Archive for November, 2007
Friday 30 November 2007 @ 2:11 am
 Seattle Post Intelligencer |
Jehovah's Witness teen reportedly dies without blood transfusion
KGAN - SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle newspaper says a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness who had leukemia died a few hours after a judge ruled that he had a religious right to refuse a blood transfusion. Judge: 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness can refuse blood transfusion Judge Allowed 14-Year-Old Jehovah's Witness to Refuse Life Saving Care |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 6:11 am
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Hospital bugs 'hit communities'
BBC News - Virulent bugs are spreading outside hospitals and inside the community and may put lives at risk, experts say. They want doctors to be alert to a potentially lethal form of MRSA which can infect the lungs, and may strike young people in particular. What is a staph infection? What is MRSA? Staph infections |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 5:11 am
 eFluxMedia |
Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study Says
Washington Post - By Rob Stein The formula that doctors use to calculate a woman's risk of breast cancer underestimates the danger for black women most of the time and especially for those age 50 and older — the age when they are most likely to benefit from screening … Bad diet ups cancer risk for poor, black women Tool to Predict Breast Cancer Is Being Revised |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 5:11 am
 Dog Flu Diet and Diseases |
'Special Report' Panel on Stem Cell Research Breakthrough
FOX News - This is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Brit Hume" from November 21, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. The stem cell debate Stem cell progress |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 5:11 am
 Enews 2.0 |
China reports sharp drop in number of people infected with HIV/AIDS
WOI - AP - November 28, 2007 11:33 PM ET BEIJING (AP) - Beijing is reporting a huge drop in the number of people it believes are infected with HIV in China. China HIV/AIDS Figures Down Beijing Health Bureau Orders Hotels To Provide Condoms in Guest … |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 4:11 am
 Dog Flu Diet and Diseases |
Heart surgeon gets top US honor
Boston Globe - HOUSTON - Famed heart surgeon Michael debakey, 99, who pioneered now-common procedures such as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, was presented with the bill that President Bush signed to authorize his Congressional … Prescribed: One gold medal for debakey debakey given bill awarding top civilian honor |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 4:11 am
 Dog Flu Diet and Diseases |
FDA panel backs more warnings on Glaxo asthma drugs
MarketWatch - By Jennifer Corbett WASHINGTON (marketwatch) — A US Food and Drug Administration panel of medical experts said Wednesday more specific warnings that would apply to children are needed on Serevent and Advair, two asthma drugs by glaxosmithkline PLC. FDA panel recommends flu-drug warning FDA Cites Glaxo for 'Misleading' Letters |
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Thursday 29 November 2007 @ 4:11 am
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Drug maker packs red-wine-like compound in pill
Reuters - By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - New compounds that act like the red wine ingredient resveratrol may offer a new formula for type 2 diabetes drugs and other age-related diseases, researchers at US drug maker Sirtris Pharmaceuticals said on … Novel Compounds May Battle Diseases of Aging Promising new drugs for type 2 diabetes |
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