PR-inside.com) Scientists have discovered the unusual antibacterial activity of a certain type of honey has the ability to kill pathogenic bacteria and promote wound healing. Clinical studies show that Manuka Honey, commonly found in New Zealand and some parts of

PR-inside.com) The well known site HotFitnessModels has decided to begin a program in order to make models in the UK and around the world to realize that Anorexia is not just a simple eating disorder but a threat to life

Pets can harbor virulent antibiotic-resistant infections and spread them to humans, German researchers reported on Wednesday.The warning is based on the case of a woman who had deep abscesses caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA. Her husband and two

Afterschool programs can modestly increase the amount of physical activity among girls in middle school, according to new results from the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls (TAAG), a multiple site, community based study supported by the National Heart, Lung,

A new five-year study at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston confirms the suspected close link between the two most common diseases of young children: colds and ear infections.The study, which appears in the March 15 issue of

Another study has found that treating genital herpes infections does not protect people from the AIDS virus.The study, published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, casts even more doubt on the once hopeful idea that treating the

A chemical used to give butter flavor to popcorn can damage the lungs and airways of mice, U.S. government experts reported on Thursday.Tests on mice show that diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can cause a condition known as

Even after a heart attack, people don't always take the medicine prescribed for them - but a reminder from their doctor helps keep them on track, a study shows.Follow-up patient mailings stressing the importance of taking beta-blocker pills after a

Mothers who stop smoking while pregnant tend to have cheerier, more adaptable babies, British researchers reported on Wednesday.Babies of women who continued to smoke while pregnant were notably grumpy, and the researchers believe that mothers who can muster the effort

In the study, the researchers found that patients using the herbal treatment had to rely less on conventional medicines, and that it improved the quality of life for young patients with atopic eczema. However, UK experts have warned that patients

More than 66,000 men voted in the poll for ukdating.com, which resulted in the creation of the perfect woman, who can be dubbed as a cross between the Bionic Woman and Mother Teresa. The most important attribute for those polled

The 25-year-old daughter, Trisna, remains in hospital with deep cuts to her legs after the large crocodile grabbed her as she bathed in Batang Hari River, south Sumatra, a week ago, reported Indonesian newspaper Indo Pos. Her mother Rohima jumped

A team from the Departments of Biochemistry and Chemistry at the University, led by Dr Peter Moody, has discovered the mechanism how the TB bacterium turns immune to a vital component. "Isoniazid is a pro-drug that an enzyme in the

MEMBERS of Parliament have demanded that the government increases health budget allocation to cater for the reproductive health in the country.

Former Queensland surgeon Jayant Patel will be spending more time in US custody after his bail hearing was delayed early this morning (Australian time).

The Health Department has been praised for ending the contracts of two consultants employed during Neale Fong's term as the Director General of Health.

An Australian National University student has won a coveted scholarship for inventing a high resolution medical scanner.

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Patent-Breaking: GPO plans to make heart, Aids drugs Bangkok Post - March 13, 2008 Apiradee Treerutkuarkul http://www.aegis.org/news/bp/2008/BP080303.htmlThe Government Pharmaceutical Organisation (GPO) plans to manuf ...