Topic: General Health

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Articles: No new SARS cases reported on China's mainland: Health Ministry

Posted by admin on Monday, May 24, 2004 - 04:34 AM

	BEIJING, May 24 (Xinhuanet)-- China's Health Ministry said here Monday afternoon that no new severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) case was reported on China's mainland in the past 24 hours. Read full article: 'No new SARS cases reported on China's mainland: Health Ministry'

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Articles: U.S. Panel Aims to Quash Vaccine-Autism Link

Posted by admin on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 03:52 AM

	THURSDAY, May 20 (HealthDayNews) -- In a large-scale report aimed at snuffing out any embers of doubt, a U.S. government panel has concluded decisively that childhood vaccinations do not cause autism. Read full article: 'U.S. Panel Aims to Quash Vaccine-Autism Link'

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Articles: A fix for fatness proves elusive

Posted by admin on Friday, May 21, 2004 - 03:49 AM

	How do we best tackle the obesity epidemic? The issue has shot to prominence as governments awake to the dangers posed by the rapid rise in the number of people who are dangerously fat. Read full article: 'A fix for fatness proves elusive'

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Articles: Diabetes drug eases HIV treatment effects

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 02:55 AM

	WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A diabetes drug could help reduce some of the health-threatening side effects of AIDS medications, U.S. researchers said. Read full article: 'Diabetes drug eases HIV treatment effects'

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Articles: World Health Officials Declare End to SARS Outbreak in China

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 01:45 AM

	BEIJING, May 18 - The World Health Organization on Tuesday declared an end to a recent outbreak of SARS cases in China that apparently originated with a safety breach in the government's leading virology laboratory. But officials also cautioned that they still could not explain what caused the infections. Read full article: 'World Health Officials Declare End to SARS Outbreak in China'

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Articles: Panel rejects vaccine link to autism

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 01:40 AM

	Mercury in childhood vaccines does not appear to cause autism, a leading scientific panel concluded yesterday, hoping to resolve a controversy that has troubled the parents of young children for years. The panel said it is time for researchers to seek a different explanation for the rising incidence of the neurological disorder. Read full article: 'Panel rejects vaccine link to autism'

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Articles: China given all-clear on Sars

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 01:37 AM

	The World Health Organization has said China has contained the latest outbreak of the Sars virus. Read full article: 'China given all-clear on Sars'

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Articles: Impact of a low carbohydrate diet

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 01:35 AM

A comparison of a low carb diet with a low fat diet shows that the former leads to greater weight loss. There's a lot of interest in a low carbohydrate diet but little scientific evidence for its benefits so far. In a trial that puts low carb and the conventional low fat approach head to head researchers at Duke University show that low carb seems to win out.

Read full article: 'Impact of a low carbohydrate diet'

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Articles: Diabetes, Alzheimer's link possible

Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 08:06 AM

	People with diabetes have a markedly increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease later in life, according to a new study. Read full article: 'Diabetes, Alzheimer's link possible'

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Articles: Longest scientific study yet backs Atkins diet

Posted by admin on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 08:04 AM

	The claimed benefits of the controversial low-carbohydrate Atkins diet have been reaffirmed in two new studies, one of which is the longest study to date. Read full article: 'Longest scientific study yet backs Atkins diet'

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