Y! Health Addiction News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Addiction News, updated continuously. en-us Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:10:25 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 Yahoo! Health 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif Roche offers Tamiflu to developing nations (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluswitzerlandpharmadrugcompanyroche_20090701074916.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluswitzerlandpharmadrugcompanyroche_20090701074916Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:49:11 PDTAFP - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche has announced it is launching a programme to produce and store anti-flu drug Tamiflu pandemic stockpiles for developing countries at a sharply discounted price.Jackson's Death Puts Spotlight on Sudden Cardiac Arrest (HealthDay)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/jacksonsdeathputsspotlightonsuddencardiacarrest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/jacksonsdeathputsspotlightonsuddencardiacarrestSun, 28 Jun 2009 20:48:13 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Pop star Michael Jackson probably did not die on Thursday of a heart attack but perhaps something even more deadly -- sudden cardiac arrest, experts say.Prescription drugs in spotlight after Jackson death (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksondrugs.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksondrugsSat, 27 Jun 2009 18:38:00 PDTAFP - Michael Jackson's death has lifted a veil on the sinister underbelly of fame, with associates of the pop icon hitting out at celebrity-dazzled doctors who funnel powerful narcotics to the stars.Prescription drugs in spotlight after Jackson death (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksondrugs_20090628013953.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/entertainmentusmusicjacksondrugs_20090628013953Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:38:00 PDTAFP - Michael Jackson's death has lifted a veil on the sinister underbelly of fame, with associates of the pop icon hitting out at celebrity-dazzled doctors who funnel powerful narcotics to the stars.Swine flu virus 'stable' for now WHO chief (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthfluwhorussia_20090625182026.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthfluwhorussia_20090625182026Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:12:14 PDTAFP - The swine flu virus is "stable" but must be monitored closely, director general of the World Health Organisation Margaret Chan said Thursday, Russian news agency reports said.New drug therapies raise 'ethical concerns': EU centre (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/euhealthdrugsaddiction.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/euhealthdrugsaddictionWed, 24 Jun 2009 11:18:09 PDTAFP - Scientific advances could help fight drug addiction but new invasive treatments such as inserting electrodes into the brain raise "ethical concerns," the EU's drug monitoring centre said Wednesday.New drug therapies raise 'ethical concerns': EU centre (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/euhealthdrugsaddiction_20090624181824.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/euhealthdrugsaddiction_20090624181824Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:18:09 PDTAFP - Scientific advances could help fight drug addiction but new invasive treatments such as inserting electrodes into the brain raise "ethical concerns," the EU's drug monitoring centre said Wednesday.Early obesity raises pancreatic cancer risk: study (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthuscancer_20090623201349.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthuscancer_20090623201349Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:13:29 PDTAFP - Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.Obama signs historic tobacco law (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthuspoliticstobaccoobama_20090622230603.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthuspoliticstobaccoobama_20090622230603Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:04:45 PDTAFP - US President Barack Obama Monday signed into law a bill giving the government historic powers to curb cigarette makers, declaring the move emblematic of the change he is bringing to Washington.Canada heart disease deaths drop 30 pct (AFP)http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthcanadaresearch_20090622222302.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthcanadaresearch_20090622222302Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:21:29 PDTAFP - Heart disease deaths dropped 30 percent in Canada between 1994 and 2004, likely as a result of fierce campaigns against smoking and bad cholesterol, a study said Monday.