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Obama set to kick-start healthcare reform - Reuters Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:58 PM CST ABC News Obama set to kick-start healthcare reform Reuters - 1 hour ago By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's transition team will kick-start the process of healthcare reform with a series of meetings across the country, modeled on those his campaign held last summer. Daschle Says US Health-Care Overhaul Will Help Spur Economy Bloomberg Obama camp wants input from Americans on health-care reform ... Denver Post TPM Election Central - Washington Post - Wall Street Journal - The Coloradoan all 169 news articles

Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study Says - New York Times Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:50 AM CST Canada.com Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study Says New York Times - 4 hours ago By PAM BELLUCK How happy you are may depend on how happy your friends' friends' friends are, even if you don't know them at all. Health Buzz: Contagious Happiness and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Friends of friends of friends cheered, social study finds Boston Globe Indian Express - Los Angeles Times - Washington Post - WebMD all 661 news articles

FDA sees asthma drug risks - Reuters Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:51 PM CST WNCT FDA sees asthma drug risks Reuters - 1 hour ago By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US regulators remain concerned about serious risks from a class of asthma drugs and will ask US advisers next week if approval for treating the lung disease should be revoked, documents released on Friday said. FDA: Long-Acting Asthma Drugs Increase Asthma Risks Wall Street Journal Complications, Deaths Seen with Some Long-Acting Asthma Drugs Newsinferno.com The Associated Press - Philadelphia Inquirer - FiercePharma - Trading Markets (press release) all 264 news articles

Veterans' long-term problems linked to traumatic brain injuries - Los Angeles Times Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:02 AM CST InjuryBoard.com Veterans' long-term problems linked to traumatic brain injuries Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago An Institute of Medicine report says even mild brain injuries seem associated with problems such as seizures, aggression and dementia reminiscent of Alzheimer's disease. Panel Urges More Screening of Brain Injury in Troops New York Times Study: Troops' brain injuries lead to seizures, dementia Houston Chronicle InjuryBoard.com - Washington Post - ABC2 News - NECN all 356 news articles

Institute of Medicine Recommends More Sleep, Fewer Work Hours for ... - Medscape Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST eFluxMedia Institute of Medicine Recommends More Sleep, Fewer Work Hours for ... Medscape - 3 hours ago December 5, 2008 - A new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends strategies to reduce medical resident fatigue-related errors and improve patient safety and medical training by reducing residents' duty hours, increasing their sleep hours, ... Doctor and Patient Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors? New York Times Health Buzz: Sleep Breaks for Medical Residents and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Washington Post - Los Angeles Times - USA Today - Boston Globe all 342 news articles

Health Rankings of US States Announced - Massage Magazine Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:54 PM CST I Really Should Study Health Rankings of US States Announced Massage Magazine - 3 hours ago Massage therapists see clients at varying levels of health—from those experiencing chronic conditions to top athletes. A new study parses health information for Americans according to geographic region, and ranks all 50 US states from healthiest to ... Georgia drops into bottom 10 on health Atlanta Journal Constitution Oklahomans' health rating improves to 43rd in US Tulsa World Reuters - USA Today - NewsOK.com all 307 news articles

UPDATE 1-Allergan eyelash drug wins US panel backing - Reuters Posted: 05 Dec 2008 03:18 PM CST UPDATE 1-Allergan eyelash drug wins US panel backing Reuters - 46 minutes ago ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec 5 (Reuters) - An Allergan Inc (AGN.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) glaucoma drug is safe and effective enough to be approved for cosmetic use to lengthen and thicken eyelashes, but more study is needed after it reaches the ... FDA Panel Eyes Eyelash-Boosting Drug WebMD Allergan eyelash drug wins US panel backing Reuters India EasyBourse.com - Orange County Business Journal - The Associated Press - Attorney at Law all 66 news articles

Medical Mutual CEO dies in plane crash - Bizjournals.com Posted: 05 Dec 2008 02:55 PM CST eFluxMedia Medical Mutual CEO dies in plane crash Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago Medical Mutual of Ohio employees are mourning the loss of the Cleveland insurer's CEO, who died in a twin-engine plane crash this week. US investigator leads plane crash probe The Associated Press CEO of Ohio health insurer dies in plane crash Akron Beacon Journal NBC4i.com - Forbes - eFluxMedia - Post Chronicle all 265 news articles

"Rogue" stem cell clinics exploit hope: report - Reuters Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:50 PM CST Canada.com "Rogue" stem cell clinics exploit hope: report Reuters - Dec 3, 2008 By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rogue clinics around the world may be exploiting hope and ignorance by offering unproven stem cell therapies, a group of stem cell experts said in a report released on Wednesday. Bogus Stem Cell Therapies Sold on Internet Washington Post Study Warns Against Unproven Stem Cell Treatments at Clinics Abroad findingDulcinea Business Gazette - Bloomberg - The Associated Press - Financial Times all 410 news articles

Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:07 AM CST HealthNews Special Immune Cells May Be Key to HIV Resistance U.S. News & World Report - 4 hours ago By Randy Dotinga FRIDAY, Dec. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research is helping to unravel the mystery of how a small number of HIV-infected people manage to keep the AIDS-causing virus at bay without needing to take medicine. World AIDS Day 2008: Much accomplished, much to do CNN 11 cities ready to fight against AIDS Hürriyet UND The Dakota Student - Houston Chronicle - Advance Titan - Xinhua all 84 news articles

It's not too late to get a flu shot, health department says - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 05 Dec 2008 12:10 PM CST It's not too late to get a flu shot, health department says Minneapolis Star Tribune - 3 hours ago The Minnesota Department of Health is encouraging people to get flu shots during through its Ban the Bug program. Special clinics will be held across the state as part of the Ban the Bug campaign. Health officials issue reminder for flu shots NewsCow Get Vaccinated During Nat'l Flu Week kypost.com MarketWatch - Buffalo News - NEWS.com.au - Alexandria Echo Press all 15 news articles

Women Unhappy With Disposal Options After Infertility Treatment - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 04 Dec 2008 03:11 PM CST Los Angeles Times Women Unhappy With Disposal Options After Infertility Treatment U.S. News & World Report - Dec 4, 2008 By Randy Dotinga THURSDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey suggests that many American women who have finished fertility treatments aren't happy with the usual options available for the disposal of unused embryos created with their eggs. Unused Embryos Vex Infertility Patients WebMD Parents Torn Over Fate of Frozen Embryos New York Times USA Today - Newsweek - Kentucky.com - Los Angeles Times all 63 news articles

Medical Marijuana Becomes Legal in Michigan - FOXNews Posted: 05 Dec 2008 06:09 AM CST Wall Street Journal Blogs Medical Marijuana Becomes Legal in Michigan FOXNews - 9 hours ago DETROIT - Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get patients arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. Search Results for 'michigan' Wall Street Journal Blogs Michigan's Proposition 1 Takes Effect Legalizing Medicinal Marijuana Salem-News.Com Toledo Blade - WWMT all 106 news articles

Father defends teen charged in nursing home abuse case - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 04 Dec 2008 12:47 PM CST ABC News Father defends teen charged in nursing home abuse case Minneapolis Star Tribune - Dec 4, 2008 By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune Where are the relatives of these patients, why haven't they spoken out against these crimes to their family members? Minn. teen girls charged in nursing home abuse The Associated Press Case attracts national attention Albert Lea Tribune St. Cloud Times - ABC News - findingDulcinea all 399 news articles

Study Examines Beneficiaries' Spending for Medicare Part D; Issue ... - Kaiser network.org Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:07 AM CST Study Examines Beneficiaries' Spending for Medicare Part D; Issue ... Kaiser network.org - 4 hours ago "The Impact of the Medicare Drug Benefit on Health Care Spending by Older Households," Center for Economic and Policy Research: The study finds that most Medicare beneficiaries have experienced no reductions in health care spending as a result of the ... Look Before You Leap:Allsup Cautions Medicare Recipients about the ... MarketWatch High medication costs hard to swallow Atlanta Journal Constitution Asheville Citizen-Times - Port Huron Times Herald - KIVI-TV - Baltimore Sun all 19 news articles

African taboos surrounding gays hamper access to HIV/AIDS programs - AFP Posted: 05 Dec 2008 11:30 AM CST Daily Star - Lebanon African taboos surrounding gays hamper access to HIV/AIDS programs AFP - 4 hours ago DAKAR (AFP) - In a continent where 38 out of 53 countries have criminalised consensual gay sex, African gays and lesbians have trouble getting access to HIV/AIDS programs, activists warned. Officials unclear whether school has HIV outbreak Columbia Daily Tribune Hillsborough Health Agency Offers Free HIV/AIDS Tests Today Tampa Tribune Medill Reports - The Student Printz - Houston Chronicle - Latin America Press all 190 news articles

Cleveland Clinic to Reveal Docs' Financial Ties - ABC News Posted: 04 Dec 2008 05:22 AM CST Current World News Cleveland Clinic to Reveal Docs' Financial Ties ABC News - Dec 4, 2008 By AUDREY GRAYSON Hospitals around the country are pushing for full disclosure of their doctors' financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry to help patients determine whether their doctors are making money from drug and device companies. Cleveland Clinic Discloses Doctors' Industry Ties New York Times Finally! Doctor Pay-Offs by Drug Companies to be Disclosed by ... InjuryBoard.com Newsinferno.com - The Associated Press - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - FiercePharma all 160 news articles

Carter: Parasitic illness reaches all-time low - Atlanta Journal Constitution Posted: 05 Dec 2008 08:09 AM CST ABC News Carter: Parasitic illness reaches all-time low Atlanta Journal Constitution - 7 hours ago By CHRISTOPHER QUINN Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday that his goal of seeing Guinea worm disease eliminated in his lifetime is nearing completion. Health workers say close to eradicating Guinea worm Reuters South Africa Good news in global health: cases of guinea worm, deaths from ... ScienceBlogs The Press Association - New York Times Blogs - Kansas City Star all 171 news articles

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