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July 30, 2010 headlines
The pill equally effective in obese, thin women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs.
Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) - Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries - Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda - having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said Friday.
Last Updated: 2010-07-30 17:00:36 -0400 (Reuters Health)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine.
Two die in Florida from mosquito-borne disease
TAMPA, Fla (Reuters) - Two Florida residents have died from Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that is rare among humans but has infected a rising number of horses in the state, health officials said on Friday.
Does CPR on a moving stretcher work?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found.
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