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WHO approves cervical cancer vaccine Cervarix

Jul 9, 2009 03:35 AM PDT

AP - The World Health Organization has approved a cervical cancer vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning U.N. agencies and partners can now officially buy millions of doses of the vaccine for poor countries worldwide. Full Story

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'Significant' new swine flu outbreak looms: Obama
Jul 9, 2009 07:03 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - US President Barack Obama and other top officials urged Americans to ramp up preparedness against swine flu, warning that the virus could return with a vengeance in the fall.
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Canada examines cancer risks of diabetes drug
Jul 9, 2009 06:20 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - The Canadian Health Ministry announced a review into whether diabetes drug Lantus, one of the most widely sold drugs worldwide by pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis, increases the risk of cancer.
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Study: 1 in 3 breast cancer patients overtreated
Jul 9, 2009 05:49 PM PDT, Associated Press
AP - One in three breast cancer patients identified in public screening programs may be treated unnecessarily, a new study says. Karsten Jorgensen and Peter Gotzsche of the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen analyzed breast cancer trends at least seven years before and after government-run screening programs for breast cancer started in parts of Australia, Britain, Canada, Norway and Sweden.
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Health care overhaul bill suffers another setback
Jul 9, 2009 04:58 PM PDT, Associated Press
AP - The drive to remake the nation's health care system suffered yet another setback in Congress on Thursday when a pivotal group of House Democrats demanded numerous changes in legislation the leadership was drafting on a fast track.
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Many women treated needlessly for breast cancer: study
Jul 9, 2009 04:54 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - A third of women diagnosed with breast cancer in public screening programmes are treated needlessly because their tumour will not be life-threatening, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported Friday.
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Anti-obesity product safe in mid-stage study
Jul 9, 2009 04:36 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Thursday a mid-stage study of its combination obesity product involving versions of hormones linked to appetite and metabolism yielded positive results.
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Weight affects how littlest kids see themselves
Jul 9, 2009 04:36 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - As early as kindergarten, kids who are overweight feel more lonely and anxious than their normal-weight peers, new research shows.
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Early interventions may improve mild forgetfulness
Jul 9, 2009 04:35 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Early interventions can improve everyday memory in patients with mild memory difficulties, investigators in Australia report.
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Many women treated needlessly for breast cancer: study
Jul 9, 2009 04:14 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - A third of women diagnosed with breast cancer in public screening programmes are treated needlessly because their tumour will not be life-threatening, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported Friday.
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Humans can give swine flu to pigs: scientists
Jul 9, 2009 04:12 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - Pigs, fingered as the source of so-called swine flu, can also be infected by humans, German scientists said on Thursday.
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