http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/ Religious and Spiritual News en leonid@spirithit.com admin@spirithit.com Copyright © 2005 SpiritHit.com hourly 2 2005-04-29T21:50:00-05:00 http://news.spirithit.com/images/rss/spirithit.gif http://news.spirithit.com/ 137 24 Death is certain but the time of death is uncertain. So unless we are familiar with what goes on at the time of death, it can be a very traumatising experience, not only for the dying but their… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/facing_death/ 2005-04-05T00:27:01-05:00 Public health experts say most of the four-million newborn babies who die each year in developing nations could be saved by simple, inexpensive interventions. They appeal to rich countries,… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/saving_newborn_babies_in_developing_world/ 2005-03-08T01:33:00-05:00 A top U.S. health official says the country is preparing for the possibility of a deadly global pandemic of avian flu. The head of America's disease-tracking agency, the Centers for Disease… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/avian_flu_poses_poses_ominous_threat_to_world/ 2005-02-23T14:05:00-05:00 A bill that would have legalized euthanasia throughout Europe, following the Belgian and Dutch models, has been rejected by a vote of 128 to 56 in the Parliamentary Assembly of the European Council.… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/ec_rejects_legalization_of_euthanasia/ 2005-04-29T21:50:00-05:00 New research confirms that regular use of low-dose aspirin can benefit women as well as men, but the study also indicates that the drug helps women differently. For years, doctors have been… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/aspirin_therapy_found_to_treat_the_sexes_differently/ 2005-03-16T23:14:00-05:00 The Supreme Court’s decision to hear the nation’s only assisted suicide law gives it the opportunity to protect patients, preserve physicians' role as healers, and send a life-honoring… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/christian_doctors_urge_against_assisted_suicide/ 2005-02-23T18:23:00-05:00 Scientists in Vietnam will conduct human tests of a new vaccine against the deadly bird flu virus after tests in mice and chickens showed promise. State media quoted Dr. Hoang Thuy Nguyen Friday… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/vietnam_to_test_bird_flu_vaccine_on_humans/ 2005-02-18T17:12:00-05:00 U.S. public health officials say an unidentified New York City man has been diagnosed with a new HIV strain that has so far not responded to any anti-AIDS drugs. The unidentified man in his… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/new_aids_strain_discovered_in_us/ 2005-02-15T00:36:00-05:00 Vatican released a Letter from Pope John Paul II to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences regarding the practice of transplanting organs from the deceased. Pope John Paul has given his encouragement… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/pope_encourages_scientists_to_define_brain_death/ 2005-02-04T00:36:01-05:00 Peanuts are in the news again as being healthy - despite their high-fat levels - as researchers suggest that they may be as rich in antioxidants as many fruits. Scientists from the… http://news.spirithit.com/index/health/more/high_antioxidant_the_future_of_peanuts/ 2005-01-26T01:20:00-05:00