Blogs Posts in Health category; 19 blog posts

Brazil Military Joins Fight Against Dengue Fever Outbreak

Brazil Military Joins Fight Against Dengue Fever Outbreak

The military of Brazil has joined to try and help battle the dengue fever outbreak, which has already killed nearly 70 people and infected around 45,000. The military of Brazil will be used to help with care of the outbreak, as military hos [...]

Posted On : Apr, 05 2008 | Comments : 0

H5N1 bird flu detected in chickens in eastern Germany

H5N1 bird flu detected in chickens in eastern Germany

Two domestic chickens in eastern Germany have tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus, regional authorities said Saturday.The birds were kept with nine other chickens in the Oberhavel region, northwest of Berlin, Brandenbu [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2007 | Comments : 0

China hunts father-and-son bird flu link

Chinese health authorities said on Monday they were hunting for the causal link between a son and his father both struck by bird flu but have found no evidence that the virus has mutated into a new strain.The 52-year old father was diagnose [...]

Posted On : Dec, 10 2007 | Comments : 0

Genentech's Avastin Not Recommended for Breast Cancer (Update4)

Genentech's Avastin Not Recommended for Breast Cancer (Updat...

Genentech Inc.'s Avastin, the drugmaker's second-biggest product, should be rejected for use against breast cancer, U.S. advisers said. Genentech fell the most in more than five years on the New York Stock Exchange before trading was halted [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2007 | Comments : 0

Advance on Stem Cells Equalizes Debate

It has been more than six years since President Bush, in the first major televised address of his presidency, drew a stark moral line against the destruction of human embryos in medical research.Since then, he has steadfastly maintained tha [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2007 | Comments : 0