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Medical News Today: 12-30-2004
Renowned Nutritionist Says Sugar in Diet Can Help Millions Stick to New Year's Resolution - Eat sugar, lose weight? Preposterous? For 60 million Americans resolving to shed pounds in 2005, a little sugar might go a long way toward reaching their goal... click link for more info.
First Inhaled Prostacyclin for PAH Patients in the US - CoTherix, Inc (Nasdaq: CTRX) today announced that following priority review, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ventavis(TM) (iloprost) Inhalation Solution for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with NYHA Class III or IV symptoms... click link for more info.
New Research Shows Individualized Web-based Support Program Can Boost Chances of Success by Nearly 30 Percent - Nearly half of America's smoking population -- more than 20 million people -- say they want to quit smoking in 2005 ... click link for more info.
As of Noon today, just three days after a powerful tsunami impacted countries in southern Asia and eastern Africa, Americans have generously contributed approximately $18 million to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which supports both immediate and long term relief efforts for disaster victims in countries outside the United States... click link for more info.
Immediately after the tragic disaster in Southeast Asia, Worldwide Assistance Services (WA) and the Europ Assistance (EA) Group began mobilizing its medical resources to help customers in the region... click link for more info.
In a year when health services have once again dominated the headlines in Scotland, Dr Peter Terry, chairman of the BMA in Scotland considers the challenges that lie ahead for devolution and health in 2005: "Our Scottish Parliament is maturing into an effective mechanism for creating legislation tailored to the needs of the Scottish people... click link for more info.
According to officials in Viet Nam, a 16 year old girl has the H5N1 bird (avian) flu virus... click link for more info.
The major disasters that have taken place throughout history, despite their origin, have one thing in common: the enormous number of people killed... click link for more info.
Myth: Disasters cause deaths at random... click link for more info.
The staggering human toll of the tsunami disaster has led to widespread reports that rotting corpses pose a serious health threat in affected areas from India to Indonesia... click link for more info.
The colleagues of Pfizer express their deepest sympathy and condolences to all those affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Asia and the east coast of Africa... click link for more info.
The earthquake and subsequent tsunamis that struck southern Asia on December 26, 2004, have left tens of thousands of people dead and countless more in need of urgent medical care... click link for more info.
Abbott has committed $4 million in funding and healthcare product donations to the victims of the natural disasters in Southeast Asia and the eastern coast of Africa... click link for more info.
A rapid look at the immediate Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) action at the Bay of Bengal quake disaster scene... click link for more info.
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today began providing medical aid to people in Aceh, Indonesia, a region devastated by Sunday's earthquake... click link for more info.
Older people can cut heart disease and diabetes risks through regular exercise and weight loss, according to a new study... click link for more info.
Restless leg syndrome is linked to low levels of iron in the bloodstream, according to new research from the United States... click link for more info.
My Fellow Citizens, You are all aware that an unprecedented natural calamity has wreaked death and destruction in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the States of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Pondichery and Tamil Nadu... click link for more info.
"I am really saddened at the impact of the earthquake and the sufferings of people of Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, and also parts of Kerala and other coastal areas of our country... click link for more info.
"I address you today at a moment of deep shock and grief for our Nation caused by the most terrible disaster that has struck our country in recent history... click link for more info.
Urgent Requirement of Medical Items for areas affected by disaster (Tidal wave) in Sri Lanka... click link for more info.
Tokyo (JCNN) - Terumo (TSE: 4543) has announced that it has begin shipping two new surgeons gloves, Manex Ultra Latex and Manex Plus, to medical institutions across Japan... click link for more info.
A 10-year-old Iraqi boy who had a second operation on his left eye at a Tokyo hospital two weeks ago was discharged Tuesday, hospital officials said... click link for more info.
Tokyo - The Thai government, citing the shortage of refrigerator containers for storing victims of Sunday's tsunami in southern Thailand, decided Wednesday to cremate the remains after collecting dental impressions and hair for post-cremation identification, Japanese officials said... click link for more info.
A home-based treatment for hand eczema is just as effective at treating the condition in hospital say researchers according to a new study... click link for more info.
Researchers say their discovery of a new compound known as SP-4-84 could improve chemotherapy when use in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs such as cisplatin and camptothecin... click link for more info.
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The British Prime Minister has commented on the 'terrible catastrophe' unfolding in South East Asia... click link for more info.
Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin today issued the following statement detailing federal government initiatives in response to the devastating earthquakes and tidal waves which have struck South and South-east Asia... click link for more info.
Thanks to the generosity of the general public, Australian Red Cross has so far raised more than $3 million in pledges for the people affected by the devastating Asian earthquake and subsequent tsunamis... click link for more info.
Geneva (ICRC) - Following the strongest earthquake in 40 years on 26 December and the resulting massive tsunami across wide reaches of the Indian Ocean, tens of thousands of people in the area are dead, missing or separated from their loved ones... click link for more info.
Following the disaster in Asia, the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) is concentrating its relief efforts on Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh, in Indonesia, where it has a strong presence... click link for more info.
The Japanese government intends to provide technical assistance to Indian Ocean nations to help build a tsunami warning system for the region, government sources said... click link for more info.
A team of Kyoto University (Japan) scientists has produced cells with characteristics and functions similar to those of embryonic stem (ES) cells by nurturing the testis stem cells of a mouse... click link for more info.
UK - Oxfam today sent 27 tons of emergency aid equipment to east Asia and called on the international community to support the UN in leading the response to the crisis which has so far claimed tens of thousands of lives... click link for more info.
Contaminated drinking sources puts tsunami survivors at grave risk of disease - UNICEF warned today that without immediate, wide-scale action to provide safe water in the communities hit by Sunday's massive ocean flooding, millions of people will be at grave risk of water-borne disease... click link for more info.
Total USG Humanitarian Assistance: $35,000,000 - Total USAID/OFDA Humanitarian Assistance Committed: $6,599,300 - Total USG Humanitarian Assistance Committed: $6,849,300http://www... click link for more info.
The agencies listed below are accepting donations for assistance, they or their affiliates are providing to those affected by the earthquake and tsunamis: Action Against Hunger247 West 37th StreetNew York, NY 10018212-967-7800www... click link for more info.
Undergrad discovered natural form in venomous snails in 1979 - The natural form of Prialt - a new drug for severe pain approved this week by the US Food and Drug Administration - was discovered at the University of Utah in 1979 by an incoming freshman studying toxins produced by cone snails... click link for more info.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined that in people age 55 to 75, a moderate program of physical exercise can significantly offset the potentially deadly mix of risk factors for heart disease and diabetes known as the metabolic syndrome... click link for more info.
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