Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 RedNova Fri, 30 Sep 2005 10:33 AM PDT Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier The Chinese horseshoe bat is a healthy carrier for SARS and the hiding place for the virus in nature, say two separate studies published this week. This information is significant because it could enable scientists to sever the SARS transmission chain and prevent outbreaks of the disease, which has killed 774 people worldwide, The New York Times reported. | Call for urgent action on Hep C infections Nursing Times Fri, 30 Sep 2005 2:17 AM PDT A new report published today reveals that the UK is not providing effective treatment for people infected with hepatitis C. The study from the Hepatitis C Trust shows just 1-2% people infected with the disease receive NICE-approved treatments that could prevent liver cirrhosis and cancer. | Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 30 Sep 2005 9:02 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved HealthDay via Yahoo! News Thu, 29 Sep 2005 8:46 PM PDT THURSDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Berlex Inc. drug Angeliq (drospirenone and estradiol) as a form of hormone-replacement therapy for moderate-to-severe menopausal symptoms, according to a company statement issued Thursday. | Hepatitis C Timebomb May Kill 150,000 RedNova Fri, 30 Sep 2005 4:03 AM PDT By Jeremy Laurance Health Editor Up to 150,000 people in Britain are expected to die over the next 20 years from a treatable disease that most do not know they have. | | |
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