Medicine

Acne pill benefits outweigh blood clot risk: EU agency - 05/18/2013

PARIS, Mariette Le Roux - Europe's medicines watchdog said Friday the benefits of acne drug Diane-35, also widely used as a contraceptive, outweigh the risk of developing blood clots in the veins --...

Palestinian health minister visits Israeli hospital - 05/05/2013

JERUSALEM- Palestinian health minister Hani Abdeen on Sunday paid a visit to the Hadassah hospital in west Jerusalem, the first visit by a Palestinian minister to Israel's largest medical facility,...

Fire deaths expose Russia's primitive psychiatric care - 04/28/2013

MOSCOW, Anna Malpas- A fire that killed 36 patients at a dilapidated wooden psychiatric facility has exposed Russia's failure to move on from the old Soviet system of punitive psychiatry used against...

England prepares mass-vaccination push as measles cases rise - 04/25/2013

LONDON- England aims to inject a million youngsters with measles vaccine following a surge in cases of the potentially fatal disease, public health authorities said Thursday. The rise in cases...

'Cinnamon challenge' game poses danger to lungs: report - 04/23/2013

WASHINGTON- Health experts warned Monday about serious risks from the "Cinnamon Challenge," a game popular with US teens, who ingest a spoonful of the pungent spice, then try to refrain from drinking...

In India, 'no frills' hospitals offer $800 heart surgery - 04/22/2013

BANGALORE, India, Adam Plowright- What if hospitals were run like a mix of Wal-Mart and a low-cost airline? The result might be something like the chain of "no-frills" Narayana Hrudayalaya clinics in...

'Aleppo button' disease afflicts war-torn city - 03/31/2013

The welts cover his nose and have cropped up around his mouth. While painless, they could leave scars that last for life. His mother, sister and cousins have also contracted the same infection. The...

Nearly all British doctors have given placebos: survey - 03/23/2013

LONDON- Some 97 percent of British family doctors admit giving patients placebos, and more than three-quarters say they prescribe them at least once a week, a survey released on Thursday found....

Physical therapy can be as good as knee surgery: study - 03/20/2013

After six and 12 months, the knee function of participants was assessed and showed similar levels of improvement, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The lead...

New study questions vitamin D supplements in pregnancy - 03/19/2013

PARIS- Taking vitamin D supplements in pregnancy seems to make no difference to a child's bone health, in contrast to guidelines in some countries, research published in The Lancet on Tuesday says....
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