Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Red meat risk for endometriosis

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 04:54 AM

	Women may be able to lower their risk of endometriosis by eating less red meat, according to Italian scientists. Read full article: 'Red meat risk for endometriosis'

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Articles: Health Canada fires 3 scientists

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 02:48 AM

	Three senior Health Canada scientists known for questioning the department's commitment to veterinary drug safety have been fired. Read full article: 'Health Canada fires 3 scientists'

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Articles: Panel's ties to drugmakers not cited in new cholesterol guidelines

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 02:46 AM

	Guidelines published by a government panel earlier this week, calling for aggressive use of statin medications to lower cholesterol in people at high risk of heart attacks, failed to list panelists' links to pharmaceutical companies, many of which manufacture statin drugs. Read full article: 'Panel's ties to drugmakers not cited in new cholesterol guidelines'

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Articles: Experts meeting in Bangkok urge work on anti-HIV gels

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 15, 2004 - 02:44 AM

	Experts called Thursday for urgent work on HIV-killing gels that could help protect women who can't rely on condoms, while democracy icon Nelson Mandela told the world not to ignore tuberculosis in its battle against AIDS. Read full article: 'Experts meeting in Bangkok urge work on anti-HIV gels'

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Articles: Study Suggests Viral Link to Breast Cancer

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:12 AM

	A virus similar to one known to cause breast cancer in mice may also play a role in the development of human breast cancer, according to a new study that may re-ignite a long-running debate. Read full article: 'Study Suggests Viral Link to Breast Cancer'

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Articles: Women's Issues Crucial in AIDS Fight

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - 03:10 AM

	The global fight against HIV will fail without serious progress in addressing the plight of women in the developing world, including ways they can protect themselves from infection without their partners knowing, advocates say. Read full article: 'Women's Issues Crucial in AIDS Fight'

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Articles: Sars still casts a long shadow

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 06:15 AM

	It's more than a year since the World Health Organization declared that Hong Kong was Sars free. Read full article: 'Sars still casts a long shadow'

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Articles: Diseases forgotten in wake of HIV

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 06:13 AM

	Millions of the world's poorest people are suffering needlessly from diseases that are being ignored, disease expert Professor David Molyneux warns. Read full article: 'Diseases forgotten in wake of HIV'

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Articles: Nerve clue to endometriosis pain

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 06:11 AM

	New nerve growth may explain why the condition endometriosis is painful, US scientists believe. Read full article: 'Nerve clue to endometriosis pain'

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Articles: 'No proof of' Gulf war syndrome

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 06:09 AM

	A major study of former soldiers has cast doubt on the existence of Gulf war syndrome. Read full article: ''No proof of' Gulf war syndrome'

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