Flu vaccine summit set to deal with threat of pandemic
• Public Health • Nov 01 04
The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting of flu vaccine makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing…
FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• Heart • Nov 01 04
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the availability of a qualified health claim for monounsaturated fat from olive oil and reduced risk…
“High levels” of bacteria found in bottled water
• Food & Nutrition • Nov 01 04
Bottled mineral water, generally considered purer than tap water, is often contaminated with bacteria and fungi, a Dutch researcher warned Monday.
“Hospital water is…
Schizophrenia drug calms disruptive children
• Children's Health • Nov 01 04
Risperdal, a drug used to treat schizophrenia, appears to be safe and effective for treating disruptive behavior in children with developmental disorders, Canadian researchers…
‘Superbug’ can be passed on in breast milk
• Gender: Female • Nov 01 04
Breast milk has been identified as the source of the ‘superbug’ known as methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) In two outbreaks among newborns in…
Babies’ excessive crying may signal later problems
• Children's Health • Nov 01 04
Healthy infants older than three months who cry incessantly for no apparent reason may be at risk for lower IQ and behavior problems in…
New drug blocks anthrax toxin in animals
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A synthetic protein called ToxBlox protects animals from anthrax infection and death, according to data reported Sunday in Washington, DC, at a meeting of…
Despite vaccines, whooping cough creeps back
• Public Health • Nov 01 04
Whooping cough is making a comeback 40 years after most industrialized countries started vaccinating children, and the culprit seems to be weakening effects of…
World unprepared for avian flu, experts warn
• Infections • Nov 01 04
The current U.S. flu vaccine shortage shows perfectly how poorly the world is prepared to handle the next global epidemic of influenza, health experts…
Grumpy British bosses need more sleep - study
• Neurology • Nov 01 04
A quarter of Britain’s bosses are likely to be in a bad mood at work because of too little sleep, research released on…
New childhood vaccine helps elderly, too - experts
• Infections • Nov 01 04
A new vaccine used in U.S. children since 2000 has slashed deadly pneumococcal bacteria infections in older adults, experts said on Sunday.
It…
Rare Disease Prevents Georgia Girl From Feeling Pain
• Pain • Nov 01 04
Ashlyn Blocker’s parents and kindergarten teachers all describe her the same way: fearless. So they nervously watch her plunge full-tilt into a childhood deprived…
Cancer-stricken US Supreme Court chief fails to attend hearing
• Cancer • Nov 01 04
The US Supreme Court’s chief justice, William Rehnquist, failed to turn up Monday for the first day of court hearings since undergoing cancer treatment…
Roche’s Tamiflu works against bird flu strain-study
• Infections • Nov 01 04
Roche AG’s Tamiflu anti-influenza drug has been proven to work against H5N1, the strain of the avian flu virus that the World Health…
Merck tried to bury Vioxx concerns for years
• Drug News • Nov 01 04
Internal e-mails and other documents from Merck & Co. show the company fought for years to keep safety concerns from undermining the drug’s commercial…
FDA: Olive oil may fight heart disease
• Fat, Dietary • Nov 01 04
The monounsaturated fat in olive oil may reduce the chances of suffering coronary heart disease, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday, opening the…
UK hospital to check embryos for colon cancer risk
• Cancer • Nov 01 04
Couples who have a risk of passing on an inherited form of colon cancer to their children will be allowed to have their embryos…