AP - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.
AP - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — A baby gate is essential for the parent of
any toddler who is able to crawl or walk near stairs or other areas that
may be unsafe.
AFP - Tiny magnetic discs just a millionth of a metre in diameter could be used to used to kill cancer cells, according to a study published on Sunday.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Tabs on beverage cans — the kind
that stay attached once a can is opened — still pose a danger to
children, who can swallow the tabs and damage their digestive tract,
according to a new study.
AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the International AIDS Society will host its 2012 conference in Washington, as the Obama administration lifts a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors.
AFP - Six severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been observed in Canada, health authorities said Tuesday, adding that all of the individuals are feeling better.
AP - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus.
AP - Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday — the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health authorities watching for an outbreak of swine flu.
Reuters - With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that an
internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the
development of bipolar disorder in children.
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) — For many seniors, the
holiday season can trigger melancholy as they think about lost loved ones,
struggle with health issues or worry about money problems, according to
the American Geriatrics Society.