Diseases and Conditions News http://www.news-spider.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/index.html Latest Diseases and Conditions News from news-spider.com. News from more than 2,000 sources, updated continuously. en-us Copyright (c) 2008 news-spider.com. All rights reserved. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:33:19 GMT HIV Patients Living Longer http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217023473 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Since 1996, the life expectancyof HIV patients in developed countries taking antiviral therapy hasincreased more than 13 years, and deaths have droppe ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1217023473 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:02:57 GMT People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216998587 HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first evidence linkinggastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma has been discovered byDuke University Medical Center researchers. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216998587 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:29 GMT Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216966265 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Between 2002 and 2005, thenumber of prescriptions filled for antidepressant drugs increased from 154million to 170 million, according to a report rele ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216966265 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:48:35 GMT Investors grab Fannie, Freddie after House vote http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216926326 Reuters - Investors snapped up shares of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before Wall Street opened on Thursday, a day after the House of Representatives passed a massive rescue pack ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216926326 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:28:30 GMT Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216883044 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Gradually exposingchildren with egg allergies to cooked egg could help them overcome theallergy, a new study reports. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216883044 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:46:48 GMT White House says Bush will sign housing bill into law http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216829037 Reuters - President George W. Bush will sign a housing rescue package into law despite opposing part of the legislation, the White House said on Wednesday, paving the way for measures to shore up the ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216829037 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:02:15 GMT Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216929858 AP - Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. The research involving 98 premenopausal women ... http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216929858 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:38:49 GMT Depression linked with first stroke in elderly http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216775378 Reuters - The results of a study in the current issue of the journal Stroke suggest that there is an association between depression and an increased risk of having a first stroke in elderly patients. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216775378 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:39:58 GMT Viagra helps depressed women get satisfaction, too http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216789487 Reuters - Viagra, a popular anti-impotence pill, may help some women on antidepressants have better sex, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216789487 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:53:41 GMT S.Africa experts hope drugs can curb HIV infection http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216832875 Reuters - Researchers in South Africa are investigating whether taking AIDS drugs daily will prevent infections among gay and bisexual men, in the latest effort to combat the epidemic. http://www.news-spider.com/comments/1216832875 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:46:22 GMT