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/293590,bulgaria-closes-schools-to-curb-flu-outbreak.html Sofia - Bulgarian health authorities said Friday that they ordered schools to remain closed Monday in order to try to curb the spread of swine flu. As the number of the infected continued to rise quickly, the government also said hospitals were to de... Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293590,bulgaria-closes-schools-to-curb-flu-outbreak.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293501,drug-tested-only-on-mice-saves-australian-baby.html Sydney - An Australian doctor who used a German experimental drug that had been tested only on mice to save a baby's life left Friday to brief US and European medical authorities about the amazing success. In a race against time, doctors at the Monas... Health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:28:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293501,drug-tested-only-on-mice-saves-australian-baby.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293452,us-health-reform-wins-major-endorsements-from-doctors-seniors.html Washington - President Barack Obama's hopes of overhauling the US health care system were given a major boost Thursday as two advocacy groups representing doctors and seniors backed the reforms. The American Medical Association (AMA) and AARP both is... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293452,us-health-reform-wins-major-endorsements-from-doctors-seniors.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293411,charity-warns-west-may-be-backtracking-on-aids-treatment--summary.html Johannesburg - A leading international medical charity on Thursday warned that Western governments were showing signs of backtracking on their commitment to increase access to life-saving treatment for AIDS patients. Dr Tido von Schoen-Angerer, a dir... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:46:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293411,charity-warns-west-may-be-backtracking-on-aids-treatment--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293389,death-toll-still-rising-in-ukraines-flu-outbreak.html Kiev - The death toll in Ukraine's flu outbreak continued to rise on Thursday. A total of 95 persons have died from flu-related symptoms since the disease struck Ukraine's western provinces late last month, said Zinovy Mytnik, vice health minister, i... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293389,death-toll-still-rising-in-ukraines-flu-outbreak.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293361,dont-back-track-now-on-aids-msf-warns-western-donors.html Johannesburg - Cutting funding for HIV/AIDS treatment would condemn millions of poor people to death, international medical NGO Medecins Sans Frontieres said Thursday, amid signs of Western governments starting to back-track on their commitments. Two... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:28:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293361,dont-back-track-now-on-aids-msf-warns-western-donors.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293354,eu-report-sounds-designer-drugs-warning.html Brussels - Drug dealers are targeting Europe with innovative new products - some of them still legal - and increasingly sophisticated marketing strategies, a new report out Thursday warns. Suppliers are now 'highly innovative' in their production pr... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:04:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293354,eu-report-sounds-designer-drugs-warning.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293351,doctors-warn-professionals-only-as-plastic-surgery-surges-in-asia.html Kuala Lumpur - Top plastic surgeons on Thursday urged those keen to engage their services to go only to qualified specialists as the number of botched surgeries rises with the industry's boom in Asia. More than 60 plastic surgeons from around the wor... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:34:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293351,doctors-warn-professionals-only-as-plastic-surgery-surges-in-asia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293322,australian-researchers-say-foreign-students-need-sex-education.html Sydney - Students from abroad could use a strong dose of sex education, Australian researchers said Thursday. Professor Nigel Stocks of Adelaide University said a university study in which female students from China and Malaysia were questioned about... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:04:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293322,australian-researchers-say-foreign-students-need-sex-education.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293304,dinner-for-a-dental-exam-bartering-for-health-services-booms.html Washington - People with no money barter is a rule of thumb that is proving true in US health care during the current recession. Ads offering services such as cooking or repair work in exchange for dental and eye exams are becoming more common. A wom... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:10:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293304,dinner-for-a-dental-exam-bartering-for-health-services-booms.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293300,hong-kong-chokes-as-pollution-levels-hit-highs-for-fourth-day.html Hong Kong - Hong Kong residents with health problems were advised to avoid the city centre streets Thursday as roadside pollution levels hit peak levels for the fourth day running. The warning, issued by the Environmental Protection Department, was a... Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:40:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293300,hong-kong-chokes-as-pollution-levels-hit-highs-for-fourth-day.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293282,potential-swine-flu-vaccines-for-guantanano-detainees.html Washington - Guantanamo Bay detainees could receive swine flu vaccines but are low on the priority list, well behind soldiers deployed overseas and civilian personnel, the Pentagon said Wednesday. The possibility that detainees, including the alleged... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293282,potential-swine-flu-vaccines-for-guantanano-detainees.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293225,ukraine-flu-outbreak-widens-kiev-announces-control-moves--summary.html Kiev - Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness. More than 478,000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffe... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:10:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293225,ukraine-flu-outbreak-widens-kiev-announces-control-moves--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293204,dutch-report-first-patient-resistant-to-tamiflu-drug.html Amsterdam - Dutch health authorities have recorded a first case of a swine flu-infected patient resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu. The Royal Institute for Public Health and the Environment RIVM said the patient had been hospitalized, but decli... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293204,dutch-report-first-patient-resistant-to-tamiflu-drug.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293195,ukraine-flu-outbreak-widens-government-announces-control-measures.html Kiev - Ukraine's deadly flu outbreak widened on Wednesday, as government officials announced new emergency measures in an attempt to control the spread of the illness. More than 450,000 people were registered with national health authorities as suffe... Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:28:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293195,ukraine-flu-outbreak-widens-government-announces-control-measures.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293100,study-9-11-rescue-workers-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-from-asthma.html Washington - Rescue workers exposed to dust and pollutants following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, suffer from asthma at more than twice the rate of the general US population, according to new data released Tues... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:28:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293100,study-9-11-rescue-workers-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-from-asthma.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293070,swine-flu-claims-11th-victim-in-turkey.html Istanbul - The death toll from the swine flu has more than doubled in the last day in Turkey, with health officials announcing Tuesday that the illness has claimed its eleventh victim in that country. The latest victims included a 22-month-old baby a... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:52:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293070,swine-flu-claims-11th-victim-in-turkey.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293058,belarus-registers-first-swine-flu-death.html Minsk- The first Belarusian death from swine flu was registered by health officials on Tuesday. The victim, a 37-year-old female resident of the town of Drogichin, died on Friday, but results of blood tests confirming the presence of the H1N1 virus o... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:10:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293058,belarus-registers-first-swine-flu-death.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293044,first-swine-flu-death-reported-in-slovenia.html Ljubljana- Slovenia reported its first death from swine flu after an elderly woman succumbed to the illness, local media reported Tuesday. The woman, between 50 to 60 years old, was admitted to Ljubljana hospital on Friday, where her condition deteri... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:34 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293044,first-swine-flu-death-reported-in-slovenia.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292994,ukraine-flu-death-toll-rises-to-70.html Kiev - The death toll from a flu outbreak in Ukraine reached 70 on Tuesday, as shortages of medical supplies continued in the former Soviet republic. The epicentre of sickness was the western Lviv province, where the officially given fatality count f... Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:22:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/292994,ukraine-flu-death-toll-rises-to-70.html