Report says people smuggling on increase in Europe
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Human trafficking for the sex trade and cheap labour is on the increase in Europe but is less visible because it is going deeper… Report says people smuggling on increase in Europe   

 
 

‘Baby talk’ may help infants learn language
• Children's Health • Mar 31 05

That special tone of voice adults use with babies may be an important part of how infants learn language, a new study suggests.

Researchers… ‘Baby talk’ may help infants learn language   

 
 

Lenient parents tied to teenage ecstasy use: study
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Mar 31 05

Teenagers are more likely to experiment with the ecstasy drug if they have grown up with lenient, indulgent parents, according to a study on… Lenient parents tied to teenage ecstasy use: study   

 
 

Requested sterilization often not performed
• Fertility and pregnancy • Mar 31 05

Only about half of pregnant women who express a desire for sterilization following delivery actually undergo the procedure, according to a report in the… Requested sterilization often not performed   

 
 

Terri Schiavo dies in Florida hospice
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged Florida woman at the heart of a wrenching dispute over her fate that drew in the U.S. Congress and President… Terri Schiavo dies in Florida hospice   

 
 

AIDS kills some 2,880 Tanzania teachers annually
• AIDS/HIV • Mar 31 05

Tanzania is losing an average of 2,880 school teachers to HIV/AIDS every year because of lack of condoms and life-prolonging drugs, the… AIDS kills some 2,880 Tanzania teachers annually   

 
 

Angola’s Marburg death toll climbs to 126
• Infections • Mar 31 05

Angola’s killer Marburg epidemic has claimed nine more victims this week bringing the death toll to 126, the country’s health ministry and World Health… Angola’s Marburg death toll climbs to 126   

 
 

Peru’s Doe Run smelter poisoning children: NGOs
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Almost all young children in Peru’s La Oroya mining town have harmful levels of lead in their blood and many are suffering from Peru’s Doe Run smelter poisoning children: NGOs   

 
 

Idaho couple can’t sue for wrongful birth: court
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

An Idaho couple whose child was born with severe defects and later died cannot sue their doctors for a “wrongful birth,” the state’s top… Idaho couple can’t sue for wrongful birth: court   

 
 

Conjoined Singapore twins may have risky surgery
• Surgery • Mar 31 05

Doctors in Singapore may separate one-year-old Indonesian twin girls conjoined at the waist but are weighing whether the risks are too great.

Separating the… Conjoined Singapore twins may have risky surgery   

 
 

Australian scientists find arthritis-causing enzyme
• Arthritis • Mar 31 05

Australian scientists have identified an enzyme that destroys cartilage in mice and believe the find may lead to new drugs that stop cartilage joint… Australian scientists find arthritis-causing enzyme   

 
 

Rare gay male sex disease enters Britain: report
• Infections • Mar 31 05

A rare disease found in gay men in the Netherlands two years ago, and since reported in France, Sweden, Belgium, Germany and the… Rare gay male sex disease enters Britain: report   

 
 

Viagra may cause vision loss
• Eye / Vision Problems • Mar 31 05

In a new study, US researchers describe seven patients who developed nonarteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), an eye problem that can result in permanent… Viagra may cause vision loss   

 
 

Insomnia common in depressed HIV patients
• Depression • Mar 31 05

HIV-infected patients who also have depression are more likely to have sleeping problems, which may add to the burden of… Insomnia common in depressed HIV patients   

 
 

Donor age no long-term effect on transplant survival
• Surgery • Mar 31 05

In patients who undergo liver transplantation because of Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related Cirrhosis, donor age is inversely related to… Donor age no long-term effect on transplant survival   

 
 

Mexico culls chickens with bird flu in the north
• Emergencies / First Aid • Mar 31 05

Mexico slaughtered chickens on farms in Northern Mexico this month and put a million more in quarantine after discovering low-pathogenic cases bird flu, a… Mexico culls chickens with bird flu in the north   

 
 

Plasticized fetus stolen from ‘Body World’ exhibit
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Police in Los Angeles were searching on Wednesday for two women observed via security cameras taking a plastic-coated human fetus from the traveling “Body… Plasticized fetus stolen from ‘Body World’ exhibit   

 
 

Germany plans law to speed diesel filter adoption
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Germany’s government promised on Wednesday to present draft legislation before the summer to speed the introduction of diesel engine particle filters after air pollution… Germany plans law to speed diesel filter adoption   

 
 

Physicians often reluctant to discuss drug costs
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Even though physicians are aware that the cost of medications can be a problem for their patients, being rushed for time and fear of… Physicians often reluctant to discuss drug costs   

 
 

Combination therapy effective for neurological pain
• Pain • Mar 31 05

Combined treatment with morphine and gabapentin is more effective at lower doses than either agent alone at controlling neurological pain, according to a report… Combination therapy effective for neurological pain   

 
 

Half of all US cancer deaths preventable: report
• Cancer • Mar 31 05

More than 60 percent of all cancer deaths could be prevented if Americans stopped Smoking, exercised more, ate healthier food and underwent recommended cancer… Half of all US cancer deaths preventable: report   

 
 

Human damage to earth worsening fast: report
• Public Health • Mar 31 05

Humans are damaging the planet at an unprecedented rate and raising risks of abrupt collapses in nature that could spur disease, deforestation or “dead… Human damage to earth worsening fast: report   

 
 

U.S. child obesity dragging down health gains
• Obesity • Mar 30 05

Child Obesity has more than tripled in three decades and the increased health risk associated with being fat has wiped out progress in other… U.S. child obesity dragging down health gains   

 
 

Oregon moves to limit junk food in schools
• Public Health • Mar 30 05

Oregon’s state legislature is considering putting limits on sales of soda pop, candy and other junk food in public schools, saying that such food… Oregon moves to limit junk food in schools   

 
 

Some free medicine programs too complex: survey
• Public Health • Mar 30 05

Drug company programs that offer free medicines to the poor are too time-consuming and complex for some health clinics that serve mostly low-income patients,… Some free medicine programs too complex: survey   

 
 
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