AFP – Australian states ordered children returning from the swine flu-hit region of Victoria to be quarantined as the number of infections across the country jumped to 634, officials said Thursday.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Although some believe that
certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to
change their fate, that’s just not the case, experts say.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — People 85 and older are five times more
likely than younger people to die in a fire, the FireSafety.gov Web site
warns.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — A genuine belly laugh can be priceless
medicine for life’s everyday stresses. And you don’t have to worry about
any side effects — except, maybe, a case of the giggles.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Trampoline fun can end in injury
if too many people bounce at the same time, say British doctors who
analyzed 50 case studies of trampoline-related injuries treated at their
hospital over six weeks.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Using cells from pig ears
and bone marrow, researchers in China generated a type of stem cell
capable of developing into any type of cell in the body.
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — Mayo Clinic researchers say
they have developed new tests that make it easier to diagnose cancers of
the pancreas and bile ducts.
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) — A new study on
pay-for-performance medical care should reassure patients and the doctors
who treat them.