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Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts - Reuters India Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:37 PM CST Boston Globe Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts Reuters India - 37 minutes ago By Katie Reid ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result. Swiss vote for heroin prescriptions ABC Online Swiss approve pioneering legal heroin program The Associated Press Bloomberg - Swissinfo - euronews - Times of Malta all 358 news articles

FDA finds more traces of melamine in formula - CNN International Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:20 PM CST CTV.ca FDA finds more traces of melamine in formula CNN International - 3 hours ago (CNN) -- Several samples of infant formula have tested positive for trace amounts of the toxic contaminant melamine or a related compound, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. Melamine found in US formula San Francisco Chronicle Some Melamine in Infant Formula is OK, FDA Says Consumer Affairs U.S. News & World Report - Wall Street Journal Blogs - eFluxMedia - Reuters all 45 news articles

“Botswana and America celebrate life on World AIDS Day” - Sunday Standard Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:29 PM CST BBC News "Botswana and America celebrate life on World AIDS Day" Sunday Standard - 3 hours ago by Sunday Standard Reporter A hospice in South Africa once commemorated World AIDS Day by hosting a memorial to mourn those who had lost their lives to HIV/AIDS. Raising awareness on AIDS Greenville Daily Reflector AIDS spreads to haunt Philippines' modern-day heroes Xinhua HealthNews - Monsters and Critics.com - Sacramento Bee - Tucson Citizen all 331 news articles

UN coordinator urges to eliminate discrimination against HIV patients - Xinhua Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:47 AM CST Boston Globe UN coordinator urges to eliminate discrimination against HIV patients Xinhua - 6 hours ago BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China should step up efforts to eliminate discrimination against HIV positive persons, Bernhard Schwartlander, UNAIDS China Country Coordinator said here on Sunday. China's rural migrants are new front in AIDS fight Reuters China says 264000 have HIV/AIDS United Press International eFluxMedia - The Associated Press - China Daily - Shanghai Daily all 204 news articles

Health care challenge may take time to solve - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:10 AM CST Health care challenge may take time to solve San Francisco Chronicle - 14 hours ago Obama's most difficult policy challenge will be to fix the nation's broken health care system. He and his advisers say they've learned from the mistakes that bedeviled former President Bill Clinton's health care plan in the 1990s. Questions and answers about our health care system Newsday Now what? Things to know if you're switching health care systems News-Leader.com Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Wall Street Journal - Houston Chronicle all 10 news articles

Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so - The Associated Press Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:00 AM CST Seattle Post Intelligencer Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so The Associated Press - 5 hours ago LONDON (AP) - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. UN warns against cuts to AIDS prevention programmes Reuters Officials Seek Global Strategy to Combat Epidemic Afro American Philippine Star - Daily Monitor - AFP - Voice of America all 216 news articles

Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS - Worcester Telegram Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST BainbridgeGa.com Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS Worcester Telegram - 52 minutes ago By STEVE LeBLANC AP Writer BOSTON— Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic according to a new report by the state Department of Public Health, which recommends the state step up its fight against the ... Taiwan's homosexual males vulnerable to HIV: study eTaiwan News Monday Is World AIDS Day – Do Something About It! eFluxMedia BainbridgeGa.com - Naples Daily News - kypost.com - Sovo.com all 14 news articles

New web source for caregivers - Chicago Tribune Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:04 AM CST New web source for caregivers Chicago Tribune - 14 hours ago By Francesca Lunzer Kritz | The Washington Post We can thank the people at Medicare's call centers for a new Web portal specifically designed for caregivers. Medicare Users May Find Drug Coverage Leaves Them With a 'Gap' Bloomberg Medicare drug plan needlessly complex Towanda Daily Review Alameda Sun - TheStreet.com - Farm Forum - eMaxHealth.com all 9 news articles

Egypt works at removing the stigma associated with AIDS - Daily News Egypt Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:03 AM CST Where I Live - News Limited Community Newspapers Egypt works at removing the stigma associated with AIDS Daily News Egypt - 5 hours ago By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The saying "there are two sides to every story" best explains the situation of HIV/AIDS in Egypt. "Egypt is one of the lucky countries which has only a few thousand HIV patients, however, because it has this small number, ... AIDS Day remembrance, celebration set Monday Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Vancouver events will mark AIDS Day The Columbian United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) - Norwich Bulletin - OPB News - CBS 5 all 23 news articles

Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging - eFluxMedia Posted: 29 Nov 2008 03:48 AM CST I Really Should Study Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging eFluxMedia - Nov 29, 2008 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. Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging I Really Should Study Rodent of the week: Finding the root cause of aging Los Angeles Times Slashdot - United Press International - PRESS TV - TopNews all 73 news articles

Appetite-suppressing hormones could fight obesity - TopNews Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:25 AM CST The Money Times Appetite-suppressing hormones could fight obesity TopNews - 6 hours ago Researchers are studying variations of a family of human hormones - known as N-acylphosphatidylethanolamines, or NAPEs - for their effectiveness in controlling appetite and therefore obesity. Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity U.S. News & World Report Gut chemical may inspire new way to fight obesity Reuters I Really Should Study - ABC News - eFluxMedia - NPR all 92 news articles

Ranch on W. Slope cut off over ill stock - Denver Post Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:24 AM CST Ranch on W. Slope cut off over ill stock Denver Post - 13 hours ago Hogs with pseudorabies never interacted with other animals, but the state calls a quarantine as a precaution. By Christopher N. Osher State authorities have placed a Mesa County ranch under quarantine after discovering livestock had a serious and ... DOW Investigating Exotic Ranch For Contagious Disease KREX News Channel 5 Game farm quarantined after officials find disease Grand Junction Sentinel KRDO - Rocky Mountain News all 8 news articles

Mental health plan is big shift to privatization - Atlanta Journal Constitution Posted: 30 Nov 2008 07:07 AM CST Mental health plan is big shift to privatization Atlanta Journal Constitution - 9 hours ago By ALAN JUDD, ANDY MILLER Under pressure to fix its mental health system, Georgia is embarking on an uncharted course: the total privatization of state psychiatric hospitals. State budget shortfall shouldn't result in mental health cuts Asheville Citizen-Times Evidence suggests CIA funded experiments at state hospital Rutland Herald Statesman Journal all 5 news articles

Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice - Reuters Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:09 PM CST Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice Reuters - 4 hours ago By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - An international research team has identified a tiny piece of genetic material that plays a key role in heart failure, and shown how an experimental compound prevents the condition in mice, scientists reported on ... MicroRNA Leaps Ahead: Alnylam-Isis Venture, Regulus, Shows Its ... Xconomy Regulus Therapeutics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and Collaborators ... WELT ONLINE RTT News all 25 news articles

Hurricane Ike Still Lingers - NPR Posted: 30 Nov 2008 08:01 AM CST The Associated Press Hurricane Ike Still Lingers NPR - 8 hours ago Weekend Edition Sunday, November 30, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Hurricane Ike evacuee Merri Edwards. She fled her Galveston, Texas home in September just before the city was ravaged by the storm. Texas judges seek to expedite Ike-related lawsuits Houston Chronicle Storm planners reflect on busy hurricane season The Associated Press Galveston County Daily News all 164 news articles

Fifty Cats Fatally Infected in Sacramento Shelter Outbreak - News10.net Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:39 PM CST Fifty Cats Fatally Infected in Sacramento Shelter Outbreak News10.net - 35 minutes ago SACRAMENTO, CA - Fifty cats were being euthanized Sunday as personnel worked to contain an outbreak of a deadly and contagious feline virus at the Sacramento city main animal shelter, according to a city spokeswoman. Quarantined Cats May Carry Fatal Disease KQCA, My58.com Virus strikes cats at Sacramento animal shelter Sacramento Bee CBS13.com - News10.net - Sacramento Bee all 7 news articles

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