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| First stem cell transplant on Chilean leukemia patient |
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A middle-aged leukemia patient has became Chile's first patient to receive stem cells from an umbilical cord in a radical procedure that could cure the disease, health officials here said Thursday.
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| South Africa tests first African-made AIDS vaccine |
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South Africa has launched human trials of the first African-produced HIV vaccine, as scientists seek new approaches to battling AIDS in the world's worst-affected country.
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| Doctors Be Aware, WHO Chief Warns, Identifies "Warning Signs" of Severe Flu |
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H1N1 influenza is causing mild symptoms that go away without medication in most patients, but care-givers should be alert for warning signs of severe cases, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
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| US Issues Historic Anti-smoking Law Aims at Stopping Teens from Smoking |
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No more "light" cigarettes or candy-flavored smokes. Bigger, scarier warning labels. Fewer ads featuring sexy young smokers.
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| Nasal Sprays Containing Zinc May Damage Sense of Smell, US FDA Warns |
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned consumers to stop using three Zicam intranasal cold remedy products containing zinc after continuing reports that some users have lost their sense of smell.
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| Assisted Reproduction Rates Increasing Worldwide |
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Globally, the use of assisted reproduction technology, or ART, to overcome fertility problems continues to increase, and multiple births remain a concern, according to a new report.
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| Pre-conception diabetes control important |
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Women with type 1 diabetes should keep their blood glucose levels well controlled before they become pregnant, in order to minimize the risk of serious adverse pregnancy outcomes, results of a large Danish study indicate.
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| Experts Say: You Can Stop Cancer |
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Although some believe that certain people are destined to get cancer and nothing can be done to change their fate, that's just not the case, experts say.
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| Asthma Control is Appalling in Most Countries |
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More than 300 million people around the world have asthma, and the disease imposes a heavy burden on individuals, families, and societies.
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| AU: Africa Must Manufacture Own AIDS Drugs |
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Africa must manufacture its own generic medicine if it is to continue to fight HIV/AIDS during the financial crisis and ensure its faltering economies can benefit from drug production, the African Union (AU) says.
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| WHO Says No Need to Raise Alert to Level 6 |
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World health officials tried to quell growing fears over swine flu on Thursday, as governments braced for a global pandemic and the United States set up a lab in Mexico to help diagnose and test cases.
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| Africans have World's Greatest Genetic Variation |
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Africans have more genetic variation than anyone else on Earth, according to a new study that helps narrow the location where humans first evolved, probably near the South Africa-Namibia border.
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