Public Health

Report raises questions about U.S. cattle feed ban

The effectiveness of the most important U.S. safeguard against mad cow disease was questioned on Monday when a government report accused the Food and…    

Malt liquor drink of homeless and unemployed -study

Malt liquor, a type of beer that is higher in alcohol than other brews, is largely a drink of the homeless and unemployed,…    

US government witness to urge tobacco execs ouster

A government witness scheduled to testify in the racketeering case against cigarette makers will recommend that the courts oust senior tobacco industry management, according…    

AIDS, TB, malaria body warns “ad hoc” funding risky

A global fund dreamt up by U.N. chief Kofi Annan to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is facing a shortfall just…    

Fears grow over asbestos at Paris tourist site

The company that owns the Montparnesse Tower in Paris, France’s highest building and a popular tourist attraction, has been told to remove the asbestos…    

Lack of cash hobbles Cambodia’s bird flu battle

Since her daughter became Cambodia’s first confirmed bird flu victim, 42-year-old Tim Ran has stopped eating chicken.

However, her decision is not…    

Joining Medicaid too late explains cancer deaths: study

Delaying cancer treatment until after patients enroll in Medicaid results in poorer outcomes—these individuals are more likely to die of cancer, U.S. researchers reported…    

Photos show climate change; Ministers meet in UK

A photo of Mount Kilimanjaro stripped of its snowcap for the first time in 11,000 years will be used as dramatic testimony for action…    

American families grapple with decisions on death

The legal battle over whether to remove the feeding tube that keeps a severely brain-damaged Florida woman alive has overshadowed a quiet truth about…    

Vietnam Agent Orange victims slam U.S. verdict

The dismissal of a case in the United States that accused chemical companies of war crimes by supplying the U.S. military with Agent Orange…    

Red tape hampers UK patient care, doctors say

Red tape and bureaucracy are undermining the role of family doctors in Britain and hampering the care of patients, according to a survey published…    

Red tape and risk frustrate Kyoto’s CDM scheme

One of the Kyoto Protocol’s main tools for curbing greenhouse gas emissions is struggling to take off as projects get bogged down in red…    

U.S. Senator says FDA too cozy with drugmakers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has grown too close to the drug companies it regulates, raising questions about whether its acting director should…    

EU ministers want tough post-Kyoto emission

European Union environment ministers on Thursday proposed developed nations make sweeping cuts in their greenhouse gas emissions in the years following 2012, when the…    

Singapore govt AIDS comment outrages gay activists

Gay activists responded with outrage and disbelief on Thursday to statements by a Singapore official who said a gay and lesbian festival - dubbed…    

Indian state to pay cash to girls to fix sex ratio

An Indian state government has offered to pay 100,000 rupees ($2,300) cash to families who have just one daughter in a bid to counteract…    

Australia struggles to win support for GMO crops

Consumer opposition in Australia last month forced its three biggest poultry producers to stop using imported, genetically modified feed to fatten the 450 million…    

Utility Pollution bill stalls in Senate committee

A Bush administration plan to cut air pollution from coal-fired power plants failed to pass the Senate Environment Committee on Wednesday, a setback for…    

Computer alert stops clots in hospital patients

An alert that pops up when doctors place orders on the hospital’s computer system may help prevent blood clots in high-risk patients, according to…    

Health gap ups deaths for African Americans

Eliminating the mortality gap between whites and African Americans could save more than 83,000 lives annually, according to a just-released study.

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US senators encouraged by Specter asbestos talks

U.S. senators from both parties reported some progress on Tuesday on a struggling proposal to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund, after some…    

Bulgarian police bust kidney-trafficking ring

Bulgarian police have arrested three people for illegally trafficking human kidneys to transplant patients in neighboring Turkey, the interior ministry said Wednesday.

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Senate’s Frist sees $14 billion Medicaid savings

Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Wednesday the Senate budget resolution would propose Medicaid savings of $14 billion over five years.

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Vietnamese relatives have bird flu, no symptoms

Two elderly Vietnamese relatives of people who died of bird flu have tested positive for the deadly virus despite showing no symptoms, health officials…    

Senators eye longer specialty hospital moratorium

A federal advisory group urged lawmakers on Tuesday to extend a moratorium on new, small specialty hospitals while more information is gathered on whether…