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Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:19 PM CDT Javno.hr Combo Treatment Best for Anxiety Disorder in Kids U.S. News & World Report - 47 minutes ago By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- For children with anxiety disorders, a combination of cognitive behavior therapy and the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft) works better than either treatment alone, researchers report. Combined Therapy Is Reported to Ease Anxiety in Children New York Times Drug-therapy combo best for anxiety in kids -study Reuters The Associated Press - InjuryBoard.com - eFluxMedia - MedPage Today all 140 news articles

Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:19 PM CDT KARK Rate of Diabetes Cases Doubles in 10 Years: CDC U.S. News & World Report - 47 minutes ago By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of new cases of type 2 diabetes has nearly doubled in the United States in the last decade, with most new cases appearing in southern states, federal officials reported Thursday. Diabetes rate nearly doubles in 10 years The Associated Press New diabetes rate up 90 percent in past decade Reuters WebMD - FOXNews - Chicago Tribune - Bloomberg all 300 news articles

Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 30 Oct 2008 11:04 AM CDT ABC News Research Reveals Why Tamoxifen Doesn't Always Work U.S. News & World Report - 5 hours ago THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have uncovered new clues to how breast cancer cells become resistant to the widely-used prevention and treatment drug tamoxifen. When Hot Flashes Are Good News ABC News Hot flushes may predict breast cancer drug success Reuters Washington Post - That Happened! - United Press International - Medical News Today all 55 news articles

Heart attack risk shifted by daylight saving time - Reuters Posted: 30 Oct 2008 10:30 AM CDT Heart attack risk shifted by daylight saving time Reuters - 5 hours ago By Gene Emery BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Clocks spring ahead and fall back when adjusting in and out of daylight saving time. A study published on Wednesday finds that heart attack rates do the same. End of daylight saving time is good for the heart Los Angeles Times Daylight Savings Affect People With Heart Problems eFluxMedia WebMD - Forbes - The Associated Press - Bloomberg all 429 news articles

Suspect in hoax anthrax scare had done it before - The Associated Press Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:23 PM CDT Washington Post Suspect in hoax anthrax scare had done it before The Associated Press - 42 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California man suspected of mailing more than 120 hoax anthrax letters to media outlets was interviewed previously by the FBI after a similar mailing in 2007, but he was not charged. Man arrested in white-powder mailings had been warned Seattle Times Court date not yet set for anthrax hoax suspect Sacramento Bee Xinhua - United Press International - Global Security Newswire - Worthington Daily Globe all 1,009 news articles

Panel Faults FDA on Stance That Chemical in Plastic Is Safe - New York Times Posted: 30 Oct 2008 04:20 AM CDT ABC News Panel Faults FDA on Stance That Chemical in Plastic Is Safe New York Times - 11 hours ago By TARA PARKER-POPE A scientific panel has issued a blistering report against the Food and Drug Administration, saying it ignored important evidence in reassuring consumers about the safety of the controversial chemical bisphenol-A. BPA, Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How! InjuryBoard.com BPA Confusion Newsinferno.com USA Today - Reuters - WebMD - ABC News all 592 news articles

Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:19 PM CDT Consumer Group Seeks FDA Ban on Avandia U.S. News & World Report - 46 minutes ago THURSDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The diabetes drug Avandia should be banned in the United States because it can cause death from liver failure and poses many other life-threatening risks that greatly outweigh its benefits, the advocacy group ... Public Citizen wants GSK's Avandia off the market Bizjournals.com Liver risk, death seen with Glaxo's Avandia: group Reuters Wall Street Journal - Bloomberg - Pharmalot - The Associated Press all 71 news articles

Amputee awaits high court, wants musical glow back - The Associated Press Posted: 30 Oct 2008 03:21 PM CDT dBTechno Amputee awaits high court, wants musical glow back The Associated Press - 44 minutes ago MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) - When Diana Levine turned 63 recently, her daughter made her a birthday card, drawing on Greek mythology with an illustration of Diana the Huntress, her bow string drawn taut, an arrow ready to fly. Hunton Partner, FDA's Ex-Top Lawyer, on Critical Waxman Report The Am Law Daily FDA Memos Undercut Stance On Pre-Empting Drug Suits Wall Street Journal Blogs InjuryBoard.com - USA Today - Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times all 147 news articles

Many hospitals fail to please: survey - Reuters Posted: 29 Oct 2008 05:11 PM CDT ABC News Many hospitals fail to please: survey Reuters - 22 hours ago By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - New survey data ranking patients' experiences in US hospitals find many institutions fall short, particularly when it comes to managing pain, researchers said on Wednesday. Report: Most patients satisfied with hospitals, but some care ... USA Today Comment by Steffie Woolhandler M.D. Co-founder, Physicians for a Nat'l Health Program WTVW - Houston Chronicle - Los Angeles Times all 61 news articles

A look at the health plans - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 29 Oct 2008 09:50 PM CDT Boston Globe A look at the health plans Minneapolis Star Tribune - 18 hours ago Judges, soil and water commissioners, school levies: Go to the polls armed with info about all of the choices on your ballot with myVote. McCain's Plans for Reform Etownian HealthFirst-Candidate health plans ABC12.com Jewish Exponent - Washington Post - The Coloradoan - MedHeadlines all 744 news articles

Record Number of Families Seeking Refuge in Shelters - New York Times Posted: 30 Oct 2008 08:53 AM CDT eFluxMedia Record Number of Families Seeking Refuge in Shelters New York Times - 7 hours ago By LESLIE KAUFMAN In what some see as a sign of the economic downturn's impact on the city's poorest, more families entered the homeless shelter system in September than in any other month since data has been collected. Record Levels of Homelessness in New York eFluxMedia City's rising homeless crisis New York Daily News eMaxHealth.com - Gothamist - Newsday - NY1 all 23 news articles

UPDATE 1-Researchers find more Alzheimer's genes - Reuters Posted: 30 Oct 2008 02:51 PM CDT Daily Mail UPDATE 1-Researchers find more Alzheimer's genes Reuters - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Researchers combing the human gene map have found four more areas that affect the risk of Alzheimer's disease and believe the studies are starting to point to new and better treatments. Scientists Spot 4 New Alzheimer's Genes Washington Post Alzheimer's Genome Project Uncovers New Risk Genes in Large Family ... GenomeWeb News (subscription) MarketWatch - EurekAlert (press release) all 40 news articles

Insulin, light treatment therapies may not help preemies - Boston Globe Posted: 30 Oct 2008 12:52 AM CDT ChattahBox Insulin, light treatment therapies may not help preemies Boston Globe - 15 hours ago By Nicole Ostrow NEW YORK - Two treatments intended to improve the health of premature babies didn't help their survival rate, according to research in the New England Journal of Medicine. Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help Forbes Intense care for premature babies risky: studies Reuters India ChattahBox - dBTechno - TheMedGuru all 28 news articles

Bad Blood? - Washington Post Posted: 30 Oct 2008 09:18 AM CDT BBC News Bad Blood? Washington Post - 6 hours ago Next time you need a blood transfusion, you might consider asking your doctor to check the expiration date. A new study has found that patients who receive "old blood" are significantly more likely to develop infections afterwards even if the blood is ... Old blood 'boosts infection risk' BBC News Age of Blood Used for Transfusions May Affect Incidence of Infection Cancer Consultants U.S. News & World Report - Reuters - HealthNews - Los Angeles Times all 75 news articles

French try plane technology in artificial heart - The Associated Press Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:40 PM CDT CTV.ca French try plane technology in artificial heart The Associated Press - Oct 29, 2008 LONDON (AP) - In the race to build a better artificial heart, French scientists have turned to technology from satellites and airplanes to create a heart that they say responds better to the human body. New Artificial Heart Unveiled in Paris eFluxMedia Satellite, Airplane Technology Used In New Artificial Heart dBTechno CNN International - Hindu - ABC News - Forbes all 235 news articles

Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty - New York Times Posted: 29 Oct 2008 09:35 PM CDT Wall Street Journal Blogs Women Buying Health Policies Pay a Penalty New York Times - 18 hours ago By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON - Striking new evidence has emerged of a widespread gap in the cost of health insurance, as women pay much more than men of the same age for individual policies providing identical coverage, according to new data from ... Women Pay More Than Men for Health Insurance Wall Street Journal Blogs Study Finds American Women Pay More Than Men For Health Insurance AHN WJLA - Kaiser network.org - The Plank on TNR.com all 28 news articles

Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Halted - WebMD Posted: 28 Oct 2008 06:08 PM CDT dBTechno Prostate Cancer Prevention Study Halted WebMD - Oct 28, 2008 By Daniel J. DeNoon Oct. 28, 2008 -- The National Cancer Institute has halted its $114 million study of whether vitamin E and selenium can prevent prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Vitamin E and Selenium That Happened! Vitamin Didn't Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Washington Post Los Angeles Times - Reuters - Natural News.com - The Associated Press all 306 news articles

FDA Warns Bayer on Marketing of 2 Aspirins - New York Times Posted: 28 Oct 2008 11:31 PM CDT ABC News FDA Warns Bayer on Marketing of 2 Aspirins New York Times - Oct 28, 2008 By AP WASHINGTON (AP) - Aspirin medicines from Bayer intended to promote healthy hearts and stronger bones are being illegally marketed with unproven health claims, federal regulators said Tuesday. 12 Things You Should Know About Aspirin U.S. News & World Report UPDATE 1-FDA warns Bayer over aspirins with supplements Reuters ABC News - Bloomberg - Forbes - Newsinferno.com all 194 news articles

Threat From Infectious Diseases Growing - Washington Post Posted: 29 Oct 2008 05:05 PM CDT Threat From Infectious Diseases Growing Washington Post - 23 hours ago WEDNESDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- At least 170000 Americans die each year from infectious diseases, and that number could increase dramatically during a major disease outbreak. Maine not immune to germ threat Bangor Daily News Report: US unprepared for threat of infectious diseases AZ Central.com MarketWatch - CIDRAP - Columbus Dispatch all 27 news articles

Grapes May Fight High Blood Pressure - WebMD Posted: 29 Oct 2008 02:28 PM CDT Stuff.co.nz Grapes May Fight High Blood Pressure WebMD - Oct 29, 2008 By Bill Hendrick Oct. 29, 2008 -- A hardy helping of grapes may fight high blood pressure and heart disease if you eat a salty diet, a new University of Michigan study shows. Antioxidants in Grapes Seem Cardioprotective in Rats MedPage Today (Update 1) Eat Grapes To Help Lower Your Blood Pressure ChattahBox dBTechno - Ivanhoe - RedOrbit - Food Consumer all 155 news articles

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