| Blacks More Likely to Die of a Sarcoma, Hispanics to Lose Limbs http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Disease Articles Bloomberg - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Blacks with a cancer that strikes muscles and fat were 39 percent more likely than whites to die from the disease and Hispanics had a higher chance than non- Hispanics of undergoing amputations, a study found. The cancer ... |
| FEMA under fire for toxic trailers http://www.suntimes.com/new... Disease Articles Chicago Sun-Times - The agency was forced to act after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that formaldehyde fumes from hundreds of trailers and mobile homes were, on average, about five times what people are exposed to in most modern homes. ... |
| UK coroner told that Georgian billionaire had severe heart disease http://news.uk.msn.com/Arti... Disease Articles MSN UK News - An exiled opposition leader from Georgia had severe heart disease which made him liable to sudden death, a pathologist told a coroner's inquest on Friday. Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, collapsed at his home near London on Tuesday. The pathologist, Dr ... |
| Bluetongue disease detected in NI http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/... Disease Articles BBC UK News - Agriculture minister Michalle Gildernew confirmed on Friday that the disease had been found in a dairy cow imported from the Netherlands. The animal tested positive for the virus following routine post-import testing undertaken by the Department for ... |
| Georgian billionaire had severe heart disease, inquest told http://www.guardian.co.uk/w... Disease Articles Guardian Unlimited - The Georgian billionaire who collapsed and died at his Surrey mansion on Tuesday was suffering from severe heart disease, an inquest heard today. A coroner was told the health of 52-year-old Badri Patarkatsishvili was such that he could have died "at ... |
| Exiled Georgian had heart disease http://www.guardian.co.uk/u... Disease Articles Guardian Unlimited - Exiled Georgian billionaire Badri Patarkatsishvili who collapsed and died at his British home was suffering from severe heart disease, an inquest heard. A coroner was told the condition of the 52-year-old, who feared assassination, was such that he ... |
| Marine Harvest's fourth quarter hit by fish disease http://www.guardian.co.uk/f... Disease Articles Guardian Unlimited - OSLO, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The world's biggest fish farmer, Norway's Marine Harvest, posted a surprise operating loss for the fourth quarter and said it would scale down output in Chile due to fish disease, driving its shares sharply lower. The company ... |
| Red wine and green tea fight cancer, heart disease http://www.hindustantimes.c... Disease Articles Hindustan Times - A diet of fruits and vegetables, washed down with red wine or green tea, could help keep cancer and heart disease at bay. That's thanks to polyphenols -- antioxidants that shut down and prevent cancerous tumours, according to new research published ... |
| Tysabri Approved for Crohn's Disease http://www.ajc.com/health/c... Disease Articles Atlanta Journal Constitution - TUESDAY, Jan. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Tysabri (natalizumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease in people who haven't responded to other therapies. Tysabri, made by the Ireland-based ... |
| MS Drug Tysabri Approved for Crohn's Disease http://www.ajc.com/health/c... Disease Articles Atlanta Journal Constitution - MONDAY, Jan. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tysabri, a controversial drug used to treat multiple sclerosis, may also be used for patients with a moderate to severe form of another autoimmune illness, Crohn's disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ... |