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Cases Of Hepatitis A Prompts Warning: Eating Raw Oysters Can Be Dangerous
 emaxhealth.com
These most recent cases are a reminder that eating uncooked shellfish is the same story as with meat and poultry — if you eat it raw or undercooked, there is a real risk of getting sick with some pretty nasty bugs.
In Bid for Better Care, Surgery With a Warranty
 Reed Abelson
What if medical care came with a 90-day warranty? That is what a hospital group in central Pennsylvania is trying to learn in an experiment that some experts say is a radically new way to encourage hospitals and doctors to provide high-quality care that can avoid costly mistakes.
Mexican Boy Has Surgery to Get New Heart
 Jon Gambrell
An 8-year-old boy from Mexico received a new heart Monday to replace his diseased one, after spending weeks in a Texas intensive care unit and getting a rare implanted heart pump in Arkansas.
Vallarta Aids Benefit Needs Your Support
 PVNN
The Tucson Gay Men's Chorus have volunteered to perform a concert to benefit the new HIV/AIDS organization, Vallarta Enfrente el SIDA, and CAPASITS, Vallarta's recently opened HIV/AIDS Clinic, but we need sponsors to help us put on a successful show.
Doctor Accused of Removing Drug Dealers' Fingerprints
 Mark Scolforo
A Mexican physician helped drug dealers avoid detection by replacing their fingerprints with skin from the bottom of their feet, a federal prosecutor said last week.
OxyContin: The Giuliani Connection
 Brian Ross, Richard Esposito & R. Schwartz
Rudolph Giuliani and his consulting company, Giuliani Partners, have served as key advisors for the last five years to the pharmaceutical company that pled guilty this week to charges it misled doctors and patients about the addiction risks of the powerful narcotic painkiller OxyContin.
El Paso Doctor Helps Mexican Nurses Obtain US Certification
 kvia.com
A Sun City doctor has created a course that helps Mexican nurses obtain certification to work in the United States. Local healthcare professionals say that El Paso is experiencing a shortage of certified nurses; similar to the rest of the nation.
Abortion Off-Limits at Federal Facilities
 The Herald Mexico
The nation´s top health official made it clear Thursday that federal hospitals in Mexico City will not cooperate with the capital´s new law permitting abortion in the first 12 weeks.
Mexico's Disadvantaged to be Treated by Vietnamese Acupuncture
 VNA
The Mexico-Vietnam Acupuncture Centre, in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas, held a graduation ceremony for 17 doctors who recently completed their 3-year MA course.
US Senate Guts Drug Bill
 Beth Gorham
The U.S. Senate gutted the latest attempt yesterday to legalize prescription drug imports from Canada and other countries.
A Little Bit of Home Baking
 7days.ae
Groups of elderly Australians are reportedly setting up backyard laboratories to manufacture an illegal euthanasia drug so they can kill themselves when they have had enough of life. One group has already succeeded in producing the drug nembutal, which is used by vets to put down animals.
Managing Diabetes and Nutrition: Understanding Food Labels
 Ann-Marie Stephens
Food labels are an important aid for a person with diabetes, or for those trying to prevent the onset of the disease. To begin practicing more balanced eating, you can gain a lot of help from the food labels on most packaging.
Families Say Detention Centers Feel Like Prison
 Julie Johnson
Families report prison-like conditions at Hutto, where food is passed through a slot, only children are allowed to drink milk and, depending on how far back you are in the cafeteria line, meal times can be as short as 10 minutes.
From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine
 Walt Bogdanich & Jake Hooker
The kidneys fail first. Then the central nervous system begins to misfire. Paralysis spreads, making breathing difficult, then often impossible without assistance. In the end, most victims die. Many of them are children, poisoned at the hands of their unsuspecting parents.
Tougher Laws are Needed to Curb Violence Against Women
 Dr Cesar Chelala
Domestic violence is part of the wider issue of gender violence, which the majority of the time is violence against women. According to the Mexican health ministry, about one in three Mexican women suffer from domestic violence.
Walmex to Sell Generics
 El Universal
Wal-Mart de México SA, Latin America´s biggest retailer, began selling generic drugs for 39 pesos (US$3.57) or less at its Mexican stores to boost revenue.
Brazil Breaks Merck Drug Patent in Major Victory for AIDS Activism, Says AHF
 PRNewswire
Amid news that the President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, today will announce Brazil's intention to issue a compulsory license for Merck's HIV/AIDS drug Efavirenz, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) hailed the move as a victory for global AIDS activism and AIDS patients worldwide.
Abortion Now Legal in Mexico City
 Erich Adolfo Moncada Cota
Last week the Legislative Assembly of Mexico City voted 46-19 to legalize abortion up to the first trimester of pregnancy. The initiative was the first of its kind in the country and a forefront over other state legislatures. It was voted by five leftist political parties; opposition came from rightist Green and National Action parties.
Like a Little Tale? The Truth About Those Old Wives
 Jeanne Sparks-Carreker
We have all heard them and sometimes have even sworn by them. But what old wives’ tales can we actually believe? Some are based on superstition, some on partial truth, and some of them seem to be a logical improbability – or do they?
Capital Clinics Brace for Greater Demand
 Kelly Arthur Garrett
Mexico City´s liberal new abortion law takes effect Friday, with city officials promising the public health system is ready to meet the expected increase in demand.
Abortion Rights Gaining Ground South of the Border
 Mark Stevenson
Mexico City lawmakers voted Tuesday to legalize abortion, a decision likely to influence policies and health practices across Mexico and other parts of heavily Roman Catholic Latin America.
Mexico's Health Czar Seeks Better Care for Mexicans in California
 Tyche Hendricks
Mexico's new secretary of health visited San Francisco on Monday to learn about the health needs of the millions of Mexican immigrants living in California and to further collaborate with state officials to meet those needs.
Mexico City to Hold Landmark Abortion Vote
 Catherine Bremer
Mexico City lawmakers will vote on Tuesday on whether to legalize abortion in the capital of the world's second-largest Roman Catholic country in direct defiance of the pope.
Mexican Boy Awaits Heart Replacement
 Jon Gambrell
An 8-year-old boy from northern Mexico is hospitalized in Arkansas awaiting a possible replacement for his diseased heart. Adrian Flores Saucedo and his mother flew to Little Rock by jet from San Antonio, where he had stayed for 60 days at Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas.
Peru's 'Miracle Baby' Walks on Her Own
 Associated Press
Peru's "miracle baby" walked around her nursery school yard Friday, ducking in and out of a plastic playhouse seven months after undergoing an operation to fully separate her fused legs.
Mexico Opens a Debate to Legalize Passive Euthanasia
 EFE
The Mexican Senate has proposed a law that, if approved, will permit the voluntary termination of life under certain conditions. According to Mexico's Secretary of Health, Lázaro Mazón, the proposed law has been "very well accepted" among PRD senators.
UN Urges Reduction of Child Violence
 El Universal
The Health Secretariat said that Mexican children suffer from "extreme violence," and announced it will develop a National Plan to Prevent Violence Against Boys, Girls and Adolescents, inviting all sectors of society to participate.
Mexican Boy Lands in Ark. for New Heart
 Jon Gambrell
After more than 60 days in a Texas hospital's intensive care unit, an 8-year-old Mexican boy arrived Thursday in Arkansas with hopes of finding a replacement for his diseased heart.
Mexico's People Oppose Legalizing Abortion Second Poll Shows
 Steven Ertelt
Another poll conducted in Mexico finds that the people there are opposed to bills that would legalize abortion within the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. However, the poll shows more support for abortion among the residents of Mexico City, where a bill is likely to be approved, than elsewhere in the nation.
At a School for the Poor, a Mysterious, Crippling Illness
 Elisabeth Malkin
Hundreds of students at the Children’s Village School, a Catholic boarding school near Mexico City, fell ill in recent months, experiencing nausea and difficulty in walking.
Urban-Rural Abortion Divide Evident in Mexico
 Angus Reid Global Monitor
Mexican adults hold differing views on pregnancy termination, according to a poll by Parametría. 44 per cent of respondents in Mexico City agree with allowing abortion in the first 14 weeks of gestation, while only 23 per cent of respondents in the rest of the country concur.
Hip Surgery With a Future
 Barnaby J. Feder
Hip replacement, an operation that about 300,000 Americans undergo each year, is one of the great success stories of modern medicine. But woe to those who outlive their artificial hips, which typically cannot be counted on to last more than 20 years or so.
Thorny Mexican Food Staple Gains Fame as Folk Cure
 Frank Jack Daniel
Production of a thorny, flat-leaved cactus that has been a Mexican food staple since Aztec times is rising fast as it wins a reputation as a natural remedy for maladies ranging from diabetes to hangovers.
Mexico Could Legalize Euthanasia
 PVNN
Lately there has been lots of movement in Mexico City on the part of leftist senators towards the legalization of abortion, sparking a heated public debate that is raging on. Now Mexico is on its way to the legalization of yet another controversial practice: euthanasia.
Drug Giants Accused of Ignoring Fake Medicines That Kill Millions
 Saeed Shah
The world's major drug companies have been accused of turning a blind eye to the multibillion-dollar trade in fake medicine that has resulted in an explosion of child malaria deaths in developing countries.
Diabetics Cured by Stem-Cell Treatment
 David Rose
Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again.
Understanding and Preventing Dengue
 PVNN
In 2006, the Public Health Agency of Canada issued a travel health advisory reporting cases of dengue fever in Puerto Vallarta, but after undertaking intensive insect control measures, health authorities say that the outbreak is under control.
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