be shared by MIT's Andrew Fire and Harvard's Craig Mello for their detective work on the phenomenon of...

Gulf Veterans Have Fathered Offspring With Serious Birth Defects

At a rate FOUR TIMES higher than the non-veteran population.

Children Born Of Female Military Veterans

Study reveals that U.S. Gulf War veterans' children have a much higher likelihood of having three specific types of birth defects: Children born of male veterans -Two types of heart valve abnormality. Children born of female veterans - Genital-urinary defects. Study...

Novartis Indian challenge may harm access to affordable medicines

A challenge by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to India's patent law could have serious implications for future access to essential medicinces worldwide

Fastest Growing Leukemia Cluster In The U.S. Over The Past Decade

"Thousands of tons of DU weapons tested for decades by the Navy on four bombing and gunnery ranges around Fallon, Nevada, is no doubt the cause of the fastest growing leukemia cluster in the U.S. over the past decade. The military denies that DU is the cause."

Babies Born To 251 Veterans

"67 per cent of the babies were reported to have serious illnesses or serious birth defects. They were born without eyes, ears, had missing organs, fused fingers, thyroid or other malfunctions. Depleted uranium in the semen of the soldiers internally contaminated...

He Was Exposed To Depleted Uranium

He was sent home from Iraq, stricken by a sudden illness. One side of his face would swell up each morning. He had constant migraine headaches, blurred vision, blackouts and a burning sensation whenever he urinated.

Tests On Returning Troops Suggest DU Health Consequences

"immediately urged his wife to get an ultrasound check of their unborn baby. They discovered the fetus had a condition common to those with radioactive exposure: atypical syndactyly. The right hand had only two digits/angry at a government that never warned him about...