Digestion pill to end diabetes diets
• Diabetes • Mar 07 05
RESTRICTIVE diets for millions of Australians with Diabetes and Gluten intolerance may soon be a thing of the past after the development of…
Egypt ‘two-head’ baby breathing without ventilator
• Children's Health • Mar 07 05
An Egyptian baby which underwent surgery last month to remove the head of an underdeveloped twin was Monday breathing without a ventilator for the…
The school meals failure
• Public Health • Mar 07 05
School dinners given to half a million youngsters every day provide poor helpings of the key nutrients vital for a growing child, a study…
U.S. Panel Recommends Limiting Gene Therapy Trials
• Genetics • Mar 07 05
Halted U.S. experiments should resume for children with no other option, FDA advisers say.
Federal health advisers recommended late Friday that two U.S.…
Many Women Still Don’t Get Annual Mammograms
• Cancer: Breast • Mar 07 05
Only one in 20 follows schedule recommendations, researchers say.
Mammograms are quick, relatively painless and potentially lifesaving tests.
Yet despite countless public…
Medication errors common at hospital admission
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Potentially harmful medication errors are often made at the time of hospital admission, Canadian investigators report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
“It’s important…
The secret to man’s aggression: in his finger?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Mar 04 05
How long a man’s second finger is relative to his fourth finger appears to predict whether he is prone to be physically aggressive towards…
Declaring victory, U.S. drops abortion line at UN
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
The United States withdrew an unpopular anti-abortion amendment from a key U.N. document on Friday but insisted it won a victory.
With some 6,000…
Bush picks scientist to head EPA
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
President Bush nominated Acting Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Steve Johnson on Friday to be the first career EPA employee to head the agency.
Johnson,…
Teen gymnasts show normal growth spurts
• Children's Health • Mar 04 05
Female gymnasts may be petite, but they seem to have adolescent growth spurts similar to those of other girls, according to the results of…
Leflunomide useful for drug-resistant juvenile arthritis
• Arthritis • Mar 04 05
Leflunomide therapy is well tolerated and benefits some patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) resistant to the drug methotrexate, according to results of…
WHO says acrylamide levels in foods should be cut
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 04 05
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that people should consume less acrylamide, a chemical associated with fried foods that has caused cancer…
Court allows HIV lawsuit against American Airlines
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Three applicants denied flight attendant jobs at American Airlines can sue even though they lied about their HIV-positive status, a federal appeals court ruled…
German plastic surgeons at odds on advertising ban
• Cosmetics • Mar 04 05
The perfect beach body with cleavage to match. Great breasts for low prices. The figure you’ve always dreamed of.
Cosmetic surgery adverts could come…
Forearm test not good for checking blood sugar
• Diabetes • Mar 04 05
People with diabetes who need to monitor their blood sugar levels should not use their forearm to get a blood sample if they…
Violence in Congo puts 54,000 lives at risk:UNICEF
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Ethnic violence in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has left some 54,000 civilians at risk of death or disease, the United Nations Children’s Fund…
Genetically modified foods gain a toe hold in EU
• Food & Nutrition • Mar 04 05
Europe’s leading food safety agency gave a clean bill of health on Friday for the planting of a genetically modified (GMO) maize, the first…
Healthy diet may prevent age-related disability
• Dieting • Mar 04 05
Researchers may have come up with another reason to eat well. A new study suggests diets rich in fruits, vegetables and dairy foods can…
MRSA superbug spreading in the community
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
The MRSA superbug is beginning to spread among healthy people in Britain as well as hospital patients, Britain’s Health Protection Agency said on Thursday.
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Nepal’s first test-tube twins born in Katmandu
• Childbirth • Mar 04 05
Impoverished Nepal, battling a deadly Maoist revolt, got a rare bit of good news on Friday when doctors announced the birth of the country’s…
Smallpox preparedness program needs clarification
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
A federal program that is supposed to protect the United States against a smallpox attack has gone awry because of a lack of clear…
Higher maternal weight ups likelihood of twins
• Pregnancy • Mar 04 05
In a study of more than 50,000 pregnancies in the United States, the odds of having fraternal twins (twins formed from two eggs), increased…
Family doctors deserting Labour Party: poll
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Family doctors in Britain will be deserting the ruling Labour Party in the next election, according to a poll published on Friday.
Only 11…
Tungsten shrapnel leads to tumors in rats
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Shrapnel wounds caused by weapons grade tungsten alloy triggers aggressive tumors in rats, according to military researchers.
“As per regulatory guidelines,” Dr. John F.…
Medicare drug benefit changes worry advocates
• Public Health • Mar 04 05
Professionals who care for the estimated 6.3 million Americans who are eligible for both the federal Medicare and federal-state Medicaid health programs say patients…