2005

April

• Marburg could strengthen Angolan health system

• Congress given options for better end-of-life care

• Obese shoppers treated more rudely, study shows

• Weight gain worsens breast cancer survival

• Deep endometriosis impairs women’s sex lives

• Possible Medicare payment cuts worry U.S. doctors

• Pollution worse inside school buses than out

• Cancer drug helps in hard-to-treat arthritis

• Newer Antidepressants Work 2 Ways

• Free, Confidential Alcohol Screening Offered

• Vitamin E May Harm Patients With Head, Neck Cancers

• Certain Diet Drugs Can Help Boost Weight Loss

• Kids Follow Parents in Using Alternative Therapies

• Exercise, Stress Management Boost Heart Health

• Zinc helps teens think

• Closed vaginal opening often diagnosed late

• Once-a-month injection quells alcohol dependence

• Vitamin E temporarily raises cancer risk

• ‘Water pill’ best start for curbing blood pressure

• More than half young adult Swazis have HIV-survey

• Medicare to cover Merck drug to treat nausea

• Use Hong Kong model to control bird flu - expert

• No harm seen in screening teens for suicide risk

• Low iron may be barrier to mom-baby bonding - study

• Meridia aids weight loss and diabetes control

• H7 bird flu strain detected in N. Korea ‘first for Asia’

• Two bird flu suspects in hospital in Vietnam

• S. Africa’s children risk catching HIV in hospital

• Alcohol hand gel use tied to fewer family colds

• Asbestos bill coming soon, senate’s Frist says

• China struggles against tide to stamp out drugs

• Insurers drop support for U.S. asbestos fund - WSJ

• Drug firms offer one-stop access for help with drug costs

• UK lawmakers slam slack pharmaceutical regulation

• Court lets patient criticize clinic in web site

• Angola Marburg outbreak not yet under control - UN

• Anti-malaria mutation may up prostate tumor risk

• Set aside funds now for bird flu, WHO expert says

• Massachusetts stem cell bill gets veto-proof vote

• Children who watch TV more likely to bully-study

• CLSA estimates bird flu has cost Asia $8-12 bln

• Vietnamese has bird flu after drinking duck blood

• Angola’s Marburg death toll climbs

• Antibody fights hemorrhagic fever virus in animals

• Thousands still hungry, homeless in quake-hit Nias

• Ginger seems safe for easing nausea in pregnancy

• Benefits of fibroid procedure long lasting

• Loud music no threat to ears, teens tell study

• Bush order allows isolation of those with bird flu

• Prostate radiotherapy raises risk of rectal cancer

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