TOP 100 HEALTH AND MEDICAL SITES
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| Smoking ban linked to survival, drop in kids' asthma Smoking bans can lead to major improvements in childhood asthma, and potentially save lives, a new study shows. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Global cost of dementia to top $600b Alzheimer's campaigners are calling for a four-fold increase in spending on medical research into dementia as a global report predicts the cost of treating the disease will soar in coming years. abc.net.au |
Global disease funding 'facing $8b shortfall' Poverty and advocacy groups are warning that millions of lives are at risk because of a shortfall in funding to fight malaria, tuberculosis and AIDS. abc.net.au |
Rise in lung disease deaths in women Deaths in women from lung diseases like bronchitis and emphysema have risen by 50 per cent in the last 20 years due largely to the impact of smoking, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) said today. telegraph.co.uk |
FDA panel backs anemia drugs for kidney disease By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-18T20:43:31ZADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Federal health advisers said Monday that patients with failing kidneys should continue taking a group of widely used anemia drugs, despite a recent study showing they can increase the risk of stroke.... hosted.ap.org |