Archive for May 19th, 2008

Gunman kills 8 in midnight shooting spree in Philippines

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Eight people have been killed by a lone gunman who fired a M-16 rifle at four houses late Sunday night, local media reported Monday. Neighbors told police investigators that the gunman went from one house to the other and fired rand ...

Study: pneumonia kills more men than women

Monday, May 19th, 2008

A University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study of nearly 2,220 pneumonia patients finds that men who come to the hospital generally are sicker than women, and have a 30 percent higher risk of dying over the next year, despite aggressiv ...

World Health Assembly pays one-minute silence tribute to China’s quake victims

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The 61st World Health Assembly paid one-minute silence tribute for the victims of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China which has claimed more than 32,000 lives. Source: Xinhua ...

Low vitamin D level may raise breast cancer risk

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Breast cancer patients with lower levels of vitamin D are more likely to have the disease spread or die from it than those with higher levels of the substance, media reported Monday quoting a Canadian study. The study, to be present ...

GSK bird flu vaccine gets green light from EU

Monday, May 19th, 2008

GlaxoSmithKline, Europe's biggest drugmaker, has received approval for the world's first wide-spectrum pre-pandemic vaccine against bird flu, according to media reports Monday. The approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) ...

Study: stress during pregnancy raises risks for babies

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Women who are stressed out during pregnancy may have lasting consequences for their children, media reported Monday quoting researchers as saying at a meeting of the American Thoracic Society in Toronto. Women stressed about money, ...

Chicago company recalls meat for E. coli concerns

Monday, May 19th, 2008

A Chicago-based company is voluntarily recalling an "undetermined amount of beef products" distributed in 11 states due to potential E. coli contamination, media reported Monday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday no i ...

No major epidemic outbreak reported in quake-hit areas

Monday, May 19th, 2008

The Ministry of Health said here Monday no major outbreak of epidemic diseases or other public health threats had been reported in areas hit by the disastrous earthquake. The ministry said the 1,380-member epidemic diseases preventi ...