Swine flu jab under scrutiny over dangerous sleep disorder fears

LONDON – A swine flu vaccine given to millions of Britons is undergoing investigations over fear it causes a rare and dangerous sleep disorder.

Pandemrix made by pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is being tested by the European Medicines Agency after a number of cases of narcolepsy were reported, reports the Daily Express.

Pandemrix was used in the UK … Read more »»».

Neglected boy became a dwarf in Britain

LONDON – A nine-year-old boy in Britain was so badly neglected by his mother that he stopped growing, a media report said.

The boy developed a condition called psycho-social dwarfism, Daily Mail reported on its website Friday. This left him significantly shorter than his six-year-old brother, prosecutors told a judge.
Social workers called in to work … Read more »»».

Eight cancer signs identified

LONDON – Researchers have highlighted the eight unexplained symptoms that are most closely linked to cancer.

The Keele University team also points to the age at which patients should be most concerned by the symptoms, which include blood in urine and anaemia.

The other symptoms are: rectal blood, coughing up blood, breast lump or mass, difficulty swallowing, …. Source  : Eight cancer signs identified.

Smoking may cause depression in teens: Study

WASHINGTON – While many teenagers may grab a cigarette on and off to ‘relieve stress’ or to simply drive away the blues, they are in fact, driving themselves towards depression, says a new study.

“Although cigarettes may appear to have self-medicating effects or to improve mood, in the long term we found teens who started to … Read more »»».

Chandigarh man dies of swine flu

CHANDIGARH – A man has died of swine flu in Chandigarh’s neighbouring Mohali town, a health official said here Saturday.

Gurmeet Singh, 43, a resident of Sector 36 in Chandigarh, died of swine flu at a private hospital in Mohali late Friday.
“Gurmeet was admitted in a hospital in Mohali Aug 20 and since then he … Read more : Chandigarh man dies of swine flu.

Spain is world leader in organ transplants

Madrid, Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) Spain conducted over 4,000 transplants in 2009, making it the world leader in the field of organ transplants.

This has been declared in the 2010 edition of the EU’s newsletter Transplant, which will be released in early September, though part of its content was revealed Friday by Spain’s health and social policy …. Source  : Spain is world leader in organ transplants.

Venezuela congressional candidate raffles off breast augmentation surgery to fund campaign

Venezuela pol raffles breast implants for campaign

CARACAS, Venezuela – A Venezuelan politician is holding an unusual raffle to raise campaign cash. The grand prize: breast implants.
For a little under $6 a ticket, donors get the chance to win the pricey operation free of charge.
Breast enlargement is widely popular in image-conscious Venezuela. In recent years as …. Source  : Venezuela congressional candidate raffles off breast augmentation surgery to fund campaign.

Bacteria found in California cheese products

LOS ANGELES – Cheese products sold in California have been found tainted with listeria monocytogenes bacteria, officials said.

The products – labelled as Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheese Garlic Colby and Morningland Dairy Raw Milk Cheese Hot Pepper Colby – were produced in Missouri and sold in Los Angeles, San Diego, Mendocino and Santa Cruz counties, … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Bacteria found in California cheese products.

Feds: Barbados woman can stay in US with daughter being treated for rare form of cancer

Feds: Barbados woman can stay with sick child
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Authorities say a Barbados woman who had been told she could not stay in the U.S. while her daughter was treated for a rare form of cancer will not be forced to immediately return home.
An oncologist in her home country had recommended Petrah … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Feds: Barbados woman can stay in US with daughter being treated for rare form of cancer.

3 years after breaking back in accident, WR Artrell Woods still chasing football dreams

Receiver still chasing dream after broken back
EDMOND, Okla. – As Artrell Woods lay motionless on Oklahoma State’s weight room floor, Hubert Anyiam looked on in shock.
A freshman, Anyiam was just getting acquainted with the Cowboys’ conditioning program when he witnessed an accident that would make anyone cringe. His teammate, Woods, had just completed … Read more »»».