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Tuesday, 25 November 2008 at 4:21 pm Posted by smp

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Germ alert: Steer clear of flatbed chicken trucks (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:30 PM CST

AP - You've heard about the chicken that crossed the road. But have you heard the one about the chickens traveling down the road? It's no laughing matter. Crates of chickens being trucked along the highway in the back of an open truck can shoot a bunch of nasty bacteria into the cars behind them, researchers have found.

FDA finds traces of melamine in top-selling U.S. infant formula (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:08 PM CST

A child suffering from kidney stones receives medical treatment at a hospital in Hefei, Anhui province September 19, 2008. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesAP - Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe.

Encouraging dip in rate of new cancers, deaths (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:05 PM CST

A nurse is seen in the corridor of a hospital. The rate at which new cancers are diagnosed and the death rate from the disease have both decreased in the United States for the first time in 10 years, according to a report published Tuesday by the National Cancer Institute.(AFP/File/Pascal Pavani)AP - The rate of new cancer cases finally may be inching down — cautiously optimistic news but a gain that specialists worry could be derailed by economic turmoil.

Livers go to sickest, access for blacks improves (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 03:05 PM CST

AP - Blacks waiting for a liver transplant used to be more likely to die compared to whites. Now they have the same chance of getting a life-saving organ under a nationwide system that puts the sickest patients first, a new study found.

To some psychiatric patients, life seems like TV (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2008 08:02 PM CST

This undated movie advertisement provided by Paramount Pictures shows actor Jim Carrey starring as Truman Burbank in the 1998 movie 'The Truman Show,' in which Carrey's character discovers every moment of his life has been broadcast. Now doctors have given the name 'Truman syndrome,' to a delusion afflicting patients who believe they are living their lives in reality TV shows. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, File)AP - One man showed up at a federal building, asking for release from the reality show he was sure was being made of his life. Another was convinced his every move was secretly being filmed for a TV contest. A third believed everything — the news, his psychiatrists, the drugs they prescribed — was part of a phony, stage-set world with him as the involuntary star, like the 1998 movie "The Truman Show."

Health Tip: Hide or Get Rid of Excess Hair (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- In women, factors such as hormonal changes, diet, illness, or use of certain medications can trigger the growth of excess or unwanted hair.

Teething syrup suspected of killing 24 Nigerian kids (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:48 PM CST

Reuters - Two dozen children have died and nine have fallen ill in Nigeria during the last three weeks after being given teething syrup, the health minister said on Tuesday.

A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- How well a person on Medicare understands the program's benefits affects their access to health care, a new study says.

Roche wins final UK okay for discounted Tarceva (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:10 PM CST

Reuters - Roche Holding AG's lung cancer drug Tarceva has won final approval for use by Britain's state health service after the Swiss drugmaker agreed to discount the price of the medicine.

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