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Death Toll from Child Virus Hits 34 in China
 | Young patient being checked at No.2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui Province, 01 May 2008The death... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 12:05 PM
Breastfed Babies Smarter
breastfeeing-mom-photos_c.jpg) | Breastfeeding gives a child a nutritional start on life and can boost intelligence, tooResearch has shown that breastfed babies are... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 10:06 AM
Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers May Reduce Alzheimers Risk
drug-store-counter,-photo.jpg) | New study shows that anti-inflammatory drugs may reduce Alzheimers risk, but doctors advise not to use as a preventative measureA... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 10:06 AM
Harm from Smoking Reversible Over Time
hb-smoking-woman-photos_c.jpg) | Risk of death from tobacco related diseases or cancers declines dramatically five years after kicking the habitWomen who quit smoking... |
Friday, May 9, 2008 10:05 AM
AIDS Research Continues at US Laboratory, After Human Trials Halted
 | Although the government and researchers halted most clinical trials for an AIDS vaccine, a research institute in Baltimore continues its... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 8:06 PM
UNICEF Estimates Children Account for One-Third of All Deaths From Cyclone Nargis
 | The U.N. Children's Fund estimates one-third of all those killed by Cyclone Nargis in Burma are children. Burmese authorities report... |
Thursday, May 8, 2008 4:06 PM
Tobacco Use Rises Among Women
 | Smoking is one factor driving the trend toward a lower life expectancy for women in parts of the U.S.The World... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:08 PM
Health Officials Battling Child Disease in China
 | Chinese and international health officials say they are working closely to combat a severe form of an intestinal virus that... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 4:07 PM
May 7th is World AIDS Orphans Day
 | Wednesday, May 7th is World AIDS Orphans Day. It's a grassroots campaign that calls on donor countries to commit at... |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 8:07 AM
WHO To Update Guidelines for Possible Flu Pandemic
 | About 150 experts from governments, the World Health Organization, and other organizations are meeting to work on new guidelines to... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 11:06 PM
Job Safety Remains a Deadly Serious Issue
A lot of people work in places that aren't as safe as they should be, or could be.April 28 was...
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:10 PM
High Definition Eye Glasses Provide Crisper Vision
 | Eye glass manufacturers have developed a new way to correct vision, by adapting technology used in laser eye surgery. But,... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:10 PM
Report Says Basic Medical Care Could Save Lives of 6 Million Children a Year
 | A new report says the lives of millions of young children could be saved each year if basic medical care... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:10 PM
Researchers Say Umbilical Cord Blood Is Needed
 | The National Marrow Donor Program says every year, more than 10,000 Americans get life-threatening diseases that can best be treated... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:09 PM
Researchers Aim to Bridge Gap Between Traditional Chinese, Modern Medicine
 | With more than two thousand years of history behind it, traditional Chinese medicine remains popular in the modern city of... |
Monday, May 5, 2008 7:06 AM
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WHO Concerned China Virus Outbreak Under-Reported
 | The World Health Organization is concerned a virus outbreak in China may be under-reported, but says a cover-up by officials... |
Sunday, May 4, 2008 5:06 PM
China Issues Nationwide Alert After Virus Kills 23 Children
| Young patient being checked at No. 2 People's Hospital of Fuyang City in east China's Anhui Province, 01 May 2008Chinese... |
Saturday, May 3, 2008 11:07 AM
Scorpion Venom Shows Promise in Treating Brain Tumors
 | When traditional treatments failed to stop this patient's tumor from growing, he enrolled in a clinical trial at Florida Hospital's... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 4:06 PM
Touring African Villages Bring Personal Stories of AIDS to US
 | As this year began, the United Nations reported that nearly 31 million adults and 2.5 million children were living with... |
Friday, May 2, 2008 11:07 AM
Gates: US Troops No Longer Must Reveal Getting Help for Combat Stress
 | Defense Secretary Robert Gates U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says U.S. troops no longer have to disclose receiving treatment for... |
Thursday, May 1, 2008 9:06 PM
Human Protein Offers New Approach in the Fight Against AIDS
As researchers work to defeat HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - they have developed an ever-increasing number of...
Thursday, May 1, 2008 12:06 PM
Public Health Experts, NGOs See Progress Against Malaria
 | Each year, malaria takes the lives of more than one million people in sub-Saharan Africa, many of them children. The... |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:06 PM
Anti-Smokers Protest British American Tobacco Expansion in Africa, Asia
 | Shareholders' meeting of British American Tobacco on Wednesday was besieged by anti-smoking activists protesting the cigarette manufacturer's increasing focus on... |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:08 PM
As Victims of Violence Multiply, Zimbabwe State Doctors Widen Strike
A strike by junior resident doctors at Zimbabwe's state hospitals has widened just as increasing numbers of victims of post-election...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 6:07 PM
Rate of Diabetes Increasing in U.S. Mothers
Diabetes is a chronic disease that develops when the body does not produce enough insulin or cannot effectively use the...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:07 PM
US Government Reviews Laser Eye Surgery
 | According to the FDA, most LASIK patients end up with crisper vision. The American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery... |
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:08 PM
Common Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss in Young Women
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurrent seizures. According to the World Health Organization, it affects about 50 million...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 2:07 PM
Philippines Bans Kidney Transplants for Foreigners in Attempt to Stem Illegal Organ Trade
 | The Philippines is banning kidney transplants for foreigners because of a surge in the illegal trade organs taken from poor... |
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 3:58 PM
US FDA Officials Ask for Resources, Authorities to Improve Drug Safety
 | Officials of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) say Congress must provide them with more resources and authorities to... |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:07 PM
Researchers Want Disease Control in Hands of African Communities
 | New research shows a community-controlled approach to fighting illness has doubled the malaria coverage for children in some African villages... |
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 5:07 PM
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Nordic scientists start trial on nicotine
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:56am EDT | | Share | | [] [] By Sven Norsdenstam STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Nordic scientists have launched a trial on a vaccine designed to help smokers kick the world's...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:34:12.343 PM
Health Buzz: Toddlers' Vaccines and Other Health News
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Out of Sync With the Vaccination Schedule More than 1 in 4 toddlers may not be in compliance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommended vaccination schedule either because of missed...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:34:15.109 PM
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed
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Minimally invasive therapy improves symptoms for treatment-resistant patients, study finds By Serena Gordon Posted 4/28/08 MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- For those with the most severe depression, a novel therapy may offer new hope. The treatment is deep brain stimulation (DBS), which is...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:19:52.312 AM
Virus outbreak spreads in east China
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Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:51pm EDT | | Share | | [] [] BEIJING, April 29 (Reuters) - A virus that has killed at least 20 children in eastern China is infecting hundreds more...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:19:53.343 AM
Drug Card program launched
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By RON SELAK Jr. Tribune Chronicle POSTED: April 29, 2008 | | | | Email: "Drug Card program launched"...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 6:19:58.484 AM
FDA Faulted for Approving Studies of Artificial Blood
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:04:02.609 AM
Genes Explain Race Disparity in Response to a Heart Drug
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A new discovery raises questions about whom to treat with beta blockers and how to decide, researchers say. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper articles • Arts...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:04:03.437 AM
Diabetic Women To Eat Chocolate Every Day for a Year!
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Apr 28th, 2008 • Category: , , , , Sounds like the kind of job dreams are made of but it’s entirely real. Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are recruiting as many as 150 postmenopausal women with type 2...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:04:05.171 AM
Gene therapy takes a step forward
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For the first time, doctors have used gene therapy to restore vision in patients with a rare and usually incurable form of blindness, researchers announced Sunday. Experts say the...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:04:08.343 AM
Pawlenty signs Internet ticket, cancer research bills
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Memory Training Shown to Turn Up Brainpower
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A new study has found that it may be possible to train people to be more intelligent, increasing the brainpower they had at birth. Register for NYTimes.com. • Breaking news and award winning multimedia • New York Times newspaper...
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 12:04:14.984 AM
New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax
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Diabetes drug Avandia linked to fractures, while bone drug Fosamax is tied to irregular heartbeat By Amanda Gardner Posted 4/28/08 MONDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Avandia and Fosamax, widely prescribed drugs used to treat two common health conditions, show further evidence of being linked...
Monday, April 28, 2008 5:49:24.359 PM
Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled
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Study shows promising new approach to thwart
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Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:03pm EDT | | Share | | [] [] By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have pinpointed a protein in a key human immune system cells needed for the AIDS virus to infect...
Monday, April 28, 2008 5:49:27.187 PM
New Study Blasts FDA for Allowing Human Testing of Risky Artificial Blood
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Substitutes, Including Polyheme, Increase the Risks of Heart Attacks and Death By JOSEPH RHEEApril 28, 2008 FONT...
Monday, April 28, 2008 5:49:30.453 PM
Relay for Life raises awareness
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By Erin E. O'Neill, The Marietta Times POSTED: April 28, 2008 | | | | Email: "Relay for Life raises...
Monday, April 28, 2008 5:49:32.250 PM
All 40 UCF med school scholarships funded
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