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Saturday, 25 October 2008 at 4:14 pm Posted by smp

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Vaccine slashes diarrheal illness in kids (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 05:50 PM CDT

AP - A vaccine against rotavirus, the leading cause of diarrhea in infants, has led to a dramatic drop in hospitalization and emergency room visits since it came on the market two years ago, doctors reported Saturday.

Medicare officials to review insurers' commissions (AP)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 01:29 AM CDT

AP - Federal health officials said Friday they will soon address growing concerns about the lucrative commissions that some Medicare insurers plan to pay their agents and brokers this year.

New MS Therapies Show Promise (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 10:48 PM CDT

Illustration showing how multiple sclerosis attacks the human body.(AFP Graphic)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Two medications may prove to be advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

Rotavirus vaccines cut diarrhea sickness in U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:46 AM CDT

Reuters - An oral vaccine for diarrhea reduced hospitalizations of children with rotavirus by more than 70 percent in some parts of the United States, saved money and protected unvaccinated children, researchers reported on Saturday.

Aggressive vaccine effort could cut cervical cancer (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Oct 2008 11:16 AM CDT

Reuters - An aggressive strategy of vaccinating older women against cervical cancer could deliver a crippling blow against the disease, cutting rates for that type of cancer in half for women through age 45, U.S. researchers said on Saturday.

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