HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used to treat obesity
may be effective against a wide range of viral infections such as the flu,
hepatitis, and even HIV, say researchers from the University of Rochester
Medical Center and Princeton University. -- read full article
AP - Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday.
AP - The government has approved a new genetic test for the flu virus that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within a few hours. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live in
low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those who
live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research. -- read full article
Reuters - China's contaminated milk products scandal, which have landed thousands of children in hospital in China this month with kidney illnesses, has reignited calls from medical experts for a return to breastfeeding. -- read full article
Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
AP - No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.
Reuters - There has been a substantial increase in the number of colorectal cancer screening tests conducted in older Americans, a new study shows. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live
in low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those
who live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research. -- read full article
Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
