Category:Health

A

• [×] Abortion‎ (60 articles)
• [×] Asbestos‎ (17 articles)
• [×] Avian Flu‎ (88 articles)

B

• [×] Bovine spongiform encephalopathy‎ (11 articles)

C

• [×] Chili Finger Incident‎ (15 articles)
• [×] Circumcision‎ (3 articles)

D

• [+] Disease‎ (184 articles; 8 subcategories)
• [×] Drink‎ (16 articles)
• [×] Drugs‎ (71 articles)

F

• [+] Food‎ (124 articles; 4 subcategories)

G

• [×] Genetics‎ (32 articles)

J

• [×] January 13, 2005‎ (10 articles)

M

• [+] Mental health‎ (55 articles; 1 subcategory)
• [×] Médecins Sans Frontières‎ (17 articles)

P

• [×] Planned Parenthood‎ (6 articles)

S

• [×] Salmonella‎ (14 articles)
• [×] Swine flu‎ (48 articles)

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• "Darfur a powder keg" says UN Head of Humanitarian Affairs
• "Junk" foods may affect aggressive behaviour and school performance
• "No H5N1 virus" found in blood tests of suspected human Bird Flu cluster

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• 'Astonishing' figures show 800 Scottish NHS staff earning over £140,000
• 'Explosive' Haitian cholera outbreak kills 292, neighboring countries prepare
• 'Fascinating' and 'provocative' research examines genetic elements of bipolar, schizophrenia
• 'Mobile phone dermatitis' linked to nickel deposits
• 'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town
• 'Virtual Iraq' created to help traumatised veterans

1

• 12-year-old girl dies after collapsing in school in Northamptonshire, England
• 12-year-old school boy has sex change in Sussex, England
• 13 drug-resistant TB cases reported in Thailand
• 150,000 street vendors in India shown how to avoid causing 'Delhi belly'
• 163 dead after lead poisoning in Nigeria
• 17-pound baby born in Russia
• 186,000 cases of chikungunya in Réunion

2

• 2-year-old dies in car in 100ºF heat with windows rolled up
• 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to American scientists
• 2007 Alcon Taiwan Hiking focuses on reducing computing hours
• 2008 Leisure Taiwan: Safety first before sporting
• 2010 Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure becomes world's largest Komen race
• 21 infants found dead in Chinese river
• 25 divisions in Taiwan echoed "2007 Taiwan Walking Day"

4

• 40th H1N1 swine flu death recorded in Scotland
• 41st Jerry Lewis telethon to run Sunday, Monday

5

• 5-year old American girl dies after visiting the dentist

6

• 65th human bird flu case reported In Egypt

8

• 8th case of mad cow disease found in Canada

9

• 9 year old girl reported to be latest US swine flu death
• 9/11 health care bill passed in US House of Representatives
• 96 dead of Ebola-like Marburg virus in Angola

A

• A 1-year long strike against FMC Novamed: Women workers allege unfair treatment
• A fifth of American kids projected to become obese
• A weak spot in HIV spotted
• AARP claims US prescription drug prices continue to rise
• Abbott calls for independent boards to govern Australian hospitals
• Abbott labs ends dispute with Brazilian government over AIDS drug
• ABC News yanks 20/20 investigation of Tom Cruise and Scientology
• Actress Shelley Winters dies of heart failure
• Adult H1N1 swine flu death takes Northern Ireland death toll to seventeen
• Africa faces food crisis, UN Security Council told
• African HIV prevalence may also be physiological
• African leaders start drive to eradicate malaria
• "Aggressive" Bird Flu found in Sweden
• Agriculture Department investigating possible U.S. case of mad cow disease
• AIDS 'super bug' diagnosed in New York
• AIDS Conference: Clinton and Gates defend Bush program
• Alex Trebek, host of US TV game show 'Jeopardy!' suffers heart attack
• All US states could have smoke-free laws by 2020
• Alleged Anthrax killer Bruce Ivins reportedly made edits to Wikipedia
• Alleged kidney harvester arrested in Nepal
• Alzheimer's disease reversed in mice using caffeine
• Ambidextrous children more likely to have problems at school, say researchers
• American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children
• American actor and star of 'Frasier' returns to hospital
• American actor Arnold Stang dies at age 91
• American actress Brittany Murphy dies at age 32
• American comedian Bernie Mac has pneumonia
• American surgeon Michael E. DeBakey dies at age 99
• Americans are getting fatter, not-for-profit's report finds
• Amnesty Report 2006: disadvantaged pay price of war on terror
• Angola: Marburg virus still spreading, 180 dead
• Angolan Marburg virus still threat
• Anthrax scare a hoax for two New Zealand media agencies
• Anthrax scare closes Michigan newspaper office
• Anti-abortion activist Bernard Nathanson dies aged 84
• Appendix has purpose: Scientists

A cont.

• Apple releases program to limit iPod volume
• Apples top most contaminated produce list
• Ariel Sharon's brain shows activity
• Ariel Sharon's condition worsens
• Arizona helicopter collision kills six
• Arsenic and Thalidomide may be used to fight cancer
• Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds
• Asbestos discovery triggers evacuation and closure of New Jersey middle school
• Asbestos scare shuts down mail delivery in Christchurch, New Zealand
• Asbestos victims file 6.6 billion yen class action lawsuit in Tokyo
• Asian monsoon rains force millions to flee
• Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian dies at age 83
• Assisted-suicide doctor Jack Kevorkian to run for US Congress
• At least 71 deaths in Mexico 'likely linked' to swine flu outbreak
• At least fourteen dead after eating toxic fish in Madagascar
• At least nine dead after cholera outbreak in Kenyan slum
• Atkins Nutritionals Inc. goes bankrupt
• Attention drawn to high suicide rates in Scotland, Russia, Australia
• Auckland City Council acts to remove suspect chemicals in pre-school's soil
• Australia to subsidise Herceptin for early-stage breast cancer
• Australia's Simpson Desert to be closed for summer
• Australian bird flu vaccine trial results "promising"
• Australian children suffering from iodine deficiency
• Australian Defence Department funds controversial development training
• Australian drug regulator requires warning on Zolpidem
• Australian emergency services personnel exposed to asbestos
• Australian government hopes to establish triage by phone
• Australian government paves way for nuclear waste dump in Northern Territory
• Australian government to introduce electronic Medicare rebates
• Australian governments to meet for first COAG meeting of 2006 today
• Australian Health minister makes inappropriate comments about Brogden suicide attempt
• Australian health workers to close intensive care units in Victoria next week
• Australian healthcare workers don't wash hands often enough
• Australian Immigration denies issuing banned drug
• Australian immigration detains Aussie flight attendant for 10mths, and maltreats her
• Australian Medical Association backs ethanol blended fuels
• Australian Medical Association withdraws from NT Intervention
• Australian opposition may oppose plain packaging on cigarettes
• Australian PM announces $1.8 billion mental health plan
• Australian PM apologises for deportation of Australian
• Australian researchers confirm stress makes you sick
• Australian science organisation discontinues genetically modified pea research
• Australian senate inquiry receives 4,000 submisions on abortion pill
• Australian veteran Nine Network reporter dies
• Australian woman claims Church of Scientology imprisoned her for twelve years
• Australians getting drunker, fatter, but among the world's longest-lived
• Australians need bigger toilets
• Autopsy reveals that Terri Schiavo was in a persistent vegetative state
• Avian flu cause of Egyptian woman's death
• Avian flu found in eastern Canada
• Avian flu found within UK
• Avian Flu is confirmed in Egypt
• Award winning singer George Michael cautioned after caught with drugs in London public toilet

B

• Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism
• Baby severely burned after oxygen hood catches fire
• Bacterial meningitis possibly spread on AirTran flight
• Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit
• Bangladesh reports first human case of H5N1 bird flu
• Banned Chinese medicine still on sale in United Kingdom
• Barcelona footballer Éric Abidal to undergo liver transplant
• Barry Bonds guilty of obstruction
• Baseball player Manny Ramirez retires after testing positive for performance-enhancing drug
• Bathurst, Australia's new hospital to be almost doubled in size
• Belgian Archbishop lectures on health care and religion
• Belgium's Queen Fabiola seriously ill
• Belgrade hospital refuses to return baby to mother
• Benet Academy, Illinois students support classmate with leukemia

B cont.

• Bill Clinton leaves hospital following heart procedure
• Bill Gates releases mosquitoes during conference for malaria awareness
• Bird Flu confirmed in 1,000 UK turkeys
• Bird flu could kill between 1.4 and 140 million people - Australian researchers
• Bird Flu found in Africa
• Bird flu hits Philippines
• Bird Flu kills 40th Indonesian
• Bird flu may infect 20 percent of world's population, kill millions
• Bird flu outbreak kills birds in Krasnodar region
• Bird flu resistant to anti-viral drug
• Bird flu spreading through Indonesia and China
• Blood recipients contract HIV in Peru
• Bluetongue disease appears in UK for the first time
• Bobby Robson recovering from operation
• Bobby Robson to undergo cancer surgery
• Boil water advisory lifted in Vancouver
• Bone marrow transplant potentially linked to cure of patient with AIDS
• Bottled water concerns health experts
• Bottled water in Canada recalled due to arsenic concerns
• Boy survives flight in wheel well of Boeing 737
• Brain chemical Serotonin behind locusts’ swarming instinct
• Brain dead woman gives birth
• Brazil threatens to break patent on AIDS drugs
• Brazilian economist Celso Furtado dies
• Brazilian model dies of anorexia
• Brazzaville picks up the pieces after ammo depot explosion
• Brisbane woman charged with Sizzler poisoning
• Britain unveils flu pandemic preparedness plan, buys 14m courses of treatment drug
• Britain's deadly bug possibly imported from U.S. or Canada
• British actress Natasha Richardson reportedly brain dead after skiing accident
• British celebrity Jade Goody diagnosed with cancer
• British Columbia government gives Canadian sextuplets blood transfusions
• British conductor Edward Downes and wife die in double assisted suicide
• British courts give green light for assisted dying case
• British girl hospitalized after riding Disney's Tower of Terror
• British man fully "recovers" from HIV
• British man survives artificial heart transplant
• British rapper Derek B dies at age 44
• British report says the U.K. is preparing 'mass graves' for humans if Bird Flu mutates
• British schools to inform parents of overweight children
• British troops may have received contaminated blood from American donors
• British white paper on public health
• Bush Administration changes official position on legitimacy of Qur'an desecration allegations
• Bush announces 2007 Medal of Freedom winners
• Bush EPA nominee abandons insecticide-on-children study after Senate hearing

C

• Calgary bars resist smoking ban
• California company recalls fresh spinach over salmonella contamination
• California jury orders Skilled Healthcare to pay $671 million in damages
• California meat packing firm recalls 143M pounds of beef
• California passes law banning gay-to-straight therapy
• California Senate prohibits sports drinks in public schools
• Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada
• Cambodian woman found after 19 years of jungle life
• Canada commits C$127.4 million to fighting tuberculosis
• Canada confirms fifth case of Mad Cow Disease
• Canada pursues new nuclear research reactor to produce medical isotopes
• Canada's richest man dies at age 82
• Canadian inspectors to test food ingredients from China
• Canadian judge strikes down marijuana possession laws as unconstitutional
• Canadian loses health benefits after company finds joyful Facebook pictures
• Canadian military accused of Agent Orange cover up
• Canadian mouse study shows hormone associated with pregnancy may reverse MS
• Canadian nuclear reactor shutdown causes worldwide medical isotope shortage
• Canadian sextuplets could get blood transfusion, religion forbids it
• Canadian top court strikes down private medicare ban in Quebec
• Canadian woman faces 234 counts of double-doctoring