Madagascar needs newer anti-malaria drugs - WHO
• Infections • Feb 24 05
Madagascar urgently needs new anti-malarial drugs, as the prevalent strain of the disease there is fast growing resistant to the most affordable medication, the…
Afghanistan cold said to claim 150 children
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
An international aid group said on Thursday it had reports that up to 150 children had died of cold-related illnesses in one part of…
Hong Kong air quality benchmarks too lax - group
• Respiratory Problems • Feb 24 05
The officially acceptable level of air quality in polluted Hong Kong is far too low, environmentalists warned on Thursday, urging the government to…
Salt should be regulated food additive, group says
• Fat, Dietary • Feb 24 05
A consumer group sued the federal government Thursday, saying that salt is killing tens of thousands of Americans and that regulators have done…
Senator resisting cut in asbestos claims fund
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter indicated on Thursday he is resisting Republican attempts to reduce the size of a proposed $140 billion…
Vietnam appeals for help in bird flu fight
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
Vietnam, the country hit worst by bird flu, has appealed for technical and financial help to fight the virus now endemic in the region,…
China must expand AIDS fight - UNICEF
• AIDS/HIV • Feb 24 05
China, having finally broken its silence about AIDS, must now expand its struggle against the disease nationwide but faces challenges in prevention and treatment,…
Carotenoids may ward off prostate cancer
• Cancer: Prostate • Feb 24 05
Dietary lycopene and other carotenoids may protect against prostate cancer, Australian and Chinese researchers report. This is the first time such findings have been…
Experts debate effectiveness of bird flu vaccines
• Flu • Feb 24 05
As governments and researchers race to develop vaccines against Asia’s deadly bird flu, experts are debating their effectiveness against a versatile and resilient virus.
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Doctors search for plague victims in Congo’s east
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
Doctors scoured remote villages in eastern Congo on Thursday for people infected with plague after an outbreak in a diamond mining town that has…
Consider age, health when choosing floor coverings
• Allergies • Feb 24 05
Color, care and price typically factor into choosing floor coverings. But, also considering your age, health, safety and mobility can be advisable, said Migette…
No Amount of Drinking Is Safe During Pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Feb 24 05
The U.S. surgeon general has a strong message for women who are pregnant or likely to become pregnant: Don’t drink alcohol.
In an advisory…
End-of-life care often begun too late: study
• Cancer • Feb 24 05
End-of-life care intended to make the terminally ill more comfortable often begins too late to be of much benefit to patients and their…
When Does Autism Start?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Feb 24 05
Scientists are now looking for the earliest signs of the mysterious disorder as desperate parents hunt for treatments that may improve their children’s lives.…
Pope hospitalized again after suffering relapse of flu, fever
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance Thursday suffering fever and congestion from a relapse of…
Greenhouse gas cuts crops’ nutrition
• Food & Nutrition • Feb 24 05
A Chinese soil scientist has warned that rises in global carbon dioxide emission may make grain less nutritious - the protein level in cereal,…
Breast Cancer Treatment With Tamoxifen Appears to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
• Cancer: Breast • Feb 24 05
Women with breast cancer treated with the anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen are at significantly less risk of having a heart attack or symptoms of heart…
Arizona doctors charged with selling fake Botox to stay in jail
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
A judge has ruled that two Arizona doctors charged with selling a knockoff of the anti-wrinkle drug Botox pose a risk to flee the…
Cancer threat from radon gas has been underestimated, report says
• Cancer • Feb 24 05
MORE PEOPLE than previously thought could be at risk of lung cancer from radioactive gas seeping into homes in Montgomeryshire and Ceredigion, scientists say.…
‘Help needed for couples with conception problems’
• Fertility and pregnancy • Feb 24 05
More than nine in 10 couples who have problems conceiving do not receive the treatment they need to help them have a baby, according…
Effectiveness of bird flu vaccine debated
• Drug News • Feb 24 05
As governments and researchers race to develop vaccines against Asia’s deadly bird flu, experts are debating their effectiveness against a versatile and resilient virus.
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Reid defends partial smoking ban
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Feb 24 05
The government’s decision to opt out of a full smoking ban in England and Wales will mean a handful of workers will die each…
Yearly migration to Mexico loses a lot of its flutter
• Public Health • Feb 24 05
High on a remote mountaintop, Alfredo Cruz Colin gazed at the giant pines and firs where millions of orange-and-black monarch butterflies spend the winter…
Corticosteroid Emulsion Effective in Clearing Atopic Dermatoses
• Skin Care • Feb 24 05
A corticosteroid emulsion containing 0.05% fluticasone propionate effectively clears inflammatory atopic dermatosis in a wide range of patients.
“Fluticasone propionate emulsion is a…
Drug Helps Bleeding Stroke Patients
• Neurology • Feb 24 05
A drug that keeps hemophiliacs from bleeding to death could also prove to be the first treatment for the most lethal and crippling…