Shortfall in malaria drug causing deaths—MSF
• Drug Abuse • Apr 22 05
Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) said on Friday a malaria drug shortage would cost lives and jeopardise a global plan to halve Malaria…
“Critical” malnutrition among Niger children - WFP
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Child malnutrition in the West African country of Niger has reached critical levels and urgent action is needed to stop the situation getting worse…
U.S. grapples with domestic violence problem
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 22 05
Joanna’s estranged husband had been mentally abusing her and threatening her for years, but he never lifted a hand against her until one morning…
Pharmacies, grocers seek uniform US anti-meth law
• Drug News • Apr 22 05
U.S. retailers are lobbying for a standard U.S. law, as they face pressure to limit access to over-the-counter cold and allergy medicines with ingredients…
EU may allow first GMO crop for growing since 1998
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
EU environment experts may take a watershed vote in June on whether to allow a new genetically modified (GMO) crop to be grown…
Many people need help with unhealthy relationships
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Apr 22 05
Millions of Americans may be struggling to cope with people who have personality disorders, a form mental illness in which people have trouble functioning…
Four cases of polio found in Yemen, WHO says
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Officials have discovered four cases of polio in the Yemeni port city of al-Hudaydah and suspect the disease came from nearby countries, the World…
Most flu bug kits destroyed, no cases seen: CDC
• Infections • Apr 22 05
Most of the kits containing a killer flu bug that ended up in thousands of laboratories around the world, sparking fears of a pandemic,…
Murder, suicide rates up in parts of U.S. - study
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Murder rates are on the rise in a handful of U.S. states, according to a federal study that bolsters indications the nation as a…
Antibiotics don’t prevent repeat heart attacks
• Heart • Apr 22 05
Yet another study has shown that antibiotics do not prevent repeat Heart attacks or related problems in patients with Heart disease.
In…
Angola virus scary but no global risk - scientist
• Public Health • Apr 22 05
Angola’s killer Marburg outbreak has yet to be brought under control but the virus is not contagious enough to make it a serious global…
Partnership to roll back malaria accused of failing
• Infections • Apr 22 05
An international partnership of more than 90 organisations and countries to reduce global deaths from Malaria has failed to control the disease and may…
Vitamin E may help ease menstrual cramps
• Gender: Female • Apr 22 05
Women may find some relief from menstrual cramps by taking vitamin E a few days a month, new research suggests.
The study, of teenage…
Cambodian dies of bird flu, Asia toll now 52
• Flu • Apr 22 05
A 20-year-old Cambodian woman who died in Vietnam this week was killed by bird flu, taking the death toll in Asia to 52, a…
Early daycare seems to protect against leukemia
• Cancer • Apr 22 05
New research shows that children who attend daycare regularly in the first few months of life are less likely to develop acute lymphoblastic leukemia,…
Anti-epilepsy drug may reduce nerve pain
• Pain • Apr 21 05
A new study indicates, that the drug Gabitril (tiagabine) is effective in easing a disorder termed complex regional pain syndrome, which involves diffuse pain…
Mothers may pass malaria on to their infants
• Infections • Apr 21 05
Doctors should consider Malaria as the cause of illness in newborns and young infants with fever whose mothers who have immigrated from areas where…
U.S. military moving to change anti-sodomy rule
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
Consensual sodomy between members of the U.S. military no longer would be a criminal act under a proposal sent to Congress by the Pentagon’s…
S. Africa says suspected Marburg case is malaria
• Infections • Apr 21 05
A sick Angolan traveller under observation in South Africa as a possible victim of the deadly Marburg virus has been determined to be suffering…
Chinese men measure up to others below the belt
• Gender: Male • Apr 21 05
Chinese men have no reason to feel inferior about the size of their penises, according to a Hong Kong study which showed local men…
Soccer players’ injury rates tracked in British study
• Trauma & Injuries • Apr 21 05
Soccer or association football - not matter what you call it, players of the game are more likely to suffer injuries than gymnasts, tennis…
Dutch have human “mad cow” case but say beef safe
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
The Netherlands reported its first human case of “mad cow” disease on Thursday but said Dutch beef is safe to eat.
The interior ministry…
U.S. mulls health plans for small businesses again
• Public Health • Apr 21 05
A key U.S. Senate committee chairman said Thursday he plans to act on legislation this year to help small businesses buy affordable health insurance,…
Nutrient benefits babies in womb, study finds
• Cancer: Breast • Apr 20 05
Nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish oils, flaxseed and walnuts, may start protecting a woman from breast cancer before she…
Give kids a free bike helmet, and they’ll wear it
• Public Health • Apr 20 05
Programs intended to encourage kids to wear a helmet when they ride their bikes work well, a new report shows.
After reviewing studies…