Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Dems propose health plan amid dim hopes

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:34 AM

	WASHINGTON -- Despite dim prospects during this election year, House Democrats yesterday proposed a health plan that would expand coverage to parents of low-income children and provide tax credits to small businesses that offer insurance to workers. Read full article: 'Dems propose health plan amid dim hopes'

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Articles: Amino acid cited; vitamins urged

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:31 AM

	Researchers have identified a significant new risk factor for fractures in people with osteoporosis -- high levels of an amino acid that typically result from eating too little of certain nutrients. Read full article: 'Amino acid cited; vitamins urged'

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Articles: 'Keyhole' colon cancer surgery found to be safe, less painful

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 06:27 AM

	A decadelong study comparing conventional colon cancer surgery with ''keyhole'' surgery found identical success rates, disproving fears that tumors would be more likely to return if surgeons did not open up the patient's belly for a full view. Read full article: ''Keyhole' colon cancer surgery found to be safe, less painful'

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Articles: 'Keyhole' surgery backed for colon cancer

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 01:55 AM

	A decadelong study comparing conventional colon cancer surgery with "keyhole" surgery found identical success rates, disproving fears that tumors would be more likely to return if surgeons did not open up the patient's belly for a full view. Read full article: ''Keyhole' surgery backed for colon cancer'

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Articles: Heart drug cleared for sale over counter

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:29 AM

	The UK has became the first country in the world to allow statins, the cholest-erol-lowering drugs, to be sold over the counter in pharmacies without the need for a prescription. Read full article: 'Heart drug cleared for sale over counter'

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Articles: Hospital meal times to be sacrosanct

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:26 AM

	The government has told NHS hospitals to return to the values of Florence Nightingale by introducing strict mealtime discipline on the wards to ensure that patients eat their food. Read full article: 'Hospital meal times to be sacrosanct'

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Articles: Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery is effective

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:24 AM

	DALLAS – May 13, 2004 – Less invasive "keyhole" surgery for a common type of colon cancer is just as effective as conventional open surgery, according to findings of international study. Read full article: 'Minimally invasive colon cancer surgery is effective'

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Articles: Cholesterol drug move worries doctors

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 12:21 AM

	The government was yesterday accused of allowing the public to be used as guinea pigs after it announced that powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins can be be sold in high street pharmacies. Read full article: 'Cholesterol drug move worries doctors'

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Articles: World 'has historic chance to halt Aids epidemic'

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 07:10 AM

	The world has an unprec-edented opportunity to reverse the course of the Aids epidemic and change history, Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the World Health Organisation, said yesterday. Read full article: 'World 'has historic chance to halt Aids epidemic''

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Articles: W.H.O. Sets AIDS Goal

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 06:42 AM

	GENEVA, May 11 - The World Health Organization says in its annual report, due next week, that AIDS was the leading single cause of death worldwide for people ages 15 to 59. In 2003, three million people died of AIDS and five million people were infected with H.I.V., the agency reported. Read full article: 'W.H.O. Sets AIDS Goal'

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