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Testing for cancer at home - Reuters Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:43 AM CST GulfNews Testing for cancer at home Reuters - 7 hours ago By Terri Coles TORONTO (Reuters) - It might not be pleasant, but it could save your life. A new Canadian campaign advocating home screening for colorectal cancer could reduce deaths from the disease by catching it early, when it is often asymptomatic ... Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span Washington Post New Cases of Cancer Decline in the US New York Times ToTheCenter.com - ZDNet - eFluxMedia - Los Angeles Times all 505 news articles

NGO Warns Economic Crisis Could Re-Ignite AIDS Epidemic - Voice of America Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:10 PM CST BBC News NGO Warns Economic Crisis Could Re-Ignite AIDS Epidemic Voice of America - 4 hours ago By Joe DeCapua The anti-poverty agency ActionAid is warning that the current economic crisis could re-ignite the global AIDS epidemic. HIV protection: Could pills work wonders against HIV? (Feature) Monsters and Critics.com Universal Testing, Prompt Treatment Could Slash HIV Washington Post eFluxMedia - SheWired - News Channel 7 - New York Daily News all 316 news articles

Stay Away from Chicken Trucks! They May Spread Poultry Pathogens - eFluxMedia Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:50 AM CST Dothan Eagle Stay Away from Chicken Trucks! They May Spread Poultry Pathogens eFluxMedia - 7 hours ago By Alice Carver A surprising finding by a team of researchers at The John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore suggests that chicken trucks carrying live chickens from farms to slaughterhouses can be a source for ... Novel pathway for poultry pathogens United Press International Researchers: Chicken trucks may spread drug-resistant bacteria Baltimore Examiner Baltimore Sun - Scientific American - guardian.co.uk - eFluxMedia all 41 news articles

CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries - Washington Post Posted: 26 Nov 2008 05:08 PM CST eFluxMedia CT Scans Can Spot Blocked Arteries Washington Post - Nov 26, 2008 By Ed Edelson WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Expensive, high-tech CT devices that produce 64-slice images of arteries are almost, but not quite, as good as the standard method of detecting and gauging blood vessel blockages, a study finds. Newer heart test may not be better CNN Scientists doubt utility of CT scan as heart test Reuters Los Angeles Times - Wall Street Journal - WebMD - eFluxMedia all 53 news articles

Can cancer vanish naturally? - Chicago Tribune Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:27 AM CST ABC News Can cancer vanish naturally? Chicago Tribune - 7 hours ago The idea of "watchful waiting" already exists in prostate treatment. Should it be considered with other cancers? Overall, your chances of dying of breast cancer are lower if you get regular screening mammograms. Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer eFluxMedia Breast Cancer May Spontaneously Regress Medscape New York Times - U.S. News & World Report - Washington Post - USA Today all 269 news articles

Lawmakers in Papua, Indonesia Seek Microchip Monitoring for HIV ... - eFluxMedia Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:28 AM CST ABC News Lawmakers in Papua, Indonesia Seek Microchip Monitoring for HIV ... eFluxMedia - 7 hours ago By Dan Keane Lawmakers in Papua , Indonesia want to keep an eye on people infected with HIV virus and prevent them from infecting others. Indonesia's vast Papua in the grip of Asia's worst AIDS crisis AFP Indonesian AIDS commission rejects plan to tag sufferers Antara Jakarta Post - TIME - Reuters - منظمة هيومان رايتس ووتش - حقوق الانسان all 464 news articles

UPDATE 1-Virus concern over Solvay enzyme drug - FDA staff - Reuters Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:25 AM CST Canada.com UPDATE 1-Virus concern over Solvay enzyme drug - FDA staff Reuters - 6 hours ago By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The risk of contracting viruses from pig glands used to make Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc's pancreatic enzyme drug Creon should be lowered, US Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on ... FDA sets safe level for infant formula contaminant The Associated Press Canadian Health Officials, Echoing the FDA, Determine Infant ... Wall Street Journal Washington Post - Xinhua - WebMD - USA Today all 1,335 news articles

Medicare Users May Find Drug Coverage Leaves Them With a ‘Gap’ - Bloomberg Posted: 28 Nov 2008 03:38 AM CST Medicare Users May Find Drug Coverage Leaves Them With a 'Gap' Bloomberg - 12 hours ago By Silvia Cernea Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Renata Rafferty, a philanthropic adviser in Indian Wells, California, said she started cutting her husband's pills in half when his Medicare drug coverage reached its limit and his monthly prescription bills shot ... Time To Review Medicare Part-D Coverage WKSR Now's the time to sign up for Medicare Part D West Yellowstone News TheStreet.com - Desert Valley Times - Farm Forum - Lancaster Eagle Gazette all 8 news articles

Harvard Scientists Unravel the Secret of Aging - eFluxMedia Posted: 28 Nov 2008 07:05 AM CST TheMedGuru Harvard Scientists Unravel the Secret of Aging eFluxMedia - 9 hours ago By Max Brenn As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What's the secret of living a longer healthy life, is a question still unanswered. Researchers find clue to aging United Press International Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient's Role in ... New York Times Boston Globe - MIT Technology Review - Science Daily (press release) - Science Now all 57 news articles

Sacramento charity run draws record crowd - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 28 Nov 2008 12:43 PM CST Sacramento charity run draws record crowd San Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago AP SACRAMENTO—Sacramento's annual Thanksgiving Day charity fun run drew a record number of participants and brought in $750000 for the local food bank, despite the poor economy. Video: Run To Feed The Hungry Is Family Tradition kcratv Turkey Trot Turnout Breaks Records News10.net Sacramento Bee - KQCA, My58.com all 35 news articles

Number of uninsured children climbs in Florida - Sun-Sentinel.com Posted: 28 Nov 2008 09:55 AM CST TheMedGuru Number of uninsured children climbs in Florida Sun-Sentinel.com - 6 hours ago By Kelli Kennedy | AP MIAMI - Nearly 19 percent or 797000 children in Florida do not have health insurance -- the second highest percentage in the country -- and experts expect the number to rise as more parents are laid off, according to a report ... Fewer young uninsured, more poor Boston Globe Children's health insurance priority for state Green Bay Press Gazette Bizjournals.com - Cumberland Times-News - Kaiser network.org - Anchorage Daily News all 64 news articles

Expansion of health care lands on Legislature's agenda - Gresham Outlook Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:45 PM CST Expansion of health care lands on Legislature's agenda Gresham Outlook - Nov 26, 2008 Gov. Ted Kulongoski will ask the Legislature to spend about $5 million to help expand health care coverage to children and low-income adults and do several other things that were recommended Tuesday by the Oregon Health Fund Board. Ore. health plan goes to governor The Oregonian - OregonLive.com Panel urges plan for health care from governor The Register-Guard Statesman Journal - KAJO - Bizjournals.com - The Oregonian - OregonLive.com all 35 news articles

Thanksgiving tips for your pets - Los Angeles Times Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:12 PM CST Thanksgiving tips for your pets Los Angeles Times - Nov 27, 2008 Thanksgiving doesn't sound like the best day for your pet. According to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, they get upset about strangers in the house and could get sick from the food. Don't Feed Your Dog Turkey Bones! NBC Los Angeles Give Your Dog a Happy Thanksgiving Dog Channel Contra Costa Times all 8 news articles

Is CyberKnife Ready for Prime Time in Prostate Cancer? - Wall Street Journal Blogs Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:48 AM CST Wall Street Journal Blogs Is CyberKnife Ready for Prime Time in Prostate Cancer? Wall Street Journal Blogs - 7 hours ago AP A fancy new device adds a novel twist to an existing treatment. It seems like a good idea, but there's not enough evidence to know for sure. Experts Debate CyberKnife for Prostate Cancer Washington Post Doctors debate new cancer treatment United Press International Medical News Today (press release) all 6 news articles

Whooping cough outbreak sickens 32 at W.Pa. school - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Posted: 27 Nov 2008 08:49 AM CST Whooping cough outbreak sickens 32 at W.Pa. school Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - Nov 27, 2008 A whooping cough outbreak in a western Pennsylvania school district has sickened 32 people at an elementary school. The state Department of Health says its inoculated more than 550 parents, students, and staff in the West Middlesex Area School District ... Local whooping cough outbreak sickens 32 Sharon Herald all 11 news articles

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