AP – Inspections show that Veterans Department medical facilities have made significant progress on fixing endoscopic procedure problems that potentially exposed thousands to HIV and other infections.
AFP – Production of swine flu vaccines will fall “substantially” short of the amount needed to protect the global population, the World Health Organisation warned Friday as the pandemic death toll rose.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Sept. 17 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged men with risk
factors for heart disease such as smoking, high blood pressure and high
cholesterol are taking 10 to 15 years off their lives compared to men
without these troubles, British researchers say.
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — The house is empty, the kids
have gone back to school. Call it a sort of empty-nest syndrome, except
that the remaining occupant of the home is busy chewing the remote control
and the couch.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — The rotator cuff is a network of muscles and
tendons that cover the upper arm bone and allow the arm to rotate. An
injury or overuse can lead to a painful rotator cuff tear.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Bedwetting affects many young children and
often doesn’t indicate a serious medical issue.
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine to prevent urinary
tract infections shows early promise in tests on mice, according to
University of Michigan researchers.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) — Children who grow up in a
home without a biological father have sex at a younger age than children
raised with their Dad in the picture, and a study now offers a new
explanation for why this is true.