OC’s Rogge sees threat in designer steroids
• Drug News • Feb 02 05
The discovery of a new designer steroid shows anti-doping authorities need better intelligence-gathering, the International Olympic Committee president said on Tuesday.
Jacques Rogge praised…
Senators warn USDA to justify Canada mad cow rule
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns will defend an administration plan to reopen the border to Canadian cattle at a Senate hearing on Thursday, where he…
Survey shows pregnant women forced out of jobs
• Pregnancy • Feb 02 05
About 30,000 working women in Britain are sacked, made redundant or leave their jobs every year because they are pregnant, a survey by the…
New U.S. HHS chief calls for Medicaid changes
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
New Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt on Tuesday called for changes in the Medicaid program for the poor, including an end…
China says meningitis outbreak routine
• Infections • Feb 02 05
China sought on Wednesday to play down fears of a meningitis outbreak, echoing World Health Organisation (WHO) comments that the incidents were routine and…
Plan for Cuban public smoking ban has few fuming
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 05
Few smokers in Cuba, a nation synonymous with hand-rolled cigars long favored by such famous aficionados as its own revolutionary leader, are fuming…
Companies write to oppose draft asbestos bill
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
A group of asbestos defendant companies and insurers has declared its opposition to a Senate proposal curbing asbestos claims, and warned that industry groups…
Occasion drinking accounts for more injuries
• Emergencies / First Aid • Feb 02 05
Moderate drinking accounts for more injuries than heavy drinking does, simply because more people tend to drink small amounts, according to a new…
Catalonia plans cannabis prescriptions
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 05
Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region is planning to make cannabis available by prescription to the seriously ill, a regional health official said on Tuesday.
The…
Dyslexia slows drivers’ reactions: report
• Neurology • Feb 02 05
Dyslexia, a reading and writing disorder, can slow a driver’s reaction time as much as drinking moderate amounts of alcohol, according to the results…
Sense of well-being maintained after transplant
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 02 05
The psychological well-being of patients after lung transplantation is not significantly different from that in the general population, results of a small study suggest.…
Tobacco takes aim at whistleblower in U.S. trial.
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 02 05
Tobacco industry whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand conceded some “technical inaccuracies” in prior testimony but insisted cigarette makers had knowingly produced an unsafe product as…
US blacks in south at greater risk of stroke death
• Neurology • Feb 02 05
Compared with African Americans living in other regions of the United States, those in the south have a higher risk of death from stroke…
Asian bird flu endemic and may worsen - OIE/FAO
• Flu • Feb 02 05
The deadly bird flu virus remains endemic in parts of Asia, where it will not be eradicated soon and poultry movements following the tsunami…
Many parents apply insect repellant incorrectly
• Children's Health • Feb 02 05
More than one third of parents visiting Maryland campgrounds disregard label directions when applying potentially toxic insect repellant to their kids, new research reports.
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Patient records often missing, U.S. study finds
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
Medical records are frequently incomplete or missing during patient visits to the doctor, posing potential danger and wasting time, a survey of physicians said…
New Hamilton hospital receiving heavy usage
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
The Hamilton General Hospital board of directors held their first regular meeting in the board room of the new hospital last Friday at noon.…
People Injured In Plane Crash Taken To Local NJ Hospitals
• Trauma & Injuries • Feb 02 05
People injured in the plane crash were taken to local hospitals. Some of the injured individuals were taken to Hackensack University Medical Center while…
Medical Problems Cause Half of Personal Bankruptcies
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
Illness and medical bills contributed to roughly half the personal bankruptcy filings in 2001, affecting as many as 2.2 million Americans, a new Harvard…
Stroke Death Rate High For Black Men in South
• Neurology • Feb 02 05
Stroke kills more black men than white men, especially in the southern states of the U.S., researchers say.
For example, in South Carolina, African-American…
Woman Claims Hospital Left Fetal Heart Monitor Inside Her
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
A woman has sued Mountain View’s El Camino Hospital, accusing staffers of leaving a piece of a fetal heart monitor inside her abdomen.
Surinderjit…
Pope’s Condition Stabilizes in Hospital
• Public Health • Feb 02 05
Pope John Paul II had a restful night and his condition stabilized after he was rushed to a hospital with breathing trouble, but he…
Bone marrow stem cells generate heart tissue
• Heart • Feb 02 05
A previously undescribed population of adult human stem cells, derived from bone marrow, is capable of forming three different cell types and of self-renewal.
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Phobias linked to fatal heart attacks in women
• Heart • Feb 02 05
New research indicates that women with phobias, such as a fear of open spaces or heights, may be at increased risk for fatal heart…
Eating Disorders May Jeopardize Pregnancy Outcomes
• Pregnancy • Feb 02 05
The results of a Swedish study confirm that fetal outcome may be compromised in women with a past or active eating disorder. “These women…