Malaria in Aceh under control, aid group says
• Infections • Jan 28 05
Outbreaks of malaria in Aceh may be fewer than before the tsunami that made a half-million homeless, due to intense preventive programmes by…
Heart attack diagnosis less likely in women
• Heart • Jan 28 05
ven with new, more objective criteria, women are still less likely than men to have their heart condition accurately diagnosed as a heart attack,…
Drug ups survival in diabetics with heart failure
• Diabetes • Jan 28 05
In people with diabetes and heart failure, treatment with the beta-blocker metoprolol CR/XL (controlled release/extended release) safely reduces the risk of hospitalization and death,…
Study identifies keys to healthy teen development
• Public Health • Jan 28 05
According to a study of more than one thousand of our country’s youth, confidence, competence, and compassion, among other characteristics, are key ingredients…
Nevada gov. wants to scrap retiree health benefits
• Public Health • Jan 28 05
Aiming to save Nevada $500 million over the next 30 years, Gov. Kenny Guinn plans to press lawmakers to cut retirement health benefits for…
Vietnam deploys bird flu riot police
• Public Health • Jan 28 05
Vietnam has deployed riot police at bird flu checkpoints around the sprawling metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City, officials said on Friday, as the…
Kids’ passive smoking tied to later lung cancer
• Cancer: Lung • Jan 28 05
Findings from a large study confirm that passive smoking increases the likelihood of developing lung diseases. Of particular concern, exposure to secondhand tobacco…
Mad cow disease found in French goat, EU says
• Infections • Jan 28 05
Mad cow disease has been found in a goat, the first time the brain-wasting affliction that ravaged European cattle herds and killed at least…
Britain clamps down on facelift ‘cowboys’
• Cosmetics • Jan 28 05
Britain moved on Friday to impose tougher regulations on the booming cosmetic surgery industry as concerns grow that people seeking beauty can end up…
Treatment easier for mammography-detected tumors
• Cancer: Breast • Jan 28 05
Women whose breast cancer is detected by screening mammography are more likely to be treated with breast conservation and without chemotherapy compared with women…
Cialis impotence drug returns to Super Bowl
• Drug News • Jan 28 05
The impotence drug Cialis is returning for a second round of advertising on this year’s Super Bowl, the most-watched U.S. television event, with…
Bird flu infects five more people in Vietnam
• Flu • Jan 28 05
Bird flu has infected five more people in Vietnam, two of whom are under treatment in Ho Chi Minh City where riot police are…
Japan sees problems with idea of global AIDS tax
• AIDS/HIV • Jan 27 05
A global tax to help fight AIDS, as proposed by French President Jacques Chirac, would not be fully effective unless every country in the…
Tsunami survivors risk fungal infection - report
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Survivors of the Asian tsunami, in which nearly 300,000 people were killed or are still missing, could be at risk of a deadly fungal…
Pressure on sports docs could harm athletes - study
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Sports doctors under pressure from pushy managers and the media could be cutting corners and risking the health of athletes, researchers said Thursday.
Scientists…
Lean couch potatoes get up more, sit less
• Food & Nutrition • Jan 27 05
Among those inclined to be sedentary, lean ‘couch potatoes’ apparently move and stand more during the day - and sit for around two hours…
Britain aids malaria fight in push to help Africa
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Britain pledged cash for a low-tech solution to fighting resurgent malaria in Africa on Thursday and said its drive to help the continent this…
UK’s “Dr Death” probably killed 250 patients
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Britain’s “Dr Death,” a family physician who systematically murdered his patients, probably killed 250 people, an inquiry announced on Thursday after ruling the…
Soft palate implants safely reduce snoring
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Jan 27 05
Insertion of small plastic rods into the soft palate with a minimally invasive surgical procedure is a safe and effective treatment for snoring,…
Markets, politicians react coolly to Chirac tax
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Politicians and investors reacted coolly on Thursday to France’s call for an international tax on financial market transactions to fight AIDS, saying the…
Statins reduce deaths among dialysis patients
• Heart • Jan 27 05
Treatment with a statin drug - such as Lipitor or Zocor - significantly reduces the risk of cardiac and non-cardiac death in people on…
Response prevented tsunami deaths from disease - UN
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
The swift response to the Asian tsunami prevented a second wave of deaths from disease and malnutrition but the task of rebuilding is far…
Survey finds 80 pct of U.S. doctors witness mistakes
• Drug Abuse • Jan 27 05
Eighty percent of U.S. doctors and half of nurses surveyed said they had seen colleagues make mistakes, but only 10 percent ever spoke up,…
Asia acts but helpless if deadly bird flu occurs
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Richer Asian nations may be arming themselves to fight off a feared bird flu pandemic, but experts say such a scourge would be almost…
Whooping cough outbreaks reported in US hospitals
• Public Health • Jan 27 05
Three hospital outbreaks of whooping cough occurred in 2003 among healthcare workers and patients, officials at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…