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Interview: Gordon Lowe - Blood clots - the 150-year battle to save livesMORE than 150 years ago, a Glasgow surgeon named Andrew Buchanan became one of the first people to suggest the existence of clotting agents in the blood.
Scotsman Tuesday, August 04, 2009Death of dentures as patients grow own teethDENTISTS in the future could be able to make their patients grow new teeth by planting tooth "seeds" in their jaws.
Scotsman Tuesday, August 04, 2009Chinese town in quarantine after plague outbreak claims two livesCHINA has sealed off a remote farming town after two people died and ten others fell ill with pneumonic plague, a lung infection that can kill in 24 hours if left untreated.
Scotsman Tuesday, August 04, 2009Malaria may have come from chimpsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Malaria may have jumped to humans from chimpanzees much as AIDS did, U.S. researchers reported on Monday in a study they hope could help in developing a vaccine against the infection.
Reuters Tuesday, August 04, 2009Plague outbreak takes third life in ChinaBeijing - An outbreak of pneumonic plague in north-west China has claimed a third victim, local health authorities reported, as they continued to cordon off a town. The man was identified as Danzhi, 64, from Ziketan town, in the Hainan Tibetan Autono...
Earth Times Tuesday, August 04, 2009Handwashing, facemasks to prevent flu spread at homeHONG KONG (Reuters) - Frequent handwashing and the wearing of face masks at home can help reduce the transmission of influenza viruses within the household if the measures are implemented in good time, a study in Hong Kong has found.
Reuters Tuesday, August 04, 2009Number of Americans taking antidepressants doublesThe number of Americans using antidepressants doubled in only a decade, while the number seeing psychiatrists continued to fall, ...
USATODAY Tuesday, August 04, 2009Gym class injuries up 150%, study saysInjuries to American children during physical education classes increased by 150% from 1997-2007, a new study finds, a possible ...
USATODAY Tuesday, August 04, 2009Obama gives powerful drug lobby a seat at healthcare tableThe pharmaceutical industry, once condemned by the president as a
source of healthcare problems, has become a White House partner. As a candidate for president,
barack obama lambasted drug companies and the influence they wielded in Washington. He even ran a television ad targeting the industry's chief lobbyist, former Louisiana congressman Billy Tauzin, and the role Tauzin played in preventing Medicare from negotiating for lower drug prices.
LA Times Tuesday, August 04, 2009Pneumonia vaccine may help limit swine flu deathsMost of the serious consequences linked to the H1N1 virus are the result of pneumonia, but the Pneumovax vaccine is underused. In years past, the nation's attempts to prevent flu-related deaths have focused on limiting transmission of the virus through widespread vaccination programs. This year, with school starting up well before a vaccine for the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus will be available, there will be little that can slow the spread of the virus for the next few months.
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