Managed Health-Care Execs Bullish on 2005
The tides are turning in the health care industry, with managed care executives becoming bullish about growth in 2005, while pharmaceutical executives are rattled, a new survey shows.
No Prosecution for Dutch Baby Euthanasia
Dutch doctors have ended the lives of babies born with disabilities but have not been charged despite euthanasia being illegal for children, a study said on Saturday.
WHO Raises Specter of Human Bird Flu Transmission
The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the specter of human-to-human transmission of deadly avian influenza following confirmation that two Vietnamese brothers had contracted the virus and one had died.
Pope Advocates Education to Prevent AIDS
Education, chastity and sexual fidelity are the responsible methods to combat AIDS, Pope John Paul II said Saturday, reiterating Vatican policy days after Spanish bishops supported condom use to fight the disease but then quickly reversed their position.
N.D. Joins Study on Post-Cancer Libido
A hospital here is taking part in a clinical trial designed to improve the sex drives of female cancer survivors.
Lung Cancer Is a Woman's Disease
Think lung cancer, and most people picture a disease that primarily strikes older men who smoke.
Device Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury
An experimental device designed to regenerate nerve fibers in people with spinal cord injuries shows promise, says an Indiana University School of Medicine study in the January issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery.
Tsunami: Clean water, quick response combatted disease threat
It could have been Apocalypse Now, but it turned out to be Apocalypse Not -- and the main reason is something simple: clean water and toilets.
Bird flu claims two more victims as high toll worries Vietnam
Bird flu has claimed two more victims in Vietnam, alarming authorities and international experts as the toll from the disease mounts, with five deaths announced in the past four days.
Singapore scientists invent blood pressure wristwatch
A medical firm in Singapore has invented a wristwatch that tracks blood pressure around the clock without causing pain or discomfort.
Angry French doctors protest health care changes
Thousands of angry French general medical practitioners closed their surgeries and rallied in protest against health care changes they say will devalue their skills.
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