Portal:Medicine/News archive
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This archives contains the WikiNews stories on display on Portal:Medicine with the date they were originally published (not the date they appeared here).
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[edit] 2007
[edit] September
- 17-pound baby born in Russia (September 27, 2007)
- Meteorite blamed for mysterious illness in Peru (September 18, 2007)
- Health organisations respond to Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (September 16, 2007)
- Blood recipients contract HIV in Peru (September 14, 2007)
[edit] August
- Asian monsoon rains force millions to flee (August 4, 2007)
[edit] May
- Irish teenager wins abortion case (May 9, 2007)
- Indonesian suspected bird flu case dies; symptoms included encephalitis (May 6, 2007)
- World Health Organization launches clinical trial website (May 5, 2007)
[edit] March
- Coroner warns on Internet drugs (March 21, 2007)
- Bottled water in Canada recalled due to arsenic concerns (March 16, 2007)
- Bacterial outbreak forces closure of Toronto hospital neo-natal unit (March 10, 2007)
- Three babies dead within one week at Madrid Hospital (March 4, 2007)
[edit] February
- Canadian mouse study shows hormone associated with pregnancy may reverse MS (February 23, 2007)
- Large study provides new insights in autism's genetic code (February 22, 2007)
- On bereavement and acceptance: Yale study of grief process (February 22, 2007)
- Study finds pregnant women eating seafood helps child (February 16, 2007)
- A weak spot in HIV spotted (February 15, 2007)
- Indian museum combats spread of HIV (February 14, 2007)
- HIV vaccine trial set to begin in South Africa (February 9, 2007)
- New video game genre promises to 'boost psychological health' (February 9, 2007)
- Scholar says Jehovah's Witnesses wrong about blood transfusions (February 4, 2007)
- Bird Flu confirmed in 1,000 UK turkeys (February 3, 2007)
- Smoking in public places banned in France (February 2, 2007)
[edit] January
- Confirmed bird flu death in Nigeria (January 31, 2007)
- Technology developed to detect fake drugs quickly (January 27, 2007)
- Carbon monoxide protects against paralysis in MS mice (January 26, 2007)
- Pfizer to cut jobs in Michigan (January 22, 2007)
- Disease scare in south Sudan, aid groups return (January 22, 2007)
- New Zealander blind in one eye because of novelty lens (January 22, 2007)
- Ethical debate surrounds surgery to stunt disabled girl's growth (January 5, 2007)
- Record low amount of organs donated in New Zealand (January 5, 2007)
- Toxic chemicals found in four Canadian politicians (January 4, 2007)
- U.S. superbug expected to emerge in Canada (January 3, 2007)
[edit] 2006
[edit] December
- Hepatitis scare at a New Zealand McDonald's restaurant (December 30, 2006)
- New Zealand doctor starts smoking in protest (December 29, 2006)
- Cancer scare at ABC's Brisbane studios (December 22, 2006)
- Toronto team-led research on Type 1 Diabetes 'groundbreaking' (December 16, 2006)
[edit] November
- Duck hunters asked to help monitor spread of Avian Flu (November 28, 2006)
- Former Russian spy Litvinenko dies, radioactive poisoning suspected (November 24, 2006)
- Doctor: Hoodies are a health risk (November 16, 2006)
- First person infected with Bird Flu in China has clean bill of health (November 11, 2006)
- Study tests the use of Google as an aid for medical diagnoses (November 10, 2006)
- Study will examine treating heart damage with adult stem cells (November 8, 2006)
- Concerns raised over UK hospital disinfection practices (November 8, 2006)
- New Zealand study finds circumcision cuts STD infection rate (November 7, 2006)
- New Zealand radiographers plan to strike (November 4, 2006)
- Finnish parliamentary ombudsman faults infant formula study (November 2, 2006)
- Global study dispels some myths about sexual behaviour (November 1, 2006)
[edit] October
- Dilbert creator Scott Adams claims recovery from incurable speech disorder (October 27, 2006)
- Expert calls for less vaccination and more research (October 27, 2006)
- Mediterranean diet reduces risk of Alzheimer's disease, study concludes (October 14, 2006)
- Recent American E. coli outbreak linked to cattle (October 13, 2006)
- France to ban smoking in public places (October 9, 2006)
- 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded to American scientists (October 2, 2006)
- Wild ducks in Illinois test positive for "low pathogenic" Bird Flu virus (October 1, 2006)
[edit] September
- New York City considers stricter regulations on trans fat (September 28, 2006)
- First penis transplant reversed after two weeks (September 22, 2006)
- Study reveals mercury contamination throughout US food chain (September 20, 2006)
- Study: chemicals from cruciferous veggies kill cancer cells (September 8, 2006)
- A fifth of American kids projected to become obese (September 16, 2006)
- E. coli outbreak kills 1 sickens nearly 100 (September 17, 2006)
- Extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis strain emerges in South Africa (September 10, 2006)
- Experts: obesity is a bigger threat than AIDS or bird flu (September 8, 2006)
- American Academy of Pediatrics supports dairy for lactose intolerant children (September 7, 2006)
- Gene therapy trial for skin cancer cures two terminal patients (September 1, 2006)
- Clinical study supports pollen tablets as hay feaver treatment (September 1, 2006)
[edit] August
- New UK donor laws may reduce organ shortages (August 31, 2006)
- GAO report says federal anti-drug Ad-campaign ineffectual (August 29, 2006)
- Australia to subsidise Herceptin for early-stage breast cancer (August 23, 2006)
- Indonesian health officials investigating possible human to human transmission of H5N1 Bird Flu virus (August 17, 2006)
- New drug for smoking cessation is under investigation (August 15, 2006)
- AIDS Conference: Clinton and Gates defend Bush program (August 15, 2006)
- Suspected low pathogenic H5N1 Bird Flu virus found in the United States (August 14, 2006)
- Study says dogs can smell lung and breast cancer (August 7, 2006)
- Participant claims drug trial gave him cancer (August 6, 2006)
- Vaccine targets obesity in rats (August 6, 2006)
- Swan in German zoo tests positive for H5N1 virus (August 4, 2006)
- FDA to move on approval of over-the-counter sale of "Plan B" birth control (August 3, 2006)
[edit] July
- Multiple sclerosis more often transmitted by fathers (July 26, 2006)
