Death toll still rising in Ukraine's flu outbreak
Kiev - The death toll in Ukraine's flu outbreak continued to rise on Thursday. A total of 95 persons have died from flu-related symptoms since the disease struck Ukraine's western provinces late last month, said Zinovy Mytnik, vice health minister, i...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Don't back-track now on AIDS, MSF warns Western donors
Johannesburg - Cutting funding for HIV/AIDS treatment would condemn millions of poor people to death, international medical NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday, amid signs of Western governments starting to back-track on their commitments. Two...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
EU report sounds 'designer drugs' warning
Brussels - Drug dealers are targeting Europe with innovative new products - some of them still legal - and increasingly sophisticated marketing strategies, a new report out Thursday warns. Suppliers are now 'highly innovative' in their production pr...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Doctors warn 'professionals only' as plastic surgery surges in Asia
Kuala Lumpur - Top plastic surgeons on Thursday urged those keen to engage their services to go only to qualified specialists as the number of botched surgeries rises with the industry's boom in Asia. More than 60 plastic surgeons from around the wor...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Australian researchers say foreign students need sex education
Sydney - Students from abroad could use a strong dose of sex education, Australian researchers said Thursday. Professor Nigel Stocks of Adelaide University said a university study in which female students from China and Malaysia were questioned about...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Dinner for a dental exam: Bartering for health services booms in US
Washington - People with no money barter is a rule of thumb that is proving true in US health care during the current recession. Ads offering services such as cooking or repair work in exchange for dental and eye exams are becoming more common. A wom...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Hong Kong chokes as pollution levels hit highs for fourth day
Hong Kong - Hong Kong residents with health problems were advised to avoid the city centre streets Thursday as roadside pollution levels hit peak levels for the fourth day running. The warning, issued by the Environmental Protection Department, was a...
[Posted on :
2009-11-05 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Potential swine flu vaccines for Guantanano detainees
Washington - Guantanamo Bay detainees could receive swine flu vaccines but are low on the priority list, well behind soldiers deployed overseas and civilian personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The possibility that detainees, including the alleged...
[Posted on :
2009-11-04 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Ukraine flu outbreak widens, Kiev announces control moves - Summary
Kiev - Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness. More than 478,000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffe...
[Posted on :
2009-11-04 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
Dutch report first patient resistant to Tamiflu drug
Amsterdam - Dutch health authorities have recorded a first case of a swine flu-infected patient resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The Royal Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM said the patient had been hospitalized, but decli...
[Posted on :
2009-11-04 ] Category : [
Health ]
|
