Flu swan not British - Advertiser Adelaide
April 12, 2006

24dash.com

Flu swan not British Advertiser Adelaide - 12 hours ago A SWAN killed by bird flu was probably washed ashore in Britain after dying over the North Sea, experts said yesterday. Scientists believe the whooper swan, found in Cellardyke, Fife, two weeks ago, probably ... Bird flu swan 'from outside UK' Monsters and Critics.com Scottish bird flu case 'probably a one-off' Ireland Online Medical News Today - Independent - News-Medical.net - Scotsman - all 112 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

Blair vows to press on with health reforms Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Tony Blair pledged yesterday to push ahead with his health service reforms in the face of opposition, job losses and financial deficits. Tough times ahead for NHS despite record investment News-Medical.net Blair's mantra for health chiefs: no gain without pain Guardian Unlimited The Herald - Monsters and Critics.com - BBC News - Reuters.uk - all 120 related

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GG2.net

£22m British help for Aids children Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Britain has acknowledged the scale of the Aids catastrophe threatening Zimbabwe's children and has given Unicef £22 million to help. UNICEF: 1 in 3 Zimbabwe children an orphan CNN International UNICEF: One Third of Zimbabwe Children Are Orphans All Headline News TODAYonline - Citizen - all 10 related

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Washington Times

Massachusetts Legislation on Insurance Becomes Law New York Times - 34 minutes ago BOSTON, April 12 - In a ceremony full of pomp and political backpatting, Gov. Mitt Romney signed Massachusetts' landmark health care legislation Wednesday, setting the stage for the state to be the first ... Mass. Governor OKs Landmark Health Bill Houston Chronicle Mass. Gets Landmark Health Coverage CBS News Boston Globe - ABC News - Kaiser network.org - CBC News - all 350 related

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The Observer

Blair tells NHS chiefs: cut jobs to save service Independent - 2 hours ago The Government has ordered health chiefs to press ahead with job cuts in order to put the National Health Service on a secure long-term financial footing. Blair admits the challenge to NHS The Herald Tough times ahead for NHS despite record investment News-Medical.net 4RFV - Monsters and Critics.com - BBC News - The Labour Party - all 123 related

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SciDev.net

UC researchers looking for low-cost malaria cure San Jose Mercury News - 27 minutes ago More than a million people die of malaria each year because treatment, about $2.40 per person, costs too much for most victims, largely children in Asia and Africa. GM success puts cheap drug for malaria within reach of Africa Times Online Key malaria drug cost cut hopes BBC News Nature.com (subscription) - CNET News.com - SciDev.net - all 16 related

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GG2.net

UK gives £22m to Zimbabwe to help fight Aids Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago The UN Children's Fund is embarking on an ambitious programme to improve the care, health, education and nutrition of vulnerable children in Zimbabwe, where one child dies of Aids and another is orphaned every 20 minutes. £22m British help for Aids children Telegraph.co.uk UNICEF: One Third of Zimbabwe Children Are Orphans All Headline News Citizen - GG2.net - all 10 related

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Genentech takes formal steps to expand Avastin use MarketWatch - Apr 11, 2006 Genentech Inc.'s (DNA) work to formally expand use of its Avastin cancer drug took another step late Tuesday when the company announced it has filed with the US Food and Drug Administration ... Roche files Avastin in US for common lung cancer ABC News Roche files Avastin in US for lung cancer treatment MSNBC United Press International - ABC News - MSN Money - all 19 related

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Playfuls.com

Cell division rewind button found BBC News - 46 minutes ago Scientists have found a way to reverse the process of cell division, previously thought to be unstoppable. The finding by US researchers could have important implications for cancer, which is caused by cells dividing uncontrollably. Hopes rise of cure for cancer as cell division reversed Scotsman Rewinding the process of cell division Scripps Howard News Service Playfuls.com - all 7 related

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TAC makes the state's list for UN forum Independent Online - 6 hours ago The government has reversed its decision to exclude the Treatment Action Campaign from its list of participants to a high-level United Nations discussion on HIV and Aids, starting next month. Namibia: Envoy Urges Focus On Women, Orphans AllAfrica.com S.Africa lifts ban on AIDS group attending UN meet Reuters AlertNet African News Dimension - European Public Health Alliance - Independent Online - all 13 related

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Washington Times

Romney signs health bill; vetoes key provision Boston Globe - 8 hours ago Gov. Mitt Romney on Wednesday signed into law a landmark bill designed to guarantee virtually all Massachusetts residents have health insurance. Romney signs sweeping health care bill, but vetoes assessment Boston Herald Romney Vetoes Provisions Of Health Care Reform Bill Boston Channel.com Eyewitness News - newswire.co.nz - WFSB - The Ledger - all 349 related

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Bush pitches Medicare plan to seniors of all languages USA Today - 47 minutes ago With little more than a month left before the May 15 signup deadline for Medicare's prescription-drug program, President Bush on Wednesday again urged seniors ... Bush met by fans, protesters Columbia Missourian Medicare officials step up drug benefit enrollment efforts GovExec.com KSL-TV - Washington Post - East Texas Review - FOX News - all 276 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

Hundreds of women may get Herceptin after legal victory Independent - 2 hours ago Hundreds of women who have been denied access to the breast-cancer drug Herceptin may now receive the life-saving treatment after the Court of Appeal ruled that ... Patient wins legal fight for 'wonder drug' Scotsman Victory in landmark Herceptin court battle Monsters and Critics.com Telegraph.co.uk - Times Online - BBC News - Guardian Unlimited - all 162 related

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Iowa mumps cases spreading across the border Radio Iowa - 4 hours ago it's a disease. Iowa is leading the nation by far with 515 mumps cases reported this year, and neighboring states are seeing an uptick in cases too. Air travelers may have spread mumps to state Appleton Post Crescent State Health Officials Monitor Mumps Outbreak in Neighboring ... Missourinet.com Grand Forks Herald - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - Birmingham News - International News Service - all 230 related

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Playfuls.com

Estrogen, progestin questioned USA Today - 1 hour ago Doctors have known since the 1970s that taking estrogen greatly increases postmenopausal women's risk of endometrial cancer. To counteract the effect on the uterine lining, doctors began prescribing a second hormone, progestin. Estrogen Alone Not Linked to Higher Risk of Cancer Washington Post Estrogen therapy does not increase breast cancer Newindpress (subscription) MedPage Today - London Free Press - New York Times - BBC News - all 617 related

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S.Africa lifts ban on AIDS group attending UN meet Reuters AlertNet - 6 hours ago South Africa's Health Ministry has reversed a decision to bar the country's top AIDS activist group from a major United Nations forum on the epidemic. Namibia: Envoy Urges Focus On Women, Orphans AllAfrica.com TAC makes the state's list for UN forum Independent Online African News Dimension - European Public Health Alliance - all 13 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

Headache for health trust Telegraph.co.uk - 44 minutes ago While thousands of patients and their loved ones will take heart at Ann Marie Rogers's landmark victory, not everyone is rejoicing at the long-term implications of the Court of Appeal's decision. Patient wins legal fight for 'wonder drug' Scotsman Court Backs Briton's Right to a Costly Drug New York Times Times Online - Independent - Monsters and Critics.com - Guardian Unlimited - all 146 related

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CDC eyes air travelers in multistate mumps epidemic WQAD - 2 hours ago ATLANTA Health officials say two infected airline passengers might have helped spread Iowa's mumps epidemic to six other Midwestern states, including Illinois. Iowa's Mumps May Be Spreading Via Airlines NBC13.com Iowa mumps cases spreading across the border Radio Iowa Missourinet.com - Appleton Post Crescent - Grand Forks Herald - North Platte Telegraph - all 226 related

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Earthtimes.org

Cholesterol Linked to Prostate Cancer WebMD - 3 hours ago April 12, 2006 -- There is growing evidence linking high cholesterol and prostate cancer, and experts say cholesterol may also promote the growth of other tumors. High level of cholesterol can double prostate risk Telegraph.co.uk Prostate cancer cholesterol link BBC News Times Online - Newindpress (subscription) - International News Service - News-Medical.net - all 59 related

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24dash.com

Blair's mantra for health chiefs: no gain without pain Guardian Unlimited - 46 minutes ago Tony Blair paraded the bruised and battered chiefs of some of the most financially-troubled NHS trusts in England before the media yesterday to demonstrate the government's new mantra for health service reform: "No gain without pain. Blair vows to press on with health reforms Telegraph.co.uk You've run out of time, ministers tell failing NHS trusts Times Online Independent - BBC News - News-Medical.net - Monsters and Critics.com - all 121 related

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Scotsman

Boost for patients with chronic asthma Scotsman - 48 minutes ago PEOPLE who suffer from severe asthma attacks could benefit from an antibiotic used to treat sinusitis, according to a study released yesterday. Antibiotics 'could treat asthma' BBC News Antibiotic speeds recovery from asthma attacks New Scientist (subscription) Forbes - MedPage Today - WebMD - WHDH-TV - all 24 related

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24dash.com

Swansong - dead swan a foreigner and one and only so far News-Medical.net - 2 hours ago The dead swan found in Fife in Scotland on March 29th has now been identified by DNA tests as one of a migratory species, quelling fears that it was the harbinger of the first outbreak in the UK. DNA tests confirm swan was not from Britain The Herald Error forces rethink on bird flu risk zone Scotsman Monsters and Critics.com - Telegraph.co.uk - Reuters.uk - Independent - all 136 related

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WNDU-TV

Estrogen Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Breast Cancer MedPage Today - Apr 11, 2006 Post menopausal women who took estrogen alone for more than seven years did not have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 10,000 women ages 50 to 79. Surprising turn in hormone therapy research USA Today Breast cancer certainties questioned San Francisco Chronicle Newindpress (subscription) - International Herald Tribune - SeniorJournal.com - Toronto Star - all 610 related

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Washington Times

Massachusetts makes health insurance mandatory for all residents CBC News - 1 hour ago Massachusetts has become the first state in the US to require health insurance for all its residents. "We have found a way, collectively, to get all our citizens insurance without some new government-mandated takeover or a new tax program," Gov. Massachusetts now requires all residents to have health insurance Biloxi Sun Herald Mass. Governor OKs Landmark Health Bill Houston Chronicle CBS News - International Herald Tribune - Boston Herald - ABC News - all 357 related

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More Mumps in Kansas WIBW - 47 minutes ago Health officials say the Center for Disease Control is looking into why college-aged people with all their immunizations are still getting the disease. CDC eyes air travelers in multistate mumps epidemic WQAD Iowa's Mumps May Be Spreading Via Airlines NBC13.com Missourinet.com - Radio Iowa - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription) - WHO-TV - all 65 related

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The Observer

You've run out of time, ministers tell failing NHS trusts Times Online - 2 hours ago Failure to tackle long-standing problems was no longer an option, Patricia Hewitt declared after a seminar at No 10 chaired by the Prime Minister. Blair tells NHS chiefs: cut jobs to save service Independent Tough times ahead for NHS despite record investment News-Medical.net Guardian Unlimited - Reuters.uk - Telegraph.co.uk - Financial Times - all 129 related

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BBC News

Sanofi Antibiotic May Be Useful Against Asthma, Study Shows Bloomberg - 47 minutes ago Sanofi-Aventis SA's Ketek antibiotic may be useful in treating acute asthma attacks associated with viral infections, according to the results of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Antibiotics May Control Asthma Flare-ups Forbes Antibiotic speeds recovery from asthma attacks New Scientist (subscription) MedPage Today - BBC News - Reuters.uk - WebMD - all 23 related

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SciDev.net

Key malaria drug cost cut hopes BBC News - 55 minutes ago Artemisinin is currently expensive to manufacture, and so is denied to many in the developing world. US researchers have created a yeast which can churn out large quantities of a related chemical, which can be easily converted into the drug. Bioengineered Yeast Could Increase Supplies of Potent Malaria Drug Voice of America GM success puts cheap drug for malaria within reach of Africa Times Online Nature.com (subscription) - Reuters - CNET News.com - Science Now - all 13 related

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Washington Post

Fast Food Fattiest in US, Study Finds FOX News - 2 hours ago You may get more trans fat in chicken nuggets and french fries bought at McDonald’s and KFC restaurants in New York City than in France, London, or Russia, doctors report in The New England Journal of Medicine. Box: Fast-Food Trans Fat Can Widely Vary Houston Chronicle Study Finds Fast-Food Fat Content Varries, Even In The Same City All Headline News The New Mexico Channel.com - KRTV - all 254 related

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TANZANIA : Reduces daily dosage for TB patients African News Dimension - 21 hours ago Tanzanians suffering from tuberculosis (TB) now have fewer pills to swallow, thanks to a new treatment, which reduces the daily dosage of tablets from between 11 and 12 to three or four. S.Africa lifts ban on AIDS group attending UN meet Reuters AlertNet What role for the EU in the global fight against the HIV/AIDS ... European Public Health Alliance Independent Online - all 13 related

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Amphetamines Have Bigger Impact on Male Brain Forbes - 5 hours ago WEDNESDAY, April 12 (HealthDay News) -- Amphetamines appear to have a greater effect on male brains than female brains, a new study suggests. 'Uppers' affect men more powerfully New Scientist (subscription) Study: Uppers work differently by gender Monsters and Critics.com All Headline News - United Press International - all 21 related

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Washington Times

Mass. Gov. Romney To Sign Bill Requiring Health Insurance ... Kaiser network.org - 8 hours ago on Wednesday is expected to sign a bill that aims to expand health care coverage to nearly all of the state's uninsured residents, but he has indicated he will veto a fee ... Massachusetts governor signs mandatory health insurance bill ... JURIST Massachusetts governor signs landmark health bill Washington Times Here and Now - MedIndia - Daily Hampshire Gazette (subscription) - Yahoo! News - all 355 related

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BBC News

Court Backs Briton's Right to a Costly Drug New York Times - 33 minutes ago LONDON, April 12 - An appeals court here declared Wednesday that a local health service had acted illegally in withholding a potentially lifesaving drug from a woman with breast cancer. Hundreds of women may get Herceptin after legal victory Independent Woman wins court battle for breast cancer treatment Guardian Unlimited Scotsman - BBC News - Monsters and Critics.com - The Observer - all 138 related

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