Neither lamivudine nor adefovir is cost-effective for chronic Hep B, however, reserving adefovir only for lamivudine-associated viral resistance may be highly cost-effective whilst interferon therapy may still be preferred, reports May's issue of Annals of Internal Medicine.

May's issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics shows probiotic supplementation improves tolerance to eradication treatment taking into account total symptom severity and that probiotic bacteria survive despite intensive antimicrobial therapy.

Improvement of nutrition education delivered through health services can decrease the prevalence of stunted growth in childhood in areas where access to food is not a limiting factor, finds recent research in the The Lancet.

Getting rid of migraine pain with needles. Sounds a little weird, but some East Texans claim it works.

Researchers Say Fixed-Dose Drugs Help People Reach Blood Pressure Goals Quickly

Researchers Say Women's Genes Could Have Impact on Contents of Fat and Nutrients in Breast Milk

Infants born to mothers who take antidepressants during the final months of pregnancy can suffer mild to severe symptoms of drug withdrawal, but the symptoms rarely last longer than the first few weeks of life, according to a newly published

Moderate-Paced Walking Cuts Risk of Recurrence in Half

Benefits Seen in Experiments on Rats

Dramatic Impact in 2 Weeks; Long-Term Effect, Safety Unknown

Revlimid Completely Eradicates Signs of Disease in Some

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CDC NCHSTP Daily News UpdateFor Tuesday, May 17, 2005 The CDC National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention provides the following information as a public service only. Providing synopses of key scientific articles and lay media reports on HIV/AIDS,

If you thought Uganda had done a lot in the fight against stigma, hold your breath.

A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers and conducted by the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) reports that a new "smart" drug treatment for an incurable form of recurrent brain cancer slowed tumor growth in more than one-third of

Patients treated for early stage colon cancer fared significantly better if they exercised regularly at the level of an hour's walk six times a week, according to a study led by Dana-Farber researchers. Although exercise has previously been shown to

By designing a molecular bridge, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have forged a successful pathway through a complex ocean of barriers: They've changed the function of a protein using a co-evolution approach.

For teenagers, popularity itself has a downside. A recent study that followed 185 eighth graders for a year observed that over time, popular adolescents showed greater increases in levels of delinquency and drug use. In other words, the more popular