HIV treatment: 2 million years of life saved
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 28 05
Progress in HIV care has saved at least 2 million years of life in the United States, according to the results of a study…
New cases of Congo plague but appears contained
• Public Health • Feb 28 05
Doctors have found at least 60 new cases of plague in eastern Congo but the disease does not appear to be spreading beyond the…
Fight against polio launched in Ivory Coast
• Public Health • Feb 28 05
On foot and by bicycle, an army of 28,000 people advanced through towns and remote villages in Ivory Coast Sunday to vaccinate children against…
Bird flu kills 47th Asian victim in Vietnam
• Flu • Feb 28 05
Bird flu has killed a 69-year-old Vietnamese man, the 47th Asian victim of a virus experts fear could unleash a global influenza pandemic…
Global anti-tobacco treaty comes into force
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 27 05
A global anti-tobacco treaty came into force Sunday, but a leading expert said it needs strengthening fast if it is to be effective in…
Showing off best of Health
• Public Health • Feb 27 05
The NHS is showcasing the best of its work this week.
The Trent region’s Building on Success event will highlight initiatives that have improved…
Add avian influenza to list of things to worry about
• Infections • Feb 27 05
I have a modest list of worries that includes, among other things, finding a job after graduation and the fact that girls don’t seem…
HIV teens taking extra risks
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 27 05
US teenagers with HIV are reportedly taking more risks.
A new study reveals that teens are having more risky sex with more partners since…
Learn About Holistic Health, Breast Cancer
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 27 05
Here’s a chance to learn more about holistic health and breast cancer.
In a JD Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser Monday night, you will learn…
Prescription for change
• Drug News • Feb 27 05
Nhs treatment is set to speed up with new rules expected on prescribing, according to Notts health service chiefs.
From March, more health workers…
Pope’s health improving
• Public Health • Feb 27 05
Pope John Paul II’s health “continues to be good”, he is eating regularly and has begun rehabilitation exercises for his breathing and speech following…
New Virus May Have Come from Monkeys, Experts Say
• Public Health • Feb 27 05
Two new retroviruses never before seen in humans have turned up among people who regularly hunt monkeys in Cameroon, researchers reported Friday.
Like the…
To Track Colitis, Listen to the Patient
• Bowel Problems • Feb 26 05
Review of symptoms just as accurate as endoscopy, study found.
When it comes to monitoring the progression of painful ulcerative colitis, doctors need…
Surgery Often Won’t Cure Back Pain
• Backache • Feb 26 05
Surgery for back pain is not the cure-all that many patients believe it to be, say orthopaedic experts.
Many patients who seek surgery for…
Genetic Test Can Detect HIV In Newly Infected
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 26 05
A major snag in tests for the virus that causes AIDS is that they often fail when people are newly infected. That may be…
Many Diet Studies Lack Key Data
• Dieting • Feb 26 05
Scientific studies that claim to support the effectiveness of weight-loss plans often leave out key facts that can influence the results, claims a new…
Rate of HIV infection doubles among blacks in U.S.
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 26 05
The HIV infection rate has doubled among blacks in the United States over a decade while holding steady among whites - stark evidence of…
Migraine Pain Might Signal Deeper Problems
• Migraine • Feb 26 05
The lessons on migraine headaches leave some people wanting to learn more.
Medicines for treating migraine pain or preventing migraine attacks are improving all…
Mom’s Poor Diet Can Up Diabetes Risk in Child
• Diabetes • Feb 26 05
Nutrition might affect fetal pancreas, mouse study suggests.
Poor nutrition in moms-to-be could set their child up for diabetes later in life, new…
Yoga and Relaxation
• Alternative Medicine • Feb 26 05
I am often asked the question, “What has yoga done for you?”
As the value of the methods I am to explain rest…
MT’s Schweitzer Leads Charge Against Bush on Prescription Drugs
• Public Health • Feb 26 05
Around these parts, Montana’s new Democratic governor Brian Schweitzer has come in for a lot of (well-deserved) adulation. So it was with special interest…
Viruses are Vaccines’ New Anti-Cancer Weapon
• Cancer • Feb 26 05
The natural infectious power of four viruses could be the key to battling colon cancer, according to research underway at Duke University’s Comprehensive Cancer…
Carbondale hospital has brain surgeon again
• Public Health • Feb 26 05
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Memorial Hospital in Carbondale has recruited a new brain surgeon nearly a year after the resignations of the hospital’s last two…
Pope’s hospital message shows spiritual ‘heart and soul’ of papacy
• Public Health • Feb 26 05
After being shot in St. Peter’s Square in 1981, Pope John Paul II was said to beseech the Virgin Mary for strength and later…
HIV-positive women compete in Miss Stigma Free beauty pageant
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 26 05
GABORONE, Botswana A dozen women infected with H-I-V are competing in a beauty pageant in Botswana aimed at fighting the stigma surrounding the virus…