Meridia aids weight loss and diabetes control
• Drug News • Apr 05 05
The weight-loss drug Meridia helps overweight people with Diabetes to shed pounds and control their blood glucose levels, researchers report.
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H7 bird flu strain detected in N. Korea ‘first for Asia’
• Flu • Apr 05 05
The H7 strain of Avian Influenza, previously undetected in Asia, has been found in North Korea, which has culled thousands of chickens to contain…
Two bird flu suspects in hospital in Vietnam
• Flu • Apr 05 05
Two more Vietnamese, a 12-year-old girl and a woman, are in hospital with suspected bird flu, the official Vietnam News Agency said on Tuesday.
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S. Africa’s children risk catching HIV in hospital
• AIDS/HIV • Apr 05 05
Blood-stained medical instruments and mix-ups with HIV-contaminated breast milk are raising the risk that children in some South African hospitals will contract the…
Alcohol hand gel use tied to fewer family colds
• Flu • Apr 05 05
Families that use alcohol-based hand gels seem to be less likely than those that stick with soap and water to pass around the common…
Asbestos bill coming soon, senate’s Frist says
• Public Health • Apr 05 05
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday he was confident a bill setting up a national fund to pay asbestos claims…
China struggles against tide to stamp out drugs
• Public Health • Apr 05 05
China’s drug problems, which officials last year described as severe and deteriorating, have defied government crackdowns due to the increasing types and sources of…
Insurers drop support for U.S. asbestos fund - WSJ
• Public Health • Apr 05 05
More than a dozen insurance companies have dropped their support for a $140 billion federal trust fund to pay claims stemming from
Drug firms offer one-stop access for help with drug costs
• Drug News • Apr 05 05
A coalition of drug companies and health care providers on Tuesday launched a new effort to make it easier for poor patients to…
UK lawmakers slam slack pharmaceutical regulation
• Drug News • Apr 05 05
Regulation of the pharmaceutical industry is inadequate, leaving powerful drug companies free to promote “a pill for every ill”, an influential British parliamentary committee…
Court lets patient criticize clinic in web site
• Gender: Male • Apr 05 05
A patient unhappy with the results of a hair loss treatment can set up a critical Web site containing the name of…
Angola Marburg outbreak not yet under control - UN
• Infections • Apr 05 05
Angola’s Marburg epidemic, which has claimed 155 lives, is not under control and the country urgently needs protective clothing for health workers battling the…
Anti-malaria mutation may up prostate tumor risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Apr 04 05
People of African descent often carry a genetic mutation that protects them against Malaria. Unfortunately, researchers have found, the mutation may contribute to the…
Set aside funds now for bird flu, WHO expert says
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
The world’s governments should set aside 5 percent of their spending on influenza vaccines to help get ready for the next big flu epidemic,…
Massachusetts stem cell bill gets veto-proof vote
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
A bill that would allow embryonic stem cell research in Massachusetts cleared its second big legislative hurdle on Thursday with enough support to withstand…
Children who watch TV more likely to bully-study
• Children's Health • Apr 04 05
The more television 4-year-old children watch the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a U.S. study said on Monday.
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CLSA estimates bird flu has cost Asia $8-12 bln
• Flu • Apr 04 05
The bird flu outbreak in Asia has already cost the region about US$8-12 billion and is intensifying pressure for tighter biosecurity, a report by…
Vietnamese has bird flu after drinking duck blood
• Flu • Apr 04 05
A 27-year-old Vietnamese woman who drank duck blood has the bird flu virus, which has killed 49 people in Asia, but is likely to…
Angola’s Marburg death toll climbs
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
Angola’s Marburg epidemic has claimed 14 more lives, taking the death toll in the worst recorded outbreak of the virus to 146, the country’s…
Antibody fights hemorrhagic fever virus in animals
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
An engineered antibody studied as a cancer treatment is effective in animals against the virus that causes Lassa fever, findings that could apply to…
Thousands still hungry, homeless in quake-hit Nias
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
Aid workers tried on Saturday to reach outlying areas of Indonesia’s devastated Nias island where thousands of people are still homeless and hungry more…
Ginger seems safe for easing nausea in pregnancy
• Pregnancy • Apr 04 05
Ginger appears to help pregnant women who suffer from morning sickness, without side effects to the unborn child, according to a review of the…
Benefits of fibroid procedure long lasting
• Cancer • Apr 04 05
Women whose fibroids have been treated by shutting off the blood supply to the benign tumors - a procedure called uterine artery embolization -…
Loud music no threat to ears, teens tell study
• Ear / Nose / Throat • Apr 04 05
Most teenagers and young adults don’t think hearing loss from listening to loud music is a big problem, even though three out of five…
Bush order allows isolation of those with bird flu
• Public Health • Apr 04 05
President Bush issued a directive on Friday allowing authorities to detain or isolate any passenger suspected of having Avian flu when arriving in the…