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Alertpedia does not guarantee their accuracy. en-us Copyright Alertpedia.com 2009-07-03T21:02:33+01:00 alertpedia.com health alerts http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840757 HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's disease, suggests a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840757 2009-07-03T09:02:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840756 HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a major cellular flaw that may drive the rapid spread of relapsed lung cancer. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840756 2009-07-03T09:02:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840755 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840755 2009-07-03T09:02:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840754 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Inside your ear, there are glands that produce a waxy oil called cerumen. This helps protect your ear from dust, germs and other foreign substances, but too much wax buildup can trigger hearing loss. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840754 2009-07-03T09:02:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840753 HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Celebrations including fireworks cause almost 10,000 injuries every year in the United States, but taking certain precautions can help keep you and others safe while enjoying the key summer holiday... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840753 2009-07-03T09:02:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840758 AFP - Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region, officials said on Friday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840758 2009-07-03T08:52:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840759 Reuters - A new study shows that the annual cost of medical care in the US for people who suffer from sickle cell disease exceeds $1.1 billion. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840759 2009-07-03T08:46:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840760 AFP - The World Health Organisation still expects the swine flu pandemic to subside in the northern hemisphere over the summer, despite its persistence in the likes of the United States and Britain. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840760 2009-07-03T08:40:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840761 Reuters - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840761 2009-07-03T07:47:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840762 Reuters - PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut death rates from the disease, a new review finds. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22840762 2009-07-03T07:45:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22833675 AFP - South Korea's health ministry announced it would spend 193 billion won (152 million dollars) to secure vaccines against swine flu for 13 million people -- more than a quarter of the population. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22833675 2009-07-03T00:21:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824637 AP - A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824637 2009-07-02T21:40:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824646 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted therapy shows promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia, a highly treatment-resistant blood cancer, according to a new study. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824646 2009-07-02T20:49:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824645 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Multaq (dronedarone) tablets have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to promote a normal heart rhythm in people with atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. These conditions cause... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824645 2009-07-02T20:49:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824644 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22824644 2009-07-02T20:49:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816754 AP - A federal investigation has found problems with a controversial study of an alternative medicine treatment for heart attack survivors. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816754 2009-07-02T09:05:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816760 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Low IQ alone doesn't increase a person's risk of early death, says a new study that challenges findings suggested by previous research. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816760 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816759 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816759 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816758 HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Controlling ticks and fleas is drudgery for countless pet owners. Now, researchers report they're closer to developing a monthly pill that would conveniently rid cats and dogs of these disease... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816758 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816757 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816757 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816756 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A hamstring injury can sideline an athlete or exercise buff for quite a while. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816756 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816755 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The more alcohol men drink, the more time they spend in a hospital, research from the United Kingdom has found. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816755 2009-07-02T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816761 AFP - Britain's health secretary warned Thursday the country could soon face more than 100,000 daily cases of swine flu, while fears linked to the virus soared in Argentina after the death toll nearly doubled. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816761 2009-07-02T08:29:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816762 AFP - Arne Soerensen, a retired Danish doctor, flips through thousands of pages of notes scribbled over 50 years of research and issues his diagnosis: Napoleon died of a kidney disease. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22816762 2009-07-02T07:39:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22809331 AFP - The number of swine flu cases in Turkey has reached 40 after another three people were diagnosed with the desease, the health ministry said Thursday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22809331 2009-07-02T02:46:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22809332 AFP - Australian authorities told parents not to panic Thursday after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22809332 2009-07-02T01:51:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793103 AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is reviewing data on the safety of Lantus, a synthetic insulin made by Sanofi-Aventis SA. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793103 2009-07-01T09:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793102 AP - The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793102 2009-07-01T09:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793104 AFP - Test-tube fertilisation in Europe has scaled a record high for success while also reducing the risk of multiple births, fertility experts reported on Wednesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793104 2009-07-01T09:07:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793107 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- There's nothing worse than a pain in the neck, lore has it. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793107 2009-07-01T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793106 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- An analysis of studies supports a growing belief that guidelines for prescribing cholesterol-lowering statin drugs should be expanded to include healthy people without established heart disease,... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793106 2009-07-01T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793105 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- The popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, which combine acetaminophen with an opiate narcotic, should be banned, and the maximum dose of over-the-counter painkillers with... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793105 2009-07-01T09:04:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793111 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Whatever you believe, new research suggests that you're likely to surround yourself with others who feel the same way, whether they be friends or talking heads on television. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793111 2009-07-01T09:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793110 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Watching food ads on TV leads to a boost in snacking among children and adults, increasing the risk of weight gain, U.S. researchers say. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793110 2009-07-01T09:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793109 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Repeated use of antibiotics to treat acute ear infections in young children increases the risk of recurrent ear infections by 20 percent, according to researchers in the Netherlands who called for... http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793109 2009-07-01T09:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793108 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A kitchen fire can flare at a moment's notice -- as soon as you turn your back on your broiling or baking dinner. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22793108 2009-07-01T09:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785015 AP - The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785015 2009-07-01T02:43:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785016 AFP - Australian police and medical authorities are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy who tested positive for swine flu, officials said Wednesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785016 2009-07-01T02:27:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785017 AFP - Wielding high fines, Greece's health ministry on Wednesday launched a nationwide smoking ban -- the third this decade -- in a bid to eliminate the habit in Europe's most nicotine-addicted nation. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785017 2009-07-01T02:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785018 AFP - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has announced it is launching a programme to produce and store anti-flu drug Tamiflu pandemic stockpiles for developing countries at a sharply discounted price. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22785018 2009-07-01T00:49:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776555 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776555 2009-06-30T20:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776554 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with a cholesterol-lowering drug might protect against Alzheimer's disease, new research suggests. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776554 2009-06-30T20:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776553 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who are overweight and obese are usually given higher-than-normal doses of radiation in order to obtain usable X-ray images, even though the long-term effects are unknown, new research contends. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776553 2009-06-30T20:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776552 HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22776552 2009-06-30T20:48:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768736 AP - Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768736 2009-06-30T09:53:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768737 Reuters - The first H1N1 infection found to be resistant to the antiviral Tamiflu represents an "isolated case" with "no public health implication" at this time, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768737 2009-06-30T09:43:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768738 AFP - The European Union commission on Tuesday called for public places throughout Europe to be smoke-free by 2012 in order to tackle the deadly effects of passive smoking. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768738 2009-06-30T09:14:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768739 AFP - Greece, Europe's heaviest-smoking nation, introduces a tobacco ban in public places on July 1, its third attempt in a decade to stamp out the country's love affair with cigarettes. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768739 2009-06-30T09:06:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768745 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- The syndicated comic strip "Baldo" will feature a storyline on diabetes in order to boost awareness about prevention and treatment of the disease among Hispanics. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768745 2009-06-30T09:03:00+01:00 http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768744 HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Don't automatically blame mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad's state of mind, Dutch researchers report. http://www.alertpedia.com/extpage.php?evid=22768744 2009-06-30T09:03:00+01:00