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| 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. |
| WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. |
| Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years' UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. |
| Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test. |
| Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday. |
| Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert. |
| Health: Super bug vs. superbug One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope. |
| FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. |
| Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
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| 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. |
| WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. |
| Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years' UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. |
| Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test. |
| Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday. |
| Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert. |
| Health: Super bug vs. superbug One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope. |
| FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. |
| Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
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| 'Record births' after New Zealand quake A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday. |
| WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday. |
| Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years' UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. |
| Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test. |
| Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday. |
| Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert. |
| Health: Super bug vs. superbug One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope. |
| FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. |
| Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
| Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday. |
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