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Current US Administration Seeks To Provide Coverage For Unborn Children
In a move that has abortion rights advocates claiming the Bush administrastion is using backdoor tactics to undermine Roe v. Wade, the Bush administration is poised to classify a developing fetus as an "unborn child" eligible for government health care. The move will give low-income women access to prenatal care and bolster the administration's anti-abortion credentials. more
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NTP Could Be A Helpful Biomarker In The Routine Evaluation Of Patients At Risk For AD
Using an animal model of drug craving in laboratory rats, researchers at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) have found that craving for cocaine seems to increase, rather than decrease, in the days and months after drug use has stopped. more
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UK Women Over 70 Denied Surgical Option For Breast Cancer
Women aged over 70 who have breast cancer are being denied the life-saving treatment available to younger women, says The Cancer Research Campaign (CRC), a UK charity. The CRC said that while younger women routinely have surgery to remove their tumours, those who are older usually only get the drug tamoxifen. more
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Observed Differences In The Male And Female Brain May Help Lead To New Treatments For Persons With Head Injury Or Stroke
Scientists have discovered a difference in the way that pre-pubescent boys' and girls' brains work. They hope their findings could lead to better treatment for stroke victims. The findings may also explain the secret behind the concept of feminine intuition. more
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US Food And Drug Administration Approves First PCR-Based Tests To Detect Hepatitis C Virus
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for two hepatitis C tests designed to directly detect the presence of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients who have evidence of liver disease and antibody evidence of HCV and who are suspected to be actively infected with HCV. The Amplicor HCV Test, version 2.0, and the COBAS Amplicor HCV Test, version 2.0 are the first qualitative RNA tests to be approved for marketing by the FDA. more
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