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Study: Vitamins may not protect against cancer - USA Today Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:05 PM CST Study: Vitamins may not protect against cancer USA Today - 1 hour ago By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Taking calcium and vitamin D didn't reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 2000 postmenopausal women published in today's Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Studies say vitamins don't reduce some health risks Los Angeles Times Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer U.S. News & World Report FOXNews - WebMD - MedPage Today - EurekAlert (press release) all 13 news articles

6 Ways to Reduce Inflammation—Without a Statin or a Heart Test - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:20 PM CST ITV.com 6 Ways to Reduce Inflammation—Without a Statin or a Heart Test U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago By Deborah Kotz There's been a lot of hoopla this week over research showing that the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes in those with normal cholesterol but high levels of inflammation—measured by a marker ... Crestor would save lives at $500000 each USA Today Crestor Study's Impact Assessed Wall Street Journal eFluxMedia - WebMD - ABC News - PhysOrg.com all 1,052 news articles

Google's New Site Aims to Detect Flu Outbreaks Faster - ABC News Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:28 PM CST ABC News Google's New Site Aims to Detect Flu Outbreaks Faster ABC News - 48 minutes ago By JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN A collaboration between Google and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta has yielded an online tool that may help people know about flu outbreaks even more quickly than existing surveillance methods. Google search engine flags flu activity in US Reuters Google Joins Nanny State to Monitor Flu? Medgadget.com TechWhack (press release) - International Herald Tribune all 22 news articles

Less sleep in older adults linked to heart attack, stroke risk - CNN Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:11 PM CST Stuff.co.nz Less sleep in older adults linked to heart attack, stroke risk CNN - 4 hours ago By Anne Harding People in their 60s and 70s who have high blood pressure may want to make sure they get enough sleep. A new study suggests that if they log fewer than 7.5 hours under the covers every night, they're at greater risk of heart attack, ... Study Links Poor Sleep to Heart Disease FOXNews Sleeping too little may raise risk of heart disease Reuters Food Consumer - Forbes - eFluxMedia - SmartAboutHealth all 181 news articles

British Teenager Wins Right to Die - ABC News Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:44 PM CST Times Online British Teenager Wins Right to Die ABC News - 33 minutes ago By EMILY WITHER Hannah Jones has had it with hospitals. Diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia at the age of 4 and later a heart condition, she has been in and out of hospitals nearly her entire life. British girl allowed to refuse heart transplant The Associated Press British Girl Bravely Refused Heart Transplant eFluxMedia ToTheCenter.com - That Happened! - AFP - Telegraph.co.uk all 542 news articles

Obese kids' arteries look like middle-aged adults' - Reuters Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:35 PM CST CTV.ca Obese kids' arteries look like middle-aged adults' Reuters - 42 minutes ago By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An obese child's arteries may be just as clogged as the arteries of someone who is middle-aged, researchers said on Tuesday. Obese Kids Have Old Arteries U.S. News & World Report Study: Obese Teenagers Have Old Arteries eFluxMedia Inventorspot - Science Daily (press release) - Health.com - MSNBC all 18 news articles

Study: Deadly stomach bug more common than thought - The Associated Press Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:41 PM CST SmartAboutHealth Study: Deadly stomach bug more common than thought The Associated Press - 1 hour ago ATLANTA (AP) - A nasty, sometimes deadly stomach bug is at least six times more common than was thought, researchers said Tuesday, based on a survey of hundreds of US hospitals. UPDATE 1-Diarrhea bacteria common in US hospitals -survey Reuters APIC Covers Up Extent and Causes of Deadly C. diff MarketWatch Newsinferno.com - MSNBC - Bloomberg - RedOrbit all 163 news articles

Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 11 Nov 2008 03:07 PM CST Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Running contrary to what is occurring elsewhere in the world, the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases in the United States has declined dramatically in the past 15 years. Speaking Out for a Group Once Unheard-Of: Aging With AIDS New York Times Hardest-to-treat form of TB rare in US: study Reuters UK Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Newswise (press release) all 23 news articles

Fla. Vision Tests Linked To Drop In Crashes - NBC6.net Posted: 11 Nov 2008 08:33 AM CST eFluxMedia Fla. Vision Tests Linked To Drop In Crashes NBC6.net - 7 hours ago A Florida vision screening law targeting older drivers appears to be associated with a decrease in death rates despite little existing evidence linking vision and car crashes. Giving Elderly A Vision Test Reduced Vehicle Deaths SmartAboutHealth Law Takes Elderly Drivers Off The Roads, Saves Lives WTVW eFluxMedia - New York Times - TheMedGuru - dBTechno all 81 news articles

New test to identify heart failure in ER superior - Reuters Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:10 AM CST New test to identify heart failure in ER superior Reuters - 6 hours ago By Bill Berkrot NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A new blood test to identify heart failure patients in most dire need of treatment when they turn up at an emergency room complaining of shortness of breath proved better than current tests, according to results ... New Blood Test Better Identifies Heart Failure Patients in ER MarketWatch BACH (BACH — Presented at AHA 2008) Cardiosource TheHeart.Org - Business Wire (press release) all 34 news articles

Okla. task force pushes for improved health care - Forbes Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:58 AM CST RushPRnews.com (press release) Okla. task force pushes for improved health care Forbes - 6 hours ago By TIM TALLEY 11.11.08, 10:50 AM ET Increasing the availability of health care services, improving the quality of Oklahoma's health care system and stressing disease prevention to decrease demand are among early recommendations by members of a ... Obama urged to overhaul healthcare, stat Los Angeles Times Election 2008 | Business, Labor, Retiree Groups Call on President ... Kaiser network.org BYU Newsnet - International Herald Tribune - Philadelphia Inquirer - GulfNews all 185 news articles

Avapro Blood pressure drug fails heart failure trial - Reuters Posted: 11 Nov 2008 10:09 AM CST Current World News Avapro Blood pressure drug fails heart failure trial Reuters - 6 hours ago By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The blood pressure medicine Avapro, sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Sanofi-Aventis, was no better than usual care in treating a type of heart failure that primarily affects women and the ... Bristol Hypertension Drug Didn't Help Heart-Failure Patients CNNMoney.com Heart Failure Patients With Normal Left Ventricular Ejection ... MarketWatch MedPage Today - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) - Current World News - EurekAlert (press release) all 31 news articles

Medicare open enrollment starts Nov. 15 - Boston Globe Posted: 11 Nov 2008 11:42 AM CST dBTechno Medicare open enrollment starts Nov. 15 Boston Globe - 4 hours ago Open enrollment for those covered by Medicare health and prescription drug plans begins on Nov. 15 and ends on Dec. 31. This is Medicare's annual enrollment period that allows you to make changes to an existing plan that you are enrolled in or to ... Medicare Gives Caregivers Online Answers Washington Post Medicare enrollment begins Nov. 15 Shoshone News Press Ironton Tribune - Detroit Free Press - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno all 57 news articles

Intel Unveils New Health-Care System - Wall Street Journal Posted: 09 Nov 2008 02:02 PM CST dBTechno Intel Unveils New Health-Care System Wall Street Journal - Nov 9, 2008 By DON CLARK Intel Corp. is taking its next step in building a business in health care, introducing technology to help homebound patients with chronic medical problems. Intel Corp. releases home medical monitor Bizjournals.com Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor eFluxMedia SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - AFP - BusinessWeek all 100 news articles

Children's allergy rate on the rise - Food Consumer Posted: 11 Nov 2008 01:06 PM CST eFluxMedia Children's allergy rate on the rise Food Consumer - 3 hours ago By CDC The number of young people who had a food or digestive allergy increased 18 percent between 1997 and 2007, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Requires More Attention eFluxMedia Treating reflux helps kids with asthma Reuters Washington Post - SmartAboutHealth - U.S. News & World Report - Oneindia all 75 news articles

Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Closes College - FOXNews Posted: 11 Nov 2008 08:04 AM CST dBTechno Suspected Norovirus Outbreak Closes College FOXNews - 8 hours ago HOLLAND, Mich. - Hope College in Holland will remain closed a day longer because of a suspected norovirus outbreak. The school will remain closed until 6 am Wednesday. Hope College to re-open Wednesday WZZM Hope College to reopen; specific virus not identified The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com WWJ - U.S. News & World Report - ChattahBox - HollandSentinel.com all 81 news articles

Baby becomes first Iowan to undergo rare surgery - Chicago Tribune Posted: 11 Nov 2008 09:56 AM CST Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier Baby becomes first Iowan to undergo rare surgery Chicago Tribune - 6 hours ago AP IOWA CITY, Iowa - Five-week-old Ayden Gendreau of Independence is out of the hospital after becoming the first person in Iowa to undergo hybrid heart surgery. Cutting edge heart surgery saves baby's life WKOW-TV.com Hybrid Heart Surgery Saves Baby's Life KCRG MarketWatch - DesMoinesRegister.com - Iowa City Press Citizen - Jamaica Observer all 38 news articles

Texas AG files suit against Darque Tan - Bizjournals.com Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:33 PM CST Houston Press Texas AG files suit against Darque Tan Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago The Texas Attorney General's office filed suit this week against the parent company of Darque Tan, accusing the tanning salon business of conducting an unlawful marketing campaign. Tanning salons are banned from saying they have health benefits Houston Chronicle Texas sues chain of tanning salons United Press International KHOU - Houston Press - FortBendNow - Click 2 Houston.com all 21 news articles

November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking! - eFluxMedia Posted: 11 Nov 2008 07:33 AM CST dBTechno November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Quit Smoking! eFluxMedia - 8 hours ago By Anna Boyd November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and statistics don't look too promising. According to the Lung Cancer Alliance, lung cancer killed 160390 people last year, an average of 439 people a day. November Marks Start Of Lung Cancer Awareness Month dBTechno Hard times prompt Americans to increase smoking Reuters MarketWatch - Indianapolis Star - Jackson Clarion Ledger - WFMY News 2 all 28 news articles

Chantix Suicides Reported with European Version of Drug - AboutLawsuits.com Posted: 11 Nov 2008 02:50 PM CST InjuryBoard.com Chantix Suicides Reported with European Version of Drug AboutLawsuits.com - 1 hour ago The British Government has released data confirming that users of Champix, the European version of the stop-smoking drug known as Chantix in the United States, have been reporting a number of adverse reactions associated with the drug, ... UK Government Warns Of Adverse Reaction To Pfizer Antismoking Drug CNNMoney.com UK Regulators Warn Of Chantix Adverse Reactions InjuryBoard.com Newsinferno.com - Wall Street Journal Blogs - Pharmalot - FiercePharma all 9 news articles

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