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Sydney Morning Herald
The workings of our body clock appear to be directly connected to our risk of diabetes, researchers claim.
Scientists hope their work may help cut the death toll in children from two of malaria's most lethal forms.
Police are called in to investigate how pork in the Irish Republic came to be contaminated with potentially harmful dioxins.
Gabe's My Heart is raising money to buy 500 stuffed ducks that will help children suffering from cancer. Chemo Duck is a stuffed yellow duck dressed in blue hospital scrubs with a bandana around its head, a chemotherapy port on its chest and an immobilizer on his arm. This program makes a difference in the lives of children living with cancer by providing education, comfort and coping skills through medical role play. To support this project, visit www.chemoduck.org and sponsor a duck for a child in need for only $25. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2008) Read the full story at
The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Abortion Myth About Depression Falls Before Science," Bonnie Erbe, U.S.
Reviewing the results of ten genome-wide association scans covering over 36,000 people of European descent, an international group of scientists found that a variant of a gene involved in regulating the body clock may also be linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Colorado's family planning budget has received a $3 million confidential private grant, which will be disbursed over three to five years as part of an effort to reduce unintended pregnancies in the state, the Denver Post reports. The grant will allow Colorado to provide thousands more low-income residents with low or no-cost contraception, vasectomies and tubal ligation procedures.
An analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that no high-quality study to date has demonstrated a link between abortion and psychological distress and that attempts to show such a correlation appear to be politically motivated, Reuters reports.
Debate over whether any current FDA officials should be named as successor to current FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach and how quickly the decision should be announced is dividing congressional officials, "reflecting a divergence of views ... on how to fix the FDA's problems," the Wall Street Journal reports.
The Roman Catholic Church next month will coordinate a national postcard campaign to oppose the Freedom of Choice Act, which would codify Roe v. Wade, the Christian Science Monitor reports. President-elect Barack Obama has pledged that he would sign the act if Congress approves the measure.
Democratic congressional leaders on Thursday expressed doubts about the chances for approval of requests made by the Big Three automakers for financial assistance to help prevent bankruptcy, the Washington Post reports (Montgomery/Marr, Washington Post, 12/5).
Its biggest ever investment in training the scientists and engineers Britain needs for the future was announced 5th December 2008 by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). Science minister Lord Drayson will announce a £250million initiative which will create 40 new training centres across the UK and generate over 2000 PhD students.
Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.) in a recent letter to President-elect Barack Obama urged him to restore birth control discounts for college and university health clinics and private clinics, CQ HealthBeat reports.
Catching a cold sore puts you at risk of Alzheimer's disease, mounting evidence suggests.
Although the link between early screening and prostate cancer survival is well established, men are less likely to go for early screening unless they have a wife or significant other living with them, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
A team from South Africa is visiting Zimbabwe to assess how best to help tackle the cholera outbreak.
A baby girl who survived surgery to separate her from her conjoined twin is in a stable condition in intensive care, doctors say.