4th person dies of bird flu in Egypt - Xinhua
April 13, 2006

Journal of Turkish Weekly

4th person dies of bird flu in Egypt Xinhua - 3 hours ago Egypt announced a fourth person died of bird flu on Thursday, the official MENA news agency reported. An 18-year-old girl from Minufiya, some 65 km north of the capital Cairo, died ... Bird flu claims fourth victim in Egypt Aljazeera.net Fourth bird flu fatality in Egypt BBC News CNN International - News-Medical.net - TVNZ - Reuters AlertNet - all 65 related

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BBC News

Half of young goths have tried suicide Scotsman - 2 hours ago TEENAGERS immersed in the goth subculture are far more likely than their peers to have harmed themselves or attempted suicide, research has revealed. Understanding young Goths The Herald Teenage 'goths' are four times more likely to self-harm Independent United Press International - Malaysia Star - all 33 related

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Playfuls.com

Gene Variant May Boost Obesity Risk Science Now - 6 hours ago Obesity has long been considered partly genetic, but if that's so, where are the genes? Now for the first time, scientists have unearthed a common genetic variant that appears to plump up the risk of obesity in several populations. Study: New Gene Clue On Obesity CBS News Genetic Variant Increases Risk of Obesity Forbes ABC News - Telegraph.co.uk - Scripps Howard News Service - Xinhua - all 20 related

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Congress Shows Little Appetite for Bush's Health-Care Agenda Bloomberg - Apr 11, 2006 President George W. Bush's health- care initiatives, which he showcased as his top domestic priorities in the Jan. 31 State of the Union address, are stalled in Congress, with little chance for passage. Democrats press Bush for Medicare reimbursement Reuters Unusual Allies Tout Medicare Drug Benefits Houston Chronicle Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Today - Boston Globe - Lamar Daily News - all 288 related

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365Gay.com

South Africa Invites AIDS Organizations to UN Special Session Voice of America - 8 hours ago In a turnaround, the South African government has invited a representative of the Treatment Action Campaign to be part of the official country delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS in May. TANZANIA : Reduces daily dosage for TB patients African News Dimension S.Africa lifts ban on AIDS group attending UN meet Reuters AlertNet AllAfrica.com - Cape Argus (subscription) - Independent Online - 365Gay.com - all 31 related

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Washington Times

Governor Mitt Romney Healthcare Remarks Food Consumer - 3 hours ago By mass.gov. Editor's note: Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney signed Wednesday a legislation into law that requires all residents be covered under health insurance plans. A campaign commercial in the making Boston Globe Massachusetts to require health insurance Detroit Free Press Capitalism Magazine - Boston Herald - ABC News - Medical News Today - all 532 related

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Global National

Officials testing BC animal for mad cow disease CTV.ca - 9 hours ago The federal government is testing a six-year-old BC animal to confirm whether it is a new case of mad cow disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is conducting the tests on the dairy cow at a farm in the Fraser Valley. Inspectors discover potential mad cow case at BC dairy farm National Post Dairy cow being tested in BC's Fraser Valley as potential BSE case Canada.com CBC News - Reuters.uk - Bloomberg - Livestock Weekly (subscription) - all 173 related

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Edinburgh Evening News

UK Woman Wins Court Fight for Cancer Drug Herceptin (Update1) Bloomberg - Apr 12, 2006 A British breast cancer patient won a legal battle to be provided with the drug Herceptin, which she claims may prolong her life. Ann Marie Rogers, 54, brought a lawsuit against her ... Court Backs Briton's Right to a Costly Drug New York Times Herceptin ruling will stop patients getting potentially lifesaving ... Times Online Xinhua - Washington Post - Swindon Evening Advertiser - Independent - all 218 related

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Earthtimes.org

Heart transplant gives Hannah new lease of life ic Wales - 10 hours ago The life-saving and pioneering operation to reverse Hannah Clark’s heart transplant has given the 12-year-old a new lease of life. Girl's old heart is back to life Times Online Transplant girl's own heart revived Scotsman BBC News - ITV.com - Unison.ie - Seattle Post Intelligencer - all 273 related

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Scotsman

Bird flu threat is 'very dynamic' Scotsman - 45 minutes ago THE threat posed by bird flu is "very dynamic and uncertain" but Britain is doing everything it should to spot any further cases of the disease, according to a report by government veterinarians. Bird flu swan found in Scotland may have come from Germany Unison.ie Swan with bird flu came from outside UK Independent Farming UK - Reuters.uk - Times Online - all 95 related

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KTBS

Air travel may spread Iowa mumps outbreak Food Consumer - 1 hour ago By cdc.gov. On April 11, this report was posted as an MMWR Dispatch on the MMWR website (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr). The state of Iowa has been experiencing a large mumps outbreak that began in December 2005 ... Mumps may have been spread via air travel: CDC Reuters Mumps Epidemic Spreads New York Times Seattle Times - Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Chicago Sun-Times - Kansas City Star - all 366 related

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EgyptElection.com

Fourth Egypt bird flu death TVNZ - 52 minutes ago Egypt said on Thursday a fourth woman had died after being infected with the bird flu virus, the state MENA news agency said. The latest victim was an 18-year-old woman from a province north of Cairo, who was admitted to hospital on Monday. Egypt Confirms Twelfth Human Bird Flu Case Medical News Today Bird flu deaths increase Al-Ahram Weekly Xinhua - News-Medical.net - CNN International - Reuters AlertNet - all 65 related

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Washington Times

In Massachusetts, a nonpartisan good deed Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago It shines like a nonpartisan good deed in a naughty partisan world - the Massachusetts first-ever health plan providing almost universal coverage for its citizens. Massachusetts Opens Healthcare Umbrella Los Angeles Times A campaign commercial in the making Boston Globe MSNBC - Boston Herald - Detroit Free Press - Kaiser network.org - all 537 related

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News 14 Charlotte

Health Highlights: April 13, 2006 Forbes - 8 hours ago Depending on where you are in the world, french fries and some chicken products at McDonald's or KFC restaurants may contain more dangerous trans fats than the same items at the chains' outlets in other locations, says a Danish report published Thursday ... Fast food fats vary Irish Health Health Highlights: April 13, 2006 TMCnet Detroit Free Press - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Xinhua - Boston Globe - all 382 related

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Washington Post

Boy Who Fought Tumor Now Healthy Houston Chronicle - 44 minutes ago An 11-year-old who nicknamed his brain tumor "Frank" has been given a clean bill of health by the surgeon who removed the cancerous mass a year ago. Boy who fought 'Frank the Tumor' gets clean bill of health San Jose Mercury News Brain Tumor Patient Returns To Southland Cancer-Free NBC4.TV WJLA - KESQ - Biloxi Sun Herald - all 23 related

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BBC News

The Dark Side of Teen Goths ABC News - 1 hour ago Kids who said they were "goths" had a much higher history of self-harm and suicide, according to a new survey of UK youths. Goths 'more likely to self-harm' BBC News Goth subculture may protect vulnerable children New Scientist (subscription) Independent - Reuters - all 9 related

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Playfuls.com

Study: New Gene Clue On Obesity CBS News - 3 hours ago (WebMD) One in 10 people has a gene variant pattern linked to obesity, a new study shows. But the researchers who spotted that gene variant stop short of chalking obesity up to genetics. Scientists identify genetic variation linked with obesity Xinhua Another gene variant that's linked to obesity Scripps Howard News Service Forbes - ABC News - Boston Channel.com - Science Now - all 17 related

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KTBS

Air Travel May Have Spread Mumps WebMD - 3 hours ago April 13, 2006 -- The current Midwestern mumps outbreak may partly stem from two passengers on commercial flights to and from Iowa, the CDC reports. CDC eyes air travelers in multi-state mumps epidemic Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Iowa Mumps Outbreak Spreads to 30-Somethings MedPage Today Chicago Tribune - Kansas City Star - Chicago Sun-Times - Reuters - all 368 related

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BBC Afrique

Egypt reports 4th bird flu death CNN International - 42 minutes ago A fourth Egyptian has died of bird flu, the Ministry of Health said Thursday. Samah Mandouh Abdel Ghaffar, 18, died in hospital Thursday in the Nile Delta province of Manoufiya, Health Minister Hatem el-Gabaly said in a statement. WHO confirms 8 cases of H5N1 “bird flu” virus infections in ... TREND Information Poultry smuggling threatens bird flu control efforts Viet Nam News Agency Monsters and Critics.com - The Age - all 66 related

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Dozens die in malaria outbreak in India’s Assam Khaleej Times - 14 hours ago GAUHATI, India - Medical authorities have gone on alert in India’s northeastern Assam state after an outbreak of malaria left at least 35 people died, officials said on Thursday. Malaria outbreak in Assam, 35 dead Times of India Malaria claims 50 lives in Assam Sify Salon - all 68 related

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Earthtimes.org

British girl first to reverse heart transplant NDTV.com - 5 hours ago A 12-year-old girl has become the first patient in Britain to have her heart transplant reversed. Hannah Clark's body rejected the donor heart that she received 10 years ago and miraculously when doctors disconnected ... Girl gets own heart back after donor organ removed Unison.ie Transplant girl gets own heart back Manchester Evening News Reuters - BBC News - CBS News - Channel 4 News - all 255 related

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Washington Post

9/11 workers need better health care, autopsy report shows Food Consumer - 1 hour ago An autopsy linking the death of a 34-year-old New York police detective to direct exposure to toxins on "Ground Zero" on September 11 has spurred lawmakers to call on the administration to do more for workers who battled toxic fumes that fateful day. Autopsy Spurs Calls for 9/11 Health Care ABC News More 9/11 Health Care Help Urged After Policeman's Autopsy Medical News Today Seattle Post Intelligencer - ABC Online - Earthtimes.org - Zaman Online - all 361 related

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Playfuls.com

Genetic Variant Increases Risk of Obesity Forbes - 3 hours ago THURSDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've identified a genetic quirk that leads to obesity, and they add that more genetic variants are waiting to be reported. Genome Scan Pinpoints Common Obesity Factor Bio-IT World Study: New Gene Clue On Obesity CBS News ABC News - Xinhua - Scripps Howard News Service - New Scientist (subscription) - all 13 related

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Journal of Turkish Weekly

WHO to declare Jordan free of bird flu People's Daily Online - 13 hours ago The World Health Organization (WHO) will declare Jordan free of the H5N1 bird flu on Thursday as no new cases of the disease have been detected in the country since the first case was discovered 21 days ago, local press reported. Egypt announces fourth human death from bird flu Reuters AlertNet Fourth Person Dies of Bird Flu in Egypt CRI Egypt Guide - TREND Information - EastDay.com - TMCnet - all 64 related

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BBC News

Blair hosts NHS cash crisis talks Daily Mail - UK - Apr 11, 2006 Prime Minister Tony Blair and Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt are holding a meeting to discuss the financial crisis in the NHS. Chief executives of primary care trusts and health authorities have been invited ... Tony Blair Says NHS Faces Hard Times Medical News Today You've run out of time, ministers tell failing NHS trusts Times Online Monsters and Critics.com - Independent - News-Medical.net - Telegraph.co.uk - all 145 related

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FDA Approves Medtronic Insulin Pump MSN Money - 9 hours ago Medtronic Inc., which makes defibrillators and other implantable medical devices, said Thursday the Food and Drug Administration has approved a new insulin pump combined with glucose monitoring technology, a product that paves the way ... Insulin Pump Also Monitors Blood Sugar Forbes Medtronic gets OK for insulin pump with monitor Reuters Twin Cities Business Journal - Trading Markets - International News Service - all 15 related

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Malaria kills 35 in India's Assam state TODAYonline - 3 hours ago Indian authorities in the northeastern state of Assam sounded a health alert on a malaria epidemic that has claimed at least 35 lives and affected 20,000 people. Indian Malaria Outbreak Kills at Least 35 Jackson News-Tribune Malaria claims 35 lives in India United Press International Salon - all 67 related

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KTBS

CDC eyes air travelers in multi-state mumps epidemic Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - 3 hours ago Two infected airline passengers, including a Waterloo woman, may have helped spread Iowa's mumps epidemic to six other Midwestern states, causing ... Mumps outbreak a medical mystery Kansas City Star Mumps may have been spread via air travel: CDC Reuters Chicago Tribune - Chicago Sun-Times - Sioux City Journal - Aero-News Network - all 367 related

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Metro Toronto

Possible New Case of BSE in Canada 580 CFRA Radio - 3 hours ago Officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are examining a possible new case of mad cow disease. They're testing a six-year-old cow in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. New Canadian mad cow case suspected Reuters Canada May Have Found Nation's Fifth Mad-Cow Case (Update3) Bloomberg ABC News - ABC News - Washington Post - all 135 related

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CTV.ca

Romney's health care overhaul MSNBC - 59 minutes ago This week Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed into law a bill that would bring health care coverage to everyone in his state. Mass. Marks Health-Care Milestone Washington Post Massachusetts Legislation on Insurance Becomes Law New York Times Los Angeles Times - Capitalism Magazine - Detroit Free Press - Boston Herald - all 534 related

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Metro Toronto

BC cow tested for possible BSE CBC News - 4 hours ago Federal officials are testing a six-year-old cow in British Columbia for possible mad cow disease. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday it's conducting tests on the cow to confirm whether it is ... Cow-Calf Producers Can Expect A Few More Profitable Years Livestock Weekly (subscription) Canadian cow tested for mad-cow disease Xinhua CTV.ca - Canada.com - National Post - Reuters.uk - all 128 related

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SciDev.net

Cheaper malaria drug in works Enterprise-Record - 11 hours ago By stitching genes from a tree into a microbe, biological engineers at the University of California, Berkeley have produced a key ingredient for the most powerful drugs against malaria, killer of 3,000 African children a day. Key malaria drug cost cut hopes BBC News Engineered yeast may cut cost of malaria drug Reuters Voice of America - Times Online - San Jose Mercury News - Nature.com (subscription) - all 54 related

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Scientists identify genetic variation linked with obesity Xinhua - 32 minutes ago Obesity in humans may be linked with a common genetic variant, scientists reported on Thursday. Some 10 percent of the people around the world are prone to be overweighted ... Scientists Narrow in on Genetic Cause of Obesity ABC News Genetic Variant Increases Risk of Obesity Forbes New Scientist (subscription) - Scripps Howard News Service - all 7 related