2005

January

• US homes need carbon monoxide detectors, CDC says

• U.S. cancer survival rates rising - report

• US birth raises asthma risk for Mexican Americans

• UK scientists find natural human mosquito repellent

• Tea extract more benefit than the brew

• Rats “born to run” show how fitness extends life

• Bird flu kills Vietnam teenager, virus fears rise

• U.S. cites poor water quality on more airliners

• Hormone drug eases breast pain for some women

• Plastic component boosts prostate cancer cells

• Evolution of bird flu virus may favor pandemic

• US Health nominee seeks changes in care for poor

• Illness may help mad cow agent spread, study finds

• Medicare to pay for more heart devices

• Spain’s Catholic Church reaffirms condoms immoral

• Dual infection may cause serious lung disease

• New gene could be a master switch for cancer

• South Africa medics, activists stand by AIDS drug

• Calif. Democrats say state health care a priority

• Pomegranate extract blocks skin tumors in mice

• Cancer Bigger Killer Than Heart Disease For Most Americans

• Cancer-blaster shoots for Valley

• New Bird Flu Outbreak Reported in Thailand

• FDA approves automated hepatitis C virus assay on ADVIA Centaur Immunoassay system

• Yoga helps concentration, improves health

• WHO begins building smallpox vaccine reserve

• US warns about risks of Boehringer AIDS drug

• Vitamin E may ward off Lou Gehrig’s disease

• Non-alcoholic beer helps fight cancer, in mice

• Anti-fungus drug useful for sinus problem

• Fatal medication errors peak at start of the month

• Elderly with rheumatoid arthritis can cope well

• UK animal protests scare off drug firm suppliers

• Brazil hands out record 11 million carnival condoms

• Low-LDL gene quite common in African Americans

• Impotence from prostate radiation may be avoidable

• UN envoy urges tsunami-like generosity for AIDS

• Safety belts saved 160,000 lives in US since 1960

• New virus may cause childhood diseases - study

• Indonesia raises tsunami death toll to 166,320

• Painkiller combo cut post-surgery morphine need

• Experts eye warning system for all disasters

• U.S. blacks get less treatment for cancer - study

• Defibrillator curbs sudden deaths better than meds

• Vietnam issues bird flu alert, Thailand has new case

• Scientists peer into circuitry of live animal brain

• New UNICEF chief cool towards reproductive health

• One drink per day helps women’s mental powers

• Extended Raptiva therapy safe, effective for psoriasis

• New use for WD-40 lube spray - the war on drugs

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