
BBC NewsWHO urges information sharing over novel coronavirus
BBC News
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged countries with possible cases of novel coronavirus to share information. The move comes after Saudi Arabia said the development of diagnostic tests had been delayed by patent rights on the NCoV virus by ...
Limits on use of samples said to delay MERS-CoV effortsCIDRAP
WHO warns countries not to hoard secrets of coronavirusReuters
WHO: Scientific red tape mars efforts vs. virusHouston Chronicle CBC.ca -Wall Street Journal -ABC News all 82 news articles »
The Atlantic CitiesArkansas's Teen Birth Rate High, But Dropping With Rest Of US
KUAR
Arkansas is among the states where the rate is dropping, but it has one of the highest rates. Arkansas had a 16 percent decline in overall teen births between 2007 and 2011. Brady Hamilton, a statistician with the National Center for Health Statistics, says the ...
The New Geography of Teen MothersThe Atlantic Cities
Teen birth rate drops, especially among HispanicsNBCNews.com
CDC report finds teen birth rates on the downswingNurse.com Boston.com -MSNBC -wtvr.com all 59 news articles » - Lawmaker would give FDA more oversight of drug compounding
Reuters
By Toni Clarke. WASHINGTON | Thu May 23, 2013 6:07pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Representative Edward Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, on Thursday became the latest lawmaker to propose legislation that would give the U.S. Food and ...
House GOPs Still Oppose Compounding BillMedPage Today
Senate panel approves tighter oversight of compounding pharmacies, but bill is ...Washington Post
Senate Committee Approves Bill on CompoundingNew York Times Kansas City Star -ModernHealthcare.com -eNews Park Forest all 16 news articles » - Diners badly underestimate calories in fast-food meals
USA TODAY
Teens underestimated the calories in fast-food meals by 34%; parents of school-age children by 23%; adults by 20%, study shows. Burger. Teens underestimate the calories in fast food, according to a new report. (Photo: Jacquelyn Martin, AP) ...
You're eating more calories than you thinkCNN (blog)
How Many Calories in Your Fast-Food Meal? Guess AgainHealth.com
Consumers largely underestimating calorie content of fast foodMedical Xpress U.S. News & World Report -Express.co.uk -The Daily meal all 11 news articles »
CTV NewsSports Seem OK For Many With Heart-Zapping Device
NPR
WASHINGTON (AP) — New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. Lots of patients ignore that take-it-easy advice ...
ICD May Be No Barrier to Active SportsMedPage Today
Competitive Sports Can Be Safe for Athletes With ICDsDoctors Lounge
Vigorous athletic activity is safe with implanted arrhythmia devicesHealthCanal.com all 9 news articles »
ABC NewsAlabama mystery illness solved: No new virus or bacteria involved
Washington Post
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Health officials investigating a cluster of mysterious illnesses in Alabama closed their investigation Thursday after determining the illnesses were unrelated and no new bacteria or viruses were involved. The investigation involved 10 ...
Cause of Respiratory Disease Cluster in Alabama DeterminedMedscape
Ala. Mystery Illness May Be CoincidenceABC News
CDC Investigating Respitory IllnessWTVY, Dothan Dothan Eagle -CBS News -Fox News all 81 news articles »
UPI.comFish body oil may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes
UPI.com
BOSTON, May 23 (UPI) -- Fish body oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease, U.S. researchers say. "While prior animal studies found fish oil increased circulating adiponectin, ...
Fish Oil Pills can Lower Risk of Diabetes Type-2Nature World News
Daily Dose Of Fish Oil May Reduce Risk Of Diabetes, Heart DiseaseRedOrbit
Fish oil 'may lower diabetes risk'Nursing Times Jagran Post -Everyday Health all 11 news articles »
AFPEmergency face transplant successfully performed in Poland
CBS News
WARSAW, Poland Doctors in Poland say they have successfully completed a total face transplant only a few weeks following the victim's accident. Typically, the procedure only occurs months or even years after the incident. The urgent procedure was done on ...
Poland claims world's first life-saving face transplantAFP
Poland Face Transplant Performed Just Weeks After Man Has Jaws Crushed In ...Huffington Post
Life-saving face transplant performed in PolandU-T San Diego The Verge -Latinos Post all 25 news articles »
BBC NewsUniversal flu jab 'edges closer'
BBC News
A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers. A different seasonal flu jab is produced every year as the virus is a constantly shifting target. This animal study, published ...
New, stripped-down flu vaccine might work better, study findsNBCNews.com
'Universal' flu vaccine effective in animalsNature.com
Synthetic biology enables fast-adapting flu vaccinesDVICE Fox News -allvoices -Telegraph.co.uk all 30 news articles »
AFPBird flu virus is capable of human spread
Sydney Morning Herald
The bird flu virus that has killed 36 people in China is capable of human-to-human spread, scientists found in animal studies that highlight its pandemic potential. Ferrets experimentally infected with the new H7N9 strain passed it to other ferrets occupying the ...
Study: H7N9 shows limited aerosol transmission in ferretsCIDRAP
H7N9 bird flu can pass between mammals, researchers findLos Angeles Times
H7N9 bird flu spreads much like ordinary fluNBCNews.com Medscape -AFP -Science News all 24 news articles »