http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters on the drug industry, health, fitness and medicine en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296141,zimbabwe-children-womens-health-declining-sharply-unicef.html Harare - The health of Zimbabwe's children and women, particularly in the poorer parts of the country has worsened sharply, with 100 children under five dying of mostly preventable diseases each day, the United Nations said Tuesday. A survey carried ... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:58:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296141,zimbabwe-children-womens-health-declining-sharply-unicef.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296101,belgian-coma-patient-was-conscious-for-23-years-reports.html Brussels - A 46-year-old Belgian who doctors thought had fallen into a deep coma after a car crash in 1983 had in fact been conscious for 23 years, Belgian media reported Tuesday. Rom Houben was paralysed and declared to be in a vegetative state. But... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:58:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296101,belgian-coma-patient-was-conscious-for-23-years-reports.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296093,hiv-stable-in-asia-but-rising-among-women-gay-men.html Beijing - The rate of HIV infection has risen among women and gay men in some Asian nations but stabilized across the region in recent years, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. The proportion of women among the estimated 4.7 million people livi... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:28:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296093,hiv-stable-in-asia-but-rising-among-women-gay-men.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296064,hiv-infections-fall-17-per-cent-in-seven-years-un-says.html Beijing - New HIV infections fell by 17 per cent globally from 2001 to last year, reflecting progress towards controlling spread of the virus, the United Nations umbrella group for HIV/AIDS reported on Tuesday. The good news is that we have evidence... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:40:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296064,hiv-infections-fall-17-per-cent-in-seven-years-un-says.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296056,estonia-confirms-first-swine-flu-fatality.html Tallinn - Fears grew about the spread of the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu, in the Baltic states Tuesday after Estonian health officials confirmed their first fatality as a result of the illness. A statement released by the Estonian m... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:40:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296056,estonia-confirms-first-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296043,who-warns-of-resurgence-of-avian-flu-virus.html Manila - The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday of a possible resurgence of bird flu amid new cases of the disease in poultry in Egypt, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Manila-based WHO Western Pacific Office said the presence of the ... Health Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:52:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/296043,who-warns-of-resurgence-of-avian-flu-virus.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295938,czech-republic-starts-swine-flu-vaccination.html Prague - The Czech Republic began Monday vaccinating a portion of its population against the so-called swine flu in a bid to ease a looming epidemic, health officials said. The efforts against the H1N1 influenza virus began with some hospitals vaccin... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:16:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295938,czech-republic-starts-swine-flu-vaccination.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295902,lithuania-confirms-second-swine-flu-fatality.html Vilnius - Health officials in Lithuania confirmed Monday that the country had recorded its second death linked to the A/H1N1 flu virus, known commonly as swine flu. The victim was a 41-year-old man from the eastern city of Ignalina who had been admit... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295902,lithuania-confirms-second-swine-flu-fatality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295870,taiwan-unveils-flush-toilet-that-records-users-health-data.html Taipei - A group of Taiwan university students have invented a flush toilet which not only accept humane waste, but also gives something back. The toilet bowl invented by students from the Kun Shan University and Southern Taiwan University measures t... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:28:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295870,taiwan-unveils-flush-toilet-that-records-users-health-data.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295849,separated-twins-progressing-well-in-australia.html Sydney - The Bangladeshi conjoined twins separated in a marathon operation in Australia last week were out of intensive care and in an ordinary ward in Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital Monday. We are very pleased the girls have been moved, said... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:58:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295849,separated-twins-progressing-well-in-australia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295805,pregnant-women-should-check-their-blood-iron-levels.html Munich - Exhaustion and paleness during pregnancy are an indication that the mother-to-be has an iron deficiency, Germany's association of gynaecologists said. Brittle hair and splitting skin in the corners of the mouth are other indications, said Ch... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295805,pregnant-women-should-check-their-blood-iron-levels.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295803,vaccine-may-be-in-offing-for-child-killer-malaria.html Nairobi - Patricia Njuguna knows all too well the suffering of her little patients at the children's clinic in Kilifi. Every day I have severe cases of malaria: children with high fever and convulsions, children who go into a coma, the paediatricia... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295803,vaccine-may-be-in-offing-for-child-killer-malaria.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295801,alcohol-and-obesity-leading-causes-of-fatty-liver.html Cologne, Germany - It's tempting to eat heartily in the bitter cold of winter and the holidays seem like a perfect time to knock back a few drinks. But regular consumption of excess calories and more damaging substances than the liver can process can... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295801,alcohol-and-obesity-leading-causes-of-fatty-liver.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295800,road-tunnels-risky-for-respiratory-patients.html Hanover, Germany - People suffering from a chronic respiratory ailment should turn on their car's ventilation fan and close the windows before passing through a road tunnel, the German Lung Foundation (DLS) said. The reason for the precaution is the ... Health Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:10:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295800,road-tunnels-risky-for-respiratory-patients.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295541,second-twin-stirs-after-successful-separation-in-australia.html Sydney - The second of the Bangladeshi conjoined twins that Australian surgeons separated this week is being brought out of an induced coma. Trishna was the first to be woken and doctors at Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital said Friday that her s... Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295541,second-twin-stirs-after-successful-separation-in-australia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295540,23-per-cent-of-taiwan-city-kids-have-considered-suicide.html Taipei - Twenty-three per cent of Taiwan's city children have considered suicide due to school pressure and family problems, a survey showed. The Child Welfare League Foundation surveyed 1,547 primary school pupils across Taiwan to find out the diffe... Health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:58:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295540,23-per-cent-of-taiwan-city-kids-have-considered-suicide.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html Wiesbaden, Germany/Washington - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police and US officials said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday,... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295511,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html Wiesbaden, Germany - Police in 24 nations raided illegal internet pharmacies this week, intercepted parcels at mail depots and seized stocks of illicit medicines, German police said Thursday. The raids, which began Monday were aimed at confiscating c... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:58:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295509,police-seize-illicit-medicines-from-web-merchants-in-interpol-raids.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295477,child-mortality-drops-in-20th-year-of-rights-convention.html New York - Child mortality rates have dropped by 28 per cent since the Convention on the Rights of the Child took effect 20 years ago, the UN Children's Fund said Thursday. An estimated 8.8 million children under five died from various diseases in 20... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:10:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295477,child-mortality-drops-in-20th-year-of-rights-convention.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295382,one-twin-talking-after-successful-separation-in-australia.html Sydney - One of the Bangladeshi conjoined twins Australian surgeons separated this week is talking and cuddling her stand-in mother while the other is wiggling her fingers and soon will be woken from her induced coma. Doctors at Melbourne's Royal Chi... Health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295382,one-twin-talking-after-successful-separation-in-australia.html