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Saturday, December 29, 2007
Bush signs child health program extension into law - (No Prescription) Reuters
Bush signs child health program extension into law - ReutersSource: www.google.comHundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily NewsSource: www.google.comCDC Works to Track Down 44 Passengers Who Flew With TB-Infected Woman - FOX NewsSource: www.google.comStores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle TimesSource: www.google.comRelocated residents miss McKendree Village life - Fairview ObserverSource: www.google.comState is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.com
No Prescription - Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News
Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily NewsSource: www.google.comState is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comStores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle TimesSource: www.google.com
Friday, December 28, 2007
Thousands enroll (No Prescription) in new health plan - Indianapolis Star
Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis StarSource: www.google.com
Online Pharmacy - Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives - CBS2 Chicago
Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives - CBS2 ChicagoSource: www.google.comDairy farm pledges cooperation with probe - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comChildhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems - ForbesSource: www.google.comPrivate meat producer warns consumers - BusinessWeekSource: www.google.comDrinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy (Reuters)  Reuters - In the elderly, moderate alcohol consumption may protect against leg artery disease, a condition in which the arteries in the legs become narrowed or clogged with fatty deposits, reducing blood flow to the legs.
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Online Pharmacy - Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News
Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily NewsSource: www.google.com
No Prescription - Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News
Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily NewsSource: www.google.com
No Prescription - Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star
Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis StarSource: www.google.comMass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comSuccessful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston ChronicleSource: www.google.comBlood drive below target - Louisville Courier-JournalSource: www.google.comSunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB - San Francisco ChronicleSource: www.google.com
Mass. dairy shuts after (Online Pharmacy) product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston Globe
Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comSuccessful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston ChronicleSource: www.google.comRaw milk fans oppose new Calif. rules (AP) AP - Many raw milk consumers are opposing new dairy standards set to take effect next week in California, saying they could outlaw some of their preferred products. Source: news.yahoo.comThousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis StarSource: www.google.com
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Monkey dies after surreptitious airplane trip to NYC - International Herald Tribune (No Prescription)
Monkey dies after surreptitious airplane trip to NYC - International Herald TribuneSource: www.google.comParents Debate Whether to Pull Plug on Comatose Daughter - FOX NewsSource: www.google.comD.C. to fund needle-exchange programs (AP) AP - A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the nation's capital. Source: news.yahoo.comSF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed - San Francisco ChronicleSource: www.google.comBaby Dropped Off At Hospital - Hartford CourantSource: www.google.comBayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries - CNNMoney.comSource: www.google.comResearch Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment - Washington PostSource: www.google.comClinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007 - Washington PostSource: www.google.comThousands applying for state insurance plan - Palladium-ItemSource: www.google.com
Online Pharmacy - Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.com
Baby Fintan's transplant a success - Chicago Sun-Times (Online Pharmacy)
Baby Fintan's transplant a success - Chicago Sun-TimesSource: www.google.comUninsured Benefit Once They Are Covered by Medicare (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 27 ( HealthDay News) -- People who are intermittently or totally uninsured in the decade prior to reaching Medicare eligibility experience substantial improvements in health once such coverage kicks in, a new study reveals. Source: news.yahoo.comDr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing - WOOD-TVSource: www.google.comBan helps more smokers quit habit - BBC NewsSource: www.google.comClinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comScientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote - Medgadget.comSource: www.google.comSF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed - San Francisco ChronicleSource: www.google.comGirl survives screwdriver in head - WFAASource: www.google.comCancer gene found in minorities - Chicago TribuneSource: www.google.com
Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC News (Online Pharmacy)
Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC NewsSource: www.google.comRecalled green beans pose risk of botulism - WATE.comSource: www.google.comWHO confirms inter-human bird flu transmission in Pakistan (AFP)  AFP - Experts with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday confirmed the first case of inter-human transmission of bird flu in Pakistan, but ruled out any risk of a widespread outbreak.
Source: news.yahoo.comDr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing - WOOD-TVSource: www.google.comNew health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap - WSBT-TVSource: www.google.comTop Seven Health Myths - NewsweekSource: www.google.comWHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case - Reuters IndiaSource: www.google.comScientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote - Medgadget.comSource: www.google.comWHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case (Reuters)  Reuters - The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Thursday a single case of human-to-human transmission of the H5N1 bird flu virus in a family in Pakistan but said there was no apparent risk of it spreading wider.
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No Prescription - D.C. to fund needle-exchange programs (AP)
D.C. to fund needle-exchange programs (AP) AP - A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the nation's capital. Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Online Pharmacy - Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters)
Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comClass of Chemotherapy Drugs Helps Certain Breast Cancer Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 ( HealthDay News)-- Chemotherapy drugs known as anthracyclines help boost survival for women with HER2-positive breast cancer who have undergone surgery, but they may not offer any survival benefit for those with HER2-negative tumors. Source: news.yahoo.comClinical Trials Update: Dec. 26, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.com
For Too Many Md. Children, Too Few Trips to the Dentist - Washington Post (Online Pharmacy)
For Too Many Md. Children, Too Few Trips to the Dentist - Washington PostSource: www.google.comNH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comMedical Myths Even Doctors Believe - New York TimesSource: www.google.comClass of Chemotherapy Drugs Helps Certain Breast Cancer Patients (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 ( HealthDay News)-- Chemotherapy drugs known as anthracyclines help boost survival for women with HER2-positive breast cancer who have undergone surgery, but they may not offer any survival benefit for those with HER2-negative tumors. Source: news.yahoo.comErectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comNew Jersey Requires HIV Test in Pregnancy - New York TimesSource: www.google.comClinical Trials Update: Dec. 26, 2007 (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: Source: news.yahoo.comBreast Cancer, Blacks: New Gene Clues - WebMDSource: www.google.comFewer Children Outgrowing Allergies to Milk, Eggs (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 ( HealthDay News) -- Childhood milk and egg allergies may be more persistent and harder to outgrow than they were a generation ago, U.S. researchers report. Source: news.yahoo.comGlucose Test Strips Recalled - WebMDSource: www.google.com
German chicken tests positive for H5N1 (No Prescription) flu strain (Reuters)
German chicken tests positive for H5N1 flu strain (Reuters)  Reuters - A third case of a chicken testing positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in the northeast German state of Brandenburg was confirmed by state authorities on Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.comRegular flu vaccine may help against H5N1: study (Reuters) Reuters - Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. Source: news.yahoo.com
No Prescription - Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters)
Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comSinovac says bird-flu vaccine study is positive - ReutersSource: www.google.comFinal approval for merger of St. Mary's and Baptist - WATE.comSource: www.google.comKin battle over daughter's life support - New York Daily NewsSource: www.google.comBanquet Manager Saves Groom's Life with Donated Kidney - GothamistSource: www.google.comVolunteers, dollars deliver dinner - Honolulu Star-BulletinSource: www.google.comBRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women - U.S. News & World ReportSource: www.google.comNH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comSCHIP Insurance Spending Battle Continues - eMaxHealth.comSource: www.google.com
New Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP)
New Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP)  AP - HIV testing may soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey as part of a bill that supporters contend will put the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies.
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Online Pharmacy - CORRECTION: Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters)
CORRECTION: Erectile dysfunction may precede Parkinson's (Reuters) Reuters - Revises headline to clarify that erectile dysfunction does not cause Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comNew Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP) AP - HIV testing may soon become part of routine prenatal care and be required for some newborns in New Jersey as part of a bill that supporters contend will put the state in the forefront of the national fight against HIV transmission to babies. Source: news.yahoo.com
NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston Globe (No Prescription)
NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comFeeding the hungry is the best - Florida TodaySource: www.google.com'Tis the season to add 'get flu shot' to your to-do list - Detroit Free PressSource: www.google.com
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study - Reuters (Online Pharmacy)
Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study - ReutersSource: www.google.comLate Twist for Health Insurance Coverage - The Associated PressSource: www.google.comLeon County to offer discount-drug card - Tallahassee DemocratSource: www.google.comAppeals court rules against insurer - KESQSource: www.google.comHealth Care Expansions Hit Roadblocks - New York TimesSource: www.google.comCigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision - MarketWatchSource: www.google.com
Leon County to offer discount-drug card (Online Pharmacy) - Tallahassee Democrat
Leon County to offer discount-drug card - Tallahassee DemocratSource: www.google.comGiuliani allays health fears ahead of primaries - IndependentSource: www.google.comCigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision - MarketWatchSource: www.google.comIssues in the Twin Tiers: A house filled with love - Elmira Star-GazetteSource: www.google.comHispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study - ReutersSource: www.google.comAppeals court rules against insurer - KESQSource: www.google.comHealth Highlights: Dec. 25, 2007 - U.S. News & World ReportSource: www.google.com
Medical clinics expanding care to needy (AP) (No Prescription)
Medical clinics expanding care to needy (AP)  AP - An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine along with his bread.
Source: news.yahoo.comHealth Tip: Drug and Food Interactions (HealthDay) HealthDay - ( HealthDay News) - Many medications, both prescription and over-the-counter, can negatively interact with foods, supplements or other drugs. Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, December 24, 2007
Sector Snap: Health (No Prescription) REIT stocks advance - BusinessWeek
Sector Snap: Health REIT stocks advance - BusinessWeekSource: www.google.comPregnant women at risk for HIV may opt out of testing (Reuters) Reuters - Women who decline prenatal HIV screening are more likely to be HIV positive than women who undergo prenatal HIV screening, according to a study from Canada. Source: news.yahoo.comSeven Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - FOX NewsSource: www.google.comSafeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US - Medical News TodaySource: www.google.comUPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - ReutersSource: www.google.comConcerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles - WCAXSource: www.google.comAARP is drug plan advocate, marketer - San Luis Obispo TribuneSource: www.google.comReport faults public pension system in RI - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comParents don't realize kids are fat (AP) AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight. Source: news.yahoo.comBirders take part in annual Christmas bird count - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.com
No Prescription - Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk (Reuters)
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comPregnant women at risk for HIV may opt out of testing (Reuters) Reuters - Women who decline prenatal HIV screening are more likely to be HIV positive than women who undergo prenatal HIV screening, according to a study from Canada. Source: news.yahoo.comFood pantries take health care to needy (AP) AP - An out-of-work David Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry just seeking groceries. Thomas learned he was a stroke waiting to happen and got blood pressure medicine along with his bread. Food pantries have long aimed to help heal hunger. A new project aims to see how well they can help heal high blood pressure, diabetes and other ailments, too. Source: news.yahoo.comTea drinking may not curb ovarian cancer risk (Reuters)  Reuters - Tea drinking, in general, does not appear to decrease the risk for ovarian cancer, according to combined data from nine studies.
Source: news.yahoo.comParents don't realize kids are fat (AP) AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight. Source: news.yahoo.comBeware Holiday Toys That Can Injure Young Eyes (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 24 ( HealthDay News) -- While concern about lead in toys has attracted a great deal of attention lately, it's just one of the potential dangers that toys may pose to children. For example, some toys can damage children's eyes, warns the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Source: news.yahoo.com
Erectile dysfunction may boost (No Prescription) Parkinson's risk (Reuters)
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.com
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk (Reuters) (Online Pharmacy)
Erectile dysfunction may boost Parkinson's risk (Reuters) Reuters - Results of a study suggest an association between erectile dysfunction and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease. Source: news.yahoo.comSafeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US - Medical News TodaySource: www.google.comReport faults public pension system in RI - Boston GlobeSource: www.google.comConcerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles - WCAXSource: www.google.comSinovac vaccine passes midstage study - BusinessWeekSource: www.google.com
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - Reuters (No Prescription)
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - ReutersSource: www.google.com
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - Reuters (Online Pharmacy)
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - ReutersSource: www.google.com
Sunday, December 23, 2007
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - Reuters (Online Pharmacy)
UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - ReutersSource: www.google.com
Perata plays the contrarian on own health care proposal - San (No Prescription) Jose Mercury News
Perata plays the contrarian on own health care proposal - San Jose Mercury NewsSource: www.google.com
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