Salmonella toll tops 1,000; peppers now eyed July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 6
(AP) -- More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, ... | |
Erectile dysfunction lower in men who have intercourse more often July 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Having intercourse more often may help prevent the development of erectile dysfunction (ED). A study published in the July 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine reports that researchers have found that men ... | |
Turning on hormone tap could aid osteoporosis fight July 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
A potential new drug that 'opens the taps' for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth – and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers. | |
ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2
(AP) -- More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. | |
PCI preference -- will that be an arm or a leg? July 19, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
When it comes to stenting – using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries – physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter ... | |
Malaria on the increase in the UK July 04, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
A huge rise in the numbers of UK residents travelling to malaria endemic areas, combined with a failure to use prevention measures, has significantly increased cases of imported falciparum malaria in the UK over the past ... | |
Simian foamy virus found to be widespread among chimpanzees July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Gabon, Germany, Japan, Rwanda, the United Kingdom, and the United States have found that simian foamy virus (SFV) is widespread among wild chimpanzees throughout ... | |
Newly identified enzyme treats deadly bacterial infections in mice July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
By the time antibiotics made their clinical debut 70 years ago, bacteria had long evolved strategies to shield themselves. For billions of years, bacteria hurled toxic molecules at each other in the struggle to prosper, and ... | |
Women over 90 more likely to have dementia than men July 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Women over 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia than men of the same age, according UC Irvine researchers involved with the 90+ Study, one of the nation's largest studies of dementia and other health factors ... | |
Pandemic mutations in bird flu revealed July 09, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Scientists have discovered how bird flu adapts in patients, offering a new way to monitor the disease and prevent a pandemic, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of General Virology. ... | |
E. coli linked to beef now reported in 5 states July 15, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. | |
Old eyes can learn new tricks; findings offer hope for adults with 'lazy eye' July 17, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
New evidence that the brain regions responsible for vision are capable of adapting in adults offers new hope for those with an untreated condition commonly known as lazy eye. Also called amblyopia, the condition is the most ... | |
WHO says Asia should act against TB July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
(AP) -- The World Health Organization urged Asian countries on Monday to take action against the growing threat of drug-resistant tuberculosis, warning that even more virulent forms of the disease could spread if they fail ... | |
Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be met' July 22, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 1
The Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halt and begin to reverse the incidence of malaria globally is unlikely to be met, according to Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow Professor Bob Snow. The statement comes in ... | |
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American ... | |
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