Morning News Run
May 23, 2007 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Morning News
Brain ‘Pacemaker’ Tickles Your Happy Nerve – WIRED
A novel medical technique that smuggles an electrical charge into the brain through the vagus nerve is proving at least as effective as medication in controlling severe depression, psychiatrists say.
WHO reaches bird flu vaccine deal – BBC
The World Health Organisation says it has reached a framework agreement to ensure all countries share samples of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
FDA Criticized for Diabetes Drug Avandia – NPR (Audio)
There are more demands to overhaul the Food and Drug Administration. Scientific analysis indicates the widely used diabetes drug, Avandia, raises the risk of heart attacks and possibly death. The agency is being criticized for the way the drug was initially approved, and for not reporting problems sooner.
HIV in breastmilk killed by flash-heating, new study finds – Physorg
Notably, the technique – heating a glass jar of expressed breast milk in a pan of water over a flame or single burner – can be easily applied in the homes of mothers in resource-poor communities.
Freebirthers dismiss fear and bring babies home – Reuters
They insist they’re no superwomen, they have no special powers, and are certainly not pain or adrenaline junkies. But ‘freebirthers’ choose to go through what some call the most painful and potentially frightening experience of a woman’s life with no drugs, no midwife and no medical help.
