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Transplant of windpipe grown from stem cells heralds new era in ... - Telegraph.co.uk Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:03 PM CST Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Transplant of windpipe grown from stem cells heralds new era in ... Telegraph.co.uk - 55 minutes ago By Roger Highfield The science of healing is developing so quickly that it has become almost a cliché to describe a particular operation as a "breakthrough". Video: Breakthrough Windpipe Transplant Uses Stem Cells AssociatedPress Pioneering Stem Cell Surgery Announced New York Times WebMD - eFluxMedia - Slashdot - NPR all 842 news articles

Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find - New York Times Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:50 AM CST The Money Times Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find New York Times - 5 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN The largest and longest independent clinical trial to assess ginkgo biloba's ability to prevent memory loss has found that the supplement does not prevent or delay dementia or Alzheimer's disease, researchers are reporting. Herbal supplement Ginkgo doesn't stop Alzheimer's Reuters Ginkgo biloba doesn't prevent dementia, study finds Los Angeles Times CNN - U.S. News & World Report - Wall Street Journal - WebMD all 470 news articles

US teen lives 118 days without heart - Reuters Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:27 PM CST Canada.com US teen lives 118 days without heart Reuters - 1 hour ago By Jim Loney MIAMI (Reuters) - An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device, until she was able to have a heart transplant, doctors in Miami said on Wednesday. Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital The Associated Press Artificial heart keeps teen alive for 118 days in Miami McClatchy Washington Bureau MiamiHerald.com - CBS 4 - Local10.com all 37 news articles

Genentech's Avastin linked to vein-clotting risk in analysis - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 19 Nov 2008 08:15 AM CST TheMedGuru Genentech's Avastin linked to vein-clotting risk in analysis San Jose Mercury News - 7 hours ago By John Lauerman Genentech's Avastin, widely prescribed for colon cancer and some lung tumors, was linked to significantly higher rates of vein clotting in an analysis of earlier studies. Genentech disputes new Avastin research data San Francisco Chronicle Cancer drug Avastin ups blood clotting risk Food Consumer Newsinferno.com - USA Today - U.S. News & World Report - Reuters all 44 news articles

AACR: Exercise and Poor Sleep Combine as Odd Cancer Risk - MedPage Today Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:58 PM CST Oneindia AACR: Exercise and Poor Sleep Combine as Odd Cancer Risk MedPage Today - 1 hour ago By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 -- Although exercise has generally been found to prevent cancer, combining it with poor sleep may be a risk factor, a researcher said here. Is red meat's bad name justified? Newsday Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors Washington Post eFluxMedia - United Press International - Science in the Headlines - Health.com all 498 news articles

Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies - New York Times Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:37 PM CST Current World News Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies New York Times - 3 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN Women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies and healthier babies than do obese women who become pregnant, researchers reported on Wednesday. Weight-loss surgery helps with pregnancy: study Reuters Weight-loss surgery bodes well for pregnancy Los Angeles Times U.S. News & World Report - dBTechno - Current World News - Science Daily (press release) all 54 news articles

4 Good Alternatives to Lean Cuisine's Recalled Meals - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:37 PM CST ABC News 4 Good Alternatives to Lean Cuisine's Recalled Meals U.S. News & World Report - 3 hours ago Plastic has been found in some of the brand's chicken dinners. Here's how to change up your menu By Nancy Shute If the recall of Lean Cuisine frozen meals because some contained bits of plastic has derailed your lunch plans for the week, take heart. Nestle issues Lean Cuisine recall Bizjournals.com Health Highlights: Nov. 19, 2008 Washington Post Los Angeles Times - Newsinferno.com - Associated Content - WBKO all 473 news articles

Tomorrow is 'great' day to quit - Cleveland Daily Banner Posted: 19 Nov 2008 03:11 PM CST Fresh News Tomorrow is 'great' day to quit Cleveland Daily Banner - 47 minutes ago TIME TO QUIT - Thursday marks the 33rd Great American Smokeout where smokers are urged to quit smoking for one day and plan to quit for good. Community Health bans tobacco Bizjournals.com Students speak to adults about smoking Hannibal.net Maui News - Alton Telegraph - Penn State Live - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald all 148 news articles

Mercer survey says PPO deductible doubled in 2008 - Bizjournals.com Posted: 19 Nov 2008 01:51 PM CST Wall Street Journal Blogs Mercer survey says PPO deductible doubled in 2008 Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago The median deductible required by employers for individual coverage in preferred provider organization (PPO) health plans doubled in 2008 to $1000 from $500 in 2007, according to a survey Mercer released Wednesday. Employees: Count on higher health insurance costs Kansas City Star Employee sponsored health plans' costs rising Daily Press Wall Street Journal Blogs - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Worcester Business Journal - Kansas.com all 17 news articles

Panel of Experts Warns FDA of Frequent Use of Antipsychotics in ... - Kaiser network.org Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:08 AM CST Panel of Experts Warns FDA of Frequent Use of Antipsychotics in ... Kaiser network.org - 4 hours ago Certain antipsychotic medicines are being prescribed too frequently to children, and FDA should take action to discourage the drugs' growing use, a panel of federal drug experts told agency officials Tuesday, the New York Times reports. Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized New York Times More Pressure to Curb Antipsychotic Use in Kids Wall Street Journal Blogs BNET - FiercePharma - Pharmalot - Newsinferno.com all 9 news articles

Wash. pays $300K to man disfigured after prison misdiagnosis - USA Today Posted: 19 Nov 2008 08:44 AM CST Fresh News Wash. pays $300K to man disfigured after prison misdiagnosis USA Today - 7 hours ago Taxpayers will pay $300000 to a man who lost his penis and a testicle after doctors misdiagnosed a case of flesh-eating bacteria while he was being held in a Washington state prison, local news organizations report. Mason County Man Agrees to Settlement in Disfigured Groin Case eFluxMedia Man Loses Several Pounds of 'Flesh' to Bacterial Infection FOXNews The Associated Press - Kitsap Sun - Seattle Times - Seattle Post Intelligencer all 196 news articles

Medical Panel Examines Risks of Facial Fillers - findingDulcinea Posted: 19 Nov 2008 02:09 PM CST Current World News Medical Panel Examines Risks of Facial Fillers findingDulcinea - 1 hour ago by Isabel Cowles An independent medical panel met to discuss the risks of facial filling injections, urging the FDA to require more stringent labeling and regulation. FDA Panel Wants More Warnings On Wrinkle Fillers Wall Street Journal Panel: Toughen Dermal Filler Warnings WebMD Bloomberg - InjuryBoard.com - eFluxMedia - U.S. News & World Report all 99 news articles

Assisted Reproduction May Increase Risk of Birth Defects - HealthNews Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:17 AM CST Current World News Assisted Reproduction May Increase Risk of Birth Defects HealthNews - 4 hours ago Advances in medical science now allow limbs to be reattached, organs to be replaced, and babies to be born to women with fertility issues who had previously been unable to conceive. Fertility treatments linked to certain birth defects CNN Fertility treatments linked to certain birth defects That Happened! SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - New York Times - Reuters all 108 news articles

Many doctors plan to quit or cut back: survey - Reuters Posted: 17 Nov 2008 11:44 PM CST USA Today Many doctors plan to quit or cut back: survey Reuters - Nov 17, 2008 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Primary care doctors in the United States feel overworked and nearly half plan to either cut back on how many patients they see or quit medicine entirely, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Half of primary-care doctors in survey would leave medicine CNN Primary care doctors in short supply USA Today eFluxMedia - That Happened! - Kaiser network.org - Discover Magazine all 138 news articles

Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law - New York Times Posted: 18 Nov 2008 11:20 PM CST Fresh News Federal Court Upholds Drug Privacy Law New York Times - 16 hours ago By STEPHANIE SAUL A federal appeals court in Boston on Tuesday dealt a setback to the pharmaceutical industry and companies that collect prescription data for use in drug marketing. First Circuit upholds prescription drug records restriction JURIST Federal appeals court upholds NH data mining ban FierceHealthcare eFluxMedia - The Associated Press - Kaiser network.org all 110 news articles

Don’t Sit Pat With Your Medicare Drug Plan - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 19 Nov 2008 10:48 AM CST SmartAboutHealth Don't Sit Pat With Your Medicare Drug Plan U.S. News & World Report - 5 hours ago With large 2009 premium increases from private insurers, especially Humana, subscribers to Medicare's stand-alone Part D plan for prescription drugs are strongly being urged to look carefully at whether there are better packages to meet their needs. It's open season for Medicare enrollment Albert Lea Tribune Seniors need to compare plans Myrtle Beach Sun News North American Press Syndicate - MarketWatch - dBTechno - SmartAboutHealth all 20 news articles

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus Argues Need For Health ... - RTT News Posted: 19 Nov 2008 11:25 AM CST Senate Finance Committee Chairman Baucus Argues Need For Health ... RTT News - 4 hours ago (RTTNews) - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus gave remarks at a hearing, it was announced Wednesday, where he argued the need for health care reform. A Senator's Health Plan New York Times Senate Democrats Get Serious About Health Care System Overhaul CQPolitics.com The Hill - Helicopter Association International - United Press International - National Journal all 18 news articles

Beverly Hospital shelves plan to close natural birthing center - Boston Globe (registration) Posted: 19 Nov 2008 01:35 AM CST Fresh News Beverly Hospital shelves plan to close natural birthing center Boston Globe (registration) - 14 hours ago By Kay Lazar As a phalanx of sign-carrying mothers rallied outside, their babies bundled against the earlymorning cold, Beverly Hospital trustees yesterday backed down from a plan to cease deliveries at the hospital's natural birthing center, ... Salem moms fight to save birth center (updated) Salem Gazette Vote delayed on possible closing of birth center Boston Herald Boston Channel.com - NECN - Gloucester Daily Times - The Salem News all 18 news articles

Workers' anxieties grow as UTMB begins layoffs (w/video) - Houston Chronicle Posted: 19 Nov 2008 12:34 AM CST Current World News Workers' anxieties grow as UTMB begins layoffs (w/video) Houston Chronicle - 15 hours ago By HARVEY RICE Rosalind Johnson, a CT scan technician at John Sealy Hospital, has been living in a Galveston hotel since Ike damaged her home. (Update) UTMB Begins Process Of Laying Off 3000 Employees dBTechno UTMB begins laying off 3000 positions Daily News - Galveston County New York Times - abc13.com - Texas Examiner - WOAI all 526 news articles

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