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Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos - New York Times

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 04:15 PM CDT


Seattle Post Intelligencer

Half of Doctors Routinely Prescribe Placebos
New York Times - 23 hours ago
By GARDINER HARRIS Half of all American doctors responding to a nationwide survey say they regularly prescribe placebos to patients.
Study: Half of American Doctors Give Patients Placebos Without ... FOXNews
Doctors Prescribe Placebos Without Patients' Knowledge eFluxMedia
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Obama vs. His Advisers - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 11:00 PM CDT


Boston Globe

Obama vs. His Advisers
Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago
One underreported story of this election is how heavily John McCain has been damaged by Barack Obama's television ad assault on his health-care plan.
McCain health plan calls for shopping around The Associated Press
Physician Shortage Will Stop Universal Health Insurance Dead in Tracks eMaxHealth.com
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Food allergy affects 4% children in the US- CDC - Food Consumer

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:55 PM CDT


ABC News

Food allergy affects 4% children in the US- CDC
Food Consumer - 3 hours ago
By Ben Wasserman The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on October 22 released a report by its staff members Amy M. Branum and Susan L. Lukacs titled Food a llergy a mong US c hildren: Trends in p revalence and h ospitalizations saying that ...
Allergy Cases Up 18% In US Kids eFluxMedia
As Seen on TV: Food Allergy Research for Kids ABC News
Go Dairy Free - Telegraph.co.uk - The Associated Press - United Press International
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A prenatal fix to a twin threat - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 11:19 PM CDT


A prenatal fix to a twin threat
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 16 hours ago
By JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY, Star Tribune The doctors that perform these surgeries are awesome. My wife and I experienced the same thing three years ago, however we had to go to … read more Florida for the surgery and are blessed with healthy three year old ...
Twins born after invitro surgery Times of the Internet
Identical twins born after successful surgery in mother's womb Pioneer Press
KARE - WCCO - KSAX - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Study: Stinky 'Gas' Helps Regulate Blood Pressure - FOXNews

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:09 AM CDT


dBTechno

Study: Stinky 'Gas' Helps Regulate Blood Pressure
FOXNews - Oct 24, 2008
It may be stinky, but the gas blamed for smelly flatulence and the smell of rotten eggs also appears to play a role in regulating blood pressure, researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reveal in a study.
Hydrogen Sulfide Key Player in Blood Pressure Regulation Washington Post
Hydrogen Sulfide May Treat High Blood Pressure WebMD
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Where are Paige and Levi? - ABC News

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:26 PM CDT


ABC News

Where are Paige and Levi?
ABC News - Oct 23, 2008
By SARAH NETTER Two Missouri families, desperate with worry and fear, are searching for their teenage children who apparently left a high school football game together nearly a week ago and haven't been seen since.
Police Search Missing Missouri Teens' Computers for Clues FOXNews
Relatives of missing teen open Web site Lake Expo
KMBC.com - Cameron Citizen-Observer (subscription) - MyFox Nepa - KCTV5 News
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Study: Health insurance costs up 3 times faster than wages - Rapid City Journal

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 12:45 AM CDT


dBTechno

Study: Health insurance costs up 3 times faster than wages
Rapid City Journal - 15 hours ago
By Barbara Soderlin, Journal staff Saturday, October 25, 2008 Health insurance premiums rose more than three times as fast as wages for South Dakota families since 2000, putting families and businesses at risk of having to drop or significantly reduce ...
Health insurance weighs on families Atlanta Journal Constitution
Health Insurance Costs Outpace Wages WebMD
Annapolis Capital - KTAR.com - Bizjournals.com - Honolulu Advertiser
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County Schedules Flu Shot Clinics - KGET 17

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 08:30 PM CDT


County Schedules Flu Shot Clinics
KGET 17 - 19 hours ago
The County is offering reduced price flu shots to tens of thousands of people again this year and Friday, Health Department officials used its first immunization clinic as a huge disaster practice.
Think about it Emporia Gazette
Homeless Receive Flu Shots State Journal
MarketWatch - AndersonValleyPost.com - Ventura County Star - Ozarks First
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FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Carotid Artery Stent - FOXBusiness

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:38 PM CDT


The Money Times

FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Carotid Artery Stent
FOXBusiness - Oct 23, 2008
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Carotid WALLSTENT(R) Monorail(R) Endoprosthesis for the treatment of patients with carotid artery disease who are at high risk for ...
Boston Scientific Says FDA Has Approved New Stent Wall Street Journal
FDA Approves Carotid Artery Stent MedPage Today
Forbes - Worcester Business Journal - RTT News - Angioplasty.Org
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New gene mutation linked to cancer drugs' success - Reuters

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:28 AM CDT


eFluxMedia

New gene mutation linked to cancer drugs' success
Reuters - Oct 23, 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have uncovered a second gene mutation that determines which patients will respond to the bowel cancer drugs Erbitux and Vectibix, opening the way to still more targeted treatment.
Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation Washington Post
Scientists Find Second Gene That Foils ImClone Drug (Update1) Bloomberg
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Walking to fight breast cancer is an inspiration - Newsday

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:30 AM CDT


Daily Mirror

Walking to fight breast cancer is an inspiration
Newsday - Oct 23, 2008
If you can talk the talk, can you walk the walk? I know I can. And it was inspiring! There I was, one of 50000, walking the walk in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to help fight breast cancer and provide hope to people facing the disease.
Breast Cancer: Black women less likely to get it, more likely to ... Insight News
Countdown to a 'Toast to the Cure' for Breast Cancer Research MarketWatch
Portsmouth News - PR.com (press release) - Dallas Morning News - Eagle Tribune
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Suspect sought in drug store robbery - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:37 AM CDT


Suspect sought in drug store robbery
Daytona Beach News-Journal - 4 hours ago
By ANNE GEGGIS Daytona Beach police say they are looking for a man who used a gun to rob a beachside Walgreens for several hundred tablets of prescription painkillers Friday night.
Two More Central Florida Pharmacies Hit By Robbers WFtv.com
Gunman steals hundreds of pills from Daytona Walgreens MyFoxOrlando.com
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