Medical Madness

• Scientists work on "trauma pill" to wipe out unpleasant memories
• Doctors say over-the-counter cough syrup useless
• U.S. emergency health care is ailing, says study
• New drug acts as marijuana in the brain
• 50% of British hospital patients suffer malnutrition
• Man tells how he "died" 32 times

One Flu Over the Cuckoo's Nest

• Flu pandemic "unlikely" this winter
China slaughters population to control flu outbreak
• The drip-method torture by bird-flu propaganda
• Eliminating bird flu fears
• Fears of global flu pandemic overplayed
• Bush's bird flu plan an assault on liberty, free enterprise
• Only one case worldwide suspected of being passed person-to-person; only 70 dead worldwide in two years
• 460 people sickened by nasal flu vaccine
• No evidence that wild bird migration spreads avian flu
• Doubts over bird flu tests raised; UK parrot did not have avian flu
• Experts unsure bird flu vaccine works, but "it's all we've got"
• Experimental "pre-pandemic" vaccine for avian flu to be available January, 2006

It's Only Natural

• Studies look to sea for cystic fibrosis treatment: Inhaled saline solution works where drugs failed, doctors say
• Curry fights prostate cancer
• Yogurt bacteria may soon fight HIV
• Revealed: Vitamin D prevents cancer
• More vitamin D linked to better lung health
• Coffee stimulates short-term memory

The Politics of Health

• Colombia plans law to require teenagers to carry condoms
• Whole Foods Markets switching to all wind power in U.S.
• LA's tap water supplier pays $31,160 to drink bottled brand
• Expert says bioterrorism dangers overstated

Women's Health

• "The Pill" causes reduction in women's sex drive
• Are women jogging their way to saggy breasts?
• Drinking tea cuts ovarian cancer risk
• Three million girls undergo female genital cutting every year
• Pregnant women warned to avoid Paxil; may cause birth defects

The Needle and the Damage Done

• Throw out cough syrup, get a vaccination, physicians recommend
• Russian researchers making flu vaccine pill