Portal:Medicine/News archive

This archives contains the WikiNews stories on display on Portal:Medicine with the date they were originally published (not the date they appeared here).

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)

August

Asian monsoon rains force millions to flee (August 4, 2007)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

July

Multiple sclerosis more often transmitted by fathers (July 26, 2006)