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Approximately six million people in India's Delhi territory at risk of contracting tuberculosis

About six million people in the Indian territory of Delhi, or 40% of the territory's population of 15 million, are at risk of contracting tuberculosis, L.S. Chauhan, deputy director general of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, said recently ahead of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease's Conference of the South East Asia Region, which begins Monday in New Delhi, IANS/Economic Times reports. The three-day conference will bring together about 500 experts from South Asia and France to discuss the threat of TB and other lung diseases.

9 Sep 2008

Supreme Court to consider whether to bar liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies

The U.S. Supreme Court in November will consider whether to shield the makers of prescription and over-the-counter drugs from liability lawsuits, the Los Angeles Times reports.

9 Sep 2008

FDA posts names of prescription drugs being investigated for potential safety problems

FDA officials on Friday said the agency will begin publishing quarterly a list of drugs being investigated for potential safety risks, the Washington Post reports.

9 Sep 2008

Presidential candidates discuss proposals for health care, other issues at AARP convention

Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) on Saturday appeared via satellite at an AARP convention in Washington, D.C., and spoke about health care and other issues that affect seniors, the Washington Post reports.

9 Sep 2008

Sen. Grassley asking for details of hospital cost-cutting programs

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has requested that two public hospitals submit information on programs and practices that he suggests could lead to unequal treatment of patients based on their ability to pay, the Wall Street Journal's "Health Blog" reports.

9 Sep 2008

Asian-Americans, blacks more skeptical of joint replacement surgery than whites, study finds

Blacks and Asian-Americans perceive joint replacement surgery as a riskier procedure than whites do, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of Rheumatology, Reuters Health reports.

9 Sep 2008

Honolulu Advertiser examines diabetes prevalence among native Hawaiians, Asian-American/Pacific islanders

Native Hawaiians have higher rates of diabetes than other Asian-American/Pacific Islanders and are more likely to die at earlier ages from the disease and its complications than whites, the Honolulu Advertiser reports.

9 Sep 2008

Congressional Democrats will not vote on SCHIP expansion legislation this session amid veto threats, increased cost estimates

Congressional Democrats said they will not hold a vote on legislation to renew and expand SCHIP this year, citing an inability to override a promised veto by President Bush, among other issues, the New York Times reports.

9 Sep 2008

VivaGel coated condoms - Starpharma and SSL International in business

Starpharma Holdings Limited has announced that a full licence agreement has been signed with SSL International plc in relation to the VivaGel coated condom. SSL manufactures and sells Durex condoms, the market-leading condom brand worldwide.

9 Sep 2008

Physical activity can blunt the effect of obesity genes

People who are concerned that they may have a genetic susceptibility for obesity will find some relief from new research conducted in the U.S.

9 Sep 2008

Vitamin may protect the ageing brain from memory loss

Scientists in Britain are suggesting that a vitamin found in meat, fish and milk, may offer protection against memory loss in older people.

9 Sep 2008

Top ANZ medical body says trainee doctors need more clinical training places

The top organisation which represents university medical schools in Australia and New Zealand has issued a stark warning regarding healthcare in Australia.

9 Sep 2008

New hope for Burkitt's lymphoma

Scientists have discovered a better way to identify and treat a commonly misdiagnosed cancer affecting young adults and teenagers, a study published in Blood reveals.

9 Sep 2008

Stuttering more common in bilingual children

Researchers in Britain say children who are bilingual before the age of 5 are far more likely to stutter and also find it harder to lose their impediment.

9 Sep 2008

Parents vastly overestimate how much their children exercise

New research from the UK is suggesting that parents vastly overestimate the amount of time their children spend exercising and the true levels are around six times lower than national data suggests.

9 Sep 2008

Campaign to rid food of artificial colours hits the road in Australia and New Zealand

The on-going debate about artificial colours which are commonly added to foods has been a controversial topic in the U.S. and Britain for a number of years with groups lobbying for the practice to be banned.

9 Sep 2008

World's first hand-held ultrasound imaging device

Siemens Canada Limited has partnered with Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) to implement the new ACUSON P10 ultrasound system - the world's first hand-held ultrasound imaging device - replacing the existing technology.

8 Sep 2008

Antibiotics still being over-prescribed by GPs

Antibiotics are still being over-prescribed by GPs in contravention of guidelines, potentially contributing to antibiotic-resistant "superbugs", research launched at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester has shown.

8 Sep 2008

New CDC push to teach parents how to protect children from MRSA

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today launched a national campaign to teach parents how to keep their children safe from skin infections caused by the potentially dangerous bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

8 Sep 2008

Egg secretions from a worm may be useful in gene therapy

Egg secretions from a worm that causes a deadly human disease may prove useful in gene therapy, according to research presented at the British Pharmaceutical Conference (BPC) in Manchester.

8 Sep 2008

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Approximately six million people in India's Delhi territory at risk of contracting tuberculosis

Supreme Court to consider whether to bar liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies

FDA posts names of prescription drugs being investigated for potential safety problems

Presidential candidates discuss proposals for health care, other issues at AARP convention

Sen. Grassley asking for details of hospital cost-cutting programs

Asian-Americans, blacks more skeptical of joint replacement surgery than whites, study finds

Honolulu Advertiser examines diabetes prevalence among native Hawaiians, Asian-American/Pacific islanders

Congressional Democrats will not vote on SCHIP expansion legislation this session amid veto threats, increased cost estimates

VivaGel coated condoms - Starpharma and SSL International in business

Physical activity can blunt the effect of obesity genes

Vitamin may protect the ageing brain from memory loss

Top ANZ medical body says trainee doctors need more clinical training places

New hope for Burkitt's lymphoma

Stuttering more common in bilingual children

Parents vastly overestimate how much their children exercise

Campaign to rid food of artificial colours hits the road in Australia and New Zealand

World's first hand-held ultrasound imaging device

Antibiotics still being over-prescribed by GPs

New CDC push to teach parents how to protect children from MRSA

Egg secretions from a worm may be useful in gene therapy

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