Diseases and Conditions
US to invest directly in banks: Paulson (AFP)
AFP - The US government plans to invest directly in US banks for the first time since the Great Depression, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Friday, expanding the focus of the government's 700-billion-dollar rescue plan. More »
SpaceDev Founder Jim Benson Dies at 63 (SPACE.com)
SPACE.com - American entrepreneur Jim Benson, founder of the aerospace firm SpaceDev that helped build the rocket engine that launched the world's first privately-built manned spaceship into suborbital space, died early Friday of a brain tumor, the company announced today. More »
Cancer common after liver transplantation (Reuters)
Reuters - People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Transplantation. More »
Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (Reuters)
Reuters - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations. More »
Latex hides in unexpected places, experts warn (Reuters)
Reuters - Inadvertent exposure to latex poses a "serious health risk to millions of Americans," Dr. Donald H. Beezhold, chair of the Latex Allergy Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) warns in a statement issued this month. More »
Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland. More »
Ex-president Carter slams Bush on market crisis (Reuters)
Reuters - Former President Jimmy Carter said on Friday the "atrocious economic policies" of the Bush administration had caused the worst global financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. More »
Drug-resistant HIV strains turning up in China (Reuters)
Reuters - Drug-resistant HIV strains are turning up in parts of China as the virus stretches beyond high-risk groups and gains a stronger foothold in the general population, a leading Chinese AIDS researcher said. More »
NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with a reduced risk for breast cancer, a new review suggests. More »
Health Tip: Coping With COPD (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) describes a number of conditions that obstruct airflow in and out of the lungs. Examples include acute bronchitis, emphysema and asthmatic bronchitis. More »