Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Overcrowded hospitals breed MRSA

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 03:06 AM

	Overcrowded hospitals are providing a breeding ground for the superbug MRSA, say infection experts. Read full article: 'Overcrowded hospitals breed MRSA'

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Articles: Multivitamins 'slow HIV progress'

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 03:02 AM

	Taking multivitamins may help stop HIV infection developing into full-blown Aids, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in the US say. Read full article: 'Multivitamins 'slow HIV progress''

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Articles: Medicines 'killing 10,000 people'

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 03:00 AM

	More than 10,000 Britons may be dying each year because of bad reactions to medication, a study suggests. Read full article: 'Medicines 'killing 10,000 people''

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Articles: Experts hail success of generics in Aids war

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 01:25 AM

	A single dose of three copycat drugs is as effective in combatting the Aids virus as the expensive triple cocktail of branded drugs made by pharmaceutical giants, a study says. Read full article: 'Experts hail success of generics in Aids war'

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Articles: WHO to work with China to strengthen biosafety

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 01:23 AM

	The World Health Organization (WHO) Friday commended the Chinese authorities for taking swift action to control the latest SARS outbreak and vowed to work closely with China to assist in the strengthening of biosafety after China released its investigation report on the incident. Read full article: 'WHO to work with China to strengthen biosafety'

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Articles: Multivitamin Slows Pace of HIV

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 01:21 AM

	The progression of HIV symptoms can be slowed by taking a simple multivitamin once a day, a Harvard study indicates. Read full article: 'Multivitamin Slows Pace of HIV'

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Articles: Surgery safeguard: 'X' marks the spot

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:38 AM

	Annabelle Ehnis wasn’t worried about something going wrong when doctors operated on her blocked neck artery Wednesday morning. Read full article: 'Surgery safeguard: 'X' marks the spot'

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Articles: Researchers to test Alzheimer's drug

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:36 AM

	In a significant advancement for the next generation of Alzheimer’s treatments, Neurochem Inc. says it will begin recruiting patients for a large efficacy trial of its drug Alzhemed in the next few weeks. Read full article: 'Researchers to test Alzheimer's drug'

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Articles: Plans to curb West Nile faulted

Posted by admin on Friday, July 02, 2004 - 12:35 AM

	With West Nile virus threatening to infect Americans from coast to coast for the first time, public health advocates warn that shortcomings remain in federal, state and local governments’ ability to respond to the disease and others like it that might emerge. Read full article: 'Plans to curb West Nile faulted'

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Articles: Celiac disease misdiagnosed, panel says

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 01, 2004 - 07:08 AM

	Celiac disease isn't nearly as rare as once thought: Roughly 3 million Americans may have the severe digestive disorder, most undiagnosed and thus suffering unnecessarily, an expert panel told the National Institutes of Health. Read full article: 'Celiac disease misdiagnosed, panel says'

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