Reuters – Canadian officials said on Tuesday they had identified yet another new flu virus, this one a mixture of human and swine influenzas, in two farm workers in Western Canada.
AFP – Japan passed a law offering financial compensation to tens of thousands more victims of a mercury poisoning disaster in the 1950s blamed for generations of birth defects.
HealthDay – MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — The human papillomavirus (HPV)
vaccine is highly effective at preventing precancerous cervical lesions
that can lead to cervical cancer, a new study shows.
HealthDay – MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government issued
final guidelines Monday describing which embryonic stem cell lines will be
eligible for government funding, effectively expanding the universe of
stem cells that can be used for research.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — A study of people who suffer
the mini-strokes called silent cerebral infarcts could help explain the
medical mystery of normal-tension glaucoma, Hong Kong ophthalmologists
report.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Joint pain has many possible causes, ranging
from injury to arthritis.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes may be concerned with
their heart, eyes and nerves. But don’t forget the body’s largest
organ.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — A syrup containing the sugar
substitute xylitol helps prevent tooth decay in baby teeth, according to a
new study.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) — State and local health departments
in the United States get mixed marks for their use of Web sites to inform
the public about the swine flu outbreak, a new study shows.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: