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WHO says new H7N9 flu passes more easily from bird to human

A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because it can jump more easily from birds to humans than the one ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Analysing meningitis genes to identify new treatments

Scientists at the University of Liverpool are working to identify genes involved in the development of bacterial meningitis to support the search for new vaccine candidates.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Founder of faulty breast implants firm denies risking lives (Update)

The founder of a firm whose faulty breast implants sparked a global health scare told a French court Friday he had not put any lives at risk, as other defendants described him as a controlling "know-it-all".

Other created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals austerity's harmful impact on health in Greece

In one of the most detailed studies of its kind, a team of Greek and U.S. researchers have vividly chronicled the harmful public health impacts of the economic austerity measures imposed on Greece's population in the wake ...

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

French executives on trial over faulty breast implants (Update)

France launched one of its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.

Other created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tweeting our way to heart health

(Medical Xpress)—Real-time social phenomenon, Twitter, can be a powerful tool to help prevent heart disease and improve health practices, according to a group of researchers affiliated with the University ...

Cardiology created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hundreds expected for French breast implants mega-trial

France will launch one its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP face charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare.

Other created Apr 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malaria elimination strategies should adapt to changing patterns of infection

According to Sir Richard Feachem, Director of the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco, USA, and senior author of the study, "The malaria control strategies implemented over the last decade have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Complaint-prone doctors can be identified before complaints occur

The three-year study, the largest of its kind ever conducted in Australia, found about 3% of Australia's medical workforce accounts for nearly half of all complaints. Researchers also identified several risk factors, which ...

Health created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Misuse of drug patenting could cost the health system billions

(Medical Xpress)—Companies may be misusing the drug patenting system in order to gain control over high-cost drugs in Australia, research from the Melbourne Law School has found.

Medications created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

China kills market birds as flu found in pigeons

(AP)—China announced a sixth death from a new bird flu strain Friday, while authorities in Shanghai halted the sale of live fowl and slaughtered all poultry at a market where the virus was detected in pigeons ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trial shows 'high tech' approaches help reduce diabetes-related complications

As global rates of diabetes escalate, a new computerised self-care system for people with Type 2 diabetes has been shown to significantly improve diabetes control and mental health-related quality of life, ...

Diabetes created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dental amalgam: Anti-mercury movement pushes for shifts in dentistry

Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry.

Dentistry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

China bird flu mutates, might infect mammals

In a worrisome sign, a bird flu in China appears to have mutated so that it can spread to other animals, raising the potential for a bigger threat to people, scientists said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'Endgame' strategy aims to end polio outbreaks in 2014 (Update)

A new strategy for ending polio worldwide aims to boost security for violence-plagued vaccine workers and halt polio outbreaks by the end of next year, global health authorities said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0