Britons die later than they expect, save too little
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 15 05
Britons think they will die five years earlier on average than official forecasts predict, raising questions over whether people are saving enough for old…
Fears grow over asbestos at Paris tourist site
• Public Health • Mar 15 05
The company that owns the Montparnesse Tower in Paris, France’s highest building and a popular tourist attraction, has been told to remove the asbestos…
Airborne bacteria in pools linked with infections
• Infections • Mar 15 05
nfections with bacteria in the Mycobacteria family, which includes disease such as tuberculosis, are spread in warm-water therapy pools by becoming airborne, and current…
Lack of cash hobbles Cambodia’s bird flu battle
• Public Health • Mar 15 05
Since her daughter became Cambodia’s first confirmed bird flu victim, 42-year-old Tim Ran has stopped eating chicken.
However, her decision is not based on…
Genes tied to racial differences in breast cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Mar 15 05
Based on similarities in breast cancer between African-American women and women in Africa, researchers propose that genetic factors play an important role…
Breast cancer survivors have high risk of fracture
• Menopause • Mar 15 05
Postmenopausal women who have survived breast cancer have a heightened risk of fractures, according to the results of a new study. Given the…
Education may change brain function later in life
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 15 05
Individuals with higher levels of education tend to have better preservation of brain function in later life - and this may be associated with…
Bangladesh bans smoking in public
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 14 05
Bangladesh has banned Smoking in public places, in line with a United Nations treaty on tobacco control.
Parliament passed a law implementing the…
Joining Medicaid too late explains cancer deaths: study
• Public Health • Mar 14 05
Delaying cancer treatment until after patients enroll in Medicaid results in poorer outcomes - these individuals are more likely to die of cancer, U.S.…
Scientist attacks Britain’s bird flu preparation
• Flu • Mar 14 05
A leading British scientist attacked the government on Sunday over its contingency plans to deal with a human bird flu pandemic, saying over two…
Photos show climate change; Ministers meet in UK
• Public Health • Mar 14 05
A photo of Mount Kilimanjaro stripped of its snowcap for the first time in 11,000 years will be used as dramatic testimony for action…
China launches first human trials of AIDS vaccine
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 14 05
China, criticized for a slow initial response to its HIV/AIDS crisis, has begun its first human trials of a new AIDS vaccine, Xinhua…
Egypt “two-head” baby will eat normally soon
• Surgery • Mar 14 05
An Egyptian baby who had surgery last month to remove the attached head of an undeveloped twin will be able to eat normally in…
New therapy may help nerve-wasting disease
• Genetics • Mar 14 05
A new approach to treating disease by interfering with faulty genes may help patients with an incurable nerve-wasting illness called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
Bird flu clusters may signal virus change: WHO
• Flu • Mar 14 05
A cluster of human bird flu cases among relatives and possibly health workers in Vietnam may show the virus is changing into a form…
Tattoos ink may contain heavy metals: study
• Skin Care • Mar 14 05
Dirty needles may be the chief health concern with tattoos, but preliminary research suggests the inks used to make the body art may harbor…
American families grapple with decisions on death
• Public Health • Mar 14 05
The legal battle over whether to remove the feeding tube that keeps a severely brain-damaged Florida woman alive has overshadowed a quiet truth about…
Thailand stockpiles anti-flu drugs for bird flu fight
• Flu • Mar 11 05
Thailand, a country on the frontline of the war against Asia’s bird flu, is stockpiling Tamiflu and considering producing a generic version of the…
MRI scans could have antidepressant effect -study
• Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 11 05
High-speed magnetic resonance imaging scans produce effects in rats similar to the use of antidepressants, confirming observations made in human patients,…
Baby’s size linked to birth size of both parents
• Childbirth • Mar 11 05
Having a father who was a small infant more than triples the chances that a baby will also be born small. Furthermore, if this…
Remicade eases treatment-resistant kids’ arthritis
• Arthritis • Mar 11 05
Children with arthritis - a condition known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) - who aren’t helped by conventional treatments may benefit from one of…
More ventilation may reduce in-flight disease risk
• Infections • Mar 11 05
The risk of catching an infectious illness on commercial aircraft may be reduced if the cabin air is refreshed more frequently, a new report…
Canada “nowhere near” Internet pharmacy clampdown
• Drug News • Mar 11 05
Canada said on Friday it was “nowhere near” deciding how to clamp down on Internet pharmacies that send cheap medicine to the United States,…
Actonel helps prevent hip fractures after stroke
• Drug News • Mar 11 05
Elderly women who’ve had a Stroke are prone to fall and break a hip, but drug treatment to strengthen their bones reduces the…
Heavy drinking tied to hardening of heart arteries
• Heart • Mar 11 05
In contrast to the beneficial effects of moderate alcohol intake on the heart, higher levels of alcohol consumption are linked to calcification of…