Study finds hospitals speeding heart attack care (AP)
Komentarze (0) AP - Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives.
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South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies (AP)
AP - South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS.
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 2, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Sugary Colas Tied to Gestational Diabetes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) — Women who drink five or more
servings of sugar-sweetened cola per week before they conceive increase
their risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, a new study
indicates.
Senate battles over elderly health benefits (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. Senate made little progress on a broad healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, as members battled over cuts in coverage for the elderly and failed to vote on two pending amendments.
Ultrasound effective at spotting breast cancers (Reuters)
Reuters - Breast ultrasounds found 100 percent of suspicious cancers in women under 40 who found lumps or other suspicious areas of the breast, offering a cheaper, less-invasive alternative to surgery or biopsies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Mammograms may boost cancer risk in high-risk women (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms may actually boost the
risk of breast cancer in some high-risk women, a new study suggests.
Growing Up with HIV (OneWorld.net)
OneWorld.net - LUSAKA, Dec 1 (IPS) - Sixteen-year-old Andela
Milambo* wants a husband. She is not looking for love, but for someone
to share the burden of living with HIV. She wants to be able to take
her medicine without having to hide, to discuss the recurring herpes
with someone who understands.
EPA proposes sulfur dioxide limits for first time since 1971 (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency is continuing its crackdown on coal pollution with a new plan to cut sulfur dioxide — a move that would clean up the air for millions of Americans and bring some relief to people who suffer from asthma and other respiratory diseases.
CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states (AP)
AP - Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday.
Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. (AP)
AP - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis.
WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner (AP)
AP - People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization said Monday.