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Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain - Washington Post

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:28 PM CST


Canada.com

Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain
Washington Post - 47 minutes ago
FRIDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Bullies may actually enjoy the pain they cause others, a new study using brain scans suggests. The part of the brain associated with reward lights up when an aggressive teen watches a video of someone hurting another ...
Bullies' Brains Light Up With Pleasure as People Squirm National Geographic
New study shows bullies like to watch suffering New York Daily News
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OSI shares jump on lung cancer study data - Forbes

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 01:01 PM CST


OSI shares jump on lung cancer study data
Forbes - 3 hours ago
AP 11.07.08, 1:52 PM ET Shares of OSI Pharmaceuticals jumped Friday after the biotechnology company and its partner Genentech Inc. said their drug Tarceva met its main goal in a study of stemming the spread of lung cancer.
BIOTECH STOCKS Drug stocks gain despite gloomy jobs report MarketWatch
OSI Pharmaceuticals Shares Gain After Tarceva Study (Update1) Bloomberg
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Fighting Cancer Through Your Genes - ABC News

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 08:16 PM CST


ABC News

Fighting Cancer Through Your Genes
ABC News - 20 hours ago
By JOHN MCKENZIE It is the great mystery of cancer: Why do healthy cells in the body start growing uncontrollably and cause disease?
Full Cancer Genome Decoded eFluxMedia
Cancer genetic blueprint revealed BBC News
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Obama healthcare plan boon for hospitals: Moody's - Reuters

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 11:59 AM CST


Reuters

Obama healthcare plan boon for hospitals: Moody's
Reuters - 4 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's plan to extend health care to uninsured Americans will provide a boon to hospitals, along with medical centers and hospital equipment makers, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Health Insurers Prime for New Business With Democratic Rule Wall Street Journal
Obama Health-Care Plan Collides With Financial-Crisis Spending Bloomberg
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FDA sends in federal marshals to seize tainted heparin - USA Today

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 07:17 PM CST


Current World News

FDA sends in federal marshals to seize tainted heparin
USA Today - 20 hours ago
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Frustrated after twice asking a Cincinnati-based manufacturer of medical products to recall contaminated heparin, the Food and Drug Administration took the rare step Thursday of sending US marshals to seize 11 lots of the ...
The FDA Seizes Contaminated Heparin eFluxMedia
Contaminated Heparin Seized By FDA InjuryBoard.com
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Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk - Washington Post

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 01:23 PM CST


Boston Globe

Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk
Washington Post - Nov 6, 2008
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who experience migraines may actually have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
Migraines May Cut Breast Cancer Risk WebMD
Migraines Associated with Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Cancer Consultants
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Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 04:13 PM CST


CBS News

Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues
U.S. News & World Report - Nov 6, 2008
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Eight more cases of people becoming infected with salmonella traced to dry dog food have been identified, US health officials said Thursday.
More Cases of Salmonella Infection Linked to Dry Pet Food InjuryBoard.com
Pet food sickened at least 79 people, CDC says Reuters
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Covidien Recalls Syringes Posing Risk to Diabetics - ABC News

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 10:12 AM CST


ABC News

Covidien Recalls Syringes Posing Risk to Diabetics
ABC News - Nov 6, 2008
A nurse injects insulin in the abdominal wall of a child in this file photo. US health officials... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US health officials warned doctors and patients on Wednesday that Covidien Ltd was recalling nearly half a million single-use ...
Insulin syringes recalled Chicago Sun-Times
FDA reports insulin syringe recall Endocrine Today
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Hope College closes because of suspected norovirus - Detroit Free Press

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 01:43 PM CST


Hope College closes because of suspected norovirus
Detroit Free Press - 2 hours ago
AP • November 7, 2008 The Ottawa County Health Department has ordered Hope College in Holland to close because of a suspected norovirus outbreak.
Health Dept: Seasonal Stomach Virus Circulating in NYC 1010 Wins
Hope College closed due to illness HollandSentinel.com
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Drug 'tricks body to lose weight' - BBC News

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 07:15 PM CST


Sydney Morning Herald

Drug 'tricks body to lose weight'
BBC News - Nov 4, 2008
French scientists say they have found a drug that tricks the body into burning off fat even when on a high-fat diet. The University of Louis Pasteur team found the drug protected mice against weight gain and insulin resistance.
New Drug Said to Trick Body Into Burning Fat Regardless of Diet FOXNews
Can Red Wine in Pill Form Help You Lose Weight? HealthNews
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Gene therapy could offer AIDS cure - FierceBioResearcher

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 03:35 PM CST


The Money Times

Gene therapy could offer AIDS cure
FierceBioResearcher - 41 minutes ago
New hope for and AIDS cure: An AIDS patient being treated for leukemia received a bone marrow transplant that may have cured him of the deadly disease.
A Doctor, a Mutation and a Potential Cure for AIDS Wall Street Journal
Bone-marrow transplant promising for AIDS United Press International
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Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack - Washington Post

Posted: 04 Nov 2008 07:52 PM CST


HealthJockey.com

Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack
Washington Post - Nov 4, 2008
By Ed Edelson TUESDAY, Nov. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of sudden death after a heart attack has improved significantly over the past three decades, but the first 30 days remain a period of great danger, an historical study shows.
Elevated Death Risk After Heart Attack WebMD
Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death - the Highest within 30 Days after ... eFluxMedia
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Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Speech Impairment in Children - Voice of America

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 03:26 PM CST


ChattahBox

Scientists Identify Gene Linked to Speech Impairment in Children
Voice of America - Nov 6, 2008
By Jessica Berman Researchers have identified a gene that appears to be responsible for a language disorder that affects up to seven percent of pre-school children.
Gene Tied to Common Childhood Language Disorder Washington Post
Autism gene linked to childhood language disorder Reuters
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Editorials Address Supreme Court Case on Pre-Emption - Kaiser network.org

Posted: 07 Nov 2008 10:34 AM CST


Editorials Address Supreme Court Case on Pre-Emption
Kaiser network.org - 5 hours ago
Three newspapers on Friday published editorials on Wyeth v. Levine , a case on which the US Supreme Court heard opening arguments on Monday that could determine whether patients have the ability to file product liability lawsuits against pharmaceutical ...
The Court Confronts a Grievous Injury New York Times
The FDA's risky prescription Boston Globe
Baltimore Sun
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Autism link to wet climates has researchers baffled - New York Daily News

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 06:56 AM CST


Autism link to wet climates has researchers baffled
New York Daily News - Nov 5, 2008
Some researchers claim that children who live in the wettest climates of the United States are more likely to have autism - but they are baffled why.
Study: Counties with more rainfall have higher autism rates USA Today
Rainier Spots Show Higher Autism Rates Washington Post
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