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Rare Treatment Is Reported to Cure AIDS Patient - New York Times Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:37 AM CST BBC News Rare Treatment Is Reported to Cure AIDS Patient New York Times - 12 hours ago By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Doctors in Berlin are reporting that they cured a man of AIDS by giving him transplanted blood stem cells from a person naturally resistant to the virus. Video: Did Marrow Transplant Cure AIDS? AssociatedPress A Cure for AIDS Popular Science eFluxMedia - Kaiser network.org - Food Consumer - Reuters all 901 news articles

Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again - Washington Post Posted: 14 Nov 2008 01:02 PM CST WROC-TV Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again Washington Post - 3 hours ago By Steven Reinberg FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- With the enrollment period for Medicare's Part D prescription drug coverage program for 2009 kicking off Nov. 15, experts are advising seniors to choose a plan carefully because premiums and ... Medicare Part D open enrollment begins FayObserver.com • Time to Review Medicare Drug Plan Options for 2009 Consumer Affairs Orlando Sentinel - HealthNewsDigest.com - MarketWatch - Bowling Green Daily News all 340 news articles

Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives - eFluxMedia Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:06 PM CST TheMedGuru Paying More For Alcohol May Actually Save Lives eFluxMedia - 1 hour ago By Anna Boyd It's no secret that alcohol is no good for our health, as it might increase our risk for liver disease, oral or breast cancers and even alcohol poisoning when drunk in excessive amounts. Raising The Tax On Alcohol Reduces Deaths InjuryBoard.com Booze Taxes Lower Alcohol-Linked Deaths U.S. News & World Report CNN - Anchorage Daily News - Detroit Free Press - Los Angeles Times all 50 news articles

Big waist raises risk of early death - CNN Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:10 AM CST Big waist raises risk of early death CNN - 7 hours ago LONDON, England (CNN) -- Having a big waistline can nearly double your risk of dying early, a major study has found. A large waist raises the risk of premature death, a large-scale study in Europe says. Big Around the Middle = Big Health Risks HealthNews Don't be an apple; it increases your risk of death Los Angeles Times findingDulcinea - eFluxMedia - U.S. News & World Report - WebMD all 149 news articles

US Blocks Chinese Milk Products - Washington Post Posted: 13 Nov 2008 11:49 PM CST CTV.ca US Blocks Chinese Milk Products Washington Post - 16 hours ago By Annys Shin Federal food safety officials yesterday began holding up shipments of food from China that contain milk or milk-derived ingredients in the largest effort to date to keep products tainted with the industrial chemical melamine from reaching ... FDA Detains Chinese Imports for Testing New York Times FDA Blocks Chinese Products Over Melamine Fears Consumer Affairs SmartBrief - BBC News - Wall Street Journal Blogs - InjuryBoard.com all 543 news articles

UPDATE 1-Merck vaccine protects men from wart virus, too - Reuters Posted: 13 Nov 2008 08:17 AM CST CTV.ca UPDATE 1-Merck vaccine protects men from wart virus, too Reuters - Nov 13, 2008 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A vaccine designed to protect women and girls from cervical cancer caused by a wart virus may protect men, too, maker Merck and Co (MRK. HPV Vaccine Effective in Males Cancer Consultants HPV Vaccine Gardasil May Help Boys, Men WebMD eFluxMedia - Bloomberg - I Really Should Study - CNNMoney.com all 344 news articles

Unions accuse CVS Caremark of pushing Merck drug - The Associated Press Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:32 PM CST Pharmalot Unions accuse CVS Caremark of pushing Merck drug The Associated Press - 1 hour ago NEW YORK (AP) - A coalition of labor unions that has been a thorn in the side of CVS Caremark Corp. is accusing the drugstore chain's pharmacy benefits unit of violating the privacy of plan members and trying to get doctors to switch patients to an ... Union group speaks out against CVS practices Reuters Unions Say CVS Pushed Costly Drug to Doctors Wall Street Journal MarketWatch - Newsinferno.com - Kaiser network.org - FiercePharma all 88 news articles

Obama Healthcare Plan Emphasizes Generics to Bring Down Costs ... - casavaria sentido Posted: 14 Nov 2008 02:33 PM CST Boston Globe Obama Healthcare Plan Emphasizes Generics to Bring Down Costs ... casavaria sentido - 1 hour ago President-elect Barack Obama's healthcare proposal, as laid out, aims to expand availability of safe generic prescriptions drugs, in order to bring down costs across the system and help secure full treatment for all Americans. Senator Max Baucus Shifts Health-Care Reforms Into High Gear eFluxMedia Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care New York Times Evening Bulletin - Wall Street Journal - ChattahBox all 505 news articles

First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 14 Nov 2008 03:09 PM CST First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago By Amanda Gardner FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- President-elect Barack Obama has inspired throngs around the world to say, "Yes, we can. The Internet goes to the dogs MSNBC Hypoallergenic Dogs and Dog Allergies: FAQ WebMD The Associated Press - Scientific American - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Vallejo Times-Herald all 285 news articles

Corn Burgers - Atlantic Online Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:28 AM CST Corn Burgers Atlantic Online - 6 hours ago If you thought you were eating mostly grass-fed beef when you bit into a Big Mac, think again: The bulk of a fast-food hamburger from McDonald's, Burger King or Wendy's is made from cows that eat primarily corn, or so says a new study of the chemical ... Traces of Corn Found in Almost All Fast Food U.S. News & World Report Study: Fast-Food's Main Ingredient: Corn eFluxMedia TIME - Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Chemical & Engineering News - CBC.ca all 28 news articles

Child Obesity Seen as Warning of Heart Disease - New York Times Posted: 12 Nov 2008 08:06 AM CST ABC News Child Obesity Seen as Warning of Heart Disease New York Times - Nov 12, 2008 By PAM BELLUCK NEW ORLEANS - A new study finds striking evidence that children who are obese or have high cholesterol show early warning signs of heart disease. Obese Children Have Middle-Aged Arteries, a Sign of Future Heart ... eFluxMedia Obese Kids Have Middle-Aged Arteries WebMD Newsweek - ABC News - I Really Should Study - Chicago Sun-Times all 435 news articles

UTMB will keep accreditation despite 3800 jobs lost - Houston Chronicle Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:41 AM CST Enews 2.0 UTMB will keep accreditation despite 3800 jobs lost Houston Chronicle - 4 hours ago By ERIC BERGER and JEANNIE KEVER The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston will retain its academic accreditation as a medical school despite the loss of 3800 jobs, institution leaders said Thursday. UTMB Layoffs Could Affect Southeast Texas Health Care KBMT ABC 12 UTMB to layoff 3800 employees Bizjournals.com KTRH - KVIA - Newsday - Daily News - Galveston County all 401 news articles

Whooping Cough Outbreaks Reported in Illinois, Minnesota - FOXNews Posted: 14 Nov 2008 09:10 AM CST KSAX Whooping Cough Outbreaks Reported in Illinois, Minnesota FOXNews - 7 hours ago Health officials in Minnesota and Illinois say have reported whooping cough outbreaks in their states. The Minnesota Department of Health confirmed a recent outbreak of 16 cases among upper elementary students in Dakota County and an outbreak of 24 ... Whooping cough outbreaks reported Wahpeton Daily News Whooping Cough Cases Concern Officials KAALtv.com Minneapolis Star Tribune - Chicago Tribune - Northwest Herald - FOX 9 News all 61 news articles

Parkland says: “No smoking outside either” - Bizjournals.com Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:04 AM CST eFluxMedia Parkland says: "No smoking outside either" Bizjournals.com - 8 hours ago Parkland Health & Hospital System said Thursday that the system and its satellite locations are scheduled to become 100 percent tobacco-free on Thursday, Nov. 20. US smoking rate is under 20 percent for first time Reuters Smoking Rate Is Declining in US WebMD Cherry Hill Courier Post - Forbes - eFluxMedia - WVLT all 49 news articles

Should Healthy People Take Statins? - NPR Posted: 14 Nov 2008 11:02 AM CST Should Healthy People Take Statins? NPR - 5 hours ago Talk of the Nation, November 14, 2008 · A study in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that the drug Crestor, typically used for reducing cholesterol levels, may reduce the risk of heart disease for people with normal cholesterol levels. Crestor® Reduces Cardiovascular Risk in Healthy Individuals Cancer Consultants Some LI doctors agree on benefits in new statin study Newsday WRAL.com - Inquirer.net - Ventura County Star - The Healthier Life all 19 news articles

Boy's Tooth Infection Death Spurs Dental Project - FOXNews Posted: 14 Nov 2008 08:15 AM CST Boy's Tooth Infection Death Spurs Dental Project FOXNews - 7 hours ago LARGO, Md. - Health officials, family and friends don't want the tale of a 12-year-old Maryland boy killed by a tooth infection last year to be forgotten. PUBLIC HEALTH Pr. George's Getting Mobile Dental Office Washington Post O'Malley Announces Children's Dental Care Advances Southern Maryland Online NBC Washington - Examiner.com - MyFox Washington DC - Examiner.com all 19 news articles

California considers capping enrollment in poor children's health ... - Los Angeles Times Posted: 14 Nov 2008 12:35 AM CST California considers capping enrollment in poor children's health ... Los Angeles Times - 15 hours ago The beleaguered state cites financial pressures. If the Healthy Families program were to be restricted, it would be the first such drastic action in its 10-year history. Children's insurance program may need wait list San Jose Mercury News Health Families Program Will Close Enrollment KCRA.com Sacramento Bee - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Newsday - AHN all 38 news articles

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