Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfection

Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to the coronavirus were much less likely to test positive again for up to six months and maybe longer.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scientists urge concern, not alarm over new virus strains

Does it spread more easily? Make people sicker? Mean that treatments and vaccines won’t work? Questions are multiplying as fast as new strains of the coronavirus, especially the one now moving through England. Scientists say there is reason for concern but that the new strains should not cause alarm.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

One company's quest for an antibody drug to fight COVID-19

On a Saturday afternoon in March as COVID-19 was bearing down on New York City, a dozen scientists anxiously crowded around a computer in a suburban drug company’s lab. They had spent weeks frantically getting blood from early survivors across the globe and from mice with human-like immune systems — …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause more severe disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: Are new coronavirus strains cause for concern?

Reports from Britain and South Africa of new coronavirus strains that seem to spread more easily are causing alarm, but virus experts say it’s unclear if that’s the case or whether they pose any concern for vaccines or cause more severe disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Demand is low for COVID-19 antibody drugs but shortages loom

U.S. health officials are seeing an astonishing lack of demand for COVID-19 medicines that may help keep infected people out of the hospital, drugs they rushed out to states over the past few weeks as deaths set new records.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may help protect those over 55 — a key concern for a vaccine that health officials hope to rely on around the world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Studies suggest AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine safe, effective

New results on a possible COVID-19 vaccine from Oxford University and AstraZeneca suggest it is safe and about 70% effective, but questions remain about how well it may help protect those over 55 — a key concern for a vaccine that health officials hope to rely on around the world …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on sale

A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on sale

A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether they have dementia. It also raises concern about the accuracy and impact of such life-altering news.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

U.S. health officials Saturday agreed to allow emergency use of a second antibody drug to help the immune system fight COVID-19, an experimental medicine that President Donald Trump was given when he was sickened last month.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19

Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Big study supports cheap combo pill to lower heart risks

A daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure medicines taken with low-dose aspirin cut the risk of heart attacks, strokes and heart-related deaths by nearly one third in a large international study that’s expected to lead to wider use of this “polypill” approach.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases

Temperature and COVID-19 symptom checks like the ones used at schools and doctor's offices have again proved inadequate for spotting coronavirus infections and preventing outbreaks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Fever, symptom screening misses many coronavirus cases

Temperature and COVID-19 symptom checks like the ones used at schools and doctor's offices have again proved inadequate for spotting coronavirus infections and preventing outbreaks.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection

Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help keep women from catching HIV from an infected sex partner.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

Study finds long-acting shot helps women avoid HIV infection

Researchers are stopping a study early after finding that a shot of an experimental medicine every two months worked better than daily pills to help keep women from catching HIV from an infected sex partner.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA panel urges rejection of experimental Alzheimer's drug

WASHINGTON (AP) — Government health advisers sharply criticized a closely watched Alzheimer’s drug on Friday, concluding there wasn’t enough evidence that the experimental drug slowed the brain-destroying disease.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS AGO

FDA panel reviews 1st new Alzheimer's drug in 2 decades

WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as U.S. regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that's claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setback

For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lab tests show risks of using CRISPR gene editing on embryos

A lab experiment aimed at fixing defective DNA in human embryos shows what can go wrong with this type of gene editing and why leading scientists say it’s too unsafe to try. In more than half of the cases, the editing caused unintended changes, such as loss of an entire …

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lilly antibody drug fails in a COVID-19 study; others go on

U.S. government officials are putting an early end to a study testing an Eli Lilly antibody drug for people hospitalized with COVID-19 because it doesn’t seem to be helping them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Lilly antibody drug fails in a COVID-19 study; others go on

U.S. government officials are putting an early end to a study testing an Eli Lilly antibody drug for people hospitalized with COVID-19 because it doesn’t seem to be helping them.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Health experts question Pence campaigning as essential work

Health policy specialists questioned White House officials' claim that federal rules on essential workers allow Vice President Mike Pence to continue to campaign and not quarantine himself after being exposed to the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Health experts question Pence campaigning as essential work

Health policy specialists questioned White House officials' claim that federal rules on essential workers allow Vice President Mike Pence to continue to campaign and not quarantine himself after being exposed to the coronavirus.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir

U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

WHO study finds remdesivir didn't help COVID-19 patients

GENEVA (AP) — A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other countries.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Possible safety issue spurs pause of COVID-19 antibody study

Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s similar to a treatment President Donald Trump recently received.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Possible safety issue spurs pause of COVID-19 antibody study

Independent monitors have paused enrollment in a study testing the COVID-19 antiviral drug remdesivir plus an experimental antibody therapy being developed by Eli Lilly that’s similar to a treatment President Donald Trump recently received.

COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gilead's $2,340 price for coronavirus drug draws criticism

The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

US health officials estimate 20M Americans have had virus

U.S. officials estimate that 20 million Americans have been infected with the coronavirus since it first arrived in the United States, with millions never knowing they had it

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Malaria drugs' promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they may help is thin, and a run on the drugs is complicating access for people who need them for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Malaria drugs' promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they may help is thin, and a run on the drugs is complicating access for people who need them for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments

President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump focuses attention on possible coronavirus treatments

President Donald Trump focused attention on possible treatments for the new coronavirus on Thursday, citing potential use of a drug long used to treat malaria and some other approaches still in testing.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant. Doctors in virtually every field are scrambling to alter care as the new coronavirus spreads.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

Some cancer surgeries are being delayed, many stent procedures for clogged arteries have been pushed back and infertility specialists were asked to postpone helping patients get pregnant. Doctors in virtually every field are scrambling to alter care as the new coronavirus spreads.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

How it spreads, infects: Coronavirus impact comes into focus

The medical impact of the new coronavirus is coming into sharper focus as it continues its spread in what is now officially recognized as a pandemic.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days

The new coronavirus can live in the air for several hours and on some surfaces for as long as two to three days, tests by U.S. government and other scientists have found.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Flu and coronavirus: Similar symptoms, different fears

Is it the flu, a cold or the new coronavirus? Patients and doctors alike are parsing signs of illness to figure out who needs what tests or care and how worried they should be.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

How to prepare your home and family, if new virus spreads

As the new coronavirus keeps turning up in more places, health experts say it's wise to prepare for wider spread. But people shouldn't panic or hoard large amounts of supplies, they stress.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Doctors try 1st CRISPR editing in the body for blindness

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases.

BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Medication fog can mimic or worsen dementia in the elderly

Claire Dinneen's daughters thought that worsening dementia was causing her growing confusion, but her doctor suspected something else.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

'Which is worse, the disease or the treatment?'

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New test a breakthrough?

Starting today, millions of people who have avoided colon cancer screening can get a new home test that's noninvasive and doesn't require the icky preparation most other methods do.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study links new gene to major breast cancer risk

It’s long been known that faulty BRCA genes greatly raise the risk for breast cancer. Now scientists say a more recently identified, less common gene can do the same.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Pills made from poop cure serious gut infections

Hold your nose and don't spit out your coffee: Doctors have found a way to put healthy people's poop into pills that can cure serious gut infections - a less yucky way to do "fecal transplants." Canadian researchers tried this on 27 patients and cured them all after strong antibiotics …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study ties higher blood sugar to dementia risk

Higher blood-sugar levels, even those well short of diabetes, seem to raise the risk of developing dementia, a major new study finds. Researchers say it suggests a novel way to try to prevent Alzheimer's disease - by keeping glucose at a healthy level.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers

For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut their chances of dying of the disease.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Implanted 'bracelet' helps treat heartburn

A tiny magnetic bracelet implanted at the base of the throat is greatly improving life for some people with chronic heartburn who need more help than medicine can give them.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Resist the temptation

Willpower apparently can be bought. The chance to win or lose $20 a month enticed dieters in a yearlong study to drop an average of 9 pounds - four times more weight than others who were not offered dough to pass up the doughnuts.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Too sweet

This is your brain on sugar - for real. Scientists have used imaging tests to show for the first time that fructose, a sugar that saturates the American diet, can trigger brain changes that may lead to overeating.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Study: Vitamins don't lower heart risks in men

LOS ANGELES - Multivitamins might help lower the risk for cancer in healthy older men but do not affect their chances of developing heart disease, new research suggests.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Doctors use eggs to reverse kids' egg allergies

First peanuts, now eggs. Doctors have reversed allergies in some children and teens by giving them tiny daily doses of problem foods, gradually training their immune systems to accept them.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Staggering number of soldiers filing for benefits

America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Surgery can put Type 2 diabetes into remission

CHICAGO - New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say the operation should be offered sooner to more people with the disease - not just as a last resort.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Study: Dads less likely to die of heart problems

Fatherhood may be a kick in the old testosterone, but it may also help keep a man alive. New research suggests that dads are a little less likely to die of heart-related problems than childless men are.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

CDC: Strokes rise among pregnant women, new moms

Strokes have spiked in the U.S. among pregnant women and new mothers, probably because more of them are obese and suffering from high blood pressure and heart disease, researchers report.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Progress seen on blood test for Alzheimer's

PARIS - Scientists are closing in on a long-sought goal: A blood test to screen people for Alzheimer's disease.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Hormone-blocking drug reduces breast cancer risk

CHICAGO - Millions of women at higher-than-usual risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing the disease. Pfizer Inc.'s Aromasin cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half, without the side effects that have curbed enthusiasm for other prevention drugs, a major study found.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Hormone-blocking drug reduces breast cancer risk

CHICAGO - Millions of women at higher-than-usual risk of breast cancer have a new option for preventing the disease. Pfizer Inc.'s Aromasin cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half, without the side effects that have curbed enthusiasm for other prevention drugs, a major study found.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

New guidelines define pre-Alzheimer's disease

The first new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in nearly 30 years establish earlier stages of the mind-robbing disease, paving the way for spotting and possibly treating these conditions much sooner than they are now.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure

In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Study: Doctors order tests out of fear of lawsuits

SAN DIEGO - CT scans, MRIs and other pricey imaging tests are often more for the doctor's benefit than the patient's, new research confirms.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Fame doesn't protect movie stars from stroke risk

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood trivia quiz: What do Sharon Stone, Dudley Moore, James Garner and Elizabeth Taylor have in common besides an Oscar nomination? All have suffered strokes, a reminder that money and fame can't insulate you from a health risk that much can be done to prevent, researchers said …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Doc: Giffords heard cheers leaving Arizona, smiled

HOUSTON - She heard them, smiled, and tears welled up in her eyes.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Study: Half of women over 40 get annual mammograms

SAN ANTONIO - Remember the uproar last year when a government task force said most women don't need annual mammograms? It turns out that only half of women over 40 had been getting them that often to start with, even when they have insurance that covers screening.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

New drug produces steep drop in bad cholesterol

CHICAGO - An experimental drug boosted good cholesterol so high and dropped bad cholesterol so low in a study that doctors were stunned and voiced renewed hopes for an entirely new way of preventing heart attacks and strokes.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Studies: Drug, device help treat heart failure

CHICAGO - Millions of people with mild or moderate heart failure got good news Sunday, with studies showing a Pfizer drug and a device from Medtronic can boost survival and cut trips to the hospital by patients having trouble breathing.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

School cafeterias to try psychology in lunch line

Hide the chocolate milk behind the plain milk. Get those apples and oranges out of stainless steel bins and into pretty baskets. Cash only for desserts.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gene test aims for better heart disease detection

It's not a perfect test. Yet researchers report a key step for the first gene test aimed at reducing unnecessary angiograms - expensive and somewhat risky procedures that hundreds of thousands of Americans have each year to check for clogged arteries. Most of these exams, done in hospital cardiac catheterization …

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New drug-resistant superbugs found in 3 states

BOSTON - An infectious-disease nightmare is unfolding: Bacteria that have been made resistant to nearly all antibiotics by an alarming new gene have sickened people in three states and are popping up all over the world, health officials reported Monday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Birth rate falls to new low

Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Study: Treating HIV also prevents its spread

Provocative new research shows that treating people with the AIDS virus can provide a powerful bonus: It cuts the risk that they will infect others.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Alzheimer's advances show need for better drugs

Scientists are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer's disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Study: Radiation boosts prostate cancer survival

CHICAGO - Doctors are reporting a key advance in treating men with cancer that has started to spread beyond the prostate: survival is significantly better if radiation is added to standard hormone treatments.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Drug boosts survival in major skin cancer study

CHICAGO - Researchers have scored the first big win against melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. An experimental drug significantly improved survival in a major study of people with very advanced disease.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Study: Two good choices to prevent breast cancer

Older women at higher risk for breast cancer now have two good drug options for preventing the disease, but they will have to weigh the trade-offs, a major study shows.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery

ATLANTA - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Study: Hearts may swoon when stocks do

ATLANTA - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests

ATLANTA - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Company says prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

An experimental treatment that takes an entirely new approach to fighting prostate cancer extended survival in a late-stage study, its maker announced Tuesday.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Company says prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

An experimental treatment that takes an entirely new approach to fighting prostate cancer extended survival in a late-stage study, its maker announced Tuesday.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Company says prostate cancer vaccine shows promise

An experimental treatment that takes an entirely new approach to fighting prostate cancer extended survival in a late-stage study, its maker announced Tuesday.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO