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Experts disagree over annual physicals
Jun 27 2005 10:02PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Many adults think a yearly checkup is just part of staying healthy, and a new survey shows doctors do, too. But that practice isn't endorsed by a panel of experts that says there's no evidence annual physicals for healthy people are useful.
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Pfizer: No proof Viagra causes blindness
Jun 27 2005 7:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Pfizer Inc. said late Monday that a review of all post-marketing ocular event reports has concluded that there is no evidence of increased risk of blindness among patients taking Viagra.
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Duke pledges to hand over fluid sample
Jun 27 2005 7:31PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Duke University Health System officials pledged Monday to hand over a sample of the hydraulic fluid in which surgical instruments were mistakenly washed at two of its hospitals last year.
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Breast-feeding is urged for preemies
Jun 27 2005 7:23PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Specialists are trying to promote breast-feeding among mothers of premature babies. Breast milk is considered especially important for the most vulnerable babies, those born smaller than 3 1/2 pounds. But they're the least likely to get it, especially if they're born to low-income or black mothers.
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Program helps girls to eat right
Jun 27 2005 7:23PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Walking briskly along a tree-lined university avenue, a group of fourth- and fifth-grade girls have a lively conversation about food while exercising with their college-age mentors.
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Group to sue dairy over weight-loss claim
Jun 27 2005 5:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A physicians group contends that the dairy industry and several food companies are falsely claiming that dairy consumption can help people lose weight.
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Vioxx lawsuit set to go to trial in Texas
Jun 27 2005 4:50PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - For more than eight months, Vioxx eased the pain and stiffness in Robert Ernst's hands. But eight days after Ernst, a 59-year-old personal trainer, clocked 62 miles on a bike, he died in his sleep from arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat.
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Gates to fund millions in health research
Jun 27 2005 4:50PM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Two years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation posed a series of questions to scientists around the world: How can we improve public health in developing countries? Can we develop vaccines that don't require refrigeration or needles? Are there better ways to stop insects from spreading malaria and other diseases?
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Brazil urges nations on anti-AIDS drugs
Jun 27 2005 11:57AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Brazil is encouraging other countries to use the World Trade Organization's rules on patents to challenge pharmaceutical giants in their pricing policy on AIDS drugs, the Brazilian health minister said Monday.
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Japan: U.S. mad cow case won't affect ban
Jun 27 2005 2:16AM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Japan's top government spokesman said Monday that the latest confirmed U.S. case of mad cow disease will not affect deliberations on ending a 17-month ban on American beef imports.
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