Cancer :: Cancer a growing problem in poorer countries
Cancer researchers estimate that the number of cancer cases will more than double over the next 25 years, with the great majority of the increase in developing countries.
Epidemic
Influenza :: Drug Resistance to Influenza B Medications
Use of certain common antiviral drugs during a recent influenza B epidemic in Japan showed the development of viruses with partial resistance to the drugs, according to a study in the April 4 issue of JAMA.
Blood :: Transfusion expert urges wider use of filtered blood
Filtering white cells from donor blood before a transfusion is much safer for patients and long overdue as a national standard for all surgical procedures, according to University of Rochester researchers who present their analysis in the April journal, Transfusion.
Circumcision :: Male circumcision for HIV prevention – Maximizing public health benefit
A significant public health impact is likely to occur most rapidly if male circumcision services are first provided where the incidence of heterosexually acquired HIV infection is high.
Lung Cancer :: High-dose inhaled corticosteroid use for COPD could cut risk of lung cancer
Among a group of mostly older male veterans suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an illness that offers greater susceptibility to lung cancer, researchers found that the regular use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) lowered the risk of developing lung cancer.
Pregnancy :: Weight gain in pregnancy linked to overweight in kids
Pregnant women who gain excessive or even appropriate weight, according to current guidelines, are four times more likely than women who gain inadequate weight to have a baby who becomes overweight in early childhood.
Circumcision :: Male circumcision should be part of a comprehensive HIV prevention package
In response to the urgent need to reduce the number of new HIV infections globally male circumcision should be recommended for the prevention of HIV infection.
Obesity :: Canadian Health Committee targets childhood obesity
The Standing Committee on Health tabled a report in the House of Commons entitled Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids.
Circumcision :: WHO, UNAIDS recommend male circumcision for HIV prevention
In response to the urgent need to reduce the number of new HIV infections globally, WHO and the UNAIDS Secretariat convened an international expert consultation to determine whether male circumcision should be recommended for the prevention of HIV infection.
Rift Valley Fever :: Tanzania Rift Valley Fever update
Reported outbreaks of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) among animals began on 18_January 2007 with the first human case reported at the beginning of February 2007 in Arusha region.