Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu: British officials (AFP) (Online Pharmacy)
Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu: British officials (AFP)  AFP - A sixth swan has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu at a nature reserve in south-west England, Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said Saturday.
Source: news.yahoo.comIndian state asks for 'all possible help' to defeat bird flu (AFP)  AFP - The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed on Saturday to the federal government to send "all possible help to defeat" the virus.
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Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu: British officials (AFP) (Online Pharmacy)
Sixth swan tests positive for H5N1 bird flu: British officials (AFP) AFP - A sixth swan has tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu at a nature reserve in south-west England, Britain's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said Saturday. Source: news.yahoo.comIndian state asks for 'all possible help' to defeat bird flu (AFP) AFP - The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed on Saturday to the federal government to send "all possible help to defeat" the virus. Source: news.yahoo.com
Indian state asks for 'all possible help' to defeat bird flu (AFP) (Online Pharmacy)
Indian state asks for 'all possible help' to defeat bird flu (AFP)  AFP - The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed to the federal government to send "all possible help to defeat" the virus.
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Friday, January 25, 2008
Health Tip: Coping With Urinary Incontinence (HealthDay) (No Prescription)
Health Tip: Coping With Urinary Incontinence (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) - Urinary incontinence affects millions of women, commonly after childbirth. Source: news.yahoo.comWHO to recommend ways to reduce harm of alcohol (Reuters) Reuters - World Health Organization (WHO) experts will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and sexually-transmitted infections, a spokeswoman said on Friday. Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: The Pill protects against cancer (AP)  AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet.
Source: news.yahoo.comAnti-Clotting Drug Trial Shortened by Bleeding Problems (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- A study of the new anti-clotting drug idraparinux for preventing strokes was stopped early because of excess bleeding, a problem that has plagued the medication. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia worst bird flu outbreak spreads (AFP)  AFP - India's worst outbreak of bird flu spread as health authorities battled on Friday to stop it reaching the densely populated city of Kolkata amid heavy rain that hampered culling efforts.
Source: news.yahoo.comGeriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 ( HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans taking prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals. Source: news.yahoo.comSeasonal flu vaccine may help in fight against H5N1 (Reuters)  Reuters - Animals that have previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to respond far quicker to experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccines, a study has found.
Source: news.yahoo.comOral Contraceptives Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 ( HealthDay News) -- Woman who take oral contraceptives greatly reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, and the longer they take them the greater the protection, a new study confirms. Source: news.yahoo.com
Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds (HealthDay) (No Prescription)
Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 ( HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans taking prescription medications face a lower risk for being given an inappropriate drug or dosage if they receive care from a geriatrician, new research reveals. Source: news.yahoo.comSeasonal flu vaccine may help in fight against H5N1 (Reuters) Reuters - Animals that have previously been vaccinated against seasonal flu appear to respond far quicker to experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccines, a study has found. Source: news.yahoo.comOral Contraceptives Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 25 ( HealthDay News) -- Woman who take oral contraceptives greatly reduce their risk of developing ovarian cancer, and the longer they take them the greater the protection, a new study confirms. Source: news.yahoo.comAnti-Clotting Drug Trial Shortened by Bleeding Problems (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- A study of the new anti-clotting drug idraparinux for preventing strokes was stopped early because of excess bleeding, a problem that has plagued the medication. Source: news.yahoo.com
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) (No Prescription)
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.com
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.com
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP)
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.com
Online Pharmacy - Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP)
Study: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Birth pill has prevented 100,000 deaths from ovarian cancer: study (AFP) (No Prescription)
Birth pill has prevented 100,000 deaths from ovarian cancer: study (AFP) AFP - The contraceptive pill has prevented some 200,000 cases of ovarian cancer and 100,000 deaths from this disease since its introduction nearly half a century ago, according to a study published in next Saturday's Lancet medical journal. Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.comDoctors report transplant breakthrough (AP)  AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Too few adults get their vaccines (AP) AP - Vaccines aren't just for kids, but far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health officials reported Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comDriving Skills Decline Among People With Early Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- People with early Alzheimer's disease were involved in more traffic crashes and performed worse on road tests than drivers without cognitive impairment, a new study finds. Source: news.yahoo.com
Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) (No Prescription)
Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. Source: news.yahoo.comDriving Skills Decline Among People With Early Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- People with early Alzheimer's disease were involved in more traffic crashes and performed worse on road tests than drivers without cognitive impairment, a new study finds. Source: news.yahoo.comIndian battles bird flu, UN sounds alarm over Bangladesh (AFP)  AFP - Bodies of chickens were left to rot Thursday in India as the country battled its worst bird flu outbreak while a UN agency warned the virus also posed a health threat in neighbouring Bangladesh.
Source: news.yahoo.comBirth pill has prevented 100,000 deaths from ovarian cancer: study (AFP) AFP - The contraceptive pill has prevented some 200,000 cases of ovarian cancer and 100,000 deaths from this disease since its introduction nearly half a century ago, according to a study published in next Saturday's Lancet medical journal. Source: news.yahoo.comHeart bypass best for multiple blockages (AP) AP - Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypass with drug-coated stents. The new research dims hopes that the less drastic stent procedure would prove to be just as good for people with multiple blockages. Source: news.yahoo.comCDC: Too few adults get their vaccines (AP) AP - Vaccines aren't just for kids, but far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health officials reported Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: Pack for the Hospital Before Giving Birth (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) - Long before labor pains start, you'll want to pack your bags for the hospital. Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: The Pill protects against cancer (AP) AP - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet. Source: news.yahoo.comDoctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Source: news.yahoo.com
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) (No Prescription)
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Source: news.yahoo.comUNICEF urges end to customs that raise Liberian child mortality (AFP)  AFP - The top UN children's fund official for west and central Africa, Esther Guluma, has been touring Liberia this week to urge its adults to abandon practices that raise the child mortality rate.
Source: news.yahoo.comDriving Skills Decline Among People With Early Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- People with early Alzheimer's disease were involved in more traffic crashes and performed worse on road tests than drivers without cognitive impairment, a new study finds. Source: news.yahoo.comNew Colon Cancer Test Might Spot Trouble Earlier (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have zeroed in on a biomarker that could detect colorectal cancer in its earliest stages in a simpler, less invasive and more accurate way than existing blood tests. Source: news.yahoo.comIndian battles bird flu, UN sounds alarm over Bangladesh (AFP) AFP - Bodies of chickens were left to rot Thursday in India as the country battled its worst bird flu outbreak while a UN agency warned the virus also posed a health threat in neighbouring Bangladesh. Source: news.yahoo.comRain forces culling halt as India battles worst bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - India's battle against its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu suffered a new blow Thursday as rain forced a halt to culling in West Bengal, an official said.
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UNICEF urges end to customs that raise (No Prescription) Liberian child mortality (AFP)
UNICEF urges end to customs that raise Liberian child mortality (AFP) AFP - The top UN children's fund official for west and central Africa, Esther Guluma, has been touring Liberia this week to urge its adults to abandon practices that raise the child mortality rate. Source: news.yahoo.comDriving Skills Decline Among People With Early Alzheimer's (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- People with early Alzheimer's disease were involved in more traffic crashes and performed worse on road tests than drivers without cognitive impairment, a new study finds. Source: news.yahoo.comDoctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Source: news.yahoo.comNew Colon Cancer Test Might Spot Trouble Earlier (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have zeroed in on a biomarker that could detect colorectal cancer in its earliest stages in a simpler, less invasive and more accurate way than existing blood tests. Source: news.yahoo.com
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP)
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Source: news.yahoo.com
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP)
Doctors report transplant breakthrough (AP) AP - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives. Source: news.yahoo.comRain forces culling halt as India battles worst bird flu outbreak (AFP)  AFP - India's battle against its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu suffered a new blow Thursday as rain forced a halt to culling in West Bengal, an official said.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - The communist government of India's West Bengal state has asked thousands of its cadres to help veterinary staff cull birds to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry that officials fear could spiral out of control.
Source: news.yahoo.comObesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP)  AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.
Source: news.yahoo.comUK to spend millions on anti-obesity campaign (Reuters) Reuters - The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain. Source: news.yahoo.comDon't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert (Reuters) Reuters - There is no solid evidence that wild birds are to blame for the apparent spread of the H5N1 virus from Asia to parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, an animal disease expert said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia admits falling behind in bird flu battle (AFP)  AFP - India's West Bengal admitted it was falling behind in its battle against bird flu as the virus spread to more than half the densely populated state.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu threat still real, scientists say (Reuters) Reuters - The world cannot afford to be complacent about the H5N1 bird flu virus despite its failure to trigger a human pandemic four years after sweeping across most of Asia, experts and officials said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters)  Reuters - Leading infectious disease experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of vaccines to fight the next flu pandemic.
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UK to spend millions (Online Pharmacy) on anti-obesity campaign (Reuters)
UK to spend millions on anti-obesity campaign (Reuters) Reuters - The government is to spend 75 million pounds on a campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles and counter what it calls an obesity epidemic in Britain. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. Source: news.yahoo.com
India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
India's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - The communist government of India's West Bengal state has asked thousands of its cadres to help veterinary staff cull birds to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry that officials fear could spiral out of control. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia admits falling behind in bird flu battle (AFP) AFP - India's West Bengal admitted it was falling behind in its battle against bird flu as the virus spread to more than half the densely populated state. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu threat still real, scientists say (Reuters) Reuters - The world cannot afford to be complacent about the H5N1 bird flu virus despite its failure to trigger a human pandemic four years after sweeping across most of Asia, experts and officials said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comDon't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert (Reuters) Reuters - There is no solid evidence that wild birds are to blame for the apparent spread of the H5N1 virus from Asia to parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, an animal disease expert said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Don't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert (Reuters)
Don't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert (Reuters) Reuters - There is no solid evidence that wild birds are to blame for the apparent spread of the H5N1 virus from Asia to parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, an animal disease expert said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu threat still real, scientists say (Reuters) Reuters - The world cannot afford to be complacent about the H5N1 bird flu virus despite its failure to trigger a human pandemic four years after sweeping across most of Asia, experts and officials said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comObesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - The communist government of India's West Bengal state has asked thousands of its cadres to help veterinary staff cull birds to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry that officials fear could spiral out of control. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia admits falling behind in bird flu battle (AFP) AFP - India's West Bengal admitted it was falling behind in its battle against bird flu as the virus spread to more than half the densely populated state. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters) Reuters - Leading infectious disease experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of vaccines to fight the next flu pandemic. Source: news.yahoo.com
Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters) Reuters - Leading infectious disease experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of vaccines to fight the next flu pandemic. Source: news.yahoo.com
Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters) (No Prescription)
Experts urge stockpiling of flu vaccine additives (Reuters) Reuters - Leading infectious disease experts called on Wednesday for the separate stockpiling of additives, or adjuvants, to help boost the effectiveness of vaccines to fight the next flu pandemic. Source: news.yahoo.comDon't blame wild birds for H5N1 spread: expert (Reuters) Reuters - There is no solid evidence that wild birds are to blame for the apparent spread of the H5N1 virus from Asia to parts of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, an animal disease expert said on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia's communists enlist cadres to battle bird flu (Reuters)  Reuters - The communist government of India's West Bengal state has asked thousands of its cadres to help veterinary staff cull birds to contain an outbreak of bird flu in poultry that officials fear could spiral out of control.
Source: news.yahoo.comObesity surgery seen as diabetes cure (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia admits falling behind in bird flu battle (AFP) AFP - India's West Bengal admitted it was falling behind in its battle against bird flu as the virus spread to more than half the densely populated state. Source: news.yahoo.com
Shortage of vets hampers India's bird flu battle (AFP)
Shortage of vets hampers India's bird flu battle (AFP)  AFP - India's West Bengal state said Wednesday it was falling behind in its attempts to halt the spread of bird flu as thousands more poultry deaths were reported from new areas.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Study: Obesity surgery can cure diabetes (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Study: Obesity surgery can cure diabetes (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia bird flu could get out of hand: official (Reuters)  Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.
Source: news.yahoo.comChicken feast in India despite bird flu disaster warning (AFP)  AFP - Villagers in eastern India were buying up cheap chicken despite authorities warning of an impending bird flu disaster and probing whether the country may have its first cases of human infection.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases (Reuters)  Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu hits Vietnam poultry, may have killed a man (Reuters)  Reuters - Bird flu may have killed a 32-year-old Vietnamese man in a northern province where the virus has been found in poultry, state-run media and a government report said on Tuesday.
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Bird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases (Reuters)
Bird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases (Reuters) Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district. Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: Obesity surgery can cure diabetes (AP) AP - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers. Source: news.yahoo.comChicken feast in India despite bird flu disaster warning (AFP) AFP - Villagers in eastern India were buying up cheap chicken despite authorities warning of an impending bird flu disaster and probing whether the country may have its first cases of human infection. Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu hits Vietnam poultry, may have killed a man (Reuters) Reuters - Bird flu may have killed a 32-year-old Vietnamese man in a northern province where the virus has been found in poultry, state-run media and a government report said on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comIndia bird flu could get out of hand: official (Reuters) Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district. Source: news.yahoo.com
Clinical Trials Update: (No Prescription) Jan. 22, 2008 (HealthDay)
Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comIndia bird flu could get out of hand: official (Reuters) Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district. Source: news.yahoo.com
India bird flu could get out of hand: official (Reuters) (No Prescription)
India bird flu could get out of hand: official (Reuters)  Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district.
Source: news.yahoo.comNYC revives vote for calories on menus (AP) AP - Hoping the fat-filled truth about certain fast-food items will shock New Yorkers into eating healthier, city officials are reviving a plan to force chains to post calorie counts for their foods right on the menu. Source: news.yahoo.comPoor countries must be proactive in cutting child deaths: UNICEF (AFP)  AFP - The United Nations Children's Fund said Tuesday that developing countries must play an active role alongside global partnerships to further cut child mortality and raise overall care.
Source: news.yahoo.comChicken feast in India despite bird flu disaster warning (AFP) AFP - Villagers in eastern India were buying up cheap chicken despite authorities warning of an impending bird flu disaster and probing whether the country may have its first cases of human infection. Source: news.yahoo.comCervical cancer vaccine cost-effective: EU agency (Reuters) Reuters - The vaccine against the sexually transmitted virus that causes the most cases of cervical cancer is cost-effective and should be given to adolescent girls before they start having sex, an EU agency said on Tuesday. Source: news.yahoo.comFood poisoning can be long-term problem (AP)  AP - It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout.
Source: news.yahoo.comBird flu hits India as Turkey and Indonesia detect cases (Reuters) Reuters - An outbreak of bird flu in India's most densely populated state could spiral out of control, officials said on Tuesday, as the disease spread to a seventh district. Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, January 21, 2008
FDA approves high blood pressure tablets (AP)
FDA approves high blood pressure tablets (AP) AP - Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the product's manufacturer, Novartis AG, said Monday. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - FDA approves high blood pressure tablets (AP)
FDA approves high blood pressure tablets (AP) AP - Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the product's manufacturer, Novartis AG, said Monday. Source: news.yahoo.comStudy looks at why poor kids are heavy (AP) AP - New research discounts a common theory on why poor children are more likely to be overweight than children from wealthier families. Source: news.yahoo.comLawsuit: Test Texas lawmaker for STDs (AP) AP - A lawsuit against a state lawmaker claims he forcibly kissed a woman at a holiday party and demands he be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Source: news.yahoo.comOnce Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 21 ( HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports. Source: news.yahoo.comNew HIV Drug Sanctioned When Others Fail (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 21 ( HealthDay News) -- The anti-HIV medication entravirine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for adults who have failed treatment with other antiretrovirals. Source: news.yahoo.com"Ugly duckling" sign spots most malignant melanomas (Reuters) Reuters - Identifying pigmented moles that look different from a person's other moles -- the "ugly duckling sign" -- is a practical way to spot malignant melanoma skin cancer, doctors say. Source: news.yahoo.comFood poisoning can be long-term problem (AP) AP - It's a dirty little secret of food poisoning: E. coli and certain other foodborne illnesses can sometimes trigger serious health problems months or years after patients survived that initial bout. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts working on vaccine to fight AIDS in China (Reuters)  Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China are working on an AIDS vaccine to protect against three variants of HIV sweeping across south and west China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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Lawsuit: Test Texas lawmaker for STDs (AP) (Online Pharmacy)
Lawsuit: Test Texas lawmaker for STDs (AP) AP - A lawsuit against a state lawmaker claims he forcibly kissed a woman at a holiday party and demands he be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Source: news.yahoo.comOnce Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 21 ( HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts working on vaccine to fight AIDS in China (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China are working on an AIDS vaccine to protect against three variants of HIV sweeping across south and west China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Once Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage (HealthDay)
Once Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 21 ( HealthDay News) -- Caffeine consumption by pregnant women can increase the risk of miscarriage, a new study reports. Source: news.yahoo.comExperts working on vaccine to fight AIDS in China (Reuters) Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong and China are working on an AIDS vaccine to protect against three variants of HIV sweeping across south and west China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Source: news.yahoo.comLawsuit: Test Texas lawmaker for STDs (AP) AP - A lawsuit against a state lawmaker claims he forcibly kissed a woman at a holiday party and demands he be tested for sexually transmitted diseases. Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, January 20, 2008
India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP)
India bird flu spreads as farmers resist cull (AFP)  AFP - Avian flu has been reported in three more districts in eastern India where authorities said poultry farmers have delayed a massive bird cull aimed at halting the spread of the virus.<
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