| Push for scanner at Katherine Hospital The Katherine Hospital is spending $1.3 million a year on patients' travel expenses because the hospital does not have a CT scanner, a Royal Darwin Hospital doctor says. abc.net.au |
Alzheimer's brain tangles offer clue to worsening By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-09-21T07:07:06ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- That sticky gunk coating Alzheimer's patients' brains gets all the notoriety, but another culprit is gaining renewed attention: Protein tangles that clog brain cells and just might determine how fast patients go downhill.... hosted.ap.org |
Lead poisoning spikes in Nigeria, aid group says By 2010-10-06T14:43:58ZDAKAR, Senegal (AP) -- An international aid agency says 400 children have died from lead poisoning in northwestern Nigeria and contamination has spread to two more villages.... hosted.ap.org |
Couple not guilty in abortion trial A District Court jury in far north Queensland has found a Cairns couple accused of procuring an illegal abortion not guilty. abc.net.au |
FDA warns of heart risk with HIV drug combination By The Associated Press2010-10-21T16:24:17ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is warning HIV patients not to combine two widely used antiviral drugs because they can cause dangerous heart rhythms.... hosted.ap.org |