AP - Malaysia's deputy health minister urged every woman in the country to carry a condom to protect against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, a news report said Sunday. -- read full article
Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:03:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease.
Reuters - The addition of Genentech Inc's cancer
drug Avastin to chemotherapy slows the progress of breast
cancer at two different doses, according to results of a large
international trial released on Saturday. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 18:31:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Noted neurologist Oliver Sacks has found common ground with the pastor of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church: Both men believe in the healing power of music.
AP - Adding the novel cancer drug Erbitux to standard chemotherapy helped advanced lung cancer patients live just a month longer than chemo alone, a study found. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 18:27:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A drug to prevent bone loss during breast cancer treatment also substantially cut the risk that the cancer would return, results that left doctors excited about a possible new way to fight the disease. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 16:11:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease
often includes helping with all daily activities, including eating. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 03:46:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A woman in a northern Australian city gave birth to a healthy baby girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy, a hospital official said Friday. -- read full article
Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under 1. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria. -- read full article
Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when several hundred area patients died while awaiting transplants, according to a published report. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 01:38:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a blood-clotting drug from GlaxoSmithKline PLC and Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. is effective for short-term use, despite reservations by FDA scientists. -- read full article
Fri, 30 May 2008 21:06:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will no longer be sold at year's end — and the government is urging patients not to wait until the last minute to switch to newer alternatives. -- read full article
Sat, 31 May 2008 00:16:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - European doctors said Friday they had identified a genetic characteristic that strongly worsens survival chances for women with breast cancer who are treated with a common form of chemotherapy.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease
often includes helping with all daily activities, including eating. -- read full article
Fri, 30 May 2008 18:02:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
