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Vatican Decries ‘Religion of Health’
• Public Health • Feb 17 05
Vatican officials Thursday decried what they called a “religion of health” in affluent societies and held out Pope John Paul II’s stoic suffering as…
New US bills seek to promote stem cell research
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Aiming to circumvent President George W. Bush’s limits on the use of stem cells from human embryos, members of Congress on Wednesday introduced bills…
Young Blood gets new meaning with fresh study
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Maybe Dracula had a point. The term Young Blood - meaning an injection of youthful vigour - could have a medical origin.
Scientists at…
Polish health workers threaten strike over reforms
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Polish doctors and nurses on Wednesday threatened a nationwide strike over government plans to reform the health sector’s finances.
Some 200 trade union…
Disease, cold kill over 100 Afghans, officials say
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Cold weather and an outbreak of whooping cough have killed nearly 130 people, most of them children, in central and western Afghanistan in…
S. Africa scraps race as risk factor in donated blood
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
The South African National Blood Service (SANBS) said on Tuesday it was scrapping its controversial use of race as a risk factor when assessing…
Twin U.S. doctors accused of switching IDs
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
An attorney has filed the latest in a series of civil lawsuits against twin physician brothers, accusing them of impersonating one another and sexually…
New organs could come from pig embryos - study
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Pig embryos could provide sources of new organ and tissue transplants for people, and they may pose fewer risks than using material from adult…
German clinic discovers organ donor had rabies
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
A donor whose organs were used in transplants by six German hospitals had probably contracted rabies before dying, one of the hospitals said on…
Senators try to forge bipartisan U.S. asbestos bill
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Senators are trying to jump-start stalled efforts on asbestos legislation by forging a bipartisan plan from proposals by Republican Sen. Arlen Specter and Democrat…
Father says thank you to medics who saved his son’s life
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
SUPERDAD Geordie Owens was told a year ago his son had just an hour to live.
Now this week, with baby Ciaran fighting fit…
Florida Tech scientist wins patent for device to deliver X-ray irradiation
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Florida Tech and Dr. Kunal Mitra, Florida Tech associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, have just been assigned a U.S. patent for an…
Jackson child abuse case postponed after singer is admitted to hospital
• Public Health • Feb 16 05
Michael Jackson added a new plot twist to his lurid legal soap opera yesterday by checking himself into hospital en route to his trial…
US to strengthen drug regulation
• Public Health • Feb 15 05
The US regulator is to beef up its procedures for overseeing the safety of drugs already in the marketplace.
The Food and Drug Administration…
Twin doctors accused of switching IDs, rape
• Public Health • Feb 15 05
An attorney has filed the latest in a series of civil lawsuits against twin physician brothers, accusing them of impersonating one another and sexually…
U.N. talks seek compromise on human cloning ban
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
U.N. diplomats, deadlocked for years over the drafting of treaty to ban the cloning of human beings worldwide, open negotiations on Monday on an…
Key senator says Medicare benefit costs too much
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
A senior Senate Republican said on Sunday Congress should adjust the Medicare drug benefit to rein in costs, even though President Bush has threatened…
UK parents brush off cell phone health worries-survey
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
Almost five million British children - some as young as five years old - will own a mobile phone by the end of this…
Cancer patient who committed suicide may have missed all-clear letter
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
British officials say a cancer patient who hanged himself may not have received a letter sent by doctors, saying he was clear of the…
US health agency chief seeks conflict summit
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
The head of the U.S. National Institutes of Health said he wants government and academic leaders to meet to address conflicts of interest in…
WHO recommends influenza vaccine composition for N Hemisphere 2005-2006 influenza season
• Public Health • Feb 14 05
Each year, the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Influenza Programme convenes meetings to analyse the global data on circulating influenza virus strains and make…
Flu season may be peaking
• Public Health • Feb 12 05
Michigan officials report widespread cases of illness.
The flu season may be peaking in Michigan.
State health officials Friday reported “widespread” flu activity,…
Bush vows veto of any tampering with Medicare plan
• Public Health • Feb 11 05
President George W. Bush warned Congress on Friday he would veto any legislation that would take away prescription drug coverage for senior citizens, a…
S.Africa’s Mbeki vows AIDS action critics persist
• Public Health • Feb 11 05
South African President Thabo Mbeki vowed Friday to step up the battle against HIV/AIDS, saying his government’s program is among the world’s best.
But…
Polio campaign on track despite Saudi case: WHO
• Public Health • Feb 11 05
A campaign to halt the spread of polio by year-end is on track despite a new case in Saudi Arabia that sparked fears it…