HealthDay – SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — Recessions are bad for the
stress level, as many in the midst of the current economic situation know
and surveys prove.
HealthDay – SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — Complex anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) reconstruction of a knee doesn’t appear to shorten the
career of a professional football player, but a simpler meniscus repair
might, new research has found.
HealthDay – SATURDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) — A simple exercise to
strengthen the wrist may ease the pain of tennis elbow, a new study
suggests.
Reuters – People who are obese but otherwise healthy may be at special risk of severe complications and death from the new H1N1 swine flu virus, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.
Reuters – Sanofi Aventis has recalled three cough mixtures for babies and children in France after traces of a toxic substance were discovered in a bottle, the French health authority said on its website on Saturday.
Reuters – A group of 23 teenagers from the Paris region have fallen ill with the H1N1 flu virus at a school camp in the Alps and have been isolated in special rooms at the center, a local official said on Saturday.
AP – Key House Democrats decided Friday to raise taxes on the wealthy to help pay for health care legislation, capping an up-and-down week for President Barack Obama’s top domestic priority. At the same time, Democratic leaders tried to quell concerns among moderate and conservative lawmakers about other elements of the bill.
AFP – Vietnamese doctors who reveal the sex of a foetus to parents could lose their licences, according to state media.
AFP – Pregnant women are at a greater risk than the rest of the population of suffering serious complications from swine flu, Canadian health authorities warned.