December 31

• Medical Info on Web Often Incomplete, Wrong
• New Dendritic Cell Vaccine Approach

December 30

• Mushrooms: 'The New Medicine'
• Treatment for Nerve Disorder

December 29

• Goats May Provide Malaria Vaccine
• India Vulture Die-Off Spurs Carcass Crisis

December 23

• Infectious Diseases on the Rise
• Forensics Studies Note Physical Changes in Americans Over Last Century

December 22

• Hundreds of Firefighters Said to Be Ill
• Toxic Smell
• Osteoporosis Breakthrough?

December 20

• Meat Linked with Cancer in Study
• Newer Oral Contraceptives Pose Least Risk to Heart
• Scientists Sequence Largest Human Chromosome
• The Pill, Heart Risk Linked
• Researchers Find Wine-Heart Link
• Ibuprofen May Block Aspirin Benefits

December 18

• Leptin Levels, Heart Attacks Linked
• New Vaccine Prevents Urinary Infection
• '01 Had Breakthrough in Angioplasty
• Medicine That Speeds Cold Recovery

December 17

• Greenpeace, Japanese Whalers Clash
• EPA Seeks Pesticide Testing Advice
• Kate's Peace of Mind in a Few Frozen Cells
• Contaminated Puget Sound Food Chain Blamed for Whale Decline

December 16

• Scientists Awarded Patent for Coal-Purifying Bacteria
• Enzyme Studies at Brookhaven Lab May Lead to New Antiviral Agents

December 15

• Java Gives Memory a Boost
• Antarctic Penguin Mystery
• U-Turn Over Tonsil Operations

December 13

• Vaccines May Increase Death Toll
• Cholera Outbreak Kills 81 in Mozambique
• Kansas Elk Found with Brain-Damaging Disease
• Hunt for Killer Ebola Virus Turns to Dead Apes
• Human Cloning 'May Be Impossible'

December 12

• Postmenopausal Bone Loss Studied

December 11

• Elk, People Proliferate in Evergreen, Colo.
• Wayward Hummingbird Creates Buzz in Minneapolis
• Bad Batch Burritos Sickens 1,200 Children in 7 States
• Embryos Do Not Spread Mad Cow Disease - Study

December 10

• The Hardest Part of Exercise
• Fifth Heart Recipient Walking
• Human Growth Pace May Be Modern

December 9

• Scans May 'Cause Brain Damage'

December 8

• Breathe Away Your Stress
• 'Encouraging' Malaria Vaccine
• Medics Peer into the Futures

December 6

• Differing Views on Anthrax Source
• Suspected Viral Haemorrhagic Fever in Gabon
• Living Without Vaccinations
• A New Material Helps to Make Clean Fuel From Water

December 5

• AMA: Further Smallpox Study Needed
• EPA Orders GE to Dredge Hudson
• Maryland Can't Enforce Clean Air Laws
• Diabetes Vaccine Developed
• France Fears Discovery of Fifth Human Mad Cow Case
• 1.5m Animals Killed Over Foot-and-Mouth Movement Curbs

December 3 - Late Edition

• Zinc Boosts Infant Survival Rates

December 3

• Mexicans See Banner Year for Monarch Butterflies
• Ill-Equipped Nigeria on Threshold of AIDS Disaster

December 2

• Mexico City's Foul Air Damages Young Lungs - Study
• Flu's Hidden Secrets of Success
• Runners Beware: Too Much Water Can Be Dangerous

December 1

• Peruvian Mummies and TB Surprise
• People Power: Capturing The Body's Energy For Work On and Off Earth
• Artificial Heart Man Dies

November 30

• Investigative Report: Cipro – What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
• Roche and Decode Map Rheumatoid Arthritis Gene
• CT Scans May Help Diagnose Anthrax
• Vitamin May Not Help Heart Patients
• Genetically Modified Corn DNA Found

November 28

• Study Links Genes to Heart Disease
• Single Session Breast Cancer Treatment

November 27

• Scientists Now Fear BSE Epidemic In Sheep
• Sixteen Ill in Suspected E. coli Outbreak in Northwestern England

November 26

• Concern Grows for Sea Otters
• Scientists Study Legume Genetics
• Medicine Sales Soar at Border
• Kids' Scalp Condition Is Spreading

November 25

• Beware of Bedroom Allergens
• Ibuprofen, Similar Medicines May Slash Alzheimer's Risk
• FDA Approves 1st Drug for Severe Sepsis

November 23

• Walking 2 Extra Miles a Day Lowers Blood Pressure

November 22

• Sea Anemone Toxin Halts Experimental Multiple Sclerosis; Findings May Lead To New Treatments For Disease
• Doctors Warn of Lung Disease 'Epidemic'
• Slovenia Confirms First Case of Mad Cow Disease
• Japan Confirms Second Mad Cow Case

November 18

• 'Gene Gun' Blazes Away in Biotech Fight on Famine
• Mental Illness Linked To Fatty Acids
• Molecular "Nanogenerator" Developed That Can Target Cancer Cells And Destroy Them

November 17

• Plans for Germ Research at Los Alamos Lab Worry Locals

November 15

• Optimists May Beat Heart Disease, Study Finds
• Fishy Antibiotics for Drug Resistant Bacteria
• Antidepressants, Nicotine Help Women Quit Smoking
• Swiss Seize Flour, Close Mill on 'Mad Cow' Fear

November 14

• A Drink a Day May Protect Heart Arteries, Study Shows
• World's Worst Diseases Face New Foe: Biotechnology
• Hundreds of Indian Children Ill After Vitamin Dose
• Spinach, Blueberries Said Brain Food

November 12

• Leukaemia Vaccine Moves Closer
• Coming Soon: a Pill to Cure Forgetfulness
• Human Sweat Contains Antibiotic
• Cholesterol Drugs Work Better in Labs

November 11

• West Nile Virus Found Near Tampa
• Heart Condition 'Causes Falls'
• Scientists Race for Vaccines

November 10

• Adult Chickenpox Deaths Rise
• A New Rapid Test to Detect Anthrax

November 9

• Aspirin May Slow Alzheimer's
• World's Worst Diseases Face New Foe - Biotechnology

November 8

• More Than 3000 People Affected by AIDS in Iran
• Research Planned on World Trade Center Firefighters' Cough
• Infected Blood May Put Military at Risk, Pentagon Says

November 7

• UN Agency Calls for Global Action to Thwart Spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• New HIV Subtype May Be Tougher to Treat: CDC
• Two-Day Detection of Salmonella Now Possible
• Study: Immunize Refugee Children Early to Prevent Deadly Measles

November 6

• Global Warming Affects Evolution

November 5

• Irritability Linked to Brain Chemistry
• Great Lakes Bird Deaths Blamed On Botulism
• New Clue Helps Sort Anthrax, Flu

November 4

• State, Federal Disease Experts Confer on Maryland Botulism Case

November 3

• HIV Rise in Russia May Lead to TB Epidemic
• Could Men Become Extinct?
• Dengue Fever Spreads in Hawaii

November 1

• Anthrax Found in Kansas City, Health Officials Say

October 31

• New DNA-Based Vaccine Approach Protects Mice Against Anthrax

October 28

• Monkey Test Breakthrough Brings Human Clones Closer

October 27

• Gargantuan Ancient Crocodile Snacked on Dinosaurs
• Health Officials Prescribe Antibiotics for Thousands at Risk of Anthrax Exposure
• Research Reveals Genetic Makeup Of Salmonella Responsible For Food Poisoning

October 24

• Blue Whales: The Elusive Giants

October 23 - Late Edition

• One-Third Of Macular Degeneration Patients Depressed
• Coloradans Fear the Spread of a Kind of Mad Elk Disease
• US Researchers Discover Artificial Sperm
• Lefties Have A Better Memory
• Researchers Find Gene That Boosts Longevity

October 23

• Cows In Tokyo, Aichi Areas Test Positive For BSE
• Common Children's Foods Too High in Fluoride

October 22

• Cancer Gene Linked Also To Metabolism, Perhaps Aging
• Colorful Autumn Foliage Contributes To Air Pollution

October 21

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Releases Anthrax Report

October 20

• Killing Anthrax
• The New Worry: Smallpox
• Mad-Cow Study in U.K. Scrapped Because of Brain Mixup
• Venison May Not Be Blame for 3 Fatal Brain Disease Victims

October 19

• Flu Shot Urged for Elderly, Those With Illnesses

October 18

• Why Birds Fly in V Formation
• Breast Cancer Linked With Night Shifts - Study

October 17

• Resistance to Pneumonia-Fighting Drugs on the Rise

October 16

• Soy Protein Prevents Skin Tumors
• Virus Confirmed in Euthanized Horse in Citrus County
• Living Fossil" Fish Captured off Malindi
• Coming Flu Season Likely to be Worse than Last Year's
• Cayman Islands Reports West Nile

October 14

• U.S. Studies Diluting Smallpox Shots
• Prescriptions for Anti-Anxiety, Sleep Aids, Anti-Depressants Soar in New York
• Heading Off Anthrax

October 13

• Researchers Discover Sea Turtles Use Magnetic Signals to Navigate Across Atlantic Ocean
• Detroit High School Closed after Mercury Spill
• Doubt Cast on BSE-CJD Link
• Another Suspected Case of Mad Cow Disease Found in Japan

October 10

• Helper T Cells Control Activity Of Killer T Cells
• EU Commission Moves to End Ban on New GM Crops

October 9

• Outbreak Points to 'Inept' Attack on Newspaper Office
• Vegie Link to Diabetes

October 7

• 'Le Bee' Lands in Britain
• Spider Alert
• Big Oil Companies Hid MTBE Threat To Groundwater For Years

October 6

• Japan Urges Recalls Over Mad Cow

October 5

• Biologist Discover Cellular 'Quality Control' Mechanism
• Urinary Bacteria Found to Be Widespread
• Slovakia Says First Case of Mad Cow Confirmed
• WHO: Media reports of Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in Pakistan

October 4

• Manure Contaminating Water, Threatens Health
• Colorado Ranch at Epicenter of Elk Disease
• New Theories Link Black Death to Ebola-Like Virus

October 3

• Sleeping Sickness of Tsetse-fly Big Killer in Africa; now Endemic in 36 Countries
• Blood Infection Kills Thousands

October 1

• U.K. Tested Kids' Bones for Fallout
• U.S. Issues Declaration of Emergency for Mad Cow Disease

September 30

• Great Lakes Exhaling Toxic Chemicals Absorbed Over Years, Study Says
• Lake Nipigon Days - Are They Numbered?
• Panel Takes Stock of Alaska's Ocean Health

September 29

• West Nile Alert Extended to Most of Florida
• Yellow Fever Deathtoll in Ivory Coast Reaches 20
• Insect Activity May Suggest Cold Winter

September 28

• Health Experts Worry U.S. Unprepared for Bioterrorism
• Curing "Incurable" Diseases
• New Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak Hits Cumbria

September 27

• Be Alert, Local Health Workers Urged
• Preventing Spread Of Disease Caused By Bioterrorism

September 25

• CDC Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak

September 24

• First Asia Case of Mad Cow Confirmed
• Fossil Ankle Bones Link Whales to Sheep, Pigs, Cows
• Mobile Phones May Do Harm by Speeding Up Brain

September 23

• 1,000 Elk With Brain Disease to Be Slaughtered
• Space-Made Food, Scientists' Dream Coming True?

September 22

• Fighting a Biological War
• Bizarre New Protein Blocks a Real-Life Terminator, Stanford Researchers Find

September 21

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