Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Diabetes cell transplant success

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 02:46 AM

	One of only two people in the UK to have undergone cell transplant surgery to treat Type 1 diabetes is to carry the Olympic Torch through London. Read full article: 'Diabetes cell transplant success'

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Articles: Tooth decay 'rampant in children'

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 02:44 AM

	Thousands of children are having large numbers of their milk teeth removed in hospital at a very early age because they are so badly decayed. Read full article: 'Tooth decay 'rampant in children''

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Articles: How cocaine vaccine blocks the high

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:36 AM

	The idea behind a cocaine vaccine is simple: trick the body into thinking the drug is a threatening disease. If a vaccinated person then takes the drug, their immune system will mop it up before it gets into the brain and its effects take hold. In theory, at least, the hit from the drug never arrives. Read full article: 'How cocaine vaccine blocks the high'

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Articles: Young smokers report lower grades, StatsCan finds

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 01:32 AM

	A new study has found a relationship between academic performance and smoking, with nearly three in 10 young smokers reporting they're doing poorly in school. Read full article: 'Young smokers report lower grades, StatsCan finds'

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Articles: Researchers unaware they had live anthrax

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:10 AM

	At least six researchers may have been exposed to deadly anthrax after a shipping foul up led them to believe they were working with dead rather than live bacteria, officials said Thursday. Read full article: 'Researchers unaware they had live anthrax'

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Articles: Michigan passes abortion procedure ban

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:08 AM

	The Michigan Legislature voted Wednesday to ban a specific abortion method, this time bolstered by a citizens petition drive that prevents Gov. Jennifer Granholm from vetoing the measure. Read full article: 'Michigan passes abortion procedure ban'

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Articles: Health lobby blocks mental health parity

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 07:02 AM

	Aided by House Speaker Dennis Hastert, insurance companies successfully have blocked legislation to make them provide equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses if their policies include both. Read full article: 'Health lobby blocks mental health parity'

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Articles: Feds approve faster anthrax exposure test

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 06:35 AM

	The federal government has approved a test that promises to make it easier and faster for local agencies to determine if a person is infected with anthrax. Read full article: 'Feds approve faster anthrax exposure test'

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Articles: Alcohol abuse up, but fewer alcoholics

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 06:28 AM

	More Americans are abusing alcohol than in the 1990s, but fewer are technically alcoholics, U.S. government researchers. Read full article: 'Alcohol abuse up, but fewer alcoholics'

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Articles: Cancer tsar slams access to drugs

Posted by admin on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 04:51 AM

	The government's cancer tsar says there are "unacceptably high variations" in access to cancer drugs. Read full article: 'Cancer tsar slams access to drugs'

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