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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 - Reuters

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Bush signs child health program extension into law
Reuters - 2 hours ago
CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Saturday signed into law a temporary extension of a popular health insurance program for children after months of deadlock with the Democratic-led Congress.
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Bush OKs Child Health Bill The Associated Press
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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant
Los Angeles Daily News - 10 hours ago
By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Farther Kirkor Sarkisyan is hug by a friends after funeral services at St. Marys Armenian Church as Nataline Sarkisyan was laid to rest today after she died last week hours after her health insurer CIGNA reversed its ...
Mourners attend funeral for teen who died during transplant delay San Diego Union Tribune
Funeral Held For Northridge Teen Who Needed Liver Transplant KNBC.com
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CDC Works to Track Down 44 Passengers Who Flew With TB-Infected Woman - FOX News

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CDC Works to Track Down 44 Passengers Who Flew With TB-Infected Woman
FOX News - 3 hours ago
CHICAGO - Health officials are trying to track down American Airlines passengers in 17 states for testing after a California woman flew while sick with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis.
Officials search for passengers potentially exposed to TB Chicago Sun-Times
Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB San Francisco Chronicle
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Stores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle Times

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Stores may have sold diseased birds
Seattle Times - 10 hours ago
By Caleb Heeringa A Bellingham pet store may have sold birds that were infected with a disease that can be passed to humans. Some birds shipped by a national distributor tested positive for avian chlamydiosis, a bird disease that can cause psittacosis ...
New pet birds may carry illness Seattle Post Intelligencer
Pet birds may pose health risk to people Food Consumer
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Relocated residents miss McKendree Village life - Fairview Observer

Relocated residents miss McKendree Village life
Fairview Observer - 10 hours ago
By CLAUDIA PINTO The 200 McKendree Village nursing home residents who faced a midnight deadline to move have all found new places to live, a spokeswoman for the facility said.
Families Move Loved Ones From McKendree Village WKRN
Tireless dedication among home's staff Robertson County Times
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State is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston Globe

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State is seeking cause of bad milk
Boston Globe - 10 hours ago
A series of routine state inspections this fall found no health violations at a central Massachusetts dairy farm linked this week to a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other people ill, according to documents obtained by the ...
Source of listeria contamination investigated Worcester Telegram
Milk inspector reviews farm's records MetroWest Daily News
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No Prescription - Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News
Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant - Los Angeles Daily News

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Hundreds honor girl who needed liver transplant
Los Angeles Daily News - 5 hours ago
By Dana Bartholomew, Staff Writer Farther Kirkor Sarkisyan is hug by a friends after funeral services at St. Marys Armenian Church as Nataline Sarkisyan was laid to rest today after she died last week hours after her health insurer CIGNA reversed its ...
Mourners attend funeral for teen who died during transplant delay San Diego Union Tribune
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State is seeking cause of bad milk - Boston Globe

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State is seeking cause of bad milk
Boston Globe - 5 hours ago
A series of routine state inspections this fall found no health violations at a central Massachusetts dairy farm linked this week to a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other people ill, according to documents obtained by the ...
Source of listeria contamination investigated Worcester Telegram
Milk inspector reviews farm's records MetroWest Daily News
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Stores may have sold diseased birds - Seattle Times

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Stores may have sold diseased birds
Seattle Times - 5 hours ago
By Caleb Heeringa A Bellingham pet store may have sold birds that were infected with a disease that can be passed to humans. Some birds shipped by a national distributor tested positive for avian chlamydiosis, a bird disease that can cause psittacosis ...
New pet birds may carry illness Seattle Post Intelligencer
Department of health warns of possible parrot fever Omak Okanogan County Chronicle
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Friday, December 28, 2007  
Thousands enroll (No Prescription) in new health plan - Indianapolis Star
Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan
Indianapolis Star - 17 hours ago
By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier.
Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune
Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item
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Online Pharmacy - Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives - CBS2 Chicago
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Smoke-Free Illinois Could Save Money And Lives
CBS2 Chicago - 1 hour ago
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Chicago braces for smoking ban Springfield State Journal Register
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Dairy farm pledges cooperation with probe - Boston Globe

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Dairy farm pledges cooperation with probe
Boston Globe - 6 hours ago
By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff The Central Massachusetts dairy under investigation for its role in four cases of a serious bacterial infection is pledging to cooperate with state disease trackers.
2 Die in Mass. From Tainted Milk The Associated Press
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Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems - Forbes

Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems
Forbes - 33 minutes ago
FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- As more and more American children are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, another serious problem is threatening their health.
Are You at Risk of a Premature Death? Part 2 Black Enterprise
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Private meat producer warns consumers - BusinessWeek

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Private meat producer warns consumers
BusinessWeek - 9 hours ago
Privately-held meat producer American Fresh Foods on Friday warned consumers not to buy its ground beef from "questionable" vendors after one of its refrigerated trucks was stolen.
Truckload of ground beef tainted with E. coli stolen Food Consumer
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Drinking alcohol may keep leg arteries healthy (Reuters)

A server serves Sapporo draft beer at Sapporo Bier Garten in Sapporo, northern Japan, February 19, 2007. 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. (Toru Hanai/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 News

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later
Greenville Daily News - 3 hours ago
GRAND RAPIDS - Dr. Robert Stokes will be a senior citizen before he is released from prison. At about 7 pm Thursday in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Judge Gordon Quist sentenced the 56-year-old dermatologist ...
Bad medicine: Dirty doctor gets sentenced Sentinel-Standard
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No Prescription - Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News
Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later - Greenville Daily News

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Stokes sent to prison, restitution to be later
Greenville Daily News - 3 hours ago
GRAND RAPIDS - Dr. Robert Stokes will be a senior citizen before he is released from prison. At about 7 pm Thursday in US District Court for the Western District of Michigan in Grand Rapids, Judge Gordon Quist sentenced the 56-year-old dermatologist ...
Bad medicine: Dirty doctor gets sentenced Sentinel-Standard
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No Prescription - Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star
Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan
Indianapolis Star - 4 hours ago
By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier.
Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune
Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item
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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths - Boston Globe

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
State health authorities urged consumers last night not to drink milk produced by Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts, after an investigation showed it is the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other ...
DPH urges discarding tainted milk that killed 3 Boston Herald
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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston Chronicle

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler
Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago
A fading black eye and a small puncture wound are the only visible reminders of the screwdriver a 2-year-old Farmington, Minn., girl plunged into her eye socket last week.
Girl Stabs Self with Screw Driver KTTC
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Blood drive below target - Louisville Courier-Journal

Blood drive below target
Louisville Courier-Journal - 1 hour ago
By Sara Cunningham Born two months early -- and with several health complications as a result -- the Louisville resident had to undergo blood transfusions as an infant.
Area blood banks running low on gift of life Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
KETV Sponsors Thursday Blood Drive KETV.com
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Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB - San Francisco Chronicle

Sunnyvale woman back from India has hard-to-treat case of TB
San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago
A 30-year-old Sunnyvale woman, recently back from a stay in India, is in an isolation unit at Stanford Hospital with a tough-to-treat strain of tuberculosis, and health officials are scrambling to find any people with whom she may have come into close ...
Agenda 2008|Health Care San Jose Mercury News
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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 Globe

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Mass. dairy shuts after product is linked to 2 deaths
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
State health authorities urged consumers last night not to drink milk produced by Whittier Farms in Central Massachusetts, after an investigation showed it is the likely source of a bacterial illness that killed two elderly men and made two other ...
DPH urges discarding tainted milk that killed 3 Boston Herald
Two die of tainted milk Worcester Telegram
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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler - Houston Chronicle

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Successful screwdriver removal a 'miracle' for toddler
Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago
A fading black eye and a small puncture wound are the only visible reminders of the screwdriver a 2-year-old Farmington, Minn., girl plunged into her eye socket last week.
Girl Stabs Self with Screw Driver KTTC
Child Sticks Screwdriver Into Head, Survives WCCO
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Raw 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.
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Thousands enroll in new health plan - Indianapolis Star

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Thousands enroll in new health plan
Indianapolis Star - 4 hours ago
By Shari Rudavsky The state's much-ballyhooed Healthy Indiana Plan for low-income adults is doling out its first insurance cards, and people like Shelley Ross couldn't be happier.
Thousands sign up for Healthy Indiana Plan Gary Post Tribune
Thousands applying for state insurance plan Palladium-Item
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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 Tribune

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Monkey dies after surreptitious airplane trip to NYC
International Herald Tribune - 18 hours ago
AP NEW YORK: A small monkey stashed in a man's hat during a flight to New York has died, and a US federal health agency spokeswoman says authorities do not know why, according to a local newspaper.
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Parents Debate Whether to Pull Plug on Comatose Daughter - FOX News

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Parents Debate Whether to Pull Plug on Comatose Daughter
FOX News - 9 hours ago
The emotionally shaken father of a 16-year-old girl in an irreversible coma at Montefiore Medical Center in New York is wavering in his opposition to ending what's left of her life.
Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Girl In Coma Medical News Today
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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.
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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed - San Francisco Chronicle

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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed
San Francisco Chronicle - 9 hours ago
(12-27) 11:52 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco asked a federal appeals court this morning to let the city extend health coverage to all uninsured adult residents next week, despite a federal judge's ruling that struck down a key provision requiring ...
SF Seeks Stay In Key Health Plan Provision CBS 5
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Baby Dropped Off At Hospital - Hartford Courant

Baby Dropped Off At Hospital
Hartford Courant - 10 hours ago
A healthy newborn dropped off at a Hartford hospital emergency room this week is the seventh baby given up under the state's Safe Haven Act, officials announced today.
Safe Haven Law Saves 54 Unwanted Infants In Ohio AHN
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Bayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries - CNNMoney.com

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Bayer recalls blood sugar test strips in 7 countries
CNNMoney.com - 21 hours ago
FRANKFURT, Dec. 27, 2007 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- Bayer AG (NYSE:BAY) launched a voluntary market recall of Contour diabetes test strips in seven countries due to a manufacturing problem that may lead to blood sugar readings that are ...
Glucose Test Strips Recalled WebMD
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Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment - Washington Post

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Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
By Randy Dotinga THURSDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New findings about the inner workings of cells may be bringing scientists one step closer to reversing the scarring of the liver known as cirrhosis.
New Clues For Liver Cirrhosis Treatment CBS News
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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007 - Washington Post

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Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007
Washington Post - 9 hours ago
US employers can cut or eliminate altogether health benefits for retired people over age 65, the Equal Opportunity Commission ruled Wednesday.
In Order to Save It Wall Street Journal
EEOC Issues Rule On Retiree Health Benefits Workforce Management
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Thousands applying for state insurance plan - Palladium-Item

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Thousands applying for state insurance plan
Palladium-Item - 4 hours ago
AP INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Nearly 4500 Hoosiers so far have signed up for a new state program that allows low-income adults without health insurance to gain coverage.
New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap WSBT-TV
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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:
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Baby Fintan's transplant a success - Chicago Sun-Times (Online Pharmacy)
Baby Fintan's transplant a success - Chicago Sun-Times

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Baby Fintan's transplant a success
Chicago Sun-Times - 13 hours ago
BY KARA SPAK Staff Reporter/kspak@suntimes.com Tears streamed down Gina Schiltz's cheeks Wednesday morning as she cuddled her baby boy Fintan, wires strapped to his tiny body, tubes pushed into his nose and mouth.
St. Charles baby has heart transplant Chicago Daily Herald
Baby's New Heart Follows Cardinal's Blessing NBC5.com
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Uninsured 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.
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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing - WOOD-TV

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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing
WOOD-TV - 53 minutes ago
GRAND RAPIDS - An East Grand Rapids dermatologist is in Federal Court at this hour to face sentencing for insurance fraud. Dr. Robert Stokes is also at the center of a health alert issued by the Kent County Health Department for not sterilizing ...
Stokes sentencing this morning MLive.com
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Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC News

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Ban helps more smokers quit habit
BBC News - 16 hours ago
More smokers in Wales are getting help to try to kick the habit than ever before according to Stop Smoking Wales. The assembly government funded service, said there was a 20% rise in people wanting to give up in response to the smoking ban introduced ...
Smoke Free in 2008 WQAD
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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Scientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote - Medgadget.com

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Scientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote
Medgadget.com - 4 hours ago
Investigators from the University of Minnesota are reporting in the latest issue of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry that their compound called sulfanagen was found to be twice as effective as a standard cyanide antidote when orally administered to lab ...
US researchers discover fast-acting cyanide antidote Xinhua
U of M developing antidote to cyanide Minnesota Public Radio
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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed - San Francisco Chronicle

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SF appeals to court to allow health coverage plan to proceed
San Francisco Chronicle - 4 hours ago
(12-27) 11:52 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco asked a federal appeals court this morning to let the city extend health coverage to all uninsured adult residents next week, despite a federal judge's ruling that struck down a key provision requiring ...
SF Seeks Stay In Key Health Plan Provision CBS 5
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Girl survives screwdriver in head - WFAA

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Girl survives screwdriver in head
WFAA - 48 minutes ago
By WFAA-TV Staff Reports ROCHESTER, Minn. - A 2-year-old Minnesota girl survived after falling on a screwdriver, which went through her head just above her eye.
Two-Year-Old Girl Miraculously Survives after Sticking Screwdriver ... eFluxMedia
Girl, 2, unharmed after screwdriver plunges through eye socket Columbus Dispatch
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Cancer gene found in minorities - Chicago Tribune

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Cancer gene found in minorities
Chicago Tribune - 12 hours ago
By Judy Peres | Tribune staff reporter December 27, 2007 A genetic mutation known to increase the odds of breast cancer in some Jewish women has been found in significant numbers of Hispanic and African-American breast cancer patients as well, ...
BRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women U.S. News & World Report
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Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC News (Online Pharmacy)
Ban helps more smokers quit habit - BBC News

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Ban helps more smokers quit habit
BBC News - 16 hours ago
More smokers in Wales are getting help to try to kick the habit than ever before according to Stop Smoking Wales. The assembly government funded service, said there was a 20% rise in people wanting to give up in response to the smoking ban introduced ...
Smoke Free in 2008 WQAD
Smoking ban, teen driving restraints highlight new state laws Kankakee Daily Journal
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Recalled green beans pose risk of botulism - WATE.com

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Recalled green beans pose risk of botulism
WATE.com - 59 minutes ago
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The state has notified the Knox County Health Department that some recalled green beans with a risk of botulism have been received by several local facilities.
New Era Green Bean Recall Sparks Fears of Botulism Outbreak Newsinferno.com
Recall: Beans May Be Contaminated With Botulism WRIC
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WHO confirms inter-human bird flu transmission in Pakistan (AFP)

World Health Organisation headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland. Experts with the World Health Organisation on Thursday confirmed the first case of inter-human transmission of bird flu in Pakistan, but ruled out any risk of a widespread outbreak.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)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.



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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing - WOOD-TV

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Dr. Stokes in court for fraud sentencing
WOOD-TV - 53 minutes ago
GRAND RAPIDS - An East Grand Rapids dermatologist is in Federal Court at this hour to face sentencing for insurance fraud. Dr. Robert Stokes is also at the center of a health alert issued by the Kent County Health Department for not sterilizing ...
Stokes sentencing this morning MLive.com
Stokes sentencing will culminate after witnesses testify WZZM
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New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap - WSBT-TV

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New health insurance plan aims to close coverage gap
WSBT-TV - 25 minutes ago
by Samuel King (king@wsbt.com) The Healthy Indiana Plan is designed for Hoosiers who don't have access to health insurance through the government or their employer.
New Health Insurance Plan for Low-Income Hoosiers WISH
Uninsured Hoosiers to get health coverage Evansville Courier & Press (subscription)
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Top Seven Health Myths - Newsweek

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Top Seven Health Myths
Newsweek - 6 hours ago
According to a new study, even doctors fall prey to common medical misconceptions. Here's the straight story on everything from post-mortem hair growth to Halloween candy hazards.
Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe New York Times
Doctors reveal seven myths about health, fitness Tulsa World
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WHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case - Reuters India

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WHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case
Reuters India - 5 hours ago
GENEVA (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.
Avian flu deaths reported in Egypt, Indonesia, Vietnam CIDRAP
WHO confirms inter-human bird flu transmission in Pakistan AFP
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Scientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote - Medgadget.com

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Scientists Discover Fast-Acting Cyanide Antidote
Medgadget.com - 4 hours ago
Investigators from the University of Minnesota are reporting in the latest issue of Journal of Medicinal Chemistry that their compound called sulfanagen was found to be twice as effective as a standard cyanide antidote when orally administered to lab ...
US researchers discover fast-acting cyanide antidote Xinhua
U of M developing antidote to cyanide Minnesota Public Radio
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WHO confirms human-to-human birdflu case (Reuters)

A poultry farm with chickens infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu is seen on the outskirts of Islamabad on May 22, 2007. 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. (Stringer/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.
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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.
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Class 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.
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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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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 Post

New York Times

For Too Many Md. Children, Too Few Trips to the Dentist
Washington Post - 34 minutes ago
By Mary Otto On a recent day at the busy Walnut Street Dental Clinic in Hagerstown, Md., Ilaya Rajagopal treated an 18-month-old who had six cavities and lectured the child's mother, in his gentle way, about the damage caused by putting a baby to bed ...
In Kentucky’s Teeth, Toll of Poverty and Neglect New York Times
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NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston Globe

NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare
Boston Globe - 19 hours ago
Most Americans believe healthcare is a critical issue the next president must tackle, but in New Hampshire, the first primary state, there's a sharp partisan split over government's role in making healthcare available.
Republican Health Tax Breaks May Fall Short on Costs, Coverage Bloomberg
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Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - New York Times

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Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
New York Times - 8 hours ago
Turkey makes you drowsy. Dim light ruins your eyes. Drink at last eight glasses of water a day. These are some of the medical myths that even doctors believe, reports the British Medical Journal.
Researchers Debunk Popular Health Myths AHN
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Class 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.
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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.
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New Jersey Requires HIV Test in Pregnancy - New York Times

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New Jersey Requires HIV Test in Pregnancy
New York Times - 22 minutes ago
By JEREMY W. PETERS TRENTON - An HIV test is about to become as routine as an ultrasound for pregnant women in New Jersey. Under a bill signed into law on Wednesday, all pregnant women in the state will be tested for the virus as part of their prenatal ...
New Jersey to Require HIV Testing for Pregnant Women, Newborns Bloomberg
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Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Breast Cancer, Blacks: New Gene Clues - WebMD

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Breast Cancer, Blacks: New Gene Clues
WebMD - 3 hours ago
By Salynn Boyles Dec. 26, 2007 -- African-American women diagnosed with breast cancer in their mid-30s or younger appear to be more likely than most other women to have a genetic predisposition for the disease, new research suggests.
Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study Reuters
BRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women U.S. News & World Report
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Fewer 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.
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Glucose Test Strips Recalled - WebMD

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Glucose Test Strips Recalled
WebMD - 3 hours ago
By Daniel J. DeNoon Dec. 26, 2007 -- Test strips for a Bayer blood-glucose meter give too-high readings and are being recalled, the FDA announced today.
Bayer recalls Contour test strips for diabetes Guardian Unlimited
Bayer Recalls Blood-Sugar Testing Strips From Seven Countries Bloomberg
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German chicken tests positive for H5N1 (No Prescription) flu strain (Reuters)
German chicken tests positive for H5N1 flu strain (Reuters)

A nurse injects flu vaccine into a flood victim at a shelter in Villahermosa November 7, 2007. Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. (Tomas Bravo/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.



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Regular flu vaccine may help against H5N1: study (Reuters)

A nurse injects flu vaccine into a flood victim at a shelter in Villahermosa November 7, 2007. Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. (Tomas Bravo/Reuters)Reuters - Ordinary seasonal flu vaccines may provide a small amount of protection against bird flu, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.



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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.
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Sinovac says bird-flu vaccine study is positive - Reuters

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Sinovac says bird-flu vaccine study is positive
Reuters - 5 hours ago
CHICAGO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd (SVA.A: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday its vaccine for the H5N1 strain of bird flu produced positive results in a Phase II study that assessed its ability to produce an ...
Sinovac vaccine passes midstage study BusinessWeek
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Final approval for merger of St. Mary's and Baptist - WATE.com

Final approval for merger of St. Mary's and Baptist
WATE.com - 1 hour ago
KNOXVILLE (WATE) -- The proposed merger of St. Mary's Health System and Baptist Health System of East Tennessee has received approval from the state Attorney General's Office.
Tennessee AG approves Baptist/St. Mary's merger WVLT
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Kin battle over daughter's life support - New York Daily News

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Kin battle over daughter's life support
New York Daily News - 11 hours ago
BY WILLIAM SHERMAN Javona Peters was chatty the day of the routine brain surgery in October to alleviate fluid pressure. But the operation went horribly wrong, leaving her dad, Leonard Peters, above, and her mom, Janet Joseph, below at right, ...
Judge Will Help Decide on Life-Support for Teen 1010 Wins
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Banquet Manager Saves Groom's Life with Donated Kidney - Gothamist

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Banquet Manager Saves Groom's Life with Donated Kidney
Gothamist - 3 hours ago
The sales manager at a Long Island reception hall donated one his kidneys to a rather new friend: A client whose wedding he booked in 2003.
Manager Saves His Customer's Life By Donating Kidney AHN
Sales Manager Donates Kidney To Customer WNBC
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Volunteers, dollars deliver dinner - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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Volunteers, dollars deliver dinner
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - 8 hours ago
By Gene Park Volunteers cited the "feel-good atmosphere" of helping out with the Lanakila Meals on Wheels program during Christmas, but the program itself was a recipient of feel-good help.
Meals on Wheels makes Christmas deliveries KTVB
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BRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women - U.S. News & World Report

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BRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women
U.S. News & World Report - 6 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The gene mutation BRCA1, which is known to increase the risk of breast cancer, is prevalent among Hispanics and young black women with breast cancer, researchers report.
Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study Reuters
Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Varies by Race and Ethnicity MedPage Today
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NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston Globe

NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare
Boston Globe - 13 hours ago
Most Americans believe healthcare is a critical issue the next president must tackle, but in New Hampshire, the first primary state, there's a sharp partisan split over government's role in making healthcare available.
Republican Health Tax Breaks May Fall Short on Costs, Coverage Bloomberg
Insurance Is Still Lacking New York Times
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SCHIP Insurance Spending Battle Continues - eMaxHealth.com

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SCHIP Insurance Spending Battle Continues
eMaxHealth.com - 4 hours ago
The battle on Capitol Hill over how much to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) hit a roadblock on November 13 when President George W. Bush vetoed the legislation for a second time, vowing not to sign any legislation expanding ...
Late Twist for Health Insurance Coverage The Associated Press
SCHIP Expansion: Congressional Majority Surrenders Completely Human Events
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New Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP)
New Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP)

An Indian HIV-positive woman at an AIDS awareness rally in northeastern India, June 2007. HIV-positive women in the northern Indian state of Punjab were forced by technicians at a medical institute to have sex in return for tests and medicines, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)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.
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New Jersey targets HIV transmissions (AP)

An Indian HIV-positive woman at an AIDS awareness rally in northeastern India, June 2007. HIV-positive women in the northern Indian state of Punjab were forced by technicians at a medical institute to have sex in return for tests and medicines, a report said Saturday.(AFP/File/Diptendu Dutta)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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NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare - Boston Globe

Boston Globe

NH Democrats, GOP sharply divided on healthcare
Boston Globe - 1 hour ago
Most Americans believe healthcare is a critical issue the next president must tackle, but in New Hampshire, the first primary state, there's a sharp partisan split over government's role in making healthcare available.
Republican Health Tax Breaks May Fall Short on Costs, Coverage Bloomberg
Massachusetts Begins Mandatory Insurance Coverage In January AHN
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Feeding the hungry is the best - Florida Today

Feeding the hungry is the best
Florida Today - 2 hours ago
BY MEGAN DOWNS MELBOURNE - For 40 years, Bob Barnes has awakened early each Christmas so he can turn the Salvation Army kitchen into a Christmas miracle-making machine.
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'Tis the season to add 'get flu shot' to your to-do list - Detroit Free Press

'Tis the season to add 'get flu shot' to your to-do list
Detroit Free Press - 58 minutes ago
BY RUBY L. BAILEY Don't let all the activity of the holiday season leave you with an unwanted gift -- influenza -- health care providers warn.
Flu has yet to take off across Arizona Arizona Daily Star
Last Glouco flu shot clinic is scheduled for Thursday Cherry Hill Courier Post
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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 - Reuters

Canada.com

Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study
Reuters - 2 hours ago
CHICAGO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many US Hispanic women at high risk, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Study: Ethnicity Factors Into Breast Cancer Risk WCBS-TV New York
Cancer Causing Gene Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic Women AHN
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Late Twist for Health Insurance Coverage - The Associated Press

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Late Twist for Health Insurance Coverage
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The modest spending increase that Congress approved for a popular children's health insurance program will maintain coverage for those already enrolled.
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Leon County to offer discount-drug card - Tallahassee Democrat

Leon County to offer discount-drug card
Tallahassee Democrat - 18 hours ago
By Jenn Meale Leon County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs.
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Tampa Tribune
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Appeals court rules against insurer - KESQ

Appeals court rules against insurer
KESQ - 2 hours ago
AP - December 25, 2007 5:44 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A state appeals court says Blue Shield can't cancel the policy of an Orange County man hurt in an auto crash unless it proves he willfully lied on his application.
Court curbs insurers' ability to rescind medical policies Los Angeles Times
Court makes insurance harder to cancel United Press International
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Health Care Expansions Hit Roadblocks - New York Times

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Health Care Expansions Hit Roadblocks
New York Times - 13 hours ago
By KEVIN SACK SACRAMENTO - A year that began with great ambition for major expansions of health insurance here and in other state capitals is ending with considerable uncertainty, as a second wave of change runs headlong into a darkening economy and ...
Faces of 2007: Daniel Zingale, senior adviser to governor San Francisco Chronicle
State health plan a long shot at the polls San Jose Mercury News
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Cigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision - MarketWatch

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Cigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision
MarketWatch - 10 hours ago
By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Cigna decided not to pay for a liver transplant, then reversed itself, but the 17-year-old patient died before she could undergo the procedure, the attorney for the patient's family said.
Cigna stands by decision on transplant Los Angeles Times
Cigna faces lawsuit in death after policy fight Chicago Tribune
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Leon County to offer discount-drug card (Online Pharmacy) - Tallahassee Democrat
Leon County to offer discount-drug card - Tallahassee Democrat

Leon County to offer discount-drug card
Tallahassee Democrat - 18 hours ago
By Jenn Meale Leon County will soon be introducing a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs.
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Giuliani allays health fears ahead of primaries - Independent

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Giuliani allays health fears ahead of primaries
Independent - 24 minutes ago
By Andrew Gumbel in Los Angeles Rudy Giuliani, the one-time Republican presidential frontrunner now struggling to keep up with his competitors, used a Christmas visit to a children's shelter in Harlem to offer one small piece of good news - he is free ...
Republican Giuliani says he does not have cancer Reuters
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Cigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision - MarketWatch

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Cigna stands by liver-transplant-coverage decision
MarketWatch - 10 hours ago
By Robert Daniel, MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) - Cigna decided not to pay for a liver transplant, then reversed itself, but the 17-year-old patient died before she could undergo the procedure, the attorney for the patient's family said.
Cigna stands by decision on transplant Los Angeles Times
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Issues in the Twin Tiers: A house filled with love - Elmira Star-Gazette

Issues in the Twin Tiers: A house filled with love
Elmira Star-Gazette - 16 hours ago
Elmira couple open their hearts for many foster children -- and have adopted three of them. By Jeff Murray Antoinette Cantrell holds two foster children, who are looking away from the camera to protect their identities.
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Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study - Reuters

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Hispanic women at risk of breast cancer gene-study
Reuters - 2 hours ago
CHICAGO, Dec 25 (Reuters) - A gene known to give many Jewish women a high risk of cancer also puts many US Hispanic women at high risk, US researchers said on Tuesday.
Study: Ethnicity Factors Into Breast Cancer Risk WCBS-TV New York
Cancer Causing Gene Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic Women AHN
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Appeals court rules against insurer - KESQ

Appeals court rules against insurer
KESQ - 2 hours ago
AP - December 25, 2007 5:44 PM ET SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A state appeals court says Blue Shield can't cancel the policy of an Orange County man hurt in an auto crash unless it proves he willfully lied on his application.
Court curbs insurers' ability to rescind medical policies Los Angeles Times
Court makes insurance harder to cancel United Press International
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Health Highlights: Dec. 25, 2007 - U.S. News & World Report

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Health Highlights: Dec. 25, 2007
U.S. News & World Report - 7 hours ago
Despite ongoing reports of the global obesity epidemic, many American parents whose children are obese do not see it, a new survey finds.
A bad year to be fat BBC News
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Medical clinics expanding care to needy (AP) (No Prescription)
Medical clinics expanding care to needy (AP)

David Thomas, left, gets his blood pressure checked by Parish Nurse and program coordinator Brenda Buchanan, right, at a clinic that works with the New Life Presbyterian Church Food Pantry Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2007, in Milwaukee. An out-of-work Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry seeking groceries. While there, he learned he was a prime candidate for a stroke. He got blood pressure treatment along with his bread. He was treated at a clinic that is part of a growing movement to offer medical care for the poor and uninsured in the places they regularly gather. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)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.



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Health 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.
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Monday, December 24, 2007  
Sector Snap: Health (No Prescription) REIT stocks advance - BusinessWeek
Sector Snap: Health REIT stocks advance - BusinessWeek

Sector Snap: Health REIT stocks advance
BusinessWeek - 5 hours ago
Shares of health REITs could benefit from a health care bill Congress passed that will likely be favorable for the sector, a Morgan Keegan analyst said Monday.
Reforms to keep doctors put on hold San Luis Obispo Tribune
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Pregnant 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.
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Seven Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe - FOX News

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Seven Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
FOX News - 7 hours ago
Reading in dim light won't damage your eyes, you don't need eight glasses of water a day to stay healthy and shaving your legs won't make the hair grow back faster.
Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe ABC30.com
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Safeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US - Medical News Today

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Safeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US
Medical News Today - 10 hours ago
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has warned about a possible salmonella contamination of ground beef sold at Safeway food stores.
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UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch - Reuters

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UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch
Reuters - 16 hours ago
By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - US health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.
FDA renews alert on painkiller patch Los Angeles Times
Painkiller patch linked to deaths Houston Chronicle
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Concerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles - WCAX

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Concerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles
WCAX - 14 hours ago
AP - December 24, 2007 3:15 AM ET ROCHESTER, NY (AP) - Hard plastic Nalgene bottles have been a staple among backpackers and fitness enthusiasts for years.
Retailers concerned over water bottles' possible link to cancer 9NEWS.com
Peril in plastic? Baltimore Sun
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AARP is drug plan advocate, marketer - San Luis Obispo Tribune

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AARP is drug plan advocate, marketer
San Luis Obispo Tribune - 6 hours ago
By KARL STARK When Kim Andrews advises seniors in suburban Delaware County, Pa., on choosing a Medicare drug plan, she finds that the AARP-branded options are not typically the cheapest.
Medicare drug plan deadline nears Dallas Morning News
Medicare chief on road again to plug prescription drug plans Boston Globe
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Report faults public pension system in RI - Boston Globe

Report faults public pension system in RI
Boston Globe - 14 hours ago
AP / December 24, 2007 PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's public pension system is one of the most underfinanced in the nation, raising concerns about how the state will meet massive bills for retiree healthcare costs.
Report slams state’s pension system Tulsa World
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Parents don't realize kids are fat (AP)
AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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Birders take part in annual Christmas bird count - Boston Globe

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Birders take part in annual Christmas bird count
Boston Globe - 10 hours ago
RUTLAND, Vt.—Birders will be out in force in Rutland and Bennington on Saturday for the Audubon Society's bird count. It's an annual tradition from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5 when volunteers around the state count birds to keep track of the migratory bird ...
Birders began their interest in all things avian as kids GoErie.com
The 108th Annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count eFluxMedia
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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.
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Pregnant 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.
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Food pantries take health care to needy (AP)

David Thomas, left, gets his blood pressure checked by Parish Nurse and program coordinator Brenda Buchanan, right, at a clinic that works with the New Life Presbyterian Church Food Pantry Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2007, in Milwaukee. An out-of-work Thomas walked into a Milwaukee food pantry seeking groceries. While there, he learned he was a prime candidate for a stroke. He got blood pressure treatment along with his bread. He was treated at a clinic that is part of a growing movement to offer medical care for the poor and uninsured in the places they regularly gather. (AP Photo/Darren Hauck)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.



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Tea drinking may not curb ovarian cancer risk (Reuters)

A man prepares to drink a cup of tea from a traditional Chinese cup in Chengdu September 10, 2007. (David Gray/Reuters)Reuters - Tea drinking, in general, does not appear to decrease the risk for ovarian cancer, according to combined data from nine studies.



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Parents don't realize kids are fat (AP)
AP - A startling number of parents may be in denial about their youngsters' weight.
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Beware 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).
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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.
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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.
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Safeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US - Medical News Today

Enews 2.0

Safeway Ground Beef Salmonella Alert In US
Medical News Today - 5 hours ago
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has warned about a possible salmonella contamination of ground beef sold at Safeway food stores.
Beef from Safeway may have had salmonella: USDA Reuters
Health officials: 3 Nevadans linked to salmonella outbreak Las Vegas Sun
Maui News - United Press International - CBS 5 - KGMB9
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Report faults public pension system in RI - Boston Globe

Report faults public pension system in RI
Boston Globe - 9 hours ago
AP / December 24, 2007 PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island's public pension system is one of the most underfinanced in the nation, raising concerns about how the state will meet massive bills for retiree healthcare costs.
Report slams state’s pension system Tulsa World
States Face Huge Funding Gap for Non-Pension Benefits Workforce Management
New Brunswick Home News Tribune
all 7 news articles

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Concerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles - WCAX

ABC News

Concerns resurface over chemical in hard-plastic water bottles
WCAX - 9 hours ago
AP - December 24, 2007 3:15 AM ET ROCHESTER, NY (AP) - Hard plastic Nalgene bottles have been a staple among backpackers and fitness enthusiasts for years.
Retailers concerned over water bottles' possible link to cancer 9NEWS.com
Peril in plastic? Baltimore Sun
Philadelphia Daily News - Westfall Weekly News
all 139 news articles

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Sinovac vaccine passes midstage study - BusinessWeek

Dog Flu Diet and Diseases

Sinovac vaccine passes midstage study
BusinessWeek - 2 hours ago
Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech Ltd. said Monday its pandemic flu vaccine induced immune responses in a midstage study. The 402 volunteers were vaccinated with two doses each of 5, 10 or 15 micrograms.
Sinovac says bird-flu vaccine study is positive Reuters
Sinovac Reports Top-Line Preliminary Phase II Results of Pandemic ... FOX News
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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 - Reuters

UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - US health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.
FDA renews alert on painkiller patch Los Angeles Times
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch U.S. News & World Report
Bloomberg - Guardian Unlimited - Medical News Today - MedPage Today
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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 - Reuters

The Money Times

UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch
Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - US health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.
FDA renews alert on painkiller patch Los Angeles Times
FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch U.S. News & World Report
Bloomberg - Guardian Unlimited - Medical News Today - MedPage Today
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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 - Reuters

dBTechno

UPDATE 1-US issues new warning on misuse of J&J pain patch
Reuters - 56 minutes ago
By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - US health officials issued a second warning on Friday about reports of deaths and dangerous side effects in patients who used Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.
FDA renews alert on painkiller patch Los Angeles Times
Pain Patches by J&J, Generic-Drug Makers Get Warning (Update4) Bloomberg
U.S. News & World Report - Guardian Unlimited - Medical News Today - MedPage Today
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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 News

California Progress Report

Perata plays the contrarian on own health care proposal
San Jose Mercury News - 5 hours ago
By Mike Zapler SACRAMENTO - Despite a last-gasp effort in the Assembly last week, the Legislature is about to finish the "year of health care reform" without passing a health care plan.
Timing of Calif. action may boost health-care issue Philadelphia Inquirer
Schwarzenegger touts health care reform Inside Bay Area
Reuters - Long Beach Press-Telegram - Ventura County Star - Sacramento Bee
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