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May 14, 2006

BBC News

HEALTH: Tragic eye disease Daily Times - 3 hours ago Scientists say they have invented the first cheap, simple and accurate test for trachoma, the eye disease that ravages parts of Africa. New Test May Help Prevent Blindness in Developing World Forbes Fast trachoma test could save millions of eyes New Scientist (subscription) BBC News - PhysOrg.com - MedIndia - Cambridge Evening News - all 16 related

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Scotsman

Women can have it all - and will be much healthier for it Times Online - 3 hours ago WOMEN who fear that they are running themselves into the ground by combining a full-time job and bringing-up children may actually be improving their chances of a healthy life, scientists believe. Busy working mother? It's very good for your health, claims study Scotsman Working Moms: Healthier and Thinner? WebMD Telegraph.co.uk - The Herald - Reuters - BBC News - all 16 related

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WHO warns Global Fund on malaria policy Financial Times - 59 minutes ago One of the world's leading international health bodies is pursuing a policy that could cause further resistance to malaria drugs, the World Health Organisation said yesterday. 13 companies agree to drop single-drug malaria treatment: WHO Channel News Asia Drug-makers to withdraw single-drug malaria treatment New Scientist (subscription) noticias.info - Pharmaceutical Business Review - NewKerala.com - NewsBlaze - all 14 related

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Playfuls.com

Bird flu is taking a bit of a breather USA Today - 2 hours ago The bird flu that spread across Europe and into Africa this year seems to be slowing as warmer weather approaches, but flu experts say that doesn't mean the virus has been controlled ... Bird flu - the battle could be over News-Medical.net Health Highlights: May 14, 2006 Forbes Melbourne Herald Sun - Food Consumer - BBC News - New York Times - all 65 related

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DiabeticNews.com

Deadline for Medicare drug plan looms CNN - 3 hours ago Eric Freedman, right, talks with seniors about the Medicare drug plan Saturday in New Britain, Connecticut. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Operators are standing by to help the estimated 5 million eligible Americans ... Drug companies agree to continue discounts MarketWatch Changes possible to drug program after Monday enrollment deadline Boston Globe New York Times - Kansas City Star - 7Online.com - New Albany Tribune - all 214 related

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Gulf News

Quota: Govt, medicos won’t budge Hindustan Times - 5 hours ago WATER CANONS, teargas and jail don't seem to faze them. Students protesting the government's OBC reservation plan across the country on Sunday showed no sign that they were anywhere near done. Doctors strike at Indian hospitals to protest affirmative action International Herald Tribune Quota fire spreads across the country Mumbai Mirror Financial Express - NDTV.com - Daily News & Analysis - Navhind Times - all 182 related

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Heart attack risk: All in the genes Times of India - May 12, 2006 BOSTON: A study covering more than 2,000 patients has identified two genes that are associated with an increased risk of an early heart attack, researchers said on Thursday. Discovery of two gene variants associated with increased risk for ... News-Medical.net Scientists discover two genes linked to early heart attack risk Innovations-Report all 6 related

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Playfuls.com

Bird flu - the battle could be over News-Medical.net - 19 minutes ago Even though Dr. David Nabarro, chief pandemic flu coordinator for the United Nations says he is encouraged by how both Thailand and Vietnam had responded to the health crisis facing their domestic poultry, and their successful efforts to reduce the threat ... Bird flu: going, going, gone? Mid-Day Mumbai Thailand, Vietnam bird flu praise BBC News Melbourne Herald Sun - Food Consumer - Forbes - New York Times - all 64 related

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BBC News

Working Moms: Healthier and Thinner? WebMD - 24 minutes ago May 15, 2006 -- Women who juggle career and family tend to be thinner and healthier as they approach midlife than long-term stay-at-home moms, a new study suggests. Worker-mothers 'healthiest women' BBC News Women can have it all - and will be much healthier for it Times Online Telegraph.co.uk - Scotsman - Reuters - all 12 related

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Washington Post

Medicare Deadline Spurs a Debate Over Penalties New York Times - 23 minutes ago WASHINGTON, May 14 - Enrollment in Medicare's new prescription drug benefit lurches to a conclusion on Monday, with beneficiaries, insurers and many lawmakers saying that Congress should eliminate the financial penalty for people who sign up late. Changes possible to drug program after Monday enrollment deadline Boston Globe Deadline for Medicare drug plan looms CNN Kansas City Star - 7Online.com - New Albany Tribune - NorthJersey.com - all 211 related

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WXIA-TV

Twins joined at birth successfully undergo lengthy surgery News-Medical.net - 55 minutes ago It took over seven hours but a team of 30 doctors, which included 18 surgeons from different specialties at the Mayo Clinic, to complete the surgery. Surgeons separate conjoined twins Monsters and Critics.com Conjoined twins seperated, but tough recovery ahead Xinhua Food Consumer - Contra Costa Times - KVOA.com - Pioneer Press - all 902 related

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Suspect held as bogus drug kills 4 China Daily - 1 hour ago Police have detained a Jiangsu Province chemical company employee after four people died and at least six others suffered serious kidney failure from injections containing a substandard ingredient. Pharmaceutical firm under probe over fake medicine Xinhua Drug company products banned Shanghai Daily China Daily - People's Daily Online - all 9 related

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BBC News

Britain: The sick heart of Europe Independent - 42 minutes ago Heart disease, the most preventable health threat facing Britain today, is costing the economy £29bn a year. Rising rates of obesity, an ageing population and ... Cardiovascular disease costs UK 29 bln pounds a year Scotsman Heart disease 'costing UK £29bn' BBC News Trade Arabia - Reuters - all 9 related

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Genes linked to heart attack Daily Times - 31 minutes ago A study covering more than 2,000 patients has identified two genes that are associated with an increased risk of an early heart attack, researchers said on Thursday. Discovery of two gene variants associated with increased risk for ... News-Medical.net Scientists discover two genes linked to early heart attack risk Innovations-Report all 6 related

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BBC News

Sight saving stick PhysOrg.com - May 12, 2006 Scientists have developed the first inexpensive, sensitive and easy-to-use rapid test for trachoma, an eye infection that has led to more than one million women and children going blind. New Test May Help Prevent Blindness in Developing World Forbes HEALTH: Tragic eye disease Daily Times BBC News - New Scientist (subscription) - MedIndia - Medscape (subscription) - all 17 related

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The Age

Tumour inquiry widens Melbourne Herald Sun - 38 minutes ago BRAIN tumour cases may not be the only illnesses found in RMIT workers at the university's Bourke St building, the National Tertiary Education Union says. RMIT and union in health talks The Age Uni tests building after tumours found TVNZ ABC Online - Australian - Sydney Morning Herald - MyADSL - all 43 related

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Gulf News

Quota stir intensifies in Delhi, other states Financial Express - 3 hours ago About 100 students and resident doctors of five medical colleges began an indefinite hunger strike at the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Doctors stage nationwide protests over reservation Navhind Times Quota fire spreads across the country Mumbai Mirror Monsters and Critics.com - Hindustan Times - International Herald Tribune - Daily News & Analysis - all 181 related

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Pharmaceutical firm under probe over fake medicine Xinhua - May 13, 2006 China has banned the sale of a pharmaceutical company in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, which was accused of producing injection fluid that causes kidney failure. Suspect held as killer drug claims 4 victims Shanghai Daily Investigation into bogus drug maker goes on China Daily People's Daily Online - all 8 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Canada promises medication for all people during pandemic Xinhua - 43 minutes ago Canadian federal Health Minister Tony Clement has promised that medication will be available to every Canadian who gets sick during a flu pandemic, local press reported on Sunday. Everyone will get flu drugs, says health minister Vancouver Sun (subscription) Canada stockpiling antivirals in case of pandemic CTV.ca Toronto Star - Pulse 24 - Reuters Canada - All Headline News - all 45 related

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CTV.ca

Conjoined twins doing well after separation surgery Food Consumer - 5 hours ago The twins, born to a Fargo North Dakota couple, are doing well Saturday morning after an uneventful night, Mayo Clinic said. After surgery, they remain in intensive care under sedation, as planned ... Doctors separate conjoined twins News24 Conjoined Twins Separated Successfully After Seven Hour Operation Medical News Today Khaleej Times - Contra Costa Times - ITV.com - all 900 related

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Metro Toronto

Ivorians catch bird flu dance fever BBC News - May 12, 2006 In a nightclub in the main Ivory Coast, Abidjan, DJ Lewis stretches his arms out either side of his body, bends his arms at the wrists, and begins trembling like a man possessed. Africans chew hedgehogs as bird flu bites Financial Express Ivory Coast to allow France's RFI radio back on air Reuters AlertNet Reuters.uk - All Headline News - all 17 related

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Reuters

Iran nuclear row looms over Bali D-8 nations' summit [13/05/2006] Times of Malta - May 13, 2006 The presidents of Iran and Indonesia began a summit of eight developing nations overshadowed by fears about Tehran's nuclear programme. Chancroid vaccine promising in pigs Reuters Vaccine in pigs shows promise of curtailing HIV Times of India all 4 related

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Macon Area Online

Vioxx users not at increased risk, Merck says CTV.ca - May 12, 2006 TRENTON, NJ -- Vioxx users in the study that led to the painkiller being pulled from the market weren't at increased risk of heart attack or stroke in the year after stopping the drug, Merck & Co. Follow-Up Study on Vioxx Safety Is Disputed New York Times Cardiologist says Vioxx still a risk after stopping Reuters.uk Houston Chronicle - MarketWatch - Reuters - Los Angeles Times - all 202 related

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DiabeticNews.com

Deadline day arrives for Medicare signup Boston Globe - 2 hours ago CONCORD, NH --Monday is the deadline for thousands of New Hampshire residents who have not yet signed up for the new Medicare prescription drug program. The ABCs of Medicare Part D Christian Science Monitor Medicare drug plan divides seniors as Monday enrollment deadline ... Dailyrecord.com New Albany Tribune - NorthJersey.com - Ocala.com - MarketWatch - all 228 related

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Xinhua

FDA OKs Pfizer anti-smoking pill San Jose Mercury News - May 11, 2006 WASHINGTON - A tablet shown to help more than one in five smokers quit joined the limited number of effective stop-smoking drugs on Thursday, approved by federal regulators. New smoking drug approved Health24.com New, more effective anti-smoking drug approved in US Xinhua Boston Globe - International News Service - Rediff - New York Times - all 120 related

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Macon Area Online

Cardiologist says Vioxx still a risk after stopping Reuters.uk - May 12, 2006 A leading cardiologist on Friday disputed Merck & Co's interpretation on the safety of patients once they stop taking Vioxx, saying they remained at high risk of heart attacks or strokes for some time afterward. Study suggests no added risk after stopping Vioxx Reuters Follow-Up Study on Vioxx Safety Is Disputed New York Times Houston Chronicle - MarketWatch - Chicago Tribune - Los Angeles Times - all 205 related

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Reuters

Vaccine in pigs shows promise of curtailing HIV Times of India - 1 hour ago New York: A vaccine against the bug that causes the sexually transmitted disease known as chancroid has shown promise in experiments conducted in pigs, scientists report. Chancroid vaccine promising in pigs Reuters Iran nuclear row looms over Bali D-8 nations' summit [13/05/2006] Times of Malta all 4 related

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Gulf Times

Quota fire spreads across the country Mumbai Mirror - 38 minutes ago New Delhi: The protests against the government’s reservations proposal intensified in many parts of the nation on Sunday with medicos in Delhi, Mumbai Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Vadodara striking work and disrupting services at state-run hospitals. Quota: Govt, medicos won’t budge Hindustan Times Doctors stage nationwide protests over reservation Navhind Times NDTV.com - Monsters and Critics.com - Medical News Today - Newindpress (subscription) - all 183 related

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Christian Science Monitor

The ABCs of Medicare Part D Christian Science Monitor - 27 minutes ago The sign-up period for a massive federal program to help older and disabled Americans pay for prescription drugs ends Monday, and it remains as controversial as ever. Deadline day arrives for Medicare signup Boston Globe Medicare drug plan divides seniors as Monday enrollment deadline ... Dailyrecord.com New Albany Tribune - NorthJersey.com - Ocala.com - MarketWatch - all 225 related

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Ottawa Citizen

Experts Argue Over Allocation of Bird Flu Vaccine KLAS-TV - May 11, 2006 If and when a bird flu pandemic occurs, experts estimate there will be only enough vaccine to protect one in every 10 Americans. Now, an essay in the May ... Officials debate how to ration vaccine San Jose Mercury News Treat elderly last in pandemic: Study Toronto Star Seattle Times - MedPage Today - National Post - Reuters.uk - all 64 related

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Metro Toronto

Africans chew hedgehogs as bird flu bites Financial Express - May 12, 2006 ABIDJAN, MAY 12: Smoked antelope, hedgehog and bush rat sales at Madeleine Aka’s Abidjan market stall have never been so brisk. “There is a huge demand for bush meat ever since the government said there ... Ivory Coast to allow France's RFI radio back on air Reuters AlertNet Ivorians catch bird flu dance fever BBC News Reuters.uk - All Headline News - all 17 related

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Xinhua

New, more effective anti-smoking drug approved in US Xinhua - May 12, 2006 A nicotine-free drug shown to help more than one in five smokers quit the habit was approved Thursday by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), adding another option to the limited pool of effective stop-smoking ... Pfizer Anti-Smoking Drug May Be a Blockbuster International News Service Here's Chantix, a drug that helps you quit smoking Rediff New York Times - San Jose Mercury News - Boston Globe - The Sunday Times - all 138 related

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Macon Area Online

More Murk for Merck Forbes - May 11, 2006 Merck released new data about its now-withdrawn drug Vioxx, leaving open the possibility that the drug continued to increase patients' risk of heart attack and stroke for some time after they stopped taking it. New Vioxx-related stroke data poses legal risk to Merck MarketWatch Follow-Up Study on Vioxx Safety Is Disputed New York Times Reuters.uk - CBS News - Chicago Tribune - Houston Chronicle - all 212 related

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