More fat bellies than hungry ones

More fat bellies than hungry ones

Hindustan Times
15 Aug 2006

THE WORLD now has more overweight people than hungry ones and governments should design economic strategies to influence national diets, a conference of international experts heard on Monday. The transition from a starving world to an obese one had... read more...



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Daughter joins father’s fight against AIDS

Daughter joins father’s fight against AIDS
By Steve Sternberg USA TODAY
USA Today
14 Aug 2006

One patient stands out in Jim Curran’s mind. He was a New York actor in his late 30s whose face and neck were covered with purplish spots that even stage makeup couldn’t mask. The lesions were caused by Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare skin cancer almost... read more... Tech Tags: USA Today newspaper Life Health

Outbreak gives unvaccinated a dose of reality

Outbreak gives unvaccinated a dose of reality
PAUL TAYLOR
Globe and Mail
11 Aug 2006

In many respects, parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated against common illnesses are getting a free ride. Their kids are partly protected by what is known as “herd immunity.” Diseases can’t spread very easily within a community when the... read more... Tech Tags: Globe and Mail newspaper Health Taylor

The Web Returns to Health

The Web Returns to Health
By Annys Shin
The Washington Post
08 Aug 2006

Ninety-five million Americans — about 80 percent of online adults — have searched the Web for health information in the past year, and the overwhelming majority have been disappointed. More than 70 percent of those searchers either did not find what... read more...

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The Web Returns to Health

The Web Returns to Health
By Annys Shin
The Washington Post
08 Aug 2006

Ninety-five million Americans — about 80 percent of online adults — have searched the Web for health information in the past year, and the overwhelming majority have been disappointed. More than 70 percent of those searchers either did not find what... read more...

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New hope on cancer Wonderdrug will halt the suffering of thousands of women with breast disease (Daily Express, 03 Aug 2006, Page 7)

New hope on cancer Wonderdrug will halt the suffering of thousands of women with breast disease
By Victoria Fletcher Health Editor
Daily Express
03 Aug 2006

A NEW generation of cancer drugs will dramatically cut side effects for tens of thousands of patients, doctors have revealed. One wonderdrug will benefit more than half of women diagnosed with breast cancer. In Britain, one in nine women will develop... read more...

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Sexual health plans undermined as trusts keep cash

Sexual health plans undermined as trusts keep cash
John Carvel Social affairs editor
The Guardian
02 Aug 2006

A 300m programme to tackle England’s epidemic of sexually transmitted infections is in danger of collapse because the money has been siphoned off by NHS trusts to reduce their financial deficits, government advisers warn today. The Independent... read more...

Funding to test cancer theory

Funding to test cancer theory
By Liz Hands (0191) 204-3313 liz.hands@ncjmedia.co.uk
The Journal
01 Aug 2006

THE reason some cancer patients respond better to treatment than others could be down to their genes, scientists in the region said yest Researchers at Newcastle University have been given funding to test their theory. They believe if they can... read more...