Health Highlights: May 21, 2006 - Food Consumer
May 21, 2006

Xinhua

Health Highlights: May 21, 2006 Food Consumer - 50 minutes ago Exposure to cats shortly after birth raises a child's risk of eczema, new research suggests. The study, which tracked 486 children until the age of 1, was presented Sunday at the American ... High Benzene Levels Found In Some Soft Drinks Medical News Today FDA: High Levels Of Benzene In Drinks CBS News Xinhua - Bloomberg - Reuters - Earthtimes.org - all 135 related

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Experts warn against complacency about West Nile CTV.ca - 1 hour ago Canadian health experts are saying don't take West Nile virus for granted this year. "West Nile is here to stay because the mosquitoes are here," said Barry Tyler of Pestalto, a mosquito and biting fly control company. San Mateo County plans attack on burgeoning mosquito population San Jose Mercury News Batten down the hatches: Mosquito season is here Pascagoula Mississippi Press Tyler Morning Telegraph - Monticello Herald Journal - Reno Gazette Journal - Deseret News - all 17 related

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Calcutta Telegraph

Govt strikes back with sack notices Times of India - 7 hours ago NEW DELHI: Over 340 senior resident doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, agitating against the proposed 27% reservation for OBCs in centres of higher education, were served termination notices on Sunday by the Union health ministry. Strike on under eviction threat Calcutta Telegraph Doctors-government talks inconclusive, no end to strike(NIGHTLEAD) DailyIndia.com Gulf News - NewKerala.com - Peninsula On-line - all 24 related

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Medical News Today

Botox Into Frown Lines Can Help Patients With Major Depression Medical News Today - 1 hour ago A trial carried out by Dr. Eric Finzi and Dr. Erika Wasserman found that treating clinically depressed patients with botox on the frown lines of their faces actually got rid of their depression. Botox study finds patients less depressed Monsters and Critics.com A lift for faces -- and moods? Los Angeles Times Newsweek - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Globe and Mail - Daily News Central - all 16 related

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More Work for Media on Women’s Progress Arab News - 3 hours ago We often blame others who reject the role of women in our society, but we have to admit that women in media are partly to blame because of their failure to enlighten the Saudi woman about her changing role in our nation’s social, economic and political ... Saudi academic welcomes cooperation in education with Singapore Channel News Asia Exercise a Challenge for Saudi Women The Kindred Times Daily Times - Canada.com - AZ Central.com - all 20 related

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Peninsula On-line

Medicos reject PM’s plea; stir to continue Mumbai Mirror - 5 hours ago New Delhi: Medical students protesting against new caste-based quotas in institutions of higher learning on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's plea to call off their countrywide strike, saying their demands had not been addressed. Doctors-government talks inconclusive, no end to strike(NIGHTLEAD) DailyIndia.com Govt strikes back with sack notices Times of India Newindpress (subscription) - Gulf News - Peninsula On-line - Telugu Portal - all 22 related

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Medical News Today

Botox study finds patients less depressed Monsters and Critics.com - 27 minutes ago A small US study of wrinkle removing Botox found depressed patients who received the treatment were in a better mood after. Dermatologist Eric Finzi said the study used ... A lift for faces -- and moods? Los Angeles Times Botox Into Frown Lines Can Help Patients With Major Depression Medical News Today Newsweek - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Globe and Mail - all 15 related

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Washington Post

Hunt for bird flu begins in Anchorage Rutland Herald - May 19, 2006 At a salt marsh along Anchorage's mucky west coast, federal scientist Bob Gill palmed a tiny shorebird trapped only minutes earlier in a fine-mesh net. Scientists hunt bird flu in Alaska Seattle Post Intelligencer Shorebirds at Refuge Tested for Avian Flu Los Angeles Times KFVS - WKYC-TV - WIS - all 156 related

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AXcess News

Cervical cancer vaccine close to FDA approval San Francisco Chronicle - May 19, 2006 A vaccine that prevents most types of cervical cancer and the world's most common sexually transmitted disease was recommended for approval by a Food and Drug Administration panel Thursday, in a decision that physicians hailed as a milestone for women's ... FDA panel endorses vaccine for cervical cancer Seattle Post Intelligencer HPV Vaccine Could Save Future Generations, Too FOX News Boston Globe - Ireland Online - Louisville Courier-Journal - Daily Telegraph - all 271 related

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Saudi obesity trend fed by luxury, modesty Houston Chronicle - May 18, 2006 Under their modest flowing robes, two-thirds of Saudi women are too fat. They can try dieting, but you won't find many in aerobics classes or power-walking along this city's walking trails. Saudi medics seek end to fat trend Aljazeera.net More Work for Media on Women’s Progress Arab News Channel News Asia - Daily Times - Canada.com - all 22 related

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World Fitness

New fears over vCJD Telegraph.co.uk - May 18, 2006 The human form of BSE could affect more people than originally feared after scientists discovered a second genetic group was prone to the condition. Worries boosted about mad-cow disease Daily Times Scientists focus on screening for mad cow disease Scotsman News-Medical.net - Life Style Extra - MedPage Today - New Scientist (subscription) - all 20 related

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Candles lit in memory of people lost to AIDS Daily Times - 1 hour ago LAHORE: Civil society groups in Lahore and the rest of the world lit candles for people who have fallen to HIV/AIDS, to mark International AIDS Candlelight Memorial Day on Sunday. Hundreds gather for Candlelight Memorial Day SABC News South Africa: Deputy President at the National Candlelight ... African News Dimension KWTX - Sofia News Agency - Newstalk ZB - Manila Bulletin - all 10 related

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Washington Post

Testing for Bird Flu Begins in Alaska CBS News - May 18, 2006 Federal scientists have started testing migratory birds for signs of a dangerous bird flu that could show up in North America. The testing of shorebirds began Wednesday on an Anchorage coastal wildlife ... Hunt for bird flu begins in Anchorage Rutland Herald Bird flu testing of Alaska shorebirds KFVS WIS - WKYC-TV - Times Daily - all 160 related

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World Fitness

Internet Patrol: Second Wave Of Mad Cow Disease Possible CattleNetwork.com - May 20, 2006 British scientists recently discovered that the gene responsible for mad cow disease can lie dormant many years, which could create a second wave of disease. Second Wave of Mad Cow Disease Possible International News Service Scientists focus on screening for mad cow disease Scotsman MedPage Today - Life Style Extra - New Scientist (subscription) - all 19 related

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AXcess News

FDA panel endorses cervical cancer vaccine San Jose Mercury News - May 18, 2006 WASHINGTON - A vaccine with the potential to slash worldwide deaths from cervical cancer, the No. 2 cancer killer in women, should be approved for sales in the United States, a federal panel said Thursday. Q&A: Merck Vaccine, HPV and Cervical Cancer Food Consumer Cervical cancer vaccine closer to FDA approval Panel backs drug to ... San Francisco Chronicle Boston Globe - Kaiser network.org - all 312 related

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Gulf Times

Medicos stick to guns, continue with stir Economic Times - 53 minutes ago NEW DELHI: The deadlock over anti-quota agitation by medicos continued on Sunday with students and junior doctors sticking to their demands of total rollback of the proposed OBC quota and a review of the reservation policy. Medicos continue anti-quota stir Hindustan Times Students turn down PM, continue stir Daily News & Analysis Times of India - DailyIndia.com - Outlook (subscription) - Newindpress (subscription) - all 56 related

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Botox doctor: Does depression fade if the patient can't frown? Globe and Mail - May 19, 2006 It's one of those odd medical stories that fits into the category of "important if true:" A US dermatologist claims to have successfully treated depression with Botox injections. Botox study finds patients less depressed DailyIndia.com Health: Can You Really Botox The Blues Away? Standard-Speaker Fort Worth Star Telegram - Los Angeles Times - all 12 related

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Gulf Times

Medicos say no to PM’s appeal; to continue stir The Tribune - 1 hour ago Neither the Prime Minister’s appeal nor the threat of severe action have actuated medicos to call off their stir. Buoyed by the support from a cross section of society as was evident from Saturday’s ‘dilli ... Doctors-government talks inconclusive, no end to strike(NIGHTLEAD) DailyIndia.com Medicos turn down PM's appeal Deccan Herald Hindustan Times - Newindpress (subscription) - Times of India - Outlook (subscription) - all 54 related

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Gulf Times

Doctors-government talks inconclusive, no end to strike(NIGHTLEAD) DailyIndia.com - 3 hours ago New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The tug of war between the doctors and the government continued Sunday as talks between the agitating medical fraternity and the health ministry remained inconclusive. Students turn down PM, continue stir Daily News & Analysis Medicos continue anti-quota stir Hindustan Times Outlook (subscription) - Times of India - India Daily - MedIndia - all 54 related

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Hundreds gather for Candlelight Memorial Day SABC News - 4 hours ago Hundreds of people gathered in Bloemfontein to commemorate national Candlelight Memorial Day for people who died due to HIV/Aids related illnesses. Candlelight memorials to highlight Aids-prevention Stuff.co.nz South Africa: Deputy President at the National Candlelight ... African News Dimension KWTX - Sofia News Agency - Newstalk ZB - Manila Bulletin - all 9 related

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World Fitness

FDA okays remicade for Children With Crohn's disease Food Consumer - 1 hour ago Remicade (infliximab) is being approved to treat children with Crohn's disease who have moderately to severely active Crohn's disease despite being on traditional or conventional therapies such as aminosalicylates ... Crohn's Disease Drug Cleared for Children Washington Post Arthritis Drug Approved for Expanded Use New York Times MedPage Today - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - The Olympian - Reuters - all 129 related

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World Fitness

Dairy cows linked to human twins Australian - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON: New research suggests women who have a diet rich in dairy products are five times more likely to have twins than those who eat no animal products. Vegan moms to be may have twins CNN-IBN A diet of milk could bring twins Nature.com (subscription) Reuters - Times Online - Daily News & Analysis - BBC News - all 37 related

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A lift for faces -- and moods? Los Angeles Times - 33 minutes ago Injecting Botox into frown lines appears to lighten depression. It could be that facial expressions actually influence the brain. By Susan Brink, Times Staff Writer. Health: Can You Really Botox The Blues Away? Newsweek Botox study finds patients less depressed United Press International Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Globe and Mail - all 11 related

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Research urged on "neglected" diseases Aljazeera.net - 27 minutes ago Ahead of the UN's 192-member World Health Assembly on Monday in Geneva, Kenya and Brazil are urging governments to spend more on researching diseases that affect poor countries. Drug delusions at the WHO Bangkok Post PanAfrica: Kenya/Brazil Aids Assault Planned AllAfrica.com Voice of America - MedIndia - Manila Times - all 7 related

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Washington Post

Scientists hunt bird flu in Alaska Seattle Post Intelligencer - 36 minutes ago The search for the first wild bird carrying a deadly flu virus to North America is under way on a lonely stretch of coastal salt marsh on the outskirts of Alaska's largest city. Testing For Bird Flu Begins In Alaska CBS News Shorebirds In Alaska Tested For Avian Flu Hawaii Channel.com WIS - KTVA - Scripps Howard News Service - WSTM-TV - all 204 related

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China Daily

5 suspects in fake drug case taken to Guangzhou for questioning Xinhua - 3 hours ago Five people from the company whose fake drug claimed five lives have been taken to south China's Guangdong Province by police for further questioning, local authorities said on Sunday. China orders nationwide inspection of drug factories China Daily Drugmaker license suspended Shanghai Daily Chemical & Engineering News - TODAYonline - People's Daily Online - all 21 related

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Gulf Times

Time to withdraw the strike Daily News & Analysis - 42 minutes ago By turning down the appeal of the prime minister to withdraw their agitation and strike over the reservations issue, the doctors and medical students of Delhi may have overplayed their hand. Medicos told to vacate hostel rooms Times of India Medical students, doctors harden stand; continue strike Outlook (subscription) Hindustan Times - Deccan Herald - NDTV.com - India Daily - all 41 related

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Playfuls.com

Antibiotic Linked to Liver Problems Forbes - May 19, 2006 19.2006, 08:21 PM. An antibiotic linked to a growing number of reports of liver failure, including four deaths, should bear stricter warnings about its effect on the liver, according to an internal Food and Drug Administration memo. FDA calls for stricter warnings on antibiotic after liver failure Ireland Online UPDATE 2-Sanofi, FDA in talks on Ketek label after concerns Reuters Reuters.uk - HealthCentral.com - Record-Searchlight (subscription) - Arizona Daily Star - all 126 related

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HIV testing must be the routine Albany Times Union - 6 hours ago Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has let it be known that it is going to change its guidelines regarding testing Americans for HIV. Doctor's orders HIV screening is unsettling? It should be routine. Houston Chronicle For 20 years, HIV was my livelihood. Now, it's my life Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) Daily News - Galveston County - The Grand Rapids Press - Harvard Crimson - Kaiser network.org - all 9 related

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BBC News

Got milk? You may get twins Food Consumer - 28 minutes ago Women who eat lots of dairy foods such as milk and cheese are much more likely to have twins than those who eat plant foods, a new study has found. Want twins? Eat dairy products Daily News & Analysis Vegan diet lowers odds of having twins Reuters CNN-IBN - Australian - Nature.com (subscription) - Times Online - all 34 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Bills urge 2nd chance to join Medicare plan Daily Press - 8 hours ago Rep. Jo Ann Davis is among Republicans taking on the White House over prescription drug coverage. WASHINGTON -- Senior citizens who missed the deadline to sign up for Medicare prescription drug coverage might ... Medicare drug plan is costly, confusing Detroit Free Press Froma Harrop: Do nothing to offend the elders Providence Journal (subscription) International News Service - Myrtle Beach Sun News - Akron Beacon Journal - all 28 related

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Gulf News

Hundreds march in Capital against quota policy CNN-IBN - May 20, 2006 New Delhi: Hundreds of striking doctors and medical students marched toward Parliament on Saturday in the seventh day of protests against the new reservation proposal. Anti-quota stir: Students take out rally in the capital Sify Govt steps up pressure on striking doctors NDTV.com Mumbai Mirror - Rediff - Daily News & Analysis - Financial Express - all 62 related

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Gulf Times

Medicos told to vacate hostel rooms Times of India - 1 hour ago NEW DELHI: Authorities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Sunday asked protesting doctors to either join duty or vacate their hostel rooms. Medicos spurn PM's appeal, to continue stir Daily News & Analysis Medicos continue anti-quota stir, UP govt clamps ESMA Outlook (subscription) The Tribune - NDTV.com - DailyIndia.com - CNN-IBN -