Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Thailand takes on drugs giants

Posted by Admin on Friday, April 27, 2007 - 07:57 AM

	The Thai government's decision to break the patents on two Aids drugs and one heart drug, so it can offer them to all Thai citizens, is a bold move, which has put the country on a collision course with the big pharmaceutical firms. Read full article: 'Thailand takes on drugs giants'

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Articles: Public 'unaware of stroke risk'

Posted by Admin on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 08:54 AM

	Nearly one in four people are at risk of a stroke because of undiagnosed high blood pressure, a charity says. Read full article: 'Public 'unaware of stroke risk''

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Articles: Bush announces anti-malaria plans

Posted by Admin on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 08:33 AM

	US President George W Bush has unveiled the latest measures in his government's five-year plan to combat malaria in Africa, on Malaria Awareness Day. Read full article: 'Bush announces anti-malaria plans'

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Articles: Mosquito nets cut birth problems

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 10:18 PM

	Pregnant women in Africa can reduce their risk of miscarriage or still birth by up to a third by sleeping under insecticide-treated bed nets. Read full article: 'Mosquito nets cut birth problems'

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Articles: Nod for AIDS drugs is cost poser for state

Posted by Admin on Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 09:14 AM

	CAPE TOWN — The Medicines Control Council (MCC) has given Aspen Pharmacare the green light to sell and distribute Gilead Science’s patented AIDS drugs, Viread and Truvada, two years after Aspen first announced news of the licensing deal. Read full article: 'Nod for AIDS drugs is cost poser for state'

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Articles: Millions in Iraq to get MMR jab

Posted by Admin on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 10:40 PM

	A major immunisation campaign is to take place in Iraq in a bid to prevent an outbreak of measles. Read full article: 'Millions in Iraq to get MMR jab'

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Articles: Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing

Posted by Admin on Sunday, April 15, 2007 - 03:04 PM

	Following a fatal food poisoning outbreak in a nursing home in the Victorian state of Australia, its chief Health Officer has been sacked. Read full article: 'Australian State Health Official Sacked Following Poisoning Outbreak in Nursing'

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Psoriasis Often Goes Untreated: Survey

Posted by Admin on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:00 AM

Many Americans with chronic moderate or severe psoriasis receive no treatment or inadequate treatment, a new survey from the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) shows.

The poll also revealed a link between severe psoriasis and low income.

Psoriasis is a non-contagious disease in which the immune system causes skin to grow at an accelerated rate

Read full article: 'Psoriasis Often Goes Untreated: Survey'

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Know the Signs of Eating Disorders

Posted by Admin on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:00 AM

	With more than half of American teenage girls and nearly a third of boys using unhealthy behaviors to control their weight, experts at the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) offer 10 tips to catch the warning signs of anorexia or bulimia: Read full article: 'Know the Signs of Eating Disorders'

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Groundhogs, Other Hibernators, Could Aid Human Health

Posted by Admin on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 12:00 AM

When Punxsutawney Phil popped up to look for his shadow Friday morning, he was not just forecasting how long winter will last.

Biologists now think that Phil and his fellow groundhogs, along with other animals in hibernation, could foreshadow advances in human health.

In fact, hibernators' amazing ability to manipulate their own metabolisms could lead to breakthroughs in improving organ transplant and in fighting such illnesses as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and even Alzheimer's, research shows.

Read full article: 'Groundhogs, Other Hibernators, Could Aid Human Health'

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