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Vital Signs Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease - New York Times Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:01 PM CST Canada.com Vital Signs Vitamins Seen as No Help in Heart Disease New York Times - 2 hours ago By NICHOLAS BAKALAR Many people take vitamins C and E in hopes of reducing their risk for heart disease, and some research supports those hopes. Vitamin C, E Pills Fail to Prevent Cancer WebMD Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer Washington Post eFluxMedia - Food Consumer - I Really Should Study - RedOrbit all 310 news articles

W. Virginia Town Shrugs at Poorest Health Ranking - ABC News Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:39 AM CST InjuryBoard.com W. Virginia Town Shrugs at Poorest Health Ranking ABC News - Nov 16, 2008 By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer AP As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue. W. Virginia Town Shrugs At Poorest Health Ranking News 8 KFMB Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says The Associated Press Associated Content - ZDNet - Wall Street Journal Blogs - InjuryBoard.com all 449 news articles

Time for Medicare patients to think about open enrollment options - Houston Chronicle Posted: 17 Nov 2008 01:46 PM CST Fresh News Time for Medicare patients to think about open enrollment options Houston Chronicle - 2 hours ago By CINDY GEORGE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle If you're one of America's more than 36 million seniors, it's time to prepare and compare for your 2009 Medicare coverage. First Annual Health Net Cup Virtual Bowling Tournament Crowns a ... MarketWatch Seniors can get help with Medicare plan NRToday.com Mooresville Tribune - Manhattan Mercury - eFluxMedia - Chicago Sun-Times all 580 news articles

Agency tries to help smokers kick the habit - Houma Courier Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:42 PM CST TopNews Agency tries to help smokers kick the habit Houma Courier - 36 minutes ago Tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US Each year, according to the American Cancer Society, smoking accounts for an estimated 438000 premature deaths, including 38000 deaths among nonsmokers as ... States' Use Of Tobacco Money Varies Widely NPR Society can help smokers quit, save money Tulsa Native American Times MarketWatch - Consumer Affairs - Loyola University New Orleans - Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil all 36 news articles

Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:12 PM CST Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to naturally conceived infants, those babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of heart defects, cleft lip and gastrointestinal ... Birth defect risk raised by in vitro fertilization Reuters CDC: IVF May Boost Birth Defects Risk WebMD Bloomberg - 7thSpace Interactive (press release) all 11 news articles

Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food - That Happened! Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:05 PM CST That Happened! Corn – The Main Ingredient in Your Fast Food That Happened! - 4 hours ago New York - In the US it is not required for food suppliers to trace their sources for ingredients or materials used in their food production. New Study Finds Corn In Majority Of Fast Food RedOrbit Fast-food: want extra corn with that? Seattle Post Intelligencer U.S. News & World Report - dBTechno - Food Consumer - Medical News Today all 46 news articles

Options beyond statins - Boston Globe Posted: 16 Nov 2008 11:40 PM CST That Happened! Options beyond statins Boston Globe - 16 hours ago By Stephen Smith Dr. Leslie Cho, a modern doctor, sometimes summons the wisdom of Hippocrates, an ancient healer, when encountering patients whose blood vessels silently harbor the flourishing signs of heart disease. Statin Study No Substitute for Diet, Exercise, Researcher Says findingDulcinea Take Your Statins to Prevent Heart Attack! That Happened! Forbes - eFluxMedia - New York Times - SmartAboutHealth all 47 news articles

Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors - Washington Post Posted: 17 Nov 2008 10:14 AM CST Boston Globe Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors Washington Post - 6 hours ago By Jeffrey Perkel MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have stumbled across a novel mechanism by which brain tumors model their environment to nurture their own growth. Discovery offers way of tracking cancer in blood Reuters A better way to find brain tumors Boston Globe MarketWatch - Science Daily (press release) - Thaindian.com - TRT all 38 news articles

No MRSA deaths recorded at Central Washington Hospital - The Wenatchee World Online Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:16 PM CST eFluxMedia No MRSA deaths recorded at Central Washington Hospital The Wenatchee World Online - 4 hours ago Central Washington Hospital has had no deaths as a result of MRSA, a hospital spokeswoman says. The Seattle Times' investigation found that Central Washington Hospital has had 201 MRSA cases since 2000. MRSA Investigation Shows Inconsistencies In Screening InjuryBoard.com Hospitals Ignore MRSA Infections eFluxMedia Bellingham Herald - Wall Street Journal Blogs - Seattle Times - Examiner.com all 33 news articles

Judge Orders Justice Department to Release Documents on Exonerated ... - Washington Post Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:11 PM CST KARK Judge Orders Justice Department to Release Documents on Exonerated ... Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Del Quentin Wilber A federal judge today ordered the Justice Department to release documents that explain why investigators suspected Steven J. Hatfill in the 2001 anthrax mailings. Judge decides to make anthrax records public Reuters Judge orders Hatfill search warrant made public The Associated Press KARK all 161 news articles

Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk - WebMD Posted: 17 Nov 2008 02:08 PM CST Canada.com Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk WebMD - 2 hours ago By Bill Hendrick Nov. 17, 2008 -- Women with a strong family history of breast cancer who do not have genes associated with increased risk of the disease have a fourfold greater chance of developing it than the average woman, new research indicates. Family history can trump breast cancer gene test The Associated Press Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA Gene U.S. News & World Report Reuters India all 196 news articles

UT System hires firm to help assess UTMB - Bizjournals.com Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:33 PM CST SmartAboutHealth UT System hires firm to help assess UTMB Bizjournals.com - 3 hours ago The University of Texas System has hired an Atlanta-based consulting firm to help it with the reorganization of the UT Medical Branch at Galveston, which was devastated by Hurricane Ike. Hospital Flooded in Storm to Cut Its Staff by a Third New York Times UTMB retains academic status Houston Chronicle Nurse.com - dBTechno - Daily News - Galveston County all 451 news articles

Senate Finance To Examine Economics Of Health Care Reform - RTT News Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:27 PM CST The Money Times Senate Finance To Examine Economics Of Health Care Reform RTT News - 51 minutes ago (RTTNews) - The latest in a series of hearings on health care reform will take place Wednesday on Capitol Hill, with a special focus being paid to the economic side of the issue. Senate Democrats Get Serious About Health Care System Overhaul CQPolitics.com Health-care reform: Can it be done in this climate? Meriden Record-Journal SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - eFluxMedia - eMaxHealth.com all 542 news articles

Calif hospital probes power failure in wildfire - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:23 PM CST The Associated Press Calif hospital probes power failure in wildfire San Jose Mercury News - 55 minutes ago AP LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County officials and a hospital are investigating why the medical center lost power when a wind-whipped wildfire roared through the campus. Power failure brings Sylmar hospital to standstill Los Angeles Times Wildfire chases patients from LA hospital The Associated Press Los Angeles Daily News - LocalNews8.com - Best Syndication - Los Angeles Times all 223 news articles

Beauty Has Its Price: Wrinkle Fillers Tied to Serious Side Effects - eFluxMedia Posted: 17 Nov 2008 07:38 AM CST Current World News Beauty Has Its Price: Wrinkle Fillers Tied to Serious Side Effects eFluxMedia - 8 hours ago By Anna Boyd It appears that beauty has its price if considering the latest news for the Food and Drug Administration concerning the use of wrinkle fillers. Wrinkle Fillers Linked to Serious Side Effects That Happened! FDA To Review Safety Of Dermal Fillers, Wrinkle Reducers dBTechno AboutLawsuits.com - Bloomberg - HealthNews - Food Consumer all 54 news articles

7 Facts You Need to Know About HPV and Gardasil - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:21 AM CST 7 Facts You Need to Know About HPV and Gardasil U.S. News & World Report - 4 hours ago As women—and soon men—gain access to the new Merck vaccine Gardasil, which targets the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stepped up efforts to identify the 25000 or more cancers primarily ... HPV Vaccine Effective in Males Cancer Consultants UPDATE 1-Merck vaccine protects men from wart virus, too Reuters WebMD - CNNMoney.com - eFluxMedia - Bloomberg all 368 news articles

UPDATE 1-Merck drug fails to slow Alzheimer's symptoms - Reuters Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:29 PM CST AFP UPDATE 1-Merck drug fails to slow Alzheimer's symptoms Reuters - 48 minutes ago By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - An experimental Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) drug that raises levels of a natural growth hormone failed to improve memory skills in people with mild to moderate ... Growth hormone drug fails to slow Alzheimer's: study AFP Growth Hormone No Help Against Alzheimer's Progression MedPage Today EurekAlert (press release) all 12 news articles

DOL issues much anticipated FMLA regulations - CCH Posted: 17 Nov 2008 10:52 AM CST DOL issues much anticipated FMLA regulations CCH - 5 hours ago The first revision to the Family and Medical Leave Act's (FMLA) regulations since its enactment in 1993 law was published by the Department of Labor's (DOL) Wage and Hour Division in the Federal Register on November 17, 2008. DoL rule will expand Family and Medical Leave Act Reliable Plant Magazine DOL Revising Family and Medical Leave Act Regulations Occupational Health Safety Washington Post - Dailyrecord.com - Tucson Citizen - guardian.co.uk all 14 news articles

Finding right kind of dog nothing to sneeze at - Lansing State Journal Posted: 17 Nov 2008 03:42 PM CST Finding right kind of dog nothing to sneeze at Lansing State Journal - 36 minutes ago Hypoallergenic breeds have gained attention as a result of president-elect Obama's search for a dog for his allergy-suffering daughter Malia. Health Watch: Do hypoallergenic dogs really exist? Norwich Bulletin Will First Family find an allergy-free dog? Grass Lake Times Baltimore Sun - U.S. News & World Report - WebMD - The Associated Press all 290 news articles

Humane Society Offers $5000 Reward For Animal Fighting Info - WAPT Posted: 17 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST Humane Society Offers $5000 Reward For Animal Fighting Info WAPT - 4 hours ago JACKSON, Miss. -- The Humane Society is offering a reward in an effort to combat dog- and cockfighting. During a news conference on Monday, Jackson Police Chief Malcom McMillin, State Rep. Cecil Brown and Deputy Attorney General Onetta Whitley joined ... Rewards dangled to combat dogfighting, cockfighting in Minnesota Minneapolis Star Tribune Enforcers Now Offer Rewards for Animal Fighting Crimes FOX 9 News Prior Lake American - Jackson Clarion Ledger - WLBT-TV all 10 news articles

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