China investigating elevated lead levels in children thought linked to local smelters
BEIJING - Chinese officials said Wednesday they are investigating heightened lead levels among hundreds of children in Hunan province thought to be linked to local smelters - one of many cases underscoring the toll pollution is taking on the health of rural Chinese.
Health checks last mont... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
Number of Canadians living with kidney failure up substantially in last decade
TORONTO - A new report says the number of Canadians living with end-stage kidney disease has risen 57 per cent over the past decade, which is actually a slight improvement on the last report on the problem.
An earlier report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information showed there w... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
Gene testing helps set right dose for blood-thinner warfarin, prevents hospitalizations
ATLANTA - Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients’ DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
The drug is warfarin, sold as Coumadin and in generic form. ... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
Restructuring nuclear medicine firm MDS posts first-quarter loss of $43 million
TORONTO - Nuclear medicine company MDS Inc. has completed its restructuring into a smaller medical isotope business, but an ongoing shutdown at a key nuclear reactor continues to strain its primary source of revenue.
Ottawa-based MDS (TSX:MDS) announced in September that it would sell off ... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
UN AIDS chief says new HIV infections increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes
NEW YORK - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don’t seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
Michel Sidibe, the head of UNAIDS, said "it is unacceptable" that 85 countries stil... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
