Public Health

Blood of bird flu victims may offer treatment

May 30, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Blood taken from four Vietnamese survivors of the H5N1 bird flu virus protected mice from several strains of the virus, researchers reported on Monday.

Japanese isolated in Canada after measles exposure

May 30, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - A group of 130 Japanese tourists, mostly students, was quarantined in a hotel in Western Canada's Rocky Mountains on Tuesday as health officials scrambled to test their exposure to measles, authorities said.

High-fat diet may increase ecstasy danger

May 30, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A high-fat diet may make people more vulnerable to a potentially lethal side effect of the drug ecstasy, new animal research suggests.

Nerve damage may occur after weight-loss surgery

May 30, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients can develop potentially disabling neurological complications after gastric bypass surgery performed to treat morbid obesity, most likely due to deficiencies in certain nutrients, a new study shows.

Asthma doesn’t usually increase pregnancy risks

May 30, 2007 on 3:12 pm | In Uncategorized | Comments Off NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adverse obstetric or pediatric complications are not generally increased in women with asthma, according to a report in the May 15th American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.