Medicare won't pay hospitals for errors (AP) AP - It's a new way to push for patient safety: Don't pay hospitals when they commit certain errors. Medicare will start hitting hospitals where it hurts in October, and other insurers are hot on the trail.
Source: news.yahoo.comStudy: Gel fails to stop HIV infection (AP) 
AP - The first anti-AIDS vaginal gel to make it through late-stage testing failed to stop HIV infection in a study of 6,000 South African women, disappointed researchers announced Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: Zinc in Your Diet (HealthDay) HealthDay - (
HealthDay News) - Zinc is a mineral that the body needs to help the immune system, in wound healing, and in the breakdown of carbohydrates. Second only to iron in its concentration in the body, zinc is found in protein-rich foods such as meat, peanuts and peanut butter, and legumes.
Source: news.yahoo.comTV ads in Spanish may fuel kid obesity: study (Reuters) Reuters - A siege of fast-food commercials on Spanish-language television channels in the United States may be helping drive an obesity epidemic among Latino youth, researchers reported on Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comCampbell's lowering sodium in kids soups (AP) AP - The Campbell Soup Co.'s kid-oriented soups, which feature characters such as Dora the Explorer and Batman on the cans, are getting their second sodium reduction in three years, the company announced Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Feb. 19, 2008 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (
HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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