Vaccination: Global Update | Torn by Fighting, Two Countries Fall Behind in Campaign Against Polio

March 31st, 2008 at 11:20 pm (Afghanistan, Medicine and Health, Pakistan, Poliomyelitis, Vaccination and Immunization, World Health Organization)

Fighting in Afghanistan and Pakistan meant that polio eradication did not go well in those countries in 2007, a report said last week.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/health/01glob.html?ex=1364788800&en=2bcbbf50622ce1e9&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

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Cases: Am I Looking at a Malignant Melanoma?

March 31st, 2008 at 11:06 pm (Cancer, Doctors, Medicine and Health, Melanomas, Skin)

For doctors there can be a fine line between good Samaritan and busybody when it comes to offering unsolicited medical advice.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/health/views/01case.html?ex=1364788800&en=912b9affa055400a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By BARBARA SCHILDKROUT, M.D.

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Seeking Alternatives to Animal-Derived Drugs

March 31st, 2008 at 10:46 pm (Cystic Fibrosis, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Microbiology)

Concern about the possibility of animal viruses has led to a renewed search for synthetic replacements for certain crucial medicines that are still derived from animal parts.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/business/01pigdrugs.html?ex=1364788800&en=62605e2a9f9e7b91&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By STEPHANIE SAUL

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Accusations of Delays in Releasing Drug Results

March 31st, 2008 at 10:41 pm (Cholesterol, Drugs (Pharmaceuticals), Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs), Tests and Testing, Vytorin, Zetia (Drug))

A doctor who led a key trial of two heart drugs accused their makers, Merck and Schering-Plough, last July of hiding the negative results.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/business/01drug.html?ex=1364788800&en=0a5534fb33aa79ea&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By ALEX BERENSON

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Personal Health: Seeking Answers to Stop Another Stillbirth

March 31st, 2008 at 10:33 pm (Medicine and Health, Miscarriages, Pregnancy and Obstetrics, Reproduction (Biological), Stillbirth)

In about half the cases of stillbirth there are no answers, and couples cannot be sure this tragedy will not repeat.

Zrodlo (oryginalny wpis) na http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/01/health/01brod.html?ex=1364788800&en=4703bd9794e24b3f&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss,By JANE E. BRODY

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