India court orders 2-month ban on pesticide, study |
- India court orders 2-month ban on pesticide, study
- Ebola kills girl in Uganda with more cases expected
- FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Hepatitis C
- Rising prostate cancer rate seen in U.S. servicemen
- Medicare to exhaust funds sooner, report finds
- In new study, 'adult' stem cells face new hurdle
- Infant deaths fall, life expectancy rises: WHO
- African ministers hail HIV therapy progress
- AP Interview: Kennedy's new focus is neuroscience
- Texas warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics
- Growth hormone treatment tied to diabetes in kids
- Choosing C-section may not prevent incontinence
- Does sleep loss up weight by lowering energy use?
- More signs diabetes drug linked to bladder cancer
- Mom who injected daughter with Botox investigated
- Delaware legalizes medical marijuana
- Climate change bringing infection, hunger, illness
- Social Security, Medicare burning through funds
- US regulators approve new hepatitis C drug
- US warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics
- Family Medical History Murky for Many
- Fat Cats, Dogs Developing Diabetes, Report Finds
| India court orders 2-month ban on pesticide, study Posted: 14 May 2011 02:37 AM PDT India's top court temporarily banned production and sale of a pesticide widely used in the country so its effects on humans and wildlife can be studied. |
| Ebola kills girl in Uganda with more cases expected Posted: 14 May 2011 07:50 AM PDT The rare and deadly Ebola virus has killed a 12-year-old Ugandan girl, and health officials said on Saturday they expected more cases. |
| FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Hepatitis C Posted: 14 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Friday gave approval to Victrelis (boceprevir), one of a new class of drugs aimed at fighting chronic hepatitis C infection. |
| Rising prostate cancer rate seen in U.S. servicemen Posted: 13 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT The rate of prostate cancer among active-duty U.S. Air Force members has been several times higher in recent years than it was 20 years ago, a new study finds. |
| Medicare to exhaust funds sooner, report finds Posted: 13 May 2011 09:22 AM PDT Two of the government's most popular programs for the elderly, Medicare and Social Security, will run out of money sooner than thought earlier as a slow-growing economy saps revenues, a report on Friday said. |
| In new study, 'adult' stem cells face new hurdle Posted: 13 May 2011 10:07 AM PDT Scientists on Friday raised questions about the safety of reprogramming adult cells, an experimental technique which supporters say could one day lead to the growing of replacement tissue in the lab. |
| Infant deaths fall, life expectancy rises: WHO Posted: 13 May 2011 10:32 AM PDT Infant deaths fell across the world during the first decade of the century, dropping twice as fast as they did in the 1990s, partly thanks to higher spending, the World Health Organization said on Friday. |
| African ministers hail HIV therapy progress Posted: 13 May 2011 09:07 AM PDT African ministers on Friday hailed a lowering of mother-to-child HIV transmission rates as a result of treatment at a meeting in Rome on Friday, a day after a study found key benefits from early therapy. |
| AP Interview: Kennedy's new focus is neuroscience Posted: 13 May 2011 12:36 PM PDT Patrick Kennedy retired from Congress in January, but on a recent evening in a veteran's hall here, he sounded like he was still running for office as he spoke about the plight of troops traumatized by war. |
| Texas warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics Posted: 13 May 2011 11:26 AM PDT Fake drugs with names that resemble kids' antibiotics are being sold in Texas pharmacies, mainly to Spanish speakers, and have caused several hospitalizations, consumer advocates said Friday. |
| Growth hormone treatment tied to diabetes in kids Posted: 13 May 2011 12:18 PM PDT Type 2 diabetes is eight and a half times more common among children in the United States treated with growth hormone than among kids who are not on the hormone treatment, a new study shows. |
| Choosing C-section may not prevent incontinence Posted: 13 May 2011 01:20 PM PDT Having a Cesarean section may not lower a woman's chance of incontinence later in life -- unless she delivers all of her children that way, according to a new study. |
| Does sleep loss up weight by lowering energy use? Posted: 13 May 2011 01:18 PM PDT Sleep deprivation makes the day drag and appears to put a drag on metabolism, causing the body to use less energy, European researchers found in a small study. |
| More signs diabetes drug linked to bladder cancer Posted: 13 May 2011 02:19 PM PDT A review of official reports of bad drug reactions is revealing more signs that people taking the diabetes drug Actos are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer. |
| Mom who injected daughter with Botox investigated Posted: 13 May 2011 03:07 PM PDT An investigation was under way into a mother who was shown in a photo on national TV giving an anti-wrinkle Botox injection to her 8-year-old daughter, a beauty pageant contestant, even though the shots can be painful and aren't recommended for an... |
| Delaware legalizes medical marijuana Posted: 13 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law. |
| Climate change bringing infection, hunger, illness Posted: 13 May 2011 02:22 PM PDT Climate change threatens far more than our environment. It's already led to the spread of infectious diseases and respiratory ailments across the globe and contributed to thousands of deaths through heat waves and other extreme weather events.... |
| Social Security, Medicare burning through funds Posted: 13 May 2011 03:34 PM PDT The United States is burning through its health care and retirement fund pools faster than planned, with the Medicare trust fund to be exhausted by 2024, five years earlier than expected, officials said Friday. |
| US regulators approve new hepatitis C drug Posted: 13 May 2011 02:56 PM PDT US regulators on Friday approved the first new treatment for hepatitis C in more than a decade, a Merck pharmaceutical known as Victrelis, to be taken with the current two-drug regimen. |
| US warns of fake antibiotics aimed at Hispanics Posted: 13 May 2011 07:35 PM PDT Fake drugs with names that resemble kids' antibiotics are being sold in Texas pharmacies, mainly to Spanish speakers, and have caused several hospitalizations, according to US officials. |
| Family Medical History Murky for Many Posted: 13 May 2011 08:48 PM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors rely on a patient's knowledge of his or her family medical history in assessing cancer risk, but these recollections are not always dependable. |
| Fat Cats, Dogs Developing Diabetes, Report Finds Posted: 13 May 2011 08:48 PM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Like all good pet owners, Christine Wong didn't hesitate to go to a veterinary clinic near her home in Austin, Texas, when her cat, Kiki, wasn't feeling well. |
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