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Invasive drug testing arguments neglect health, safety issues
• Public Health • Dec 03 04
In response to a challenge posed this week to parents to stand up for their rights and encourage students to refuse to submit to…
Cholera Kills Three As 132 Others Treated
• Public Health • Dec 03 04
Three people have died and 132 treated and discharged following a cholera outbreak in Mtito Andei [Nairobi].
One patient died at Makindu District Hospital…
Lancet magazine attacks Unicef child priorities
• Public Health • Dec 03 04
The survival, rather than the rights, of children must be the priority of UNICEF over the next decade because 10 million children are dying…
Benzene toxic at levels below US standards
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Even at levels below the US occupational standard of 1 part per million (ppm), benzene has toxic effects on nearly all types of blood…
UK could have best health system in world - US expert
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Britain is on course to surpass the United States and could have the best health system in the world, an American health strategist said…
HIV+ Children Used As Experimental Conduits For AIDS Medications
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Who would stick a needle full of vomit-inducing experimental drugs in an HIV positive Hispanic baby? According to the BBC, a rogue drug testing…
Abstinence programs stretch the facts - Post
• Public Health • Dec 02 04
Youngsters participating in federally funded abstinence-only sex-education courses frequently receive inaccurate or misleading information, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
According to a congressional…
Pakistani woman’s AIDS campaign breaks taboos
• Public Health • Dec 01 04
Talking about sex is virtually taboo in Pakistan’s male-dominated conservative Islamic society, so for a woman openly to declare herself HIV positive is to…
Nuclear medicine can trigger security alarms: study
• Public Health • Nov 30 04
Patients treated with radioactive material face an increased risk of triggering security alarms because more guards are being equipped with sensitive radiation detectors, a…
Iraq War is public health disaster
• Public Health • Nov 30 04
War in Iraq has caused a public health disaster that has left the country’s medical system in tatters and increased the risk of disease…
Limited flu shots available
• Public Health • Nov 29 04
The Coffee County Health Department will have a limited number of flu shots available to those at high risk this week, but an appointment…
EU food safety agency attacked for pro-GMO bias
• Public Health • Nov 29 04
An environmental group accused Europe’s top food safety agency on Monday of repeated bias in favor of genetically modified (GMO) foods and links with…
Swiss voters set to endorse stem cell research
• Public Health • Nov 26 04
Swiss voters are expected to endorse tight government legislation on stem cell research on Sunday which would forbid the cloning of human embryos and…
Worker shortages threaten health advances
• Public Health • Nov 26 04
A shortage of doctors, nurses and midwives around the globe is threatening health initiatives and could have dire political and economic consequences, public health…
Tobacco-loving Russia nears public smoking ban
• Public Health • Nov 24 04
Russia’s upper house of parliament approved a bill on Wednesday to restrict smoking in public places in one of the world’s heaviest smoking nations.
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Amnesty: Violence against women is spreading AIDS
• Public Health • Nov 24 04
A worldwide “pandemic” of violence against women is fueling the spread of HIV/AIDS, human rights group Amnesty International said Wednesday.
Mass rape and sexual…
China to strengthen bird flu monitoring
• Public Health • Nov 23 04
China is to establish bird flu monitoring centers in rural areas to strengthen the country’s efforts to deal with any outbreaks, the official Xinhua…
Medicare drug plan to help poorest elderly most
• Public Health • Nov 22 04
Medicare’s new prescription drug coverage should help most elderly, including some of the poorest beneficiaries, save money, but nearly a quarter will pay more…
New study to compare genetic make-up of Asians
• Public Health • Nov 19 04
Just how similar are the Japanese and Indonesians, apart from being Asians?
Although their physical appearances highlight a range of differences, their genetic makeup…
Polio outbreak in Sudan threatens Ethiopia
• Public Health • Nov 19 04
Ethiopia has launched an emergency polio immunization campaign, fearing an outbreak of the disease in neighboring Sudan could spread, the Health Ministry said on…
Ultrasound may help dissolve deadly blood clots
• Public Health • Nov 18 04
Just like a spoon is used to stir sugar into a cup of tea, high-frequency sound waves may help doctors get rid of deadly…
Online tools can help chart family health histor
• Public Health • Nov 18 04
With health officials now urging Americans to dig into their family health history, experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools - and upcoming…
HK lawmakers chew out hospital over outbreak
• Public Health • Nov 17 04
Hong Kong’s health chiefs and lawmakers rebuked hospital officials on Wednesday for not informing them quickly enough when dozens of children in paediatric wards…
Africa lobbies for more AIDS, TB, Malaria funds
• Public Health • Nov 17 04
African leaders lobbied the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for more money Wednesday to solve a cash crunch facing its work, seen…
California pushes stem cell plan as UN weighs ban
• Public Health • Nov 17 04
California is moving quickly to launch a $3 billion stem cell research program approved by voters this month even as the United States is…