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Obese and overweight refused joint operations

A regional health authority in the UK will refuse to treat overweight people needing hip and knee replacements on the National Health Service.

24 Nov 2005

China has another death from bird flu

According to local media the Health Ministry has said that a 35-year-old woman farmer in Anhui province developed fever and pneumonia-like symptoms on Nov. 11 after contact with sick and dead poultry, and she died on Nov. 22.

24 Nov 2005

Stress shown to raise bad cholesterol levels

British scientists have found that cholesterol levels in healthy adults can be raised by stress.

24 Nov 2005

Personal computers will help fight AIDS

A new project, called FightAIDS@Home, is hoping to tap into the unused power of individual and business computers to help research and identify drugs used to combat the HIV virus.

24 Nov 2005

South Korean cloning pioneer responds to accusations

South Korean cloning pioneer Hwang Woo-suk has defended himself in the media following allegations over ethics violations that have seen his groundbreaking work plunged into controversy.

24 Nov 2005

New drug CellCept far more effective in treating kidney problems in lupus patients

A new study has shown that the drug CellCept is just as good at fighting kidney complications from the debilitating disease lupus with far fewer side effects than standard treatment using the cancer drug Cytoxan.

24 Nov 2005

It's a fact - noise can give you a heart attack!

A new study suggests that people who work in noisy offices or live near busy roads, railways or airports may run a higher risk of heart attacks.

24 Nov 2005

Unless it's useful, ignore it and your memory will benefit

According to researchers, being able to filter out useless information can help people increase their capacity to remember what is really important.

24 Nov 2005

Who's calling who fat round here?

Some 1 million adult New Yorkers are obese, but nearly two-thirds of them don't think they are.

24 Nov 2005

U.S. bans some of Canada's poultry because of bird flu

Following the discovery of a non lethal strain of the bird flu virus in a duck in British Columbia, the United States has placed an interim ban on poultry from the area.

22 Nov 2005

Early neglect has a physical as well as psychological effect

A team of researchers in the United States has found that children who suffer neglect in their early years are left with physical as well as psychological effects.

22 Nov 2005

Health experts in the UK warn flu vaccine will run out

Fear of a flu pandemic has triggered an unprecedented demand for winter flu vaccines and health officials in the UK are warning that the NHS could run out of supplies.

22 Nov 2005

Prem babies more at risk of high blood pressure

According to a new Swedish study, premature birth may create a risk for high blood pressure later in life.

22 Nov 2005

Japanese ban Canadian poultry imports

Japan has placed a temporary ban on all poultry imports from Canada following the discovery of a case of avian influenza in a duck on a farm in southwestern British Columbia.

22 Nov 2005

China to use police in fighting bird flu

China which has had 17 outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu since the middle of last month, is struggling to control the virus which has now been found in seven provinces over a wide ranging area.

22 Nov 2005

Highly educated more at risk of Parkinson's disease

New research has suggested that people with high levels of education and demanding careers also have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

22 Nov 2005

Breast-fed babies have less risk of celiac disease

A new study has concluded that breast-feeding significantly lowers the risk of a child developing celiac disease.

22 Nov 2005

New worldwide high for AIDS numbers

A new report says that worldwide the number of AIDS cases has reached record levels, with more than 40 million people now living with the disease.

22 Nov 2005

Sleeping on their back causes breathing problems for babies

New research has revealed that very young children with obstructive sleep apnea who sleep on their backs appear to have more respiratory problems, as measured by increases in the respiratory disturbance index (RDI).

22 Nov 2005

Changes in our early sensory experiences resulting from disease or environmental factors may shape our sensory perceptions

Our brain's ability to combine sensory information from a single event - such as seeing an ambulance and hearing its siren - has been shown to speed our reactions, help us identify objects and heighten our awareness.

21 Nov 2005