A novel technology for delivering nicotine to the lungs may soon give smokers a new way to kick the habit. When compared to the nicotine vapor delivery system used in the Nicotrol/Nicorette inhaler, the new technology proved more effective at delivering nicotine to the blood stream…

Lancet Infectious Diseases Comments Examine Use Of Quinine To Treat Malaria A Lancet Infectious Diseases comment presents an argument for the continued use of quinine monotherapy to treat malaria in Africa. Benefits of the therapy include its known efficacy, known long-term safety, low cost and [...]

Kenneth Merten, the U.S. ambassador to Haiti, said on Thursday that American troops would stay in the country to aid in its recovery, Agence France-Presse reports. “There are about 6,500 soldiers in Haiti at the moment. There were some 20,000 for the emergency effort launched in the wake of January 12,” Merten said…

During Thursday’s televised health care summit, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) “got the last word” on the issue of abortion coverage when she refuted House Minority Leader John Boehner’s (R-Ohio) earlier comments on the issue, Roll Call reports. Boehner claimed during the discussion that the Democrats’ reform proposals would provide public funding for abortion…

Researchers from the Ohio State University have developed a rapid, multiplexed genotyping method to identify the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that affect warfarin dose. The related report by Yang et al, “Rapid Genotyping of SNPs Influencing Warfarin Drug Response by SELDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry,” appears in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics…

Alcoholic liver disease, also called alcoholic hepatitis, refers to a range of conditions and related symptoms that develop when the liver becomes damaged due to excessive intake of alcohol. While distinct from cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis is regarded as the earliest stage of alcoholic liver disease…

Title: Stents as Good as Surgery at Preventing StrokeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/1/2010 12:12:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/1/2010 12:12:48 PM

The FDA is considering recalling retail products after two wholesale lots of crushed red pepper have been linked to a national salmonella outbreak.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved velaglucerase alfa for injection (VPRIV) to treat children and adults with a form of the rare genetic disorder Gaucher disease.

The use of stents for stroke prevention proves safe and effective, ranking with surgical treatment for stroke prevention.