Medical chaos in India - News24
May 19, 2006

Gulf Times

Medical chaos in India News24 - May 17, 2006 New Delhi - Medical services in many parts of India were in chaos for a sixth day on Wednesday, as student doctors protested against a government plan to increase the number of seats reserved for the poor in top universities. Violence feared in Indian caste row Mail & Guardian Online Furore reflects India's caste complexities BBC News Scotsman - Korea Herald (subscription) - Gulf Times - Peninsula On-line - all 49 related

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PanAfrica: Kenya/Brazil Aids Assault Planned AllAfrica.com - 6 hours ago Brazil and Kenya announced plans earlier this week to pressure the upcoming World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, for more funds to combat neglected diseases, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Kenya and Brazil To Propose Controversial Resolution at World ... Voice of America Kenya’s drug plan would be bitter pill Business Day Kaiser network.org - ResearchResearch - Manila Times - AllAfrica.com - all 9 related

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World Fitness

Unease Over Industry Role in Hypertension Study New York Times - 58 minutes ago Three pharmaceutical companies donated $700,000 to a medical society that used most of the money on a series of dinner lectures last year to brief doctors on the latest news about high blood pressure. Spirituality, religion helps lower BP Hindustan Times Blood pressure in teens predicts hypertension Reuters.uk MedPage Today - Forbes - United Press International - World Fitness - all 40 related

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CTV.ca

Rare disease in 5 children traced to sperm donor CTV.ca - 28 minutes ago A sperm donor passed on a rare and sometimes deadly disease to five children born to four different couples, Michigan doctors said in a report released Friday. Sperm donor passed rare disease to 5 kids MSNBC Rare Genetic Ailment In 5 Kids Linked To One Sperm Bank Donor Local6.com WDIV - Centre Daily Times - New York Times - all 116 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

Junk food has had its chips in school meals Financial Times - 9 hours ago Fizzy drinks, crisps and chocolate are to be banned from school lunches as part of measures announced on Friday to improve the nutritional quality of pupil meals. Parents urged to keep the junk out of lunchboxes Times Online Minister pledges to tackle school 'junk food rubbish' Femail Reuters.uk - Telegraph.co.uk - ITV.com - Drinks Business Review - all 78 related

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China Daily

China orders nationwide inspection of drug factories China Daily - 28 minutes ago China on Friday ordered safety inspections of all of its pharmaceutical factories following five deaths blamed on a phony ingredient in a gallbladder drug, and an official said it must improve regulatory supervision. Chinese Premier orders thorough probe into fake drug incident Xinhua Nationwide probe of tainted drugs and drug industry Shanghai Daily Chemical & Engineering News - TODAYonline - Mainichi Daily News - Xinhua - all 18 related

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Reuters AlertNet

WHO warns of more cholera in Angola SABC News - 14 hours ago The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that cholera will continue to spread in Angola unless the government comes up with an urgent co-ordinated approach to combat it. ANGOLA: No end yet to cholera crisis African News Dimension Call to review medical research priorities Independent Online Voice of America - Washington Post - Prensa Latina - Reuters AlertNet - all 119 related

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Kenya: First Lady advises school girls African News Dimension - 23 hours ago First Lady Lucy Kibaki of Kenya has advised schoolgirls to shun irresponsible behaviour that could expose them to HIV/AIDS and unwanted pregnancies. Kenya's First Lady decries use of condoms Reuters AlertNet Kenyan first lady in Aids storm BBC News Daily Nation (subscription) - AllAfrica.com - SABC News - ProgressiveU.org - all 23 related

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Pike finally opens Boston Herald - 43 minutes ago The massive traffic snarl caused by the rollover of a tanker truck carrying liquid methane was finally relieved when the Mass. Pike ... Portion of Mass. Pike closed after tanker accident Boston Globe Truck Rollover Snarls Evening Commute Boston Channel.com CBS4Boston - MetroWest Daily News - WHDH-TV - Eyewitness News - all 20 related

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FAO seeks more funds for avian flu; Denmark confirms outbreak CIDRAP - 3 hours ago May 19, 2006 (CIDRAP News) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today it needs $308 million to fight avian influenza over the next 3 years, more than twice the amount estimated a few months ago. We need double the cash to fight bird flu, says UN body Scotsman UN farm agency seeks $300 mln to fight bird flu Reuters AlertNet UN News Centre - Xinhua - Manila Bulletin - FoodProductionDaily.com - all 20 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

A Good Side of Gossip? WebMD - 59 minutes ago May 19, 2006 -- Gossip is getting a juicy new buzz in an unlikely source: an academic journal. Forget the tabloids. Enquiring minds will find the latest scoop on gossip in the journal Personal Relationships. Pssst, have you heard the latest ... gossiping can win you friends Scotsman Gossip can amplify interpersonal intimacy Newindpress (subscription) UTV - Hindustan Times - Mumbai Mirror - FemaleFirst.co.uk - all 18 related

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Playfuls.com

Sperm Donor Gives Rare Genetic Disease to Five Children ABC News - 1 hour ago American women use at least 60,000 donations from sperm banks each year, and a new report raises concerns about what they are receiving from these donors. Rare disease traced to sperm donor Monsters and Critics.com Sperm donor passes on rare illness The Age Local6.com - Centre Daily Times - New York Times - Times Picayune - all 109 related

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ITN

Junk food ban planned for schools Guardian Unlimited - 5 hours ago Launching new rules designed to ban junk food from schools, Mr Johnson admitted that school meals had suffered from "decades of under-investment". Junk food banned in school meals BBC News Minister pledges to tackle school 'junk food rubbish' Femail Xinhua - Financial Times - Times Online - Telegraph.co.uk - all 75 related

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World Fitness

Call to review medical research priorities Independent Online - 2 hours ago The humanitarian organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has called on governments to review the way medical research and development is prioritised and financed. WHO warns of more cholera in Angola SABC News ANGOLA: No end yet to cholera crisis African News Dimension Voice of America - Washington Post - Prensa Latina - Reuters AlertNet - all 118 related

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TVNZ

Migraine drug eases severe face pain ABC Online - 43 minutes ago A migraine medication could provide relief for people who suffer from trigeminal neuralgia, pain that affects the nerves in the face that is considered one of the severest pains. Pharmacists to sell migraine drug BBC News Migraine drug eases severe face pain Reuters DG News - TVNZ - all 6 related

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Food Consumer

Health Highlights: May 19, 2006 Food Consumer - 51 minutes ago The US Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it has finalized a qualified health claim for an association between foods that contain whole grain barley and a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. Crohn's Disease Drug Cleared for Children Washington Post FDA Approves Remicade For Crohn's Disease in Children Wall Street Journal (subscription) Reuters - MedPage Today - FDA.gov - all 80 related

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Food Consumer

Unnecessary Medical Tests Ordered in 43% of Checkups FOX News - 2 hours ago During your next routine medical checkup you have at least a 43 percent chance of undergoing an unnecessary medical test, a new study shows. Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests: Study Forbes Study: Too many medical tests being done Scripps Howard News Service All Headline News - all 15 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Sperm donor passed rare disease to 5 kids MSNBC - 1 hour ago PHILADELPHIA - A sperm donor passed an extremely rare and dangerous genetic ailment to five children born to four couples, doctors reported Friday in a case that exposes a gap in the screening process. Sperm Donor Seen as Source of Disease in 5 Children New York Times Sperm donor passes on rare illness The Age Monsters and Critics.com - Centre Daily Times - WOOD-TV - all 28 related

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Cancer-Causing Benzene Found in Drinks Forbes - 1 hour ago 19.2006, 05:39 PM. A government analysis of more than 100 soft drinks and other beverages turned up five with levels of cancer-causing benzene that exceed federal drinking-water standards ... FDA: Some Soda Drinks Contain High Levels of Carcinogen ABC News ABC 7 Medical: Benzene In Sodas WJLA The Kindred Times - CBS2 Chicago - San Diego Union Tribune - all 49 related

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BBC News

Pharmacists to sell migraine drug BBC News - 12 hours ago A migraine drug is to be made available over-the-counter in the UK for the first time, the medicines watchdog has announced. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency said Imigran Recovery (sumatriptan ... Migraine drug eases severe face pain Reuters First Over-the-Counter Migraine Pill Available in UK DG News all 4 related

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NDTV.com

Docs launch door-to-door anti-quota campaign Hindustan Times - May 18, 2006 Protesting medical students began a door-to-door campaign on Wednesday seeking public support to broaden their anti-quota agitation while the indefinite hunger strike by students of five premier medical colleges in the Capital entered the fourth day. Striking medicos collapse, indefinite strike to continue Newindpress (subscription) PM sets up panel on quota Peninsula On-line Times of India - NDTV.com - Deccan Herald - Mid-Day Mumbai - all 67 related

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Spotlighting News

Merck new antibiotic kills superbugs - study Food Consumer - May 18, 2006 Merck & Co, Inc. has found a new antibiotic that can kill common drug resistant pathogenic bacteria including hospital superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Enterococcus. New antibiotic active against resistant bugs Reuters.uk New antibiotic aimed at resistant germs Seattle Post Intelligencer Philadelphia Inquirer - Guardian Unlimited - Forbes - ABC News - all 219 related

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Earthtimes.org

Travelling hopefully Times Online - 1 hour ago This week one woman won the right to claim NHS reimbursement for a hip she had replaced abroad, while another gave birth to a baby whose freedom from a genetic disease she had guaranteed by tests abroad. Patients 'should be repaid for care in EU states' Financial Times Waiting-list ruling paves way for care across EU Unison.ie International News Service - ic Wales - The Sunday Times - Which? - all 26 related

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Testing for Bird Flu Begins in Alaska Washington Post - May 18, 2006 ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Federal scientists have started testing migratory birds for signs of a dangerous bird flu that could show up on this continent this spring. Bird lovers in denial over bird flu New Scientist (subscription) US banking on early detection Monterey County Herald WIS - KTVA - WSTM-TV - Kentucky.com - all 166 related

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Food Consumer

Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests: Study Forbes - 8 hours ago FRIDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Unnecessary medical tests ordered during routine physical exams are costing the US health-care system millions, if not billions, of dollars each year, a new study contends. Unnecessary Medical Tests Ordered in 43% of Checkups FOX News Study: Too many medical tests being done Scripps Howard News Service All Headline News - all 15 related

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FDA Approves Remicade for Children with Crohn’s Disease FDA.gov - 6 hours ago The Food and Drug Administration today approved Remicade (infliximab) to treat children with active Crohn's disease, a chronic, inflammatory condition of the bowel that can be severely debilitating. FDA Approves Remicade For Crohn's Disease in Children Wall Street Journal (subscription) Crohn's Disease Drug Cleared for Children Washington Post Reuters - MedPage Today - Reuters - all 73 related

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BBC News

First Over-the-Counter Migraine Pill Available in UK DG News - 6 hours ago LONDON, UK-- May 19, 2006 -- The United Kingdom's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today announced that the medicine Imigran Recovery (sumatriptan) could be safely sold through pharmacies without a prescription for the acute ... Pharmacists to sell migraine drug BBC News Migraine drug eases severe face pain Reuters all 4 related

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Food Consumer

After pills, gels keep acne at bay Reuters.uk - 7 hours ago People with severe acne who achieve clearer skin with a combination of an oral antibiotic and anti-acne gels applied to the skin are often able to maintain their clearer complexion by using gels alone, according to two studies ... Baby's Rash May Predict Skin Ailment Forbes Early Rashes in Infants May Predict Development of Atopic ... DG News all 12 related

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NDTV.com

Medicos defiant despite termination notice Mid-Day Mumbai - May 18, 2006 New Delhi: Unfazed by the termination notices issued against them, resident doctors in state-run hospitals in the national capital today continued to stay away from work, in support of medicos protesting in several parts of the country against the ... Medicos ask for inc in seats before implementation of quota Outlook (subscription) PM sets up panel on quota Peninsula On-line Times of India - Rediff - Newindpress (subscription) - NDTV.com - all 66 related

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US banking on early detection Monterey County Herald - May 18, 2006 A key element of the nation's multimillion-dollar bird flu early-warning system is sealed in 2-inch plastic tubes filled with murky brownish liquid and broken cotton swabs. Bird lovers in denial over bird flu New Scientist (subscription) Testing for Bird Flu Begins in Alaska Washington Post WIS - KTVA - CNN - all 167 related

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Drug delusions at the WHO Bangkok Post - 1 hour ago Bogota _ In Geneva next week, Brazil and Kenya will ask representatives of most of the world's governments to set up a new Global Framework on Essential Health Research and Development. PanAfrica: Kenya/Brazil Aids Assault Planned AllAfrica.com Kenya and Brazil To Propose Controversial Resolution at World ... Voice of America Business Day - Kaiser network.org - ResearchResearch - Manila Times - all 9 related

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World Fitness

Blood pressure in teens predicts hypertension Reuters.uk - 1 hour ago Adolescents with blood pressure in the pre-hypertension range are at increased risk for developing full-blown hypertension within two years, according to a new report. Hypertension in Teens Predicts Adult Heart Woes Forbes Practicing Religion May Relieve Stress World Fitness WebMD - Medscape (subscription) - All Headline News - MedPage Today - all 39 related

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World Fitness

Human-To-Human Transmission Unlikely In Indonesian Bird Flu Cases Food Consumer - 1 hour ago Two young boys died of bird flu in Indonesia last week taking the total number of bird flu deaths in the country to 32, the World Health Organization said Friday. Indonesian pigs test negative for bird flu Scotsman WHO Reports 2 Bird Flu Deaths in Indonesia Washington Post Forbes - CTV.ca - Houston Chronicle - Independent Online - all 479 related

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Medicare OKs Humana's commission structure Louisville Courier-Journal - 1 hour ago Medicare’s top official says Humana did not violate the program’s regulations by paying higher commissions on its managed-care Medicare plans than its Medicare prescription drug plans. Lee Memorial responds quickly The News-Press Contra Costa hospital gets $300 million warning San Jose Mercury News San Francisco Business Times - KESQ - all 11 related