Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people
(AP: Thu, 02 Jul) 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. |
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(AP: Thu, 02 Jul) When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled 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 $165,000. |
Federal probe finds problems with chelation study
(AP: Thu, 02 Jul) 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. |
World health officials tackle swine flu challenges
(AP: Thu, 02 Jul) 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. |
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Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer
(AP: Thu, 02 Jul) In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. |
Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead'
(AP: Wed, 01 Jul) When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours. |
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
(HealthDay: Thu, 02 Jul) 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. |
Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home
(HealthDay: Fri, 26 Jun) THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70
percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22
percent felt very or extremely concerned about it. |
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