People who were previously uninsured and then got Medicare coverage enjoyed better health, particularly people with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, says an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), December 26th issue. [click link for full article]

Hispanic women in the USA have the highest risk of developing breast cancer while Asian American women have the lowest. A study of many US racial and ethnic groups found that Hispanic 3.5% of Hispanic women who were examined have the BRCA1 gene mutation which is linked to breast cancer, while the prevalence for Asian women in the USA is 0.5%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). [click link for full article]

Following talks with Diabetes UK, Pfizer has announced that it is putting in place an extended ‘transition’ programme to supply Exubera (inhaled insulin) for a up to 12 further months, depending on existing stock levels and expiry dates. [click link for full article]

Now there’s another good reason to go on that diet after the holidays. Tel Aviv University researchers have published a study that finds a direct link between obesity and bad breath: the more overweight you are, the more likely your breath will smell unpleasant to those around you.The research, led by breath expert Prof. [click link for full article]

The number of newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis C infection in England reached 8,346 in 2006 - 10% higher than in 2005 - according to latest figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The HPA’s annual report for 2007 on hepatitis C suggests that the effort to raise awareness of hepatitis C is encouraging more people to be tested. There has been a considerable increase in the attention paid to hepatitis C over the last 12 months. [click link for full article]

A pioneering study of wild chimpanzees has found that these close human relatives do not routinely experience menopause, rebutting previous studies of captive individuals which had postulated that female chimpanzees reach reproductive senescence at 35 to 40 years of age. [click link for full article]

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