Farms told to isolate 3m birds in huge ‘at risk’ zone - The Herald
April 6, 2006

Boston Globe

Farms told to isolate 3m birds in huge ‘at risk’ zone The Herald - 1 hour ago A huge swath of Scotland was yesterday declared "at risk" to a deadly form of bird flu after tests confirmed that a dead swan found in Fife was carrying the H5N1 strain. Avian flu reaches Scotland as FAO reports progress CIDRAP Criticism of eight-day delay in identifying deadly virus Scotsman Ireland Online - Irish Examiner - Times of India - TMCnet - all 1,055 related

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Drug trial report is 'totally inadequate Telegraph.co.uk - 21 hours ago A lawyer representing the two men most seriously affected by a drugs trial that went seriously awry has condemned a report by a medical watchdog as "totally inadequate". Manufacturers cleared over drug trials Monsters and Critics.com Guinea pigs' drug ordeal remains a mystery as no errors found Scotsman Times Online - Nature.com (subscription) - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Register - all 147 related

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ITV.com

Custom-made bladders produced from patients' own cells News-Medical.net - Apr 4, 2006 Scientists in the US have produced custom-made bladders grown from patients' own cells which have been have been successfully transplanted and function well. Lab Grows Bladders From Cells of Patients Washington Post Bladders grown from patients' own cells Sydney Morning Herald BBC News - Los Angeles Times - Belfast Telegraph - Voice of America - all 340 related

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BBC News

Secondhand Smoke Linked to Diabetes Risk Forbes - 3 hours ago THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- Everyone knows that secondhand smoke is bad for the lungs, but a new study suggests it might also increase the risk of diabetes. US study links passive smoking to diabetes for the first time Channel News Asia Diabetes link to passive smoking BBC News United Press International - InTheNews.co.uk - drkoop.com - all 18 related

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TVNZ

Warning about unauthorised pills TVNZ - 2 hours ago The Health Ministry is warning New Zealand women against taking unauthorised morning after abortion pills and oral contraceptives which it says could cause birth defects. Illegal Chinese abortion pills intercepted New Zealand Herald New Zealand authorities seize illegal Chinese drug imports Malaysia Star Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand Doctor Online - Radio New Zealand - Newstalk ZB - all 18 related

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Washington Post

Bird flu's here as crisis committee meets TMCnet - 1 hour ago (The Portsmouth Evening News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)HEALTH chiefs and emergency planning bosses have insisted there was no need to panic as bird flu hit the UK. Dead Swan in Scotland Had Bird Flu Houston Chronicle Bird flu makes it to the UK Ars Technica Telegraph.co.uk - Times Online - The Herald - Times of India - all 1,078 related

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Earthtimes.org

State to establish universal health insurance system People's Daily Online - 32 minutes ago Massachusetts is set to become the first US state to set up a system of virtually compulsory health insurance in the only major industrial nation not to have universal care. DNC: Bush Tries To Rehabilitate His Ailing Health Care Scheme noticias.info Scrutiny, criticism grow over key section of health care plan Boston Globe Yahoo! News - Houston Chronicle - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Washington Post - all 598 related

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ITV.com

Vaccine helps put 'silent killer' on run People's Daily Online - 41 minutes ago An experimental vaccine gives long-term protection against cervical cancer, dubbed a "silent killer" for its stealthy assault on women, according to a study published yesterday by The Lancet. Vaccine targets killer cancer Toronto Star Cancer Vaccine Works Long Term FOX News CBS News - Forbes - The Herald - Channel News Asia - all 138 related

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Washington Post

World 'lacks 4m health workers' BBC News - 2 hours ago Four million health workers are needed to combat the "chronic shortage" around the world, a report from the World Health Organization has warned. WTO calls for actions to tackle global health workforce crisis Xinhua Sub-Saharan Africa suffers most from health worker shortages People's Daily Online INQ7.net - Financial Times - Houston Chronicle - Reuters AlertNet - all 73 related

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ITN

UK regulator’s suitability to investigate Parexel questioned DrugResearcher.com - 6 hours ago The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has said it has so far found no evidence of wrongdoing in the human trials of the monoclonal antibody ... Drug trial report is 'totally inadequate Telegraph.co.uk Scientists are cleared of blame for drug trial that went wrong Times Online Independent - Scotsman - Nature.com (subscription) - BusinessWeek - all 147 related

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SciDev.net

Scientists to be more active in global research Xinhua - 1 hour ago BEIJING, April 7 -- Chinese scientists will take part in a series of international programmes aimed at improving health conditions in developing countries, a top scientist announced at the second global meeting of the InterAcademy Medical Panel (IAMP) in ... Int'l medical organization sets 5 priorities including mother ... People's Daily Online Scientists to Be More Active in Global Research International News Service Shanghai Daily - SciDev.net - all 7 related

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Anti-depressant 'link to still-born babies' Telegraph.co.uk - 54 minutes ago Pregnant women who take certain powerful anti-depressants are twice as likely to have stillborn babies, scientists said yesterday. Depression drugs pose fetal risks Toronto Star Antidepressants 'detrimental' to fetus Hamilton Spectator ChronicleHerald.ca - Ottawa Sun - all 8 related

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Reuters.uk

FDA won't release generic insulin guide Seattle Post Intelligencer - 51 minutes ago The Food and Drug Administration will not release long-delayed guidelines specifically for the production of generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone, according to an agency letter. FDA questions latest cell phone safety study Reuters.uk US to review mobile phone safety Advertiser Adelaide Washington Post - Reuters - AZ Central.com - all 236 related

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Earthtimes.org

Mass. Health Care Plan Riles Some Liberals Washington Post - 3 hours ago The most radical portion of Massachusetts' move toward universal health care _ a requirement that all residents carry insurance _ is giving indigestion to some who view it as a breathtaking expansion of government power. What the Massachusetts Health Bill Means for Residents, Businesses Wall Street Journal (subscription) Scrutiny, criticism grow over key section of health care plan Boston Globe noticias.info - Yahoo! News - Houston Chronicle - San Francisco Chronicle - all 597 related

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Washington Post

Sub-Saharan Africa suffers most from health worker shortages People's Daily Online - 38 minutes ago Health worker shortages are most severe in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to 11 percent of the world's population and bears 24 percent of ... Critical shortage of doctors in developing world-WHO Reuters AlertNet WHO lists remedies for critical shortage of health workers INQ7.net Houston Chronicle - Financial Times - Xinhua - Independent - all 65 related

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BBC News

Diabetes link to passive smoking BBC News - 1 hour ago A 15-year US study of 4,572 people backed earlier claims that smokers were at higher risk of developing glucose intolerance - a precursor to diabetes. Passive smoking linked to diabetes Independent Secondhand Smoke Linked to Diabetes Risk Forbes Channel News Asia - United Press International - InTheNews.co.uk - Food Consumer - all 9 related

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7Online.com

US FDA approves first skin patch for ADHD Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago US health regulators on Thursday approved the first skin patch to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, saying it would help parents give the drug to children who have trouble taking pills. FDA approves first attention deficit patch Detroit Free Press FDA Approves First Patch To Treat ADHD in Children Wall Street Journal (subscription) Genetic Engineering News - KAIT - CNNMoney.com - Trading Markets - all 185 related

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Tighter nutrition standards sought for schools Reuters - 2 hours ago Congress on Thursday proposed to tighten regulations on foods sold in US schools, including vending machine snacks and sodas, to improve the eating habits of children struggling with obesity and diabetes. Bill Strikes at Low-Nutrition Foods in School New York Times Should the federal government prohibit low-nutrition foods in ... MSN Money Anchorage Daily News - Olberlin - Arkansas Times - American Chronicle - all 59 related

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Daily Nation (subscription)

Songbird brings ray of light to sick children Independent Online - 49 minutes ago Mombasa - Grammy Award-winning pop star Alicia Keys on Thursday visited a health project that she, alongside other celebrities, co-funds in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa. US singer Alicia Keys jets into Mombasa Standard Alicia Keys in Kenya for HIV project San Jose Mercury News Daily Nation (subscription) - FOX News - All Headline News - AllAfrica.com - all 61 related

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Washington Post

Slim ray of hope in fat study Chicago Sun-Times - Apr 5, 2006 While children, teenagers and men continue to get fatter, obesity levels appear to be leveling off in women, a large new study has found. US Waistlines Continue to Bulge MedPage Today US sees rising obesity, overweight Xinhua Forbes - Reuters - Washington Post - Medical News Today - all 377 related

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Red Cross launches new plan targeting AIDS in Southern Africa People's Daily Online - 38 minutes ago The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies launched a new five-year plan in Johannesburg on Thursday with aims to reinforce fight against HIV/AIDS epidemic in 10 southern African countries. Beef up fight against Aids, says Red Cross Independent Online Southern Africa meets for a side-partnership meeting at Red Cross ... Reuters AlertNet WorldVolunteerWeb.org - Easier - TODAYonline - Reuters AlertNet - all 8 related

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Yahoo! News (press release)

Fewer teens using drugs USA Today - 18 hours ago Drug use has edged downward among teens nationwide, with the biggest decreases driven by teens in the Midwest and South, according to a national survey on drug and alcohol use. Study: Teen drug use dips, but underage drinking persists San Jose Mercury News Study Finds Teen Drinking Up in California KXTV Coalitions Online - KESQ - Kentucky.com - Bolsamania.com - all 91 related

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Metro Toronto

Criticism of eight-day delay in identifying deadly virus Scotsman - 44 minutes ago BRITAIN was supposed to be on bird flu alert but it still took eight days to confirm that the dead swan in Fife had H5N1 - a delay heavily criticised yesterday. More wild birds 'will have H5N1 BBC News Avian flu reaches Scotland as FAO reports progress CIDRAP Glasgow Evening Times - New York Times - Independent - Times Online - all 1,046 related

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Playfuls.com

Scientists confirm worst fears - this was H5N1 Independent - 53 minutes ago Government vets yesterday resisted calls for a nationwide ban on keeping free-range poultry outdoors, as scientists confirmed that a swan in Scotland had died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu. Avian flu: wild birds, pets and poultry now at risk Guardian Unlimited Britain confirmed H5N1 avian flu case Xinhua Daily Mail - UK - New York Times - Reuters.uk - Seattle Post Intelligencer - all 1,043 related

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Washington Post

WHO lists remedies for critical shortage of health workers INQ7.net - 1 hour ago Shigeru Omi. Editor's Note: Published on page A1 of the Apr. 7, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. (The author, the World Health Organization's regional director for the Western Pacific announces ... Shortage of doctors in developing world: WHO SABC News Health staff shortage is ‘deadly’, warns WHO Financial Times CBC Toronto - Manila Times - Washington Post - ABC News - all 24 related

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Reuters Canada

FDA questions latest cell phone safety study Reuters.uk - 4 hours ago The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday questioned a recently published study that raised concerns about a heightened risk of brain cancer in wireless phone users ... US to review mobile phone safety Advertiser Adelaide US agency to review cell-phone safety study AZ Central.com All Headline News - Kansas City infoZine - HealthCentral.com - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - all 156 related

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Noven Announces FDA Approval of Daytrana(TM) Methylphenidate ... Genetic Engineering News - 1 hour ago Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVN) announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Daytrana(TM) (methylphenidate transdermal system) as a new therapeutic option for the treatment ... (PRN) - Shire's DAYTRANA(TM) Transdermal Patch Approved by FDA for ... Bolsamania.com FDA approves first attention deficit patch KRTV KTSP.com - all 141 related

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CTV.ca

Organs grown from cells signal new transplant era New Zealand Herald - Apr 4, 2006 The world's first organs grown in a laboratory have been successfully implanted in humans, heralding a new era in transplant surgery. Doctors Create Re-Engineered Bladders Voice of America Doctors grow bladder cells and produce rebuilt organ Boston Globe Ireland Online - Australian - Telegraph.co.uk - all 379 related

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Ovary Removal May Boost Long-Term Dementia Risk Forbes - 2 hours ago THURSDAY, April 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that removal of the ovaries significantly increases a woman's risk for cognitive problems later in life. Ovary Removal May Up Dementia Risk FOX News Dementia discovery WHDH-TV WTNH - Monsters and Critics.com - AScribe - eMaxHealth.com - all 21 related

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Critical shortage of doctors in developing world-WHO Reuters AlertNet - 1 hour ago A critical shortage of doctors and nurses is causing unnecessary disease and death across much of the developing world as health-care workers seek jobs in rich ... Zambia health system struggles as staff seek better life Financial Times Zambian gov't promises to improve health care delivery People's Daily Online all 17 related

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Today's THV

Fungal eye infection spreads in US too Electric New Paper - 1 hour ago They discovered 39 cases involving contact lens users from last year to February of this year. Now, doctors in the US are seeing a disturbing number of fungal eye infections in contact lens wearers that are ... Contact lens wearers warned about eye fungus MSNBC Eye Fungus Strikes Contact Lens Wearers ABC News All Headline News - Winston-Salem Journal - TheDenverChannel.com - Forbes - all 121 related

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Washington Post

Be alert not alarmed - Fife MP Daily Mail - UK - 36 minutes ago Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell has called for a measured response to the news that a dead swan in Scotland had the H5N1 virus. Britain confirmed H5N1 avian flu case Xinhua Britain Confirms Bird Flu Found in Scottish Swan New York Times The Herald - CBC News - CBS News - Sydney Morning Herald - all 1,026 related

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