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Contaminated cough syrup kills 22 in Panama

The mysterious deaths of 22 people in Panama have now been linked to a contaminated cough syrup.

16 Oct 2006

Being obese lowers your intelligence!

If French scientists are to be believed being obese is linked to a decline in a person's cognitive function.

16 Oct 2006

Simple sight test and glasses could make a dramatic difference to the lives of more than 150 million people

Children fail at school, adults are unable to work and families are pushed into poverty as a result of uncorrected visual impairment.

11 Oct 2006

Bird flu back again in Egypt

According to the World Health Organisation, Egypt has reported it's first case of bird flu in five months.

11 Oct 2006

Calls for FDA to pay more attention to products made with nanotechnology

At a meeting called by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), consumer and environmental groups have called for the FDA to pay more attention to products made by using nanotechnology.

11 Oct 2006

Psoriasis increases the risk of a heart attack

American researchers are suggesting that adults who suffer from psoriasis are at an increased risk of a heart attack.

11 Oct 2006

Killing resistant germs - total synthesis successful: Platensimycin, a new antibiotic

Although a number of new antibiotics have been discovered in recent decades, our armory against infection is continually being depleted, as our microscopically small enemies are crafty warriors that develop resistance to current antibiotics. Multiresistant bacteria are a big problem, especially in hospitals.

11 Oct 2006

Going deaf and blind happens simultaneously in old age

According to Australian scientists, vision and hearing loss happens almost simultaneously in older people.

11 Oct 2006

British the fattest people in Europe

If new figures released by the British Government are to be believed, the British are now the fattest men and women in Europe.

11 Oct 2006

Another case of bird flu strikes Indonesia

Indonesian officials say a woman from Bandung has tested positive for bird flu and is being treated in hospital.

11 Oct 2006

Smoking ban already showing health benefits

Smoking bans which were implemented in most workplaces such as pubs and restaurants in Scotland in March this year, are already showing health benefits.

11 Oct 2006

Chikungunya adds to Dengue scare in India

The situation in the Indian city of Delhi, which is battling to control an outgreak of dengue fever now approaching epidemic proportions, has been exacerbated by an outbreak of another mosquito bourne disease, Chikungunya.

10 Oct 2006

Cocktail of two drugs heals damaged hearts

A cocktail of drugs has been found in trials with animals to heal damaged heart muscle.

10 Oct 2006

WHO and sanofi-aventis expand programme to fight neglected tropical diseases

The World Health Organization (WHO) is expanding its program to fight some of the most neglected tropical diseases that destroy the lives and health of poor people.

10 Oct 2006

Overweight in middle age could mean dementia later in life

To add further fuel to the debate over obesity, researchers in France are saying that being overweight in middle age may indicate a higher risk of dementia later in life.

10 Oct 2006

Lower PSA in obese men could be a warning

Researchers in the U.S. say that obese men have lower levels of a protein used to screen for prostate cancer risk, and doctors should take weight into account when determining a man's risk.

10 Oct 2006

High rates of pertussis found in States with easy immunization exemptions

States that easily permit parents to opt out of vaccinating their children for nonmedical reasons are at increased risk of pertussis (whooping cough), according to a new study from researchers with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the University of Florida and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

10 Oct 2006