Jun 12 Bush Administration Speeds Up Generic Drug Approval Process The Bush administration announced Thursday it had finalized new rules to speed the availability of generic drugs by making it more difficult for drug patent-holders to use the legal system to impede a generic drug's release. Continue reading
Jun 11 Progesterone Shown to Reduce Risk of Premature Births, Study Says Giving pregnant women the hormone progesterone can reduce their risk of premature delivery by one-third, offering the first clear-cut method to head off this increasingly common and dangerous problem, according to a study. Continue reading
Jun 05 U.N. Health Agency Backs China’s Reports of Drop in SARS Cases World Health Organization experts on Thursday cautiously endorsed China's reported drop in the number of SARS cases after publicly questioning the country's data earlier this week. Continue reading
Jun 04 SARS is in Decline, U.N. Agency Says With outbreaks in all the initial hot zones either contained or coming under control, severe acute respiratory syndrome is clearly in decline, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 03 Officials Question Latest Chinese SARS Reports Citing past accusations that Chinese officials covered up the extent of the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak, the World Health Organization questioned the accuracy of reports from China showing a sharp decline in new SARS cases. Continue reading
Jun 02 New Drugs Show Promise in Fight Against Cancer A colon cancer drug that attacks tumors by blocking their blood supply was one of two new treatments shown to help improve the condition of patients with advanced stages of the disease. Continue reading
May 30 Thousands Quarantined As Toronto Once Again Tackles SARS As Toronto struggles to contain a second SARS outbreak that began more than a week ago, about 7,000 people were under quarantine Friday and 33 were infected with the virus. Continue reading
May 28 Watch Coping with SARS Dr. David Heymann of the World Health Organization provides an update on the SARS epidemic as new cases appear in Toronto, Canada and Russia. Continue watching
May 27 Watch Targeting AIDS President Bush signed a bill approving a five-year plan and $15 billion to fight AIDS worldwide. Fred de Sam Lazaro of Twin Cities Public Television reports on the epidemic's toll in Haiti, one of the countries that will benefit from… Continue watching
May 21 SARS Travel Advisory Expanded to Include All of Taiwan The World Health Organization extended its travel advisory for the city of Taipei to include all of Taiwan on Wednesday, as the island reported 35 new SARS cases and its officials warned the outbreak had not peaked in the country's… Continue reading