2004

December

• More ‘superbug’ infections seen in ER patients

• Family bonds help African-Americans with diabetes

• Wide range of drugs abused by elite athletes

• Folate supplement may raise breast cancer risk

• New Zealand stubs out smoking in bars, restaurants

• Thai sex change operation watched worldwide

• HIV-AIDS newest stalker of children, Unicef says

• Shut down Internet drug retailing, Boudria says

• Gene therapy plus chemo reduces breast tumors

• Levodopa’s effect on Parkinson’s disease unclear

• Stem cell transplants help mice see

• Pertussis vaccination recommended for teens

• Insulin pump benefits very young diabetics

• New antibiotic fights tuberculosis, study shows

• Blood filter treatment safe for severe arthritis

• China premier says SARS a lesson on economy

• Americans need to careful around Christmas trees

• Consumer reports adds drugs to price comparison

• Detached Retina

• Flu Shots For Children

• Purchase your prescriptions from other countries - legally!

• Poor pregnancy outcome linked with reports of racism

• Teenagers, young men warned of laptop health risk

• WHO presses governments, fearing bird flu pandemic

• Drug may ease Parkinson’s-related dementia

• Smoking is bad for the brain - study

• Dry powder asthma inhalers often used incorrectly

• Being thin has downside for people with arthritis

• Shock device doesn’t cut deaths after heart attack

• Add an E to ABCD for spotting melanoma

• Ritalin seen to help child cancer survivors

• Scientists find gene clue in hunt for AIDS vaccine

• UN report sees some hope within hunger tragedy

• US drug importation report delayed, Thompson says

• S. Africa to cull 2,200 ostriches in bird flu drive

• Merck board names committee on Vioxx withdrawal

• UK to extend Chiron flu vaccine suspension

• Commercials can expose kids to violence

• Fast diagnostic test developed for bird flu

• Arimidex beats tamoxifen in breast cancer study

• Mental ills seen in families of alcoholics

• Misaligned legs, extra pounds worsen bad knees

• Few Americans Buy Meds Online

• Hib vaccines act differently in old and young

• Lead exposure may raise risk of cataract

• Brain enzyme links diabetes to Alzheimer’s

• Bigger babies get no break later on

• Pretending there’s no racism hurts kids

• Arizona lawsuit blames Zicam spray for loss of smell

• Mother-child pattern of heart risk varies by race

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