Archive for November, 2007
Punjab water ‘is risk to health’
Contaminated ground water in the Indian state of Punjab is causing cancer in people, a study says.
Uganda confirms 16 Ebola deaths
A haemorrhagic fever that has killed 16 people in Uganda is confirmed as the deadly Ebola virus.
Heart swap for five-year-old
Andrew McAskie has become one of the youngest heart transplant survivors in the UK after having the operation at just five weeks old.
Anti-superbug pyjamas go on sale
A leading retailer is selling silver-lined pyjamas designed to protect against the hospital superbug MRSA.
Call to redirect cancer drug cash
A top cancer specialist says NHS money spent on the Herceptin drug could be better spent on radiotherapy.