Health News from Reuters
Recent headlines |  More headlines |
| Cuba to Juba: south Sudanese doctors come home JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - They left as children and teenagers, crossing the border between dry southern Sudan and Ethiopia before being transported half a world away to the green strangeness of Cuba's Isla de la Juventud. |
| Vitamins block post-meal grogginess in diabetics NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fatty meals may cloud the brains of people with type 2 diabetes, but antioxidant vitamins can help clear the fog, Canadian researchers demonstrated in a study they conducted. |
| "Red tide" to blame for illnesses in Florida NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Several cases of respiratory illness that occurred last year in northeastern Florida were brought on by exposure to a so-called red tide caused by the toxic marine organism, Karenia brevis, health officials conclude in a report released Thursday. |
| UK man sentenced for dealing in fake medicines LONDON (Reuters) - A British man caught dealing in counterfeit medicines worth at least 1.8 million pounds ($3.57 million) has received a 51 week suspended prison sentence, the country's drugs regulator said on Thursday. |
| Low vitamin D may harm the bones of IBD patients NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Maintaining adequate vitamin D levels in the body may help guard against bone disease in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study in which researchers found a link between inadequate vitamin D levels and lower bone mineral density in a group of IBD patients. |
| More headlines |