Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China |
- Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China
- Group: Nigeria lead poisoning victims need care
- Hospital ratings may miss high performers: study
- Mali to repay misused vaccine funds, arrests 4: GAVI
- Global fund to fight diseases faces $1bn gap
- Walkout shutters Botswana's biggest hospital
- EU helps as S. Africa ostrich farms hit by bird flu
- Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer in Women Already at High Risk
- Earlier PSA Test Best Predicts Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer: Study
- FDA to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia From Pharmacy Shelves
- Health Tip: Remind Children and Teens of Pedestrian Safety
- Springtime and the Sneezin' Is Easy
- Internet Is Playing a Part in Spread of Problem Gambling
- Many Women Can Have Cervical Cancer Test Every 3 Years: Study
- Study Finds Ovarian Screening Tests Don't Improve Survival
- Health Tip: Traveling Despite Asthma and Allergies
- NYC offers discount card for prescription drugs
- Rep. Giffords to Get Skull Patch in Latest Step in Recovery
- Standard Heart Drugs Won't Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
- Alzheimer's Risk Gene May Damage Brain Decades Before Symptoms Show
- Two doses of mumps "MMR" vaccine better than one
| Wider distribution of drugs needed to cut AIDS deaths in China Posted: 19 May 2011 05:53 AM PDT China needs to identify and provide effective AIDS drugs to more HIV patients infected through sexual contact and use of dirty needles if it wants cut HIV death rates and avoid broader transmission of the virus, researchers said on Thursday. |
| Group: Nigeria lead poisoning victims need care Posted: 19 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT An aid agency says that victims of a lead poisoning epidemic that killed at least 400 people in Nigeria's northwest are in need of long-term care. |
| Hospital ratings may miss high performers: study Posted: 19 May 2011 05:56 AM PDT Looking for hospital ratings on the Internet or in magazines may not serve patients' best interests, with so-called "50 Best Hospitals" not necessarily any better than other medical institutions, a study said. |
| Mali to repay misused vaccine funds, arrests 4: GAVI Posted: 19 May 2011 06:24 AM PDT An investigation by the GAVI global vaccine alliance has found that $563,000 was misused in two of its cash-based projects in Mali, and Malian authorities have agreed to pay it back, the alliance said Thursday. |
| Global fund to fight diseases faces $1bn gap Posted: 19 May 2011 06:57 AM PDT The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria is facing a funding shortfall of more than a billion dollars, according to an annual report released Thursday. |
| Walkout shutters Botswana's biggest hospital Posted: 19 May 2011 07:02 AM PDT Around 300 medical staff forced the closure Thursday of Botswana's biggest hospital by walking off the job in retaliation at the sacking of hundreds of colleagues who joined an ongoing strike. |
| EU helps as S. Africa ostrich farms hit by bird flu Posted: 19 May 2011 08:39 AM PDT The European Commission has sent animal health experts to South Africa to help authorities there contain an avian flu outbreak that has put a halt to ostrich meat exports. |
| Smoking Raises Odds for Cancer in Women Already at High Risk Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term smoking significantly increases the risk of invasive breast, lung and colon cancers in women with a high risk of breast cancer, a new study finds. |
| Earlier PSA Test Best Predicts Risk of Dying From Prostate Cancer: Study Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- The results of a first prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test for males between the ages of 44 and 50 can predict the risk of dying of prostate cancer within the next 25 to 30 years, according to a new study. |
| FDA to Pull Diabetes Drug Avandia From Pharmacy Shelves Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that the controversial diabetes drug Avandia will no longer be sold at retail pharmacies beginning this November, due to the cardiovascular risks it poses ... |
| Health Tip: Remind Children and Teens of Pedestrian Safety Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Children and teens may feel like they are invincible, and that they can take care of themselves. |
| Springtime and the Sneezin' Is Easy Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- For people with pollen allergies, this year is especially tough, say allergy experts. |
| Internet Is Playing a Part in Spread of Problem Gambling Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Problem gambling will become more widespread because of the increasing availability, especially online, of gambling opportunities, said experts who called for more research to improve understanding and treat... |
| Many Women Can Have Cervical Cancer Test Every 3 Years: Study Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women 30 and older who have good results from each of the two cervical cancer tests available today can safely wait three years for their next screening instead of just one year, according to new research. |
| Study Finds Ovarian Screening Tests Don't Improve Survival Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the only two tests available to screen for ovarian cancer don't reduce the average woman's risk of dying from this "silent killer." |
| Health Tip: Traveling Despite Asthma and Allergies Posted: 19 May 2011 08:05 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Traveling can expose you to new triggers for allergies and asthma, but planning ahead can help you breathe a bit easier while you're away. |
| NYC offers discount card for prescription drugs Posted: 19 May 2011 07:34 AM PDT New York City began offering a new card on Wednesday that lets people buy prescription drugs at big discounts, a step that could potentially increase drug sales and ease strains on the city's public hospitals. |
| Rep. Giffords to Get Skull Patch in Latest Step in Recovery Posted: 18 May 2011 11:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, shot in the head four months ago by a would-be assassin, will undergo surgery Wednesday in Houston to replace the piece of skull that was removed immediately after the shooting, ac... |
| Standard Heart Drugs Won't Ease Pulmonary Hypertension Posted: 18 May 2011 11:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Although commonly used to treat heart disease, aspirin and simvastatin offer no benefit to patients suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH, a progressive disease characterized by increased b... |
| Alzheimer's Risk Gene May Damage Brain Decades Before Symptoms Show Posted: 18 May 2011 11:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- A gene allele that increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease starts to damage the brain 50 years before symptoms of the disease appear, a new study suggests. |
| Two doses of mumps "MMR" vaccine better than one Posted: 18 May 2011 11:44 AM PDT A recent outbreak of mumps in Canada underscores the importance of getting the recommended two doses of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, researchers reported Monday. |
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