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Quebecer offers bargain on diseased pancreas, raises ethical concerns Reported February 12, 2008 MONTREAL - A Quebec man trying to hawk his diseased pancreas over the Internet has found it is a buyer's market for hypoglycemic organs. Mario Meunier, of Riviere-du-Loup, Que., is hoping to raise awareness about a glucose deficiency known as nesidioblastosis, and cash … [Read more...]

Health advocates stepping up pressure to ban smoking in cars with kids Reported January 22, 2008 TORONTO - Ontario can't wait until the end of the year to decide whether to join other provinces in banning smoking in cars that carry kids, health advocates said Tuesday as they called on the Liberals to mark national non-smoking week by moving ahead with the ban. A private … [Read more...]

Pre-Marital Sex: What Kids Must Know   Reported May 30, 2009 It took Sweden 50 years to do it. In India, it might take even longer to include sexuality education in the school curricula, if the ongoing debate is any indication. Indian parliamentarians have just recommended that sex education for the young be banned, and … [Read more...]

Turkish drug market to grow furtherReported March 20, 2009 ISTANBUL - The Turkish pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow as much as 12 percent in 2009 despite the economic crisis, the chief executive of Bayer's Turkey unit said Wednesday. Sebastian Guth told a news conference the pharmaceuticals sector was less vulnerable to the economic crisis than the auto, white … [Read more...]

Travel abroad for organ transplants on the NHS under EU proposal. Reported January 15, 2009 British patients waiting for an organ transplant could soon travel to other European countries for operations paid for by the NHS, under EU proposals.   Under the plans if an organ became available for transplant in the UK but was not match for any … [Read more...]

Ohio Orders More H1N1 Flu VaccineReported November 30, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has ordered 259,800 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccine will be shipped directly to 511 local health departments, family physicians, federally qualified health centers, pediatricians, OB/GYNs, … [Read more...]

Montreal's 'miracle baby' survives heart troublesReported September 05, 2009 MONTREAL — There was a phalanx of doctors, a flood of cameras, and an auditorium full of hospital staff. But the star of the show at the Montreal Children's Hospital was a tiny boy, not yet one year old, whose survival was termed "a small miracle." Doctors and his parents beamed with pride … [Read more...]

Pregnancy lifestyles could be better   Reported June 05, 2009 Women need more support to adopt healthier lifestyles when they are pregnant, a Queensland study suggests. Only 10% of women quit smoking when they became pregnant and those who continued to smoke only reduce their average intake from 16 to 13 cigarettes per day, a study carried out at … [Read more...]

Emergency wait times tackledReported February 26, 2009 The province’s massive plan to ease hospital wait times is already starting to have an impact on St. Joseph’s Health Centre’s emergency department but there are still challenges ahead, says the hospital’s top official. CEO Carolyn Baker said initiatives rolled out through the Ministry of Health in the last two years … [Read more...]

Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring Reported August 22, 2008 FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Suffering respiratory or ear infections in early childhood, having a dog in the house as a newborn, and even being raised in a large family all appear to increase the risk of snoring later in life, new research suggests. The findings may seem … [Read more...]

France: 47 students test positive for H1N1 Reported July 23, 2009 French authorities on Wednesday quarantined around 47 students, most of them believed to be Spanish, after they tested positive for swine flu, while attending a summer French language course at a school in France. Henri Welschinger, acting director of the La Salle Saint-Nicolas Catholic school, in … [Read more...]

40 percent Indian children are underweight, says global indexReported October 14, 2009 New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Over 40 percent of children in India are underweight, says this year’s Global Hunger Index, which finds that South Asia now has higher levels of hunger than sub-Saharan Africa. India ranks 65th on the index, with Democratic Republic of Congo at the bottom - … [Read more...]

Woman, son test positive for Swine Flu in CoimbatoreReported June 03, 2009 New Delhi: The latest update on two confirmed cases of swine flu in India is that they have been traced to Coimbatore. The two are first cases of human to human transmission of the swine flu virus. The 34-year-old woman and her five-year-old son who flew in from Boston, US via Chennai to Coimbatore … [Read more...]

Japan's Hepatitis Victims Prepare Compensation Claims Reported January 16, 2008 Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Only 10 percent of hepatitis C sufferers in Japan who caught the cancer-causing virus from contaminated blood products might be eligible for compensation because the source of infection for the others hasn't been … [Read more...]

New way to look inside our brainsReported December 10, 2007 The world's most powerful MRI -- 100,000 times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field -- is going on-line at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The machine will be especially useful for imaging the brain for such conditions as tumors and strokes. A recent study of 12 men and 13 women found the machine to be … [Read more...]

Report Warns Of Danger From CT ScansReported November 28, 2007 Millions of Americans, especially children, needlessly get dangerous radiation from "super X-rays" that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to diagnose medical problems, a new report warns. In a few decades, as many as 2 percent of all cancers in the U.S. might be due to radiation from CT scans … [Read more...]

Rising use of highly radioactive CT scans has scientists worriedReported November 29, 2007 MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Doctors might be overusing CT scans, the popular diagnostic tool that exposes patients to far more radiation than conventional X-rays, scientists in Manhattan will report today. The analysis by investigators at Columbia University Medical Center comes on the heels … [Read more...]

Pregnancy lifestyles could be better   Reported June 05, 2009 Women need more support to adopt healthier lifestyles when they are pregnant, a Queensland study suggests. Only 10% of women quit smoking when they became pregnant and those who continued to smoke only reduce their average intake from 16 to 13 cigarettes per day, a study carried out at … [Read more...]

Adults, kids sought for H1N1 vaccine trials at IWKReported September 15, 2009 The IWK Health Centre in Halifax is seeking healthy adults and children for H1N1 vaccine trials. The IWK is one of several hospitals across Canada where the vaccine will be tested, likely in late September. The trials will be part of the process in getting the vaccine approved, an IWK spokesman … [Read more...]

Deadly bird flu strain in FranceJuly 6, 2007 Three swans found dead in the north-east of France have tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, suggesting the virus may once again be spreading across Europe. At least five other European nations have reported avian influenza outbreaks this year, according to the Paris-based World … [Read more...]

‘Indian couple still shy to openly discuss sex’ Reported October 01, 2008 New Delhi, October 1: Noting that Indians still find sex a behind the doors topic, a new survey shows that one out of two men in the country do not have optimal erection hardness and over 60 per cent of women feel their partner's erections are inadequate. According to the … [Read more...]

Spinal cord research shows promiseReported November 13, 2007 MONTREAL - Montreal researchers have identified what may be a pivotal first step toward regenerating injured spinal cords using the body's own stem cells. The repair mechanism that works well in a developing or embryonic nervous system seems to work in reverse in adults following injury, explained … [Read more...]

Kidney stones may become more common with climate change: studyReported July 14, 2008 TORONTO - Some say passing a kidney stone is the closest men will ever come to experiencing the pain of childbirth, and a study released Monday suggests the excruciating experience may become more common with climate change. Researchers at the University of Texas believe cases of kidney … [Read more...]

Patients like smiles more than dentists do Reported January 11, 2008 EGERSUND, People have a higher opinion of their smiles than the dentists who preserve them, a small study of 78 patients in Norway found. The dental patients -- who averaged 51 years of age and included 50 women and 28 men -- were asked to rate their smile on a 100-point satisfaction … [Read more...]

In Russia, 2% Are Heavy Drinkers Reported September 18, 2008 The concept, which draft is currently considered at ministries and departments, provides for “restricting the alcohol consumption, excluding appearance of poor-quality alcohol product on the market, arrangement of comprehensive system of alcohol prevention and alcohol abuse amid the … [Read more...]

Sweden Says Gender Based Abortions are Legal   Reported May 26, 2009 (ChattahBox) — Swedish health authorities have ruled that under the current law, a woman is allowed to have an abortion, solely for the purpose of ending a pregnancy when the gender of the fetus is not what a woman wants. Health officials also decided that … [Read more...]

U.K. Urges Pregnant Women to Take Precautions Against Swine Flu   Reported July 20, 2009 July 20 (Bloomberg) -- The U.K. government urged pregnant women to take precautions against swine flu after one person with the virus died after giving birth prematurely last week. “Anybody in pregnancy is more careful about where they go, what they do,” Health … [Read more...]

New Quebec website helps people deal with post-traumatic stressReported May 05, 2009 MONTREAL — The thousands of people in Canada suffering from post-traumatic stress have been offered new help in the form of a website started by a Montreal mental health institute. The bilingual info-trauma.org site was developed by the Douglas Mental Health University Institute … [Read more...]

Swine Flu Cases Still Rising   Reported June 06, 2009 Philippine officials have postponed the start of college classes on concerns over the rising number of swine flu cases in the country, as several nations reported more incidences of the H1N1 virus. In Australia, the number of confirmed swine flu cases rose to 1,009 Saturday, more than triple the … [Read more...]

ER doctors can uncover domestic abuse: study Reported November 07, 2007 TORONTO -- Even in a busy hospital emergency department, physicians can help abused women to open up about domestic violence if they take the time to ask the right questions in the right way, a U.S.-Canadian research team has found. But too often, rushed ER doctors trying to quickly diagnose and treat … [Read more...]