Research urged on breast milk
It has become very clear to the medical community that over the past 25 to 30 years, a number of toxic chemicals have found their way into breast milk - PCBs, DDT, solvents and heavy meals. A woman
It has become very clear to the medical community that over the past 25 to 30 years, a number of toxic chemicals have found their way into breast milk - PCBs, DDT, solvents and heavy meals. A woman
Despite a stream of data from public agencies showing little risk from the stubborn, eye-stinging plumes of dust from the wrecked World Trade Center, thousands of people residents and workers in
The bacterium that causes anthrax is a hearty, fast-growing microbe that is relatively easy to isolate and identify from the blood and tissues of people who have fallen ill with the disease. But the
The spate of anthrax attacks in America is still limited and the number of people actually coming down with illness quite small. However the incidents have revealed weaknesses in the public health
International conservationists will begin airlifting several thousands Asian freshwater turtles to southern Florida in a large scale effort to try to save the endangered reptiles from
An implanted mechanical pump that assists a failing heart, but does not replace it, it can significantly prolong the lives of people who are dying of heart disease, according to a landmark study
The western Indian state of Gujarat, which was devastated by an earthquake in January, is suffering an outbreak of malaria caused by heavy monsoon rains that recently ended a two-year drought.
The Chinese news media have been suddenly overflowing with stories about AIDS, from patients testimonials to a fictional television drama about an HIV-positive
The South African government, under pressure to provide an AIDS drug to pregnant mothers infected with the virus, said Tuesday it could not afford to provide the treatment nationwide. Doctors and
A series of new combination drugs each of which includes a derivative of a traditional Chinese herb holds the promise of a more effective cure for malaria scientists and public health officials say.