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Mexico wins praise for swine flu response (AP)  July 4, 2009 AP - As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people (AP)  July 2, 2009 AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Advocates are back with real health care stories (AP)  July 3, 2009 AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling 5,000. Federal probe finds problems with chelation study (AP) July 2, 2009 AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death. Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis (AP) July 3, 2009 AP - A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday. World health officials tackle swine flu challenges (AP) July 2, 2009 AP - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico. Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea (Reuters) July 3, 2009 Reuters - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report. Uganda to outlaw female circumcision (AFP)  July 3, 2009 AFP - Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday. Health Tip: Controlling Asthma (HealthDay) July 3, 2009 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. Fertility drug combo promising in older women (Reuters) July 3, 2009 Reuters - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate. New Weapons in Fight Against TB? (HealthDay) July 4, 2009 HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study. Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found (HealthDay) July 3, 2009 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. New Drug Could Work Against Leukemia (HealthDay) July 3, 2009 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted therapy shows promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia, a highly treatment-resistant blood cancer, according to a new study. Botched circumcisions leave 31 dead in S.Africa (AFP)  July 3, 2009 AFP - Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region, officials said on Friday. Rwandan bill would lead to forced sterilization: rights group (AFP)  July 1, 2009 AFP - A US-based rights group on Wednesday urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized. Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes (HealthDay) July 4, 2009 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes. Many Adults With Asthma Are Skipping Flu Shots (HealthDay) June 27, 2009 HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with asthma face a higher risk of complications if they catch the flu, yet many skip their annual shots, new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight (HealthDay) July 3, 2009 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. |
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