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Children with Type 2 diabetes not responding to drug treatment

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A new study has found that Type 2 diabetes, the kind linked with obesity, progresses more rapidly and is harder to treat in children than in adults. Children more commonly have Type 1 or juvenile diabetes. But recently, Type 2 has become a problem as well.
Published: 03 May, 2012 09:00:00
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New book tells story of 'medication generation' -- 20-something with years on prescription drugs

They've been called the "medication generation," twenty-somethings who started taking psychiatric drugs when they were just kids. In her new book, author Kaitlin Bell Barnett tells the stories of five young people, now adults, who were medicated as children....
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In Turkey, Sufi music is used to decrease patient stress

Some doctors in Turkey are taking a musical approach to healing. The doctors at Memorial Hospital in Istanbul are performing live music for their patients. They say the healing power of music goes beyond psychological benefits, helping physiological problems as well....
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Tourette's 'superhero' aims to improve understanding of tics

Jess Thom was diagnosed with Tourette's when she was in her 20s. Today, she's taken on an alterego, Tourtette's Hero, and started a website too, with an aim of improving understanding of Tourette's and people who have it....
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First case of mad cow disease since 2006 found in a U.S. herd

The USDA on Tuesday was trying to calm fears after a case of mad cow disease was found in a U.S. cow for the first time since 2006. They said no part of the animal had been turned into dairy or meat products, so the nation's food system was safe....
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Powerful computer models help researchers react to pandemic spread

Researchers at Virginia Tech University have created a high-tech computer model that will allow them to model that effects of a pandemic outbreak on the American population. It's a new tool that can help scientists and doctors plan a counter-attack on the disease....
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Advocates say FDA should ban all non-medical use of antibiotics in animals

Farmers often use low doses of antibiotics on their large farms to keep disease at bay. But critics say that's leading to drug resistant bugs that are killing people. A new court ruling will require the FDA to stop the use of two specific antibiotics, but activists are targeting the whole range of antibiotics used in animals....
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Researchers find new information on causes of autism

More autism diagnoses have been reported in recent years -- though experts believe that's because of greater diagnosis and awareness, not an increase in the actual rate in society. New information has come forward pointing to more information about where autism comes from....
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Soldier's alleged killing of Afghan civilians opens discussion on troops' use of prescription drugs

The debate on the effectiveness of prescription drugs for soldiers is heating up in the wake of the killing of 17 Afghan civilians, allegedly by Robert Bales whose attorney has asked for a list of medications Bales' took at the time of the shootings. There's an ongoing debate over whether drugs are more helpful or harmful for the armed forces....
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Religious, public health officials try to find common ground in fight against HIV in Africa

In Swaziland, the strained relationship between religious leaders and public health officials is improving, if slightly. The two groups are trying to work together more as the country battles an HIV infection rate among adults that may be as high as 25 percent....
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