| Asia-Pacific nations seek faster response against HIV at UN gathering Although the Asia-Pacific region has witnessed widespread gains in combating the spread of HIV, experts at a United Nations meeting were told today that the epidemic is still outpacing the region's... | |
| Pakistan factory blast toll rises to 11 At least 11 factory workers, most of them women, were killed when a three-storeyed building collapsed due to a factory blast in Pakistan's Lahore city, said rescue teams and health officials.
The... |
| Supreme Court issues notice to government over illegal drug trials Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the Central Government and Medical Council of India (MCI), seeking explanation regarding a petition demanding an inquiry into illegal clinical trials of... |
| Yuvraj should have moved to US for treatment earlier, says Yograj Singh Father of ailing Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Yograj Singh on Monday said that his son should have been sent earlier to the US for cancer treatment.
Yuvraj Singh, who was diagnosed with lung... |
| Alarming number of US kids abused, hospitalised An "alarming" 4,500-plus children subjected to abuse in the US ended up in hospitals and 300 of them died of injuries in a single year, a study reveals.
Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine,... |
| Divorced, middle-aged women more vulnerable to HIV Newly-divorced middle-aged women are more vulnerable to contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, a study reveals.
It is because they tend to let their guard down with new sexual... |
| Russia tests HIV vaccine Russia has successfully completed the first stage of clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, an official said Monday.
The State Research Centre for Virology and Biotechnology, Vektor, completed the first... |
| Salman to fly to US for health check-up Salman Khan, who is currently shooting with Katrina Kaif for 'Ek Tha Tiger' in Cuba, is reportedly planning to go straight to the US from there for a medical check-up.
The actor will get the size of... |
| Keep promises, establish health centres in Kashmir ... |
| Diabetes during pregnancy 'quadruples birth defects risk' Diabetes during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects, such as congenital heart disease and spina bifida, by four-fold, researchers say.
National guidelines already recommend having good... |
| 58 Mexicans die of flu A total of 58 people have died of flu in Mexico so far this year. The deaths were caused by different strains of flu virus, the predominant one being swine flu.
As many as 2,815 alive patients have... |
| Health Dept. office in Ocean Springs cutting most services JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) - The Mississippi Health Department's West Jackson County clinic is shutting down most of its medical services due to state and county budget cuts. The facility used... |
| Super Plants: Could Re-Wired Plants Be the New Cancer Killers? The chemical lab of the future could look like a farm, with thousands of plants naturally using photosynthesis to produce complex drugs, chemicals, and biofuels, according to a Danish research team. ... |
| Santorum hits health reform How much does Rick Santorum hate President Barack Obama’s health care law? So much that he even opposes the parts a lot of Republicans like.The Republican presidential candidate, talking health... |
| Pound exercise class at Crunch Gym marries drumming and fitness Sweat Equity looks at fun n funky classes that get South Floridians in shape. First up, Crunchs new Pound class, using weighted drumsticks to beat back the... |
| Merck Has Positive Results With New Insomnia Drug asthma and allergys. The experimental drug known as suvorexant, uses a new mechanism created to help people sleep, but at the same time aiming to mitigate side effects associated with popular sleep... |
| Child Abuse - 4,569 Hospitalizations And 300 Deaths In One Year, USA Child abuse injuries resulted in 4,500 hospitalizations and 300 fatalities in just one year in the USA, researchers from Yale School of Medicine reported in the journal Pediatrics. This is the first... |
| Lung Function At School Age Better Thanks To Breastfeeding A study by researchers in Switzerland and the UK reveals that breastfeeding is linked to enhanced lung function at school age, especially in children born to asthmatic mothers. The study is published... |
| Teen Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down, But Not Enough Secondhand Smoke (SHS) exposure among middle and high school students in the USA has dropped over the last ten years, researchers from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health... |
| Somatosensory Neurons Remain Overactive After Exposure To Loud Noises tinnitus , which can range from being intermittent and mildly annoying to chronic, severe and debilitating. There is no cure for tinnitus. A new study published in the first February issue of The... |
| Program aims to keep Lacombe healthy It's been a month since the new year began and some resolutions may have gone away with the Christmas lights but if you're still looking to keep up with a healthy lifestyle look no further... |
| Catholics Protest Ruling that Health Plans Must Cover Birth Control Catholic leaders are outraged over a recent decision by the Obama administration that would require Catholic-affiliated institutions to cover contraceptives and sterilization in their employee health... |
| Parliament Speaker Hails New Medical Milestone Manama-Feb6-(BNA)Parliament Chairman Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Dhahrani today hailed the opening of the King Hamad University Hospital. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa inaugurated the... |
| Students not eating 'healthy' cafeteria food Some high schools in Windsor-Essex have seen a "significant decline" in the number of students eating at school cafeterias since last September. That's according to Jeff Hillman, the... |
| Cancer survivor takes fight to boxing ring Patrick Molloy has beaten cancer and is now focusing on another fight, strapping on the gloves to step into the ring as a 41-year-old amatuer boxer.... |
| 'Right to spank' law called public health threat The Criminal Code's justification for physical punishment of children such as spanking should be removed, Canadian researchers say. Monday's issue of the Canadian Medical Association... |
| Skiers, snowboarders need better head protection, warns leading Canadian medical journal Many ski and snowboard helmets sold in Canada provide about as much protection from brain injuries as toques, Canada's top medical journal is warning."Helmets are a no-brainer. Traumatic... |
| Junk foods widely available at elementary schools Between 2006 and 2010, nearly half of public and private schools surveyed sold sweet or salty snack foods in vending machines or other places, the study found. MORE: Colo. lawmakers consider... |
| Mental-health groups call for more access to psychological services A coalition of groups in the mental-health sector are calling on governments to improve Canadians' access to psychological health care.The Canadian Mental Health Association,... |
| Newman Fighting Lung Cancer Aneighbour and business partner of Newman's said the actor told him about the disease 18 months ago. Writer A E Hotchner, a partner at Newman's Own salad dressing company in the 1980s, did... |
| Chile on health alert over hantavirus outbreak spread by rats hantavirus outbreak which has killed three people and infected at least 10 others.Health minister Jaime Manalich said wildfires in the southern Bio Bio and Araucania regions had driven rats from... |
| FDA questions Amgen drug for prostate cancer prostate cancer , though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects. The Food and Drug Administration will ask a panel of outside experts on Wednesday whether the benefits of... |
| Catholic Military Chaplains Silenced Over Health Law? By Todd Starnes/TWITTER The Obama administration has been accused of telling Catholic military chaplains what they can and cannot say from their pulpits after the Army ordered Catholic chaplains not... |
| Protecting those who protected us New data indicates nearly 300 New York City police officers who responded to the 9/11 attacks have been diagnosed with cancer, the New York Post reported. The number of officers applying for... |
| Doc: Feelings of self-doubt most likely to blame for Demi Moore’s hospitalization , but these days, Demi Moore seems to be crumbling under pressure. The 49-year-old is in u201Ctotal lockdown,u201D according to E!, at the Cirque Lodge in Utah, a rehab clinic. Reports indicate... |
| "Malaria cure" claim sparks Vienna probe VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected with malaria when he was a psychiatric patient... |
| Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether... |
| DEA raids 2 CVS pharmacies in drug abuse probe (Reuters) - Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration raided two CVS pharmacies in Florida as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive... |
| Marathoners who go the distance 100 times or more NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most people running one marathon is a daunting prospect but research scientist Leslie Miller belongs to group of runners who have completed 100 or more marathons, many of... |
| Green tea drinkers less frail, more independent in old age (Credit: istockphoto) (CBS) Is green tea the elixir of immortality? The brew has long been thought to have health benefits ranging from improving mental alertness to treating stomach disorders to... |
| Planet Fitness plans more Cincinnati gyms Follow this company is opening two additional gyms in the Cincinnati area this spring. One, located in Finneytown in Brentwood Plaza, is scheduled to open this Wednesday. The other, in... |
| EdNews Colorado: Medical marijuana cited as drug violations spike at schools A handful of students from Denver's East High School recently spent a warm January lunch period huddled against a brick home two blocks from the school, passing a joint and discussing the merits... |
| Mayo Clinic spin-out Tenex Health raises $11.8M reverse merger with a publicly traded company and a PIPE (private investment in a public entity) deal. Tenex launched in 2009. It was initially based in Rochester, Minn., but moved its headquarters... |
| Metro Health designates UTSA dining hall a ‘healthy option’ Follow this company 's Roadrunner Caf as an official Por Vida! healthy restaurant. This makes the main campus dining facility the first institution of higher learning to have the Por... |
| Most Florida voters oppose Medicaid cuts for hospitals 71 percent of Florida oppose the reimbursement cuts legislative officials are proposing in the 2012 session . Voters indicated they are most concerned that additional reimbursement cuts will force... |
| VIDEO: Cancer overshadowed in DR Congo The Democratic Republic of Congo faces so many challenges battling diseases such as malaria, AIDS and cholera that cancer has been pushed off the radar. Yet it is affecting a growing number of... |
| London hospitals closure 'likely' The medical director of the largest commissioning cluster in the capital has said hospitals in north west London "will almost certainly" have to close. NHS North West London (NWL) medical... |
