Archive for May, 2007

Couch potato kids will suffer later with years of ill-health

According to British researchers lazy children are setting themselves up for years of ill-health because they are not active enough.

Routine HIV testing called for in A&E departments

A hospital consultant in Britain says patients who seek treatment at an accident and emergency department (A&E) should be routinely tested for HIV.

Blood of bird flu survivors promises new treatment for the deadly virus

Scientists are optimistic that blood donated by four survivors of bird flu will offer some clues as to why some people appear to have protection against the deadly H5N1 virus.

Superbugs out and about in the community

Researchers in the U.S. say that it is not just in hospitals that the so-called "superbugs" present a problem.

British nurses stressed out, underpaid, under-valued and their sex lives suffer

In a survey of nurses in the UK, it has been found that almost half of nurses feel their sex lives are damaged by the emotional stress of their job.