2005

February

• Medical bills help spur half of U.S. bankruptcies

• Soy may not pack a strong antioxidant punch

• Cardiovascular screening advised for young athletes

• Ho Chi Minh City kills ducks in bird flu fight

• More firms offer partner benefits: survey

• Age and Parkinson’s disease complicate Pope’s health

• OC’s Rogge sees threat in designer steroids

• Senators warn USDA to justify Canada mad cow rule

• Survey shows pregnant women forced out of jobs

• New U.S. HHS chief calls for Medicaid changes

• China says meningitis outbreak routine

• Plan for Cuban public smoking ban has few fuming

• Companies write to oppose draft asbestos bill

• Occasion drinking accounts for more injuries

• Catalonia plans cannabis prescriptions

• Dyslexia slows drivers’ reactions: report

• Sense of well-being maintained after transplant

• Tobacco takes aim at whistleblower in U.S. trial.

• US blacks in south at greater risk of stroke death

• Asian bird flu endemic and may worsen - OIE/FAO

• Many parents apply insect repellant incorrectly

• Patient records often missing, U.S. study finds

• New Hamilton hospital receiving heavy usage

• People Injured In Plane Crash Taken To Local NJ Hospitals

• Medical Problems Cause Half of Personal Bankruptcies

• Stroke Death Rate High For Black Men in South

• Woman Claims Hospital Left Fetal Heart Monitor Inside Her

• Pope’s Condition Stabilizes in Hospital

• Bone marrow stem cells generate heart tissue

• Phobias linked to fatal heart attacks in women

• Eating Disorders May Jeopardize Pregnancy Outcomes

• Statins may increase arthritis risk in elderly women

• Cervical cancer vaccine expected in a few years

• Malawi losing 10 people per hour to AIDS

• UK anorexia rates stable while bulimia fluctuates

• Cambodian dies from bird flu, Vietnam to kill ducks

• HK wants info on deadly China meningitis outbreak

• Viruses, X-rays join U.S. list of cancer agents

• High-risk women not lowering cholesterol enough

• Older men should be screened for aortic aneurysm

• Quality of life okay after repaired heart defect

• Leprosy infections down but stigma persists: WHO

• Hazard posed by infant bath seats and rings

• Too much fluoride in iced tea sickens woman

• Benefits of early calcium supplementation persist

• Low risk to human health from BSE goat case: EU

• US Medicare, Medicaid costs rising fast-CBO chief

• Louse-borne bacteria found in 4000-year-old tooth

• Vioxx increases heart attack risk in elderly

January

• Investment in water needed to reduce hunger - FAO

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