Rep. Rangel (D-NY) And Religious Leaders Discuss Health Care Reform

2010-03-17T15:30:47Z

WASHINGTON - MARCH 17: U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) (C) speaks to church leaders prior to a news conference on AIDS March 17, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. About 50 church leaders gathered on Capitol Hill to pushed for approval of the National Black Clergy for the Elimination of HIV/AIDS Act of 2009 which w...

China says probing report on deadly faulty vaccines

2010-03-17T21:30:29Z

<div><p>BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Health Ministry is probing a report in a domestic newspaper that faulty vaccines in northern Shanxi province were responsible for killing four children and making dozens of others sick.</p>...

WHO suspends vaccine by Sanofi-Aventis subsidiary

2010-03-17T10:30:22Z

<div><p>The U.N. health agency said Wednesday it has suspended its approval of a vaccine against tetanus and four other diseases produced by Sanofi-Aventis SA subsidiary because of a white substance forming inside some vials.</p><p>The World Health Organization and th...

Bird flu outbreak in Romania, EU's first in a year

2010-03-16T10:17:46Z

<div><p>The first outbreak of the deadly H5N1 bird flu in Europe for a year has been identified in a backyard poultry farm in Romania, the European Commission said Tuesday.</p><p>The outbreak, in Tulcea county, close to the Ukrainian border, was discovered on Monday and prompted immediate security measures, the

What is Influenza?

2010-03-16T14:16:34Z

Most people have symptoms for about one to two weeks and again no problem. But with most other viral respiratory infections such as colds, influenza (flu), the infection can be compared to a serious illness, death rate (death rate) from 0.1% of the virus that causes an infection.<br><br>Influenza is transmitted when an infected person sneezes or coughs in the public places, like market, shoping mall, bus, trains etc.The particles pass through the air, where they infect, with whom ...

New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals

2010-03-16T03:45:23Z

<div id="subtitle">UN AIDS chief says new HIV infections increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes</div><div><p>New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.</p><p>Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS

Preventing Yeast Infections

2010-03-16T07:47:47Z

In order to be victorious with protecting against yeast infections, you need to have some knowledge of the reason why they generally occur in the first place. Various over the counter drugs and lotions are effective in dealing with the symptoms of yeast infections, nonetheless to really avoid all of them recurring might need some hygiene and lifestyle changes.<br><br>Yeast infections are generally caused by a build up of candida albicans in the system. These are present in all bod...

Afghan Health Workers Give Polio Vaccine

2010-03-15T18:45:37Z

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 15: An Afghan health worker administers the polio vaccine to a child on the second day of a vaccination campaign on March 15, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Public Health Ministry, UNICEF and the World Health Organization are administering th...

Antiseptic baths help fight 'superbug' infections

2010-03-15T15:45:22Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bathing severely injured intensive-care patients with antiseptic-soaked washcloths can cut their risk of developing certain types of infections, and also seems to help keep drug-resistant bacteria at bay, new research shows.</p><p>Trauma patients are particularly vulnerable to hospital-acquired infections, Dr. Heather L. Evans of

U.S. court rules again against vaccine-autism claims

2010-03-15T09:45:26Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccines that contain a mercury-based preservative called thimerosal cannot cause autism on their own, a special U.S. court ruled on Friday, dealing one more blow to parents seeking to blame vaccines for their children's illness.</p><p>The special FDA) announced Friday it would reexamine its policy that bans gay men from donating blood</div><div><p> <p>The Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it would reexamine its policy that bans gay men from donating blood, the 'Los Angeles Times...

Teams forcibly evacuate Mozambique flood victims

2010-03-15T05:45:14Z

<div id="subtitle">Rescue teams forcibly evacuate Mozambique flood victims; cholera fears worsen</div><div><p>Authorities say rescue teams have evacuated 6,000 people, some of them forcibly, from flood-stricken districts in central Mozambique.</p><p>Authorities said Monday that many impoverished households refused to be relocated for fear of losing their belongings, though their homes were surrounded by risin...

Donors asked for $4.3 billion for vaccines for poor

2010-03-15T02:00:10Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - A further $4.3 billion is needed if a global vaccines alliance is to meet its goal of supplying life-saving immunizations to millions of children in poor countries by 2015, the organization said on Monday.</p><p>The GAVI Alliance (Global Alliance on Vaccines and Immunisation) said it had asked existing and potential donors to a meeting in Afghan President Hamid Karzai drops polio vaccines to an Afghan boy during a polio vaccination campaign at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, March 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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Bangladesh slaughters 117,000 birds over avian flu

2010-03-14T04:30:07Z

<div><p>At least 117,000 chickens were destroyed in northern Bangladesh Sunday after avian flu outbreak on one of the country's largest poultry farms, a local official said.</p><p>The deadly H5N1 strain of flu was detected on Saturday when 400 chickens died suddenly at the Kazi Farms complex in Thakurgaon town, district livestock chief Mosaddekur Rahman to...

US court rejects vaccine-autism link

2010-03-13T12:15:39Z

<div><p>A special US court Friday ruled against the parents of an autistic child, rejecting their claim of a connection between autism and a triple vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) their son was given.</p><p>In a similar ruling a year ago against three other families, the United States Court of Federal Claims said th...

Mozambique: 42 dead in worsening cholera outbreak

2010-03-13T09:15:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Mozambique sees rising deaths in cholera outbreak, with 42 dead and more than 2,600 infected</div><div><p>Mozambique's health ministry spokesman says the country's cholera outbreak has now killed 42 people in the northern and central parts of the southern African country.</p><p>Leonardo Chavane says the disease is spreading, with more than 2,600 cases of people who have contracted the highl...

Court says thimerosal did not cause autism

2010-03-12T18:30:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Special court rejects claims that vaccines with mercury preservative caused autism</div><div><p>The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.</p><p>While expressing sympathy for the parents involved in the emotionally charged cases, the court concluded they had failed to show a connection between the mercury-containing pres...

Gastroenteritis strikes cruise ship in Brazil

2010-03-12T11:45:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Gastroenteritis strikes same cruise ship in Brazil for the 2nd time; 47 passenger sickened</div><div><p>Nearly 50 passengers aboard an international cruise ship docked in Brazil have been stricken with vomiting and diarrhea, a health official said Friday. It was the same ship that last week was briefly placed under quarantine after hundreds of people came down with gastroenteritis.</p><p>"At least ...

Drugmakers agree on landmark vaccines deal for poor

2010-03-11T15:30:24Z

<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Several drug firms have agreed on a landmark deal to supply up to 200 million doses a year of cut-price pneumococcal vaccines to developing nations, according to the global immunization alliance that is overseeing the deal.</p><p>Leading manufacturers of such vaccines include GlaxoSmithKline and

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