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May 2007 - Posts
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Nicaraguan police have seized more than 40,000 tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste suspected of containing a chemical that killed at least 51 people in Panama Read More...
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The head of the largest program tracking the health of World Trade Center site workers said several have developed rare blood cell cancers, raising fears Read More...
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Businesses in Panama, not China were "mainly responsible" for passing off an industrial chemical as a medical ingredient leading to the deaths of at least Read More...
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The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; Read More...
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Some relatives of people who died with Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s help say his release from prison stirs up grief over the deaths of their loved ones. Others Read More...
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Readers, you've used Crisco. Mayonnaise. Baby oil and iodine. All in the pursuit of a great tan. Read More...
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A potentially crippling disease in which the slightest touch of the skin can cause intense pain is often misdiagnosed in children, needlessly leaving some Read More...
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There is an increased incidence of sarcoidosis and “sarcoid-like” granulomatous pulmonary disease (SLGPD) among Fire Department of New York (FDNY) members Read More...
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Surgery works for people with a slipped or misaligned disk, but often is not necessary if patients can muster enough patience, according to two studies Read More...
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A tuberculosis patient under the first federal quarantine since 1963 has left an Atlanta hospital and was expected to be taken to a Denver facility that Read More...
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Scientists in Hong Kong and China have identified for the first time a protein in sperm from humans and from mice that could be responsible for many unexplained Read More...
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SARS on a plane. Mumps on a plane. And now a rare and deadly form of tuberculosis, on at least two planes. Read More...
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Despite repeated warnings about harmful UV rays, teens and young women continue to flock to beaches and tanning booths. But while skin-cancer scare statistics Read More...
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More and more law enforcement officials have come to share an interest in applying forensic methods to cases involving animals — whether the animal is Read More...
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits that Read More...
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Not long ago, fax machines and e-mail inboxes at Vogue, the world’s premier fashion magazine, were briefly assaulted with thousands of angry letters. Not Read More...
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The government is investigating how the globe-trotting tuberculosis patient drove into the country after his name was put on a watch list — and given to Read More...
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Two companies are recalling livestock and fish feed ingredients because they contain the industrial chemical melamine, U.S. health officials said. Read More...
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Ninety percent of Americans say breakfast is an important part of a healthy diet, but just 49 percent manage to eat breakfast every day, a new survey shows Read More...
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An Italian doctor has reconstructed vaginas for two women born with a rare congenital deformation, using their own cells to build vaginal tissue in the Read More...
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New Jersey’s health department is escalating the battle against the bulge by starting a new Office of Nutrition and Fitness to better coordinate programs Read More...
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The American Medical Association is working with a startup company that encourages doctors to swap ideas online and charges investment firms to view postings Read More...
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Health professionals should routinely offer to test people for HIV instead of waiting for patients to request it, according to new advice from the United Read More...
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A man with a form of tuberculosis so dangerous he is under the first U.S. government-ordered quarantine since 1963 told a newspaper he took one trans-Atlantic Read More...
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Officials in Nigeria have brought criminal charges against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. for the company's alleged role in the deaths of children who Read More...
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A new device can quickly detect 92 different viruses, including several strains of the feared H5N1 avian flu virus or other emerging new infections, U.S. Read More...
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Two new formulations of drugs traditionally used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), methylphenidate and d-amphetamine, last longer Read More...
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A nonprofit family-planning group founded by Thailand’s “Condom King” has won the $1 million Gates Award for Global Health, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Read More...
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Smoking from a water pipe may pose the same health risks as cigarettes, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, adding that there's a need for more Read More...
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Public health authorities in the United States and Canada are looking for international travellers and others who may have been exposed to an individual Read More...
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What if you could burn fat while shaking a martini? Actually, it’s your body that shakes like a martini on a new type of fitness machine that’s generating Read More...
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More than two-thirds of Americans believe there are circumstances in which a patient should be allowed to die, but they are closely divided on whether Read More...
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The company involved in a voluntary recall of a contact lens solution said Tuesday it stands by its product and blamed improper handling of contact lenses Read More...
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People who are socially dominant and either very friendly or very antagonistic tend to be more sexually promiscuous, according to a new study. Read More...
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Four people in Britain who tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu should serve as a reminder that a virus other than the feared H5N1 strain could Read More...
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Blood donated by four survivors of bird flu seems to harbor a potent protection against the deadly virus. Read More...
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It was a balmy spring evening in Manhattan. Rockefeller Park teemed with joggers, dog walkers, picnickers, Frisbee throwers — and six women sweating through Read More...
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Drug-resistant staph infections have spread to the urban poor, rising almost sevenfold in recent years in some Chicago neighborhoods, a new study finds Read More...
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Veterans’ groups and families who have lost loved ones say the number of troops struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder or other mental health issues Read More...
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Teenagers with large allowances may be more likely to become problem drinkers, research conducted in the UK hints. Read More...
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New mom Paola Canahuati didn't bat an eyelash when forking over nearly $1,000 for her Bugaboo stroller. Read More...
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Turning off a gene that has been associated with Alzheimer’s disease made mice smarter in the lab, researchers said on Sunday in a finding that lends new Read More...
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A genetic mutation that raises the risk of *** cancer is found in up to 60 percent of U.S. women, making it the first truly common *** cancer susceptibility Read More...
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Nicaraguan police seized 6,000 tubes of a Chinese-made toothpaste suspected of containing a chemical that killed at least 51 people in nearby Panama last Read More...
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When it comes to ice cream, Americans have trouble saying no. Fortunately, manufacturers recognize that we're trying to watch our waistlines. Read More...
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The federal government is undertaking the most ambitious set of studies ever mounted under a controversial arrangement that allows researchers to conduct Read More...
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Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection. Read More...
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Parents may love the attention to fitness that stems from their children playing sports, but they are often uncertain about the best way to provide fuel Read More...
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Stem cells taken from the umbilical cords of newborns can be engineered to produce insulin and may someday be used to treat diabetes, U.S. and British Read More...
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Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the Read More...
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Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight Read More...
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China appeared to go on the defensive Friday in response to rising concern about the safety of its food and drug exports, asking the United States to clarify Read More...
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Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking “all the Read More...
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Doctors in Italy have performed the world’s first lung transplant on an HIV patient, a medical institute in the southern city of Palermo said. Read More...
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If men ever needed a reason to justify that extra cup of coffee, here it is: four or more cups of coffee a day appear to reduce the risk of gout, Canadian Read More...
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For Elyse Gazewitz, Armani was like any other baby, right down to his daily bottle, red stroller, Huggies diapers — except for a hole cut out for his tail Read More...
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The government’s own preliminary evaluation of the diabetes pill Avandia confirms the heart risks reported in a study earlier this week and suggests that Read More...
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An MSNBC.com article on the dangers of detox diets triggered a flood of reader e-mails. Some extolled the wonders of fasting for weeks, while others suffered Read More...
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To get a safe tan, there’s just one choice — sunless tanning. MSNBC.com offers foolproof tips for looking bronzed, not blotchy. Read More...
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Children with cancer often get the wrong dose of chemotherapy or are given the drug at the wrong time, and many require treatment because of the errors, Read More...
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Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates Read More...
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U.S. officials asked their Chinese counterparts to increase oversight of food and drug exports Thursday as the list of potentially deadly products reaching Read More...
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A shortage of doctors and nurses in Africa is now one of the biggest obstacles to providing life-saving drugs to AIDS patients, condemning untold numbers Read More...
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Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, Read More...
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Babies might seem a bit dim in their first six months of life, but researchers are getting smarter about what babies know, and the results are surprising Read More...
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An obscure Buddhist monastery in central Thailand that advocates a secret herbal potion and ritual vomiting for drug addicts has become a final source Read More...
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A frozen product labeled monkfish distributed in three states is being recalled after two Chicago area people became ill after eating it, the importer Read More...
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People who are walking disaster areas — the types who bounce checks monthly, miss flights and vomit on the boss at the company picnic — are the same people Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration should regulate tobacco and develop a plan to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, a new Institute of Medicine report Read More...
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