Health News from Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.Virginia Bishop Apologizes For Catholic Organization's Help To Girl Who Sought Abortion- July 4, 2008 Richmond, Va., Roman Catholic Bishop Francis DiLorenzo in a letter published on Monday apologized after Commonwealth Catholic Charities employees helped a 16-year-old Guatemalan girl obtain an abortion in January, the New York Times reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113926.php Gene Technique That Alters CCR5-Producing Gene Increases Resistance To HIV In Mice, Study Finds- July 4, 2008 Altering the gene that produces CCR5 protein on the surface of immune cells using a harmless virus was found to significantly increase resistance to HIV in mice, according to a study published Sunday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, the Press Trust of India reports (Press Trust of India, 71).http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113943.php Massachusetts Cigarette Tax Increases By $1 Per Pack To Fund State Health Insurance Law- July 4, 2008 Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday signed into law a bill that increases the state cigarette tax by $1 per pack, the APBoston Globe reports. The increase, which brings the tax to $2.51, took effect immediately. On Monday, the bill was approved by the state House and Senate by votes of 93-52 and 26-9, respectively.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113934.php S.C. Allocates $2M To Expand Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening Program For Low-Income Women- July 4, 2008 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Tuesday announced the state has allocated $2 million to expand a program that provides no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings to low-income women, the APCharlotte Observer reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113925.php Revised Study Maintains Link Between FDA Approvals Made Soon Before Deadlines, Safety Risks- July 4, 2008 Harvard University professor Daniel Carpenter has made revisions to a study published in March that found prescription drugs hurried through the FDA approval process are more likely to later be linked to safety risks, but he maintains that the study's conclusions are still accurate, the Wall Street Journal reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113933.php PEPFAR Allocates $1.4M For HIVAIDS Initiatives In Vietnam- July 4, 2008 The U.S. embassy in Vietnam on Tuesday announced that President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief will allocate $1.4 million to three HIVAIDS initiatives in Vietnam, the Thanh Nien News reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113942.php USAID Commits $7.6M To Care For AIDS Orphans, Other Vulnerable Children In Nigeria- July 4, 2008 USAID on Monday announced that it is donating $7.6 million to provide quality comprehensive care to 8,616 AIDS orphans and vulnerable children in Nigeria, the country's Vanguard reports.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113941.php Federal Appeals Court Rules First Amendment Rights Of Antiabortion Advocates Were Violated- July 4, 2008 A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday ruled that the First Amendment rights of two antiabortion advocates were violated when they were ordered to stop circling a Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., middle school in a truck displaying graphic images of aborted fetuses, the Los Angeles Times reports (Kim, Los Angeles Times, 73).http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113924.php American Lung Association Urges People Living Near Wildfires To Protect Themselves Against Staggering Levels Of Unhealthy Air Pollution- July 4, 2008 Dangerous air pollution resulting from wildfires poses lethal health hazards to people living and working in the surrounding areas. Residents with respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis and also those with chronic heart disease should take extra precautions during this time and call their physician immediately if problems develop.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113999.php Parasitic Mites As Part-time Bodyguards Of A Host Wasp- July 4, 2008 Some bees and wasps that host mites have peculiar pocket-like structures called acarinaria. These have long been considered as morphological adaptations to securely transfer beneficial mites into nests, and thus are thought to be the product of a mutualistic relationship. However, there has been little compelling evidence to support this hypothesis.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113585.php |