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WHO hopeful about beating Angola’s Marburg Virus
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
U.N. World Health Organization officials say they are optimistic about the chances of controlling Angola’s deadly Marburg virus outbreak as public health messages reach…
Japan cellphone firms find no DNA damage from waves
• Public Health • Apr 26 05
Japan’s four mobile operators said on Tuesday a joint study they conducted found no evidence that radio waves from mobile phones harm body cells…
Malaria costs Africa more than $12 bln/year
• Public Health • Apr 25 05
Most of the one million deaths caused by Malaria each year occur in Africa, where the disease costs the continent $12 billion a year,…
World Bank to expand fight against malaria
• Public Health • Apr 25 05
The World Bank announced Sunday it will expand its fight against Malaria, one of Africa’s biggest killers, because global efforts in the past five…
Few US adults lead healthy lives
• Public Health • Apr 25 05
A paltry number of Americans follow four basic rules of health living - don’t smoke, eat well, exercise regularly, and maintain a healthy…
Angola at critical stage in Marburg battle
• Public Health • Apr 25 05
Angola is at a critical stage in its fight against an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus and must step up its drive to…
Peers should debate UK euthanasia laws
• Public Health • Apr 23 05
British peers called on Monday for a full parliamentary debate on euthanasia, a move that right-to-die activists said marked a step towards writing some…
“Critical” malnutrition among Niger children - WFP
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Child malnutrition in the West African country of Niger has reached critical levels and urgent action is needed to stop the situation getting worse…
EU may allow first GMO crop for growing since 1998
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
EU environment experts may take a watershed vote in June on whether to allow a new genetically modified (GMO) crop to be grown…
Four cases of polio found in Yemen, WHO says
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Officials have discovered four cases of polio in the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah and suspect the disease came from nearby countries, the World…
Murder, suicide rates up in parts of U.S. - study
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Murder rates are on the rise in a handful of U.S. states, according to a federal study that bolsters indications the nation as a…
Angola virus scary but no global risk - scientist
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Angola’s killer Marburg outbreak has yet to be brought under control but the virus is not contagious enough to make it a serious global…
U.S. military moving to change anti-sodomy rule
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
Consensual sodomy between members of the U.S. military no longer would be a criminal act under a proposal sent to Congress by the Pentagon’s…
Dutch have human “mad cow” case but say beef safe
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
The Netherlands reported its first human case of “mad cow” disease on Thursday but said Dutch beef is safe to eat.
The interior ministry…
U.S. mulls health plans for small businesses again
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
A key U.S. Senate committee chairman said Thursday he plans to act on legislation this year to help small businesses buy affordable health insurance,…
Give kids a free bike helmet, and they’ll wear it
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
Programs intended to encourage kids to wear a helmet when they ride their bikes work well, a new report shows.
After reviewing studies…
Busloads of docs rally at US Capitol for reform
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
Physicians in white coats filled most of the west lawn of the US Capitol on Wednesday afternoon, chanting for “tort reform” and carrying signs…
Can new model deliver drugs for world’s poor?
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
The world’s drug giants make their billions by treating diseases of the rich, but these days pharmaceutical company executives are tripping over themselves to…
U.S. Congress to examine steroid use in football
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
The U.S. congressional committee that held a recent hearing on illegal use of steroids in baseball announced on Tuesday it will hold a proceeding…
Nobel economist says fat Americans trust in science
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
A Nobel Prize-winning economist on Tuesday offered a theory for why more Americans apparently choose to stay fat: they are counting on medical…
Cholera outbreak in Central Nigeria kills 17
• Public Health • Apr 19 05
At least 17 people have died following an outbreak of cholera in the central Nigerian state of Benue, health officials said Tuesday.
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FDA Warns Makers of Levitra, Zyrtec on Ads
• Public Health • Apr 19 05
Federal regulators have told the makers of the popular drugs Levitra and Zyrtec to pull some advertisements the regulators said made unsubstantiated claims.
The…
Anthrax shots before attack not worthwhile: report
• Public Health • Apr 19 05
Vaccinating an entire population against anthrax before there is an immediate threat of a biological warfare attack is not cost-effective, results of statistical analysis…
Post-Attack Vaccine Plus Antibiotics Best Against Anthrax Release
• Public Health • Apr 19 05
A combination of immunization plus antibiotics is the most cost-effective way to treat people who may have been exposed to Anthrax during…
Bird Flu and SARS: Are You Prepared For The Next Pandemic?
• Public Health • Apr 19 05
The warnings for this flu season are ominous. Although it has been mild so far, we are being told to prepare, for the worst…