White House rivals offer tweaks for troubled US health care October 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The United States is the only rich industrial nation with no universal health care -- and whoever wins the race for the White House, it's likely to stay that way, health policy experts say. | |
After setbacks, hunt for AIDS vaccine pushes on October 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
One year after a puzzling setback in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine, researchers say their defeats have forced them to look for entirely new ways of creating a defence against the disease. | |
Chinese drug firm recalls all injection products after deaths October 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
The Chinese manufacturer of a ginseng injection that killed three people has recalled all its injection products, the country's drug safety watchdog said Saturday. | |
Doctor who treated her own breast cancer in Antarctica ill: reports October 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A doctor who was forced to treat herself for cancer while trapped on a South Pole research station for an Antarctic winter is battling a new outbreak of the disease, Australian media said Friday. | |
Nicotine linked to breast cancer: study October 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Nicotine could play a role in the development and growth of tumors in breast cancer, according to a new study published Wednesday. | |
Brain responds when women wear makeup: scientists October 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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When a woman puts on makeup and looks in the mirror, it is as if she is seeing a different person, Japanese scientists said Tuesday. | |
Cholera outbreak kills 20 in northern Nigeria October 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A cholera outbreak has claimed 20 lives in northern Nigeria's Kano state in the last week, officials and residents said Saturday. | |
Dutch pub owners rebel against smoking law October 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
Dutch pub owners have launched a coordinated resistance against a smoking ban introduced in June, taking their ashtrays out of short-lived storage and pooling cash to pay the resultant fines. | |
Deadly bird flu virus found at German farm: EU October 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
German authorities were culling poultry at a farm in Germany after the discovery of a case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, the European Commission announced Friday. | |
Cutting HIV: male circumcision booms in Uganda October 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Like many cultural events, a male circumcision ceremony in eastern Uganda has its share of governing rules: the "candidate" is not supposed to see the surgeon until seconds before the cutting and his mother cannot be present. ... | |
Mystery illness kills four in South Africa: official October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Four people, two of them Zambians, have died in Johannesburg of a mystery flu-like illness, the health department spokesman said Monday. | |
Gene link found to cleft lip October 05, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Scientists said on Sunday they had pinpointed a flawed gene that is a major cause of cleft lip. | |
Technology elite use Internet to fight TB October 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Acclaimed photojournalist James Nachtwey's dream of using images to marshal arms in the battle against tuberculosis is coming true with the help of technology titans. | |
 US online health companies merge to take on WebMD October 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Two of the largest online health companies in the United States announced Friday that they were joining forces to take on the leader in the field of Internet medical advice, WebMD.com. | |
Cannabis less harmful than drinking, smoking: report October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 83 vote(s)
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Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco, according to a report by a British research charity Thursday, which called for a "serious rethink" of drug policy. | |
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