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Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:06 PM CST AP - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.

Celgene warns that anticlot drug linked to deaths (AP) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:13 PM CST AP - Biotech company Celgene Corp. on Wednesday sent a letter to doctors warning that a study of its drug to treat dangerous blood clots suggests it may increase the risk of death in elderly patients.

Overweight women have lower risk of premature birth (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST Reuters - Among pregnant women at higher-than- average risk of premature delivery, those who are overweight or obese seem to be afforded some protection, a new study suggests.

Teens may not know risk factors for infertility (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:33 PM CST Reuters - Canadian high school students may lack important knowledge about risk factors for infertility, survey findings suggest. For example, most students were unaware that some sexually transmitted infections can cause infertility.

Allergies unrelated to constipation in children (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:51 PM CST Reuters - The prevalence of allergies among children with chronic constipation is not significantly different from that of the general population -- and an allergy to cow's milk does not seem to be involved, researchers report in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab (HealthDay) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- More than three-quarters of laboratory leukemia cells exposed to an extract from grape seeds died within 24 hours, effectively killing themselves while leaving other cells unharmed, a new study shows.

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Overweight women have lower risk of premature birth (Reuters) Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST Reuters - Among pregnant women at higher-than- average risk of premature delivery, those who are overweight or obese seem to be afforded some protection, a new study suggests.

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Health Highlights: Dec. 31, 2008 - Forbes Posted: 31 Dec 2008 11:29 AM CST New York Times Health Highlights: Dec. 31, 2008 Forbes - 4 hours ago The pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a voluntary moratorium on giving doctors branded items that advertise some of the country's most prescribed drugs, The New York Times reported. No Mug? Drug Makers Cut Out Goodies for Doctors New York Times Physician's ethics: No more toys from drug companies ScienceBlogs Wall Street Journal Blogs - United Press International - Culture11 all 20 news articles

Health Buzz: Vitamin Pills and Cancer Prevention and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:58 AM CST Telegraph.co.uk Health Buzz: Vitamin Pills and Cancer Prevention and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - 5 hours ago Antioxidant-rich vitamin and beta carotene supplements don't appear to prevent cancer in women, according to new research, published online yesterday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Vitamin supplements fail to reduce cancer risk in women Los Angeles Times Antioxidant Supplements Don't Cut Cancer Risk Newsinferno.com Cancer Consultants - Washington Post - Reuters - WebMD all 133 news articles

Giant Food giving away generic drugs - Bizjournals.com Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:47 PM CST Washington Post Giant Food giving away generic drugs Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago The Landover-based grocer - which has 184 supermarkets and 164 pharmacies in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and DC - will launch the program from Jan. 2 through March 21. Giant Supermarkets Gives Away Generic Antibiotics Wall Street Journal Blogs Grocer to Offer Free Antibiotics to Customers for 3 Months FOXNews Washington Post - WTOP - WalletPop - Mediapost.com all 44 news articles

Blood Thinner Finally Gets Hearing - Wall Street Journal Posted: 31 Dec 2008 09:49 AM CST Current World News Blood Thinner Finally Gets Hearing Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON -- Prasugrel, a proposed blood-thinning drug that would be used in heart patients, will face a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel Feb. 3, the companies developing the drug said Wednesday. Lilly Blood Thinner Gets Hearing at Last TheStreet.com US FDA advisers to review Lilly, Daiichi clot drug Reuters RTT News - Indianapolis Star - CNBC - Wall Street Journal Blogs all 47 news articles

Get Help To Stop Smoking For The New Year - MSNBC Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:00 AM CST dBTechno Get Help To Stop Smoking For The New Year MSNBC - 6 hours ago HAGERSTOWN, MD - A common New Years resolution is to quit smoking, but many find it hard to follow through the entire year. An estimated three million Americans try to can their cigarette habit every year. Quit Line Helps Smokers Kick Habit kypost.com Iowa to smokers: Free patches if you quit for New Year's DesMoinesRegister.com Chicago Tribune - New York Times - Bristol Herald Courier - Ithaca Journal all 194 news articles

Blood Sugar Control Linked to Memory Decline, Study Says - New York Times Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:50 AM CST Daily Mail Blood Sugar Control Linked to Memory Decline, Study Says New York Times - 5 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN Spikes in blood sugar can take a toll on memory by affecting the dentate gyrus, an area of the brain within the hippocampus that helps form memories, a new study reports. High Blood Sugar Linked to Memory Loss WebMD Rising Blood Sugar May Harm the Aging Brain Washington Post TopNews - Los Angeles Times - Daily Mail - Medical News Today all 36 news articles

Drug Researcher Agrees to Curb Role - Wall Street Journal Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:02 PM CST InjuryBoard.com Drug Researcher Agrees to Curb Role Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago By JENNIFER LEVITZ Joseph Biederman, a top researcher on the use of psychiatric drugs in children, agreed to stop participating in several industry-funded drug trials and curb other activities pending the outcome of a Boston hospital's inquiry into his ... Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities New York Times Doctor to halt his drug firm activities Boston Globe Wall Street Journal Blogs - Mediapost.com - InjuryBoard.com all 9 news articles

Obama team seeks public input on health care - The Associated Press Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:40 AM CST CBS News Obama team seeks public input on health care The Associated Press - 12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) - Problems in the health care system have only grown more severe since a series of health care meetings more than two years ago yielded few results. Avoiding Health-Care Chaos Hawaii Reporter Santa Cruz residents send Obama health care ideas San Jose Mercury News New York Times - Bizjournals.com - Wall Street Journal - Atlanta Journal Constitution all 352 news articles

Hangover Helper: What Works, What Doesn't - ABC News Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:08 AM CST ABC News Hangover Helper: What Works, What Doesn't ABC News - 10 hours ago If you drink alcohol, you've probably had a hangover at least once in your life -- the pounding headache, nausea, cotton mouth, exhaustion. Before-and-after guide for a New Year's hangover Asheville Citizen-Times Doctors say most hangover cures don't work The Desert Sun Single Minded Women - Baraboo News Republic - WSOCtv.com - Sify all 38 news articles

Drug maker pays Nebraska $2.6M in settlement - Forbes Posted: 31 Dec 2008 10:25 AM CST Drug maker pays Nebraska $2.6M in settlement Forbes - 5 hours ago AP , 12.31.08, 11:07 AM EST Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has announced drug maker Cephalon has paid more than $2.6 million to the state to settle allegations of off-label marketing of three pharmaceutical products. Cephalon will pay Kansas $1.1 million to settle drug-marketing claims Bizjournals.com Ky. collects $2.3 million from legal settlement MSNBC Topeka Capital Journal - Boston Herald - TMCnet - WOWT all 158 news articles

Dream a Little Dream of 2009 - Washington Post Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:13 PM CST Macon Daily Dream a Little Dream of 2009 Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Preston Williams Resolutions require willpower. Wishes do not. So for the third consecutive year, let's daydream a little. Varsity recently queried, by e-mail, dozens of high school athletes, coaches, athletic directors and other high school sports ... MRSA Cultures in the Emergency Department Medscape Virginia Records Nearly 1400 MRSA Infections In Last Year NBC Washington Reuters UK - The Olympian - Newsinferno.com all 18 news articles

Austria to run Medici after Madoff damage: report - Reuters Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:05 PM CST Austria to run Medici after Madoff damage: report Reuters - 2 hours ago By Douwe Miedema LONDON (Reuters) - Austria will soon step in to run Vienna-based Bank Medici and decide its future after the Bernard Madoff scandal hurt the private bank, an Austrian newspaper said on Wednesday. Bank Medici Manages Up to $3.2 Billion of Assets Tied to Madoff Bloomberg Austria to Take Over Bank Medici Management Wall Street Journal SmartBrief - TPMCafé - Financial Times (subscription) - Financial News (subscription) all 71 news articles

Winter weather causes low blood donations - Battle Creek Enquirer Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:08 PM CST SmartAboutHealth Winter weather causes low blood donations Battle Creek Enquirer - 1 hour ago Harsh winter weather conditions throughout Michigan have caused numerous cancellations of blood drives throughout the state and in an effort to maintain the levels of blood donations needed for area hospitals and their patients, the American Red Cross ... Blood Donors Rewarded For Giving Gift of Life Memphis Democrat Need for blood in region called 'very serious' Hannibal.net Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald - The Lincoln Tribune - Bucyrus Telegraph Forum - MSNBC all 79 news articles

LI nursing homes earn high marks in federal ratings - Newsday Posted: 31 Dec 2008 02:56 AM CST The Money Times LI nursing homes earn high marks in federal ratings Newsday - 13 hours ago BY RIDGELY OCHS | ridgely.ochs@newsday.com Long Island's 79 nursing homes fared better overall than the national average on new quality ratings released by the federal government. New rating system for nursing homes released Wisconsin Law Journal Healthcare Roundup: HSS-Emageon Problems, Nursing Home Ratings and ... BNET Murray County News - Memphis Democrat - Charleston Express - Oshkosh Northwestern all 69 news articles

City Council May Sue Mayor Melton For Financial Info - MSNBC Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:58 PM CST City Council May Sue Mayor Melton For Financial Info MSNBC - 2 hours ago JACKSON, Miss. - The Jackson City Council may sue Mayor Frank Melton to get financial information about vendors the city paid last year. Melton On Trial, Again Jackson Free Press Judge consults physician on Melton Jackson Clarion Ledger WLBT-TV - WJTV - WAPT - MSNBC all 60 news articles

Dropping pounds top goal for many - Vail Sun Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:02 PM CST eMilitary.org Dropping pounds top goal for many Vail Sun - 4 hours ago (Editor's Note: As 2009 rolls in, many of us will resolve this year to lose weight. Vail Sun Senior Reporter Thelma Grimes chronicles her struggles - and success - fighting the battle of the bulge. The top 10 healthiest diets in America CNN Weight Watchers leader recalls her early days of losing pounds Daily Mail - Charleston Seattle Times - SheKnows.com - OCRegister - Taipei Times all 38 news articles

FDA blocks Biopure trial - Boston Globe Posted: 31 Dec 2008 11:14 AM CST FDA blocks Biopure trial Boston Globe - 4 hours ago Biopure Corp., a Cambridge biotech company that has struggling to stay afloat while it seeks federal approval for its novel blood substitute, got another dose of bad news this week. Good news and bad for Biopure Bizjournals.com FDA blocks Naval trial of Hemopure Mass High Tech SmartBrief - RTT News - PR Newswire (press release) - PR Newswire (press release) all 38 news articles

Watson wins US OK for generic Nicorette mint gum - Reuters Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:39 AM CST RTT News Watson wins US OK for generic Nicorette mint gum Reuters - 9 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters) - US health regulators approved Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc's generic version of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Nicorette mint gum, an over-the-counter product to help smokers quit, Watson said on Wednesday. Watson Pharma receives FDA approval for generic Nicorette gum RTT News Watson gets approval for mint-flavored Nicorette Forbes eFluxMedia - PR Newswire (press release) - TopNews - Press-Enterprise all 68 news articles

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Video: Get a flat belly for the new year Posted: 31 Dec 2008 09:24 AM CST Dec. 31: Liz Vaccariello, author of "The Flat Belly Diet," gives tips on starting the new year off right with a healthy eating regimen. (Today Show)

Video: Mercury poisoning no fish tale Posted: 30 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST Dec. 30: The FDA proposed new guidelines recommending that pregnant and nursing women eat more fish, causing confusion among consumers concerned about mercury poisoning. NBC's Robert Bazell reports. (Nightly News)

Video: Poisoned by the sun Posted: 30 Dec 2008 04:32 PM CST Dec. 29: For a woman in Ohio, a sunny day is nothing to smile about. She has an allergy to sunlight that is so severe, even seconds of exposure can cause painful reactions. (NBC News Channel)

Video: Snooze an hour for your heart Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:29 AM CST Dec. 30: A new study shows that an extra hour of sleep can help keep your heart healthy. Msnbc.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)

Video: 'Booty caller' tells couples when to get busy Posted: 30 Dec 2008 10:59 AM CST Dec. 30: A California company uses texting to help couples remember when to try to make a baby. KNTV's Marianne Favro reports. (NBC News Channel)

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Trying to prevent lymphedema after breast cancer (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:12 PM CST AP - Hospitals in about a dozen states are testing whether some simple steps, such as arm-strengthening exercises, could reduce the risk of one of breast cancer's troubling legacies — the painful and sometimes severe arm swelling called lymphedema. Lymphedema has long been a neglected side effect of cancer surgery and radiation: Many women say they never were warned, even though spotting this problem early improves outcomes.

Obese men have worse sperm quality than leaner men (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST Reuters - Obese men are more than three times as likely to have low sperm counts compared with their normal-weight peers, a study out this month in the journal Fertility and Sterility shows.

Resolving to Break an Addictive Habit? (HealthDay) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 06:06 PM CST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- No matter the addiction -- drugs, gambling, shopping, smoking, alcohol or more -- people who want to kick their habit in the new year might find help in a new Harvard University publication.

Monthly newsletter helps new parents (Reuters) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST Reuters - Monthly newsletters with parenting tips may offer a simple, low-cost way to help new parents through their baby's first year, a new study suggests.

Can sleeping habits predict Parkinson's? (Time.com) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST Time.com - Scientists say a rare sleep disorder may be a precursor to the eventual onset of severe symptoms of the disease

Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease (HealthDay) Posted: 30 Dec 2008 06:06 PM CST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in a gene previously found to help protect the lungs against toxins may also be linked to lung cancer and some inherited cases of a lethal lung disease affecting older adults, a new study says.

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