Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Federal government to launch public health agency, start search for director

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:18 AM

	TORONTO (CP) - After weeks of political wrangling at the highest levels, federal politicians will formally announce Monday that Winnipeg will be the hub of a regionally dispersed agency with broad responsibility for public health. Read full article: 'Federal government to launch public health agency, start search for director'

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Articles: Three Companies to Combine HIV Drugs

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:16 AM

	The move follows statements by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson calling on drug companies to develop new combination products in order to provide better treatment options for HIV in developing countries. Read full article: 'Three Companies to Combine HIV Drugs'

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Articles: New solutions sought to help uninsured

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 03:14 AM

	Washington -- The statistics paint a disturbing picture: More than 44 million Americans are without health insurance, and that number rises an average of 2 million each year. Four of five uninsured people are working adults, their spouses or children. Read full article: 'New solutions sought to help uninsured'

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Articles: FBI anthrax probe revisits former Detrick researcher

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:34 AM

	HAGERSTOWN, Md. -- The FBI, revisiting an old lead in the anthrax investigation, recently interviewed a former Fort Detrick researcher and his co-workers about his whereabouts when the letters were mailed, he and his lawyer said Sunday. Read full article: 'FBI anthrax probe revisits former Detrick researcher'

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Articles: Federal government to launch public health agency, start search for director

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:32 AM

	TORONTO (CP) - After weeks of political wrangling at the highest levels, federal politicians will formally announce Monday that Winnipeg will be the hub of a regionally dispersed agency with broad responsibility for public health. Read full article: 'Federal government to launch public health agency, start search for director'

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Articles: Three firms announce plans to jointly develop AIDS pill

Posted by admin on Monday, May 17, 2004 - 12:23 AM

	Three U.S. pharmaceutical companies yesterday announced plans to develop a single-dose treatment for AIDS that could make drugs cheaper and easier to get for millions of people suffering from the disease in developing countries. Read full article: 'Three firms announce plans to jointly develop AIDS pill'

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Articles: Some Children's Motrin Recalled

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 04:54 AM

	BOISE - Bottles that were supposed to contain Children's Motrin grape chewable ibuprofen tablets might mistakenly contain an adult dose of a different kind of over-the-counter painkiller. Read full article: 'Some Children's Motrin Recalled'

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Articles: Homocysteine Levels Linked with Fracture Risk

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 04:52 AM

	NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to heart disease, appear to increase the risk of fracture in individuals with osteoporosis, even when bone mineral density is normal, according to two papers published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read full article: 'Homocysteine Levels Linked with Fracture Risk'

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Articles: U.S. FDA warns Fujisawa over transplant drug ads

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 04:50 AM

	WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals ran an advertisement failing to warn consumers that its drug to treat transplantation complications posed risks of infection and malignant tumors, U.S. regulators said in a letter released Thursday. Read full article: 'U.S. FDA warns Fujisawa over transplant drug ads'

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Articles: Defence Refutes Claims About Mad Cow Disease

Posted by admin on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 04:47 AM

	The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has rejected reports suggesting that two of its employees have died of the fatal mad cow disease (MCD). Read full article: 'Defence Refutes Claims About Mad Cow Disease'

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