Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: MICRA Cuts Malpractice Awards by 30%

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 01:27 AM

	A landmark California law that caps non-economic awards in medical malpractice lawsuits has cut defendants' payments by 30 percent to plaintiffs who win such lawsuits at trials, according to a RAND Corporation study issued on Monday. Read full article: 'MICRA Cuts Malpractice Awards by 30%'

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Articles: Search for AIDS vaccine falters

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 01:25 AM

	The two-decade search for an AIDS vaccine, the only way to end the global crisis, is all but starting over, researchers here said Monday. Read full article: 'Search for AIDS vaccine falters'

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Articles: Panel urges strong cholesterol tactics

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 01:23 AM

	People at high or moderate risk for a heart attack or stroke should be treated even more aggressively than currently recommended to lower blood-cholesterol levels, according to treatment guidelines to be released today by an expert panel. Read full article: 'Panel urges strong cholesterol tactics'

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Articles: World AIDS conference debates Bush administration's policies

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 06:44 AM

	The world's biggest AIDS conference opened in Bangkok today, with bitter allegations about the influence of religious fundamentalism on the Bush administration's disease prevention policies. Read full article: 'World AIDS conference debates Bush administration's policies'

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Articles: Senegal is Africa's AIDS success story

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 06:42 AM

	Senegal is a poor country, yet its HIV rate is one of the lowest in sub-Saharan Africa, as a result of early, bold and open action. Read full article: 'Senegal is Africa's AIDS success story'

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Articles: Florida Anthrax Cleanup Underway

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 06:39 AM

	The former tabloid headquarters in Boca Raton that was the first target of the deadly anthrax attacks back in 2001 has a new powerful chemical within it. But this time, officials planned it. Read full article: 'Florida Anthrax Cleanup Underway'

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Articles: Gasping reflex clue to cot death

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 01:19 AM

	US scientists believe nerve cells critical for gasping offer important clues to the cause of cot death. Read full article: 'Gasping reflex clue to cot death'

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Articles: Virus 'linked to breast cancer'

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 01:17 AM

	Scientists say there is growing evidence that a virus may play a role in the development of breast cancer. Read full article: 'Virus 'linked to breast cancer''

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Articles: Gene mutation linked to diabetes

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 01:14 AM

	US scientists have found a fault in a newly discovered gene that may explain why some people have type 1 diabetes. Read full article: 'Gene mutation linked to diabetes'

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Articles: Cough syrups may not help kids

Posted by admin on Monday, July 12, 2004 - 01:11 AM

	If your child is coughing from a cold, giving him cough medicine to help him feel better -- and to let you get some sleep -- won't work, a new study finds. Read full article: 'Cough syrups may not help kids'

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