AFP – A new flu drug under development has been shown to be as safe and effective as Tamiflu in clinical trials, Japanese pharmaceutical maker Daiichi Sankyo Co. said Monday.
AP – Lucy the Labradoodle scoots along the ground to grab a bone.
Reuters – Leading health experts on Monday called for repeal of outdated laws criminalizing prostitution and homosexuality so that people suffering from HIV/AIDS or at risk from the disease could get medical treatment.
AFP – Put that comb back in your handbag — a study by an Israeli dermatologist has found that too much combing of the coiffure leads to hair loss, the daily Haaretz reported on Monday.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) — Hormone replacement therapy
once seemed like a wonderful means to help women age gracefully. By dosing
menopausal women with estrogen and progesterone as their bodies began to
produce decreased amounts of those hormones, doctors believed they could
help fend off heart disease, osteoporosis and cancer.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) — Older adults might want to
remember to exercise their brains regularly.
AFP – One of Britain’s biggest comestic surgery clinics claimed Sunday to have carried out the nation’s first-ever eyelash transplant on a 19-year-old with a hair-pulling disorder.
AP – It’s one issue in the health care debate that nearly everyone even the insurance lobby seems to agree on: Better consumer protections are needed to end the nightmare of not being able to get covered for a treatable, if costly, illness.
AFP – Experts from 65 nations gathered in Indonesia Sunday to assess progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS in Asia and the Pacific, amid concern that only a quarter of those in need in the region were getting treatment.
AFP – Experts from 65 nations gather in Indonesia Sunday to assess progress in the battle against HIV/AIDS amid concern only a quarter of those in need in Asia and the Pacific are getting treatment.