AIDS fund head warns of 2005 funding crunch
• AIDS/HIV • Oct 28 04
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, battling a shortfall in funding from donors, faces a critical year in 2005, its executive…
Bush wants more information about governor’s vaccine plan
• Public Health • Oct 28 04
The acting commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said his agency will not approve Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s plan to buy the flu…
CDC advisers recommend FluMist for kids
• Public Health • Oct 28 04
MedImmune’s FluMist nasal influenza vaccine should be included in the U.S. government’s Vaccines for Children program, federal advisers said on Thursday.
MedImmune said the…
Asthma takes a toll on teens’ emotional health
• Asthma • Oct 28 04
Dealing with asthma can be hard on teenagers’ emotional well-being, with problems such as worry and anger being related to poorer asthma control, new…
Anesthesiologists Vulnerable to Drug Abuse
• Drug Abuse • Oct 28 04
Drug abuse among some anesthesiologists may be linked to exposure to low doses of powerful anesthetic drugs administered intravenously to surgery patients, according to…
Judge bars military from forced anthrax shots
• Public Health • Oct 28 04
A federal judge on Wednesday barred the U.S. military from forcing troops to be vaccinated for anthrax without either getting their informed consent or…
Tobacco lawyer denies deception on secondhand smoke
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 28 04
A tobacco industry lawyer sought to fend off accusations that cigarette makers waged a deceptive campaign to blunt concerns over secondhand smoke as he…
Sleep troubles can jeopardize alcoholics’ rehab
• Brain • Oct 28 04
One reason that alcoholics may find it hard to quit drinking is that alcohol can help them fall asleep, and giving it up may…
Plague kills 8 in China’s impoverished northwest
• Infections • Oct 28 04
An outbreak of plague killed eight people and infected 11 in China’s impoverished northwest, state media said on Thursday.
Most of the 19 plague…
Red wine may protect against lung cancer
• Cancer: Lung • Oct 28 04
In yet more good news for red wine connoisseurs, new research suggests that regular consumption of the beverage may lower the risk of…
Fear cancer will increase
• Cancer • Oct 27 04
A SWINDON dentist has warned oral cancer rates could rocket under plans to axe six-month check-ups.
The Government has announced it intends to do…
Heat harms mailed asthma drugs
• Asthma • Oct 27 04
Environmental heat exposure may degrade mail-order prescriptions of the asthma drug formoterol, researchers at Carl Hayden Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix report.
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Man who weighed half ton recovering from obesity surgery
• Obesity • Oct 27 04
A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery.
Patrick Deuel, 42,…
Endometriosis linked to risk of migraine
• Migraine • Oct 27 04
Endometriosis - caused when tissue that normally lines the uterus grows at other sites - may produce more than pelvic pain. It seems…
Cord-blood test predicts kids’ allergy odds
• Children's Health • Oct 27 04
A common feature of allergies and asthma is an elevated blood level of a class of antibodies called immunoglobulin E, or IgE. Researchers now…
Sleepy interns committing key errors, study shows
• Neurology • Oct 27 04
America’s doctors-in-training are committing serious errors as a result of being forced to work over 80 hours a week, says new research which suggests…
Florida distributor to stop dealing flu vaccine
• Public Health • Oct 27 04
A Florida drug distributor accused of price gouging has agreed to stop buying and selling flu vaccines and will hand over its remaining inventory,…
Artery hardening begins early in diabetes
• Children's Health • Oct 27 04
There’s more evidence that atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries - starts early in young people with type 1 diabetes, underscoring the need to…
Mental illness may raise cancer risk
• Cancer • Oct 27 04
Patients with mental disorders may be at increased risk for certain cancers, according to a report in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.
Dr. Caroline P.…
Americans a bit taller, much heavier, report says
• Obesity • Oct 27 04
Americans are getting taller on average but they are much heavier too, according to government figures released on Wednesday showing that the U.S. population…
Study says glucosamine no arthritis help
• Arthritis • Oct 27 04
Glucosamine, a popular food supplement used by arthritis sufferers to prevent painful flare-ups, has no long-term benefit, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday.
The University…
Hungary bans paprika, national dish a health risk
• Food & Nutrition • Oct 27 04
Hungary on Wednesday ordered food retailers to withdraw all products containing paprika, the fiery red spice that is an essential ingredient in the Hungarian…
Viagra promising in pulmonary hypertension
• Drug News • Oct 27 04
Viagra, Pfizer Inc’s famous impotence treatment, demonstrated promise in a late-stage clinical trial for use in treating the often-fatal disease pulmonary arterial hypertension.
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C-section more likely with obesity, diabetes
• Gender: Female • Oct 27 04
When women who have diabetes or are overweight become pregnant, they have an increased likelihood of having to undergo a cesarean delivery,…
Depression interferes with exercise stress testing
• Depression • Oct 27 04
People with depression who have suspected heart disease don’t do well on exercise tests, Canadian investigators report.
Symptoms of major depression include…