Saturday, January 19, 2008
FDA weighs over-counter cholesterol drug (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
FDA weighs over-counter cholesterol drug (AP)  AP - The government is questioning if too many of the wrong people will take cholesterol-lowering Mevacor if it's sold without a prescription, days before Merck & Co. makes its third try to move the drug over the counter.
Source: news.yahoo.comFDA approves HIV drug etravirine (AP)  AP - Tablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.
Source: news.yahoo.comMinn. health system purges drug trinkets (AP)  AP - When a Duluth-based operator of hospitals and clinics purged the pens, notepads, coffee mugs and other promotional trinkets drug companies had given its doctors over the years, it took 20 shopping carts to haul the loot away.
Source: news.yahoo.comUS abortions at lowest rate since 1974 (AP)  AP - The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP)  AFP - Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu spreads to new districts in India's east (Reuters)  Reuters - Bird flu spread to two new districts in an eastern Indian state, officials confirmed on Saturday, as veterinary staff struggled to cull thousands of birds in the face of resistance from farmers.
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No Prescription - US abortions at lowest rate since 1974 (AP)
US abortions at lowest rate since 1974 (AP) AP - The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.comFDA weighs over-counter cholesterol drug (AP) AP - The government is questioning if too many of the wrong people will take cholesterol-lowering Mevacor if it's sold without a prescription, days before Merck & Co. makes its third try to move the drug over the counter. Source: news.yahoo.comFDA approves HIV drug etravirine (AP) AP - Tablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals. Source: news.yahoo.com
India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP) (No Prescription)
India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP) AFP - Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP)
India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP)  AFP - Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull.
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Online Pharmacy - India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP)
India struggles to contain bird flu as farmers resist cull (AFP) AFP - Laboratory workers on Saturday analysed new samples from dead chickens amid fears that India's worst-ever bird flu outbreak may have spread in eastern India as locals resisted a massive cull. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - FDA approves HIV drug etravirine (AP)
FDA approves HIV drug etravirine (AP)  AP - Tablets of the drug etravirine were approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of HIV infection in adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals.
Source: news.yahoo.comUS abortions at lowest rate since 1974 (AP)  AP - The number of abortions in the United States fell to 1.2 million in 2005, down 25 percent from the all-time high of 1.6 million in 1990 and dropping the abortion rate to its lowest level since 1974, according to report issued Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comFDA weighs over-counter cholesterol drug (AP) AP - The government is questioning if too many of the wrong people will take cholesterol-lowering Mevacor if it's sold without a prescription, days before Merck & Co. makes its third try to move the drug over the counter. Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, January 18, 2008
Online Pharmacy - DNA Fingerprints Predict Brain Disorders (HealthDay)
DNA Fingerprints Predict Brain Disorders (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 18 ( HealthDay News) -- Predicting brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be possible by identifying certain DNA fingerprints, a recent Mayo Clinic study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 18, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.com
Indonesian boy dies of (Online Pharmacy) bird flu (Reuters)
Indonesian boy dies of bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu on Friday, the health ministry said, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to 97.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia battles 'alarming' bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - Health workers in eastern India battled Friday to contain an "alarming" outbreak of bird flu amid reports the virus had spread to new areas and local people were resisting a mass poultry cull.
Source: news.yahoo.comUkraine finds H5N1 bird flu in Crimea (Reuters) Reuters - A new outbreak of the strain of bird flu that is deadly to humans has struck Ukraine after being kept under control for two years, veterinarians said on Friday. Source: news.yahoo.comIgnorance of dangers hampers India bird flu fight (Reuters)  Reuters - Indian health workers urged villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak to stop dumping dead fowl in ponds on Friday, as ignorance about the virus hampers efforts to contain its spread.
Source: news.yahoo.comDNA Fingerprints Predict Brain Disorders (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 18 ( HealthDay News) -- Predicting brain disorders such as Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be possible by identifying certain DNA fingerprints, a recent Mayo Clinic study suggests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Ukraine finds H5N1 bird flu in Crimea (Reuters)
Ukraine finds H5N1 bird flu in Crimea (Reuters) Reuters - A new outbreak of the strain of bird flu that is deadly to humans has struck Ukraine after being kept under control for two years, veterinarians said on Friday. Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian boy dies of bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu on Friday, the health ministry said, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to 97. Source: news.yahoo.comIgnorance of dangers hampers India bird flu fight (Reuters) Reuters - Indian health workers urged villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak to stop dumping dead fowl in ponds on Friday, as ignorance about the virus hampers efforts to contain its spread. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia battles 'alarming' bird flu outbreak (AFP) AFP - Health workers in eastern India battled Friday to contain an "alarming" outbreak of bird flu amid reports the virus had spread to new areas and local people were resisting a mass poultry cull. Source: news.yahoo.comIran detects new bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - Iranian veterinary authorities have detected a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus among migratory and indigenous birds in the north of the country, the ISNA news agency reported on Friday.
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Indonesian boy dies (Online Pharmacy) of bird flu (Reuters)
Indonesian boy dies of bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - An eight-year-old Indonesian boy died of bird flu on Friday, the health ministry said, bringing the country's death toll from the virus to 97.
Source: news.yahoo.comIran detects new bird flu outbreak (AFP) AFP - Iranian veterinary authorities have detected a new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus among migratory and indigenous birds in the north of the country, the ISNA news agency reported on Friday. Source: news.yahoo.com
New virus linked to rare but lethal skin cancer (AFP) (Online Pharmacy)
New virus linked to rare but lethal skin cancer (AFP)  AFP - US researchers have discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer, a study released Thursday said.
Source: news.yahoo.comMediterranean Diet for Mom Fends Off Asthma, Allergies in Kids (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 18 ( HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet rich in fish, fresh fruits and vegetables, legumes, nuts, dairy products and olive oil may help protect their children against asthma and allergies, new research suggests. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts call for rethinking AIDS money (AP)  AP - In the two decades since AIDS began sweeping the globe, it has often been labeled as the biggest threat to international health.
Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 18, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.com
New virus linked to (Online Pharmacy) rare but lethal skin cancer (AFP)
New virus linked to rare but lethal skin cancer (AFP) AFP - US researchers have discovered a new virus they believe may be linked to a rare but extremely lethal type of skin cancer, a study released Thursday said. Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Pedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters)
Pedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comLatest Study Says Statins Don't Slow Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 17 ( HealthDay News) -- Despite some reports that statins might slow or prevent Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds no evidence for the theory. Source: news.yahoo.comBiotech firm claims to clone human embryos with skin cells (AFP)  AFP - A California company announced Thursday that it has created cloned human embryos from adult skin cells, a breakthrough which could ultimately lead to the development of cures for Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, and other untreatable ailments.
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Officials find listeria strain at dairy (AP) (No Prescription)
Officials find listeria strain at dairy (AP)  AP - Investigators probing the source of a listeria outbreak said Thursday the strain that killed three people was found at a dairy processing plant in central Massachusetts. But officials have not yet determined exactly where the milk was contaminated.
Source: news.yahoo.comFDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots (AP)  AP - Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. The Food and Drug Administration was issuing that warning Thursday to parents of children under 2.
Source: news.yahoo.comFDA warns against cold drugs for kids under 2 (Reuters)  Reuters - Children under 2 years old should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health authorities advised on Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 17, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comBrain surgery lets woman listen to music (AP) AP - Now that surgeons have operated on Stacey Gayle's brain, her favorite musician no longer makes her ill. Four years after being diagnosed with epilepsy, Gayle recently underwent brain surgery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center to cure a rare condition known as musicogenic epilepsy. Source: news.yahoo.comArmy panel seeks brain injury studies (AP)  AP - As many as 20 percent of U.S. combat troops who fought in Iraq or Afghanistan leave with signs they may have had a concussion, and some do not realize they need treatment, Army officials said Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.comVirus may cause rare but deadly skin cancer (Reuters) Reuters - A previously unknown virus may be to blame for a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, opening the prospect of new ways to treat and prevent the condition, scientists said on Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Pedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters)
Pedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comFeds probe slaughterhouse illness link (AP) AP - Federal health officials are investigating if there's a link between illnesses reported by several workers at a pig slaughterhouse in Indiana and those seen recently in workers at a Minnesota pork plant. Source: news.yahoo.comScientists make human embryo clones (AP)  AP - Scientists in California say they have produced embryos that are clones of two men, a potential step toward developing scientifically valuable stem cells.
Source: news.yahoo.comBiological Link Between BRCA1 and Breast Cancer Detailed (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 17 ( HealthDay News) -- A newly discovered role played by the breast cancer gene BRCA1 in repairing damaged DNA may help explain why women who inherit a mutated version of the gene are more likely to develop breast and ovarian cancer. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Bird flu may be spread indirectly, WHO says (Reuters)
Bird flu may be spread indirectly, WHO says (Reuters)  Reuters - The H5N1 bird flu virus may sometimes stick to surfaces or get kicked up in fertilizer dust to infect people, according to a World Health Organization report published on Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia, Bangladesh try to halt bird flu (AP)  AP - India and Bangladesh searched for new cases of bird flu Thursday as authorities pressed ahead with plans to slaughter hundreds of thousands of birds in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading, officials said.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia and Bangladesh struggle to rein in bird flu spread (Reuters)  Reuters - Villagers at the centre of a bird flu outbreak in India's east refused to hand over their chickens and ducks for culling on Thursday, hampering efforts to stamp out the disease in poultry.
Source: news.yahoo.comNew bird deaths reported in east India (AP) AP - Health officials Thursday investigated new bird deaths in eastern India to check whether bird flu was spreading to additional areas despite a poultry cull aimed at curbing the disease. Source: news.yahoo.comPedometers help people lose weight: U.S. study (Reuters) Reuters - Walking can help people lose weight, especially if they use a pedometer to make sure they are going far enough, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comWHO warning over Indian bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - The World Health Organisation Thursday warned that an outbreak of bird flu in eastern India was far more serious than two previous outbreaks, as officials reported more poultry deaths.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu strikes several farms in Bangladesh (Reuters) Reuters - Health and veterinary workers in Bangladesh have culled nearly 25,000 fowls after bird flu was confirmed at three poultry farms in the country, officials said on Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.com
FDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots (AP) (No Prescription)
FDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots (AP)  AP - Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots.
Source: news.yahoo.comFeds probe slaughterhouse illness link (AP) AP - Federal health officials are investigating if there's a link between illnesses reported by several workers at a pig slaughterhouse in Indiana and those seen recently in workers at a Minnesota pork plant. Source: news.yahoo.comChina studies "sexology" panel's business methods (Reuters) Reuters - Beijing's crackdown on corruption has reached the supposedly non-profit-making China Sexology Association whose business activities have come under investigation, state media said on Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - China studies "sexology" panel's business methods (Reuters)
China studies "sexology" panel's business methods (Reuters) Reuters - Beijing's crackdown on corruption has reached the supposedly non-profit-making China Sexology Association whose business activities have come under investigation, state media said on Thursday. Source: news.yahoo.comFeds probe slaughterhouse illness link (AP) AP - Federal health officials are investigating if there's a link between illnesses reported by several workers at a pig slaughterhouse in Indiana and those seen recently in workers at a Minnesota pork plant. Source: news.yahoo.comFDA: Cold medicines too risky for tots (AP) AP - Parents may be left with only love and lots of liquid to give their sniffling babies and toddlers now that the government is declaring over-the-counter cough and cold medicines too risky for tots. Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Online Pharmacy - Study sees no Alzheimer's protection from statins (Reuters)
Study sees no Alzheimer's protection from statins (Reuters) Reuters - Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins do not protect against Alzheimer's disease as some previous research has suggested, a study published on Wednesday said. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP)  AFP - Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region.
Source: news.yahoo.comVitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 ( HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia culls chickens after bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - Veterinary workers began killing thousands of chickens in eastern India on Wednesday following what the World Health Organisation (WHO) said was the worst outbreak of bird flu in the country.
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Genetic Breast Cancer Test Approved (HealthDay) (No Prescription)
Genetic Breast Cancer Test Approved (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 ( HealthDay News) -- A new genetic test that helps assess the risk of tumor recurrence and long-term survival for patients with relatively high-risk breast cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Source: news.yahoo.comU.S. to study bizarre medical condition (AP)  AP - It sounds like a freakish ailment from a horror movie: Sores erupt on your skin, mysterious threads pop out of them, and you feel like tiny bugs are crawling all over you. Some experts believe it's a psychiatric phenomenon, yet hundreds of people say it's a true physical condition. It's called Morgellons, and now the government is about to begin its first medical study of it.
Source: news.yahoo.comVitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 ( HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comHot spots warn of diabetic foot ulcers (AP) AP - Diabetics, watch out: A hot spot on your foot can signal an ulcer is brewing, a wound that could cost your limb. New research shows that using a special thermometer to measure the temperature of their soles can give patients enough early warning to avoid one of diabetes' most intractable complications. Source: news.yahoo.comBritish seek to boost organ donation (AP)  AP - Britain said Wednesday that a series of procedural changes at hospitals could boost the rate of organ donation by 50 percent within five years. That would mean an extra 1,200 transplants a year, potentially saving thousands of lives.
Source: news.yahoo.com'Cuckoo's Nest' hospital cited by feds (AP) AP - Mental patients at the Oregon State Hospital, the setting for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," were exposed to threats ranging from infectious outbreaks to patient-on-patient assaults, according to a Justice Department report released Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Bird flu cull begins in eastern (Online Pharmacy) India (AFP)
Bird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP) AFP - Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia culls chickens after bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - Veterinary workers began killing thousands of chickens in eastern India on Wednesday following what the World Health Organisation (WHO) said was the worst outbreak of bird flu in the country. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - India culls chickens after bird flu (Reuters)
India culls chickens after bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - Veterinary workers began killing thousands of chickens in eastern India on Wednesday following what the World Health Organisation (WHO) said was the worst outbreak of bird flu in the country. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP) AFP - Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - 5 yellow fever deaths in Brazil (AP)
5 yellow fever deaths in Brazil (AP) AP - The government has confirmed that five people have died because of yellow fever in Brazil, including a Spanish citizen, but the president of Latin America's largest nation insisted that the outbreak is under control. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - 5 yellow fever deaths in Brazil (AP)
5 yellow fever deaths in Brazil (AP) AP - The government has confirmed that five people have died because of yellow fever in Brazil, including a Spanish citizen, but the president of Latin America's largest nation insisted that the outbreak is under control. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu cull begins in eastern India (AFP)  AFP - Health officials in eastern India began the slaughter of tens of thousands of chickens Wednesday, a day after New Delhi confirmed an outbreak of the deadly avian flu in the region.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Combo Treatment Best for Elderly Lymphoma Patients (HealthDay)
Combo Treatment Best for Elderly Lymphoma Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- Treatment that combines the monoclonal antibody rituximab with six cycles of chemotherapy improves survival in elderly patients with aggressive lymphoma, German doctors report. Source: news.yahoo.com
Against the trend, U.S. births way up (AP) (No Prescription)
Against the trend, U.S. births way up (AP)  AP - Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
Source: news.yahoo.comCombo Treatment Best for Elderly Lymphoma Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- Treatment that combines the monoclonal antibody rituximab with six cycles of chemotherapy improves survival in elderly patients with aggressive lymphoma, German doctors report. Source: news.yahoo.comNeither Democrats nor Republicans best in bed: Playboy survey (AFP)  AFP - Republicans and Democrats may be dominating the US presidential race, but when it comes to the bedroom, it is independents who have better sex, according to Playboy magazine's Politics of Sex survey.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia confirms new bird flu outbreak is H5N1 strain (Reuters)  Reuters - The Indian government confirmed on Tuesday that the latest outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the country's east was of the virulent H5N1 strain.
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Genital mutilation (No Prescription) a weapon in Kenya (AP)
Genital mutilation a weapon in Kenya (AP) AP - For two terrifying hours, the woman crouched inside her shop, watching as a gang attacked five men in the street, pulled down their trousers and sliced their genitals with rusty machetes. Source: news.yahoo.comFamed cancer researcher Folkman dies (AP)  AP - Dr. Judah Folkman, a groundbreaking cancer researcher whose work cured the disease in mice and gave hope for a cure in humans, has died. He was 74.
Source: news.yahoo.comBrain changes make elderly vulnerable to fraud: study (Reuters) Reuters - Some elderly adults may be more susceptible to fraud because of changes in their brain that affect judgment and decision-making, researchers said on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Brain changes make elderly vulnerable to fraud: study (Reuters)
Brain changes make elderly vulnerable to fraud: study (Reuters) Reuters - Some elderly adults may be more susceptible to fraud because of changes in their brain that affect judgment and decision-making, researchers said on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comCombo Treatment Best for Elderly Lymphoma Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- Treatment that combines the monoclonal antibody rituximab with six cycles of chemotherapy improves survival in elderly patients with aggressive lymphoma, German doctors report. Source: news.yahoo.com
Hormones raise breast cancer risk quickly: study (Reuters)
Hormones raise breast cancer risk quickly: study (Reuters)  Reuters - Hormone replacement therapy can raise the risk of an uncommon type of breast cancer fourfold after just three years, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comAntiretroviral Drugs May Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 15 ( HealthDay News) -- Antiretroviral drugs used to treat people with HIV might also prevent vaginal transmission of the virus, claims a study by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Source: news.yahoo.com
India reports fresh bird flu outbreak (AFP)
India reports fresh bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - Indian authorities said they had confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among poultry following the death of thousands of chickens in the past week in the eastern state of West Bengal.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndia confirms new bird flu outbreak is H5N1 strain (Reuters) Reuters - The Indian government confirmed on Tuesday that the latest outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the country's east was of the virulent H5N1 strain. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - India confirms new bird flu outbreak is H5N1 strain (Reuters)
India confirms new bird flu outbreak is H5N1 strain (Reuters) Reuters - The Indian government confirmed on Tuesday that the latest outbreak of bird flu in poultry in the country's east was of the virulent H5N1 strain. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia reports fresh bird flu outbreak (AFP) AFP - Indian authorities said they had confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among poultry following the death of thousands of chickens in the past week in the eastern state of West Bengal. Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, January 14, 2008
No Prescription - "Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study (Reuters)
"Natural" supplements caused cancer in 2 men: study (Reuters) Reuters - Two men seeking to boost sexual performance and grow bigger muscles instead ended up with advanced prostate cancer after taking "herbal" supplements, U.S. doctors reported on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay)
Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 14 ( HealthDay News) -- Obesity and depression often go hand-in-hand in middle-aged women, a new U.S. study found. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay)
Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 14 ( HealthDay News) -- Obesity and depression often go hand-in-hand in middle-aged women, a new U.S. study found. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu scare in India after chicken deaths: officials (AFP)  AFP - Nearly 20,000 chickens have died in eastern India in the past week, triggering fears of an outbreak of bird flu, officials said Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndonesian woman dies of bird flu: health official (Reuters)  Reuters - A Indonesian woman from an area just west of the capital Jakarta has died of bird flu, taking the country's confirmed human death toll from the virus to 95, a health ministry official said on Monday.
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Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay)
Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 14 ( HealthDay News) -- Obesity and depression often go hand-in-hand in middle-aged women, a new U.S. study found. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comCourt declines experimental drugs case (AP) AP - The Supreme Court refused Monday to review a ruling that terminally ill patients have no constitutional right to be treated with experimental drugs � even if that means the patient will likely die before the medicine is approved. Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: Use a Child-Safety Gate (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) - Safety gates are an important way to prevent injuries among children in the home. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Indonesian woman dies of bird flu: health official (Reuters)
Indonesian woman dies of bird flu: health official (Reuters) Reuters - A Indonesian woman from an area just west of the capital Jakarta has died of bird flu, taking the country's confirmed human death toll from the virus to 95, a health ministry official said on Monday. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu scare in India after chicken deaths: officials (AFP) AFP - Nearly 20,000 chickens have died in eastern India in the past week, triggering fears of an outbreak of bird flu, officials said Monday. Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, January 13, 2008
New Orleans nurses turn home into clinic (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
New Orleans nurses turn home into clinic (AP)  AP - The sign on the gate in front of the pretty blue house announced the good news to a neighborhood that has had little since Hurricane Katrina: "There's a doctor in the house. Make your appointment NOW!"
Source: news.yahoo.comBrown wants more organ donation in UK (AP)  AP - Britain's prime minister called Sunday for overhauling the country's organ donation system to make it easier for doctors to remove body parts from deceased patients without prior consent.
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Online Pharmacy - New Orleans nurses turn home into clinic (AP)
New Orleans nurses turn home into clinic (AP)
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