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Daschle Will Lead Health Care Overhaul - New York Times Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:01 PM CST New York Times Daschle Will Lead Health Care Overhaul New York Times - 1 hour ago President-elect Barack Obama introduced former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary-designate on Thursday in Chicago. Video: Obama Selects Daschle for Cabinet Post AssociatedPress Obama picks savvy Daschle to spearhead healthcare Reuters Los Angeles Times - Washington Post - ABC News - Christian Science Monitor all 1,364 news articles

FDA Backs Advair for Adults, Children - Wall Street Journal Posted: 11 Dec 2008 02:48 PM CST eFluxMedia FDA Backs Advair for Adults, Children Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN WASHINGTON--A US Food and Drug Administration panel unanimously backed the use of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's asthma drug Advair in adults. FDA Panel: Serevent, Foradil Risks Outweigh Benefits CNNMoney.com Panel weighs future of widely used asthma drugs Reuters The Associated Press - 7Online.com - Philadelphia Inquirer - Washington Post all 437 news articles

Where Have All the Doctors Gone? - New York Times Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:15 PM CST DCist.com Where Have All the Doctors Gone? New York Times - 1 hour ago By PAULINE W. CHEN, MD One morning during my medical residency many years ago, one of the senior doctors pulled me aside after rounds, as was his routine, to review the status of patients in the intensive care unit. Close to $51 Million In Health Grants Given Washington Post Needed: Docs who focus on teen medical problems News Chief Examiner.com - Kansas City infoZine - DCist.com - Washington Post Blogs all 19 news articles

US FDA warns of kidney damage in bowel cleansers - Reuters Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:24 PM CST Javno.hr US FDA warns of kidney damage in bowel cleansers Reuters - 55 minutes ago WASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Some sodium-based bowel cleansing products used before colonoscopies can cause kidney damage and must carry a stern warning on the packaging, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. FDA Puts Black Box Warning on Bowel-Cleansing Drugs U.S. News & World Report FDA puts black box warning on bowel-clearing drugs The Associated Press Bloomberg - Triangle Business Journal - NBC Philadelphia - HealthNewsDigest.com all 143 news articles

HK finds bird flu on chicken farm - BBC News Posted: 11 Dec 2008 06:13 AM CST BBC News HK finds bird flu on chicken farm BBC News - 10 hours ago The authorities in Hong Kong say they have found the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus on a chicken farm. It is the first such discovery in Hong Kong in more than five years. Hong Kong confirms H5N1 bird flu at farm eTaiwan News HK confirms H5N1 bird flu hits local farm The Associated Press Xinhua - AFP - International Herald Tribune - Straits Times all 502 news articles

Kids with gene linked to obesity pick fattening foods - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 11 Dec 2008 02:39 PM CST ABC News Kids with gene linked to obesity pick fattening foods Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago I have a hard time believing that our genes make us reach for fattening foods! It is our habits, the way we eat at home, and those of our … read more culture that influence what we choose! How the FTO Obesity Gene Works WebMD The Fat Gene NBC Washington Washington Post - BBC News - The Associated Press - Telegraph.co.uk all 305 news articles

Many Children Now Rely on Alternative Remedies - New York Times Posted: 11 Dec 2008 01:34 PM CST Canada.com Many Children Now Rely on Alternative Remedies New York Times - 2 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN One of every nine children under age 18 practices yoga, goes to a chiropractor, takes a supplement like fish oil or uses some other alternative treatment, according to a new government survey that for the first time included ... New Poll Shows Use of Alternative Medicine on the Rise HealthNews 38% of Adults Use Alternative Medicine Washington Post Reuters - WebMD - Newsweek - USA Today all 400 news articles

Got the Flu Shot? Half Say 'No' - WebMD Posted: 11 Dec 2008 10:48 AM CST ABC News Got the Flu Shot? Half Say 'No' WebMD - 5 hours ago By Daniel J. DeNoon Dec. 10, 2008 -- More than half of US adults have no intention of getting a flu shot this year, leaving them vulnerable to getting -- and spreading -- the dangerous disease. Just a third of US adults got flu shots Reuters Drop the Excuses; Get a Flu Shot Wall Street Journal FOXNews - ABC News - RedOrbit - WCBD all 225 news articles

Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 10 Dec 2008 01:02 PM CST Washington Post Car Crashes, Falls Top List of Accidental Injuries for Kids U.S. News & World Report - Dec 10, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Motor vehicle crashes and falls cause most of the unintentional child and teen injuries and deaths in the United States, a new government report shows. 950000 children worldwide killed by injury, violence CNN Falls and Car Accidents Cause Most Injuries in US Children MedPage Today WFIE-TV - IRINnews.org - Consumer Affairs - BBC News all 504 news articles

10% of US High School Seniors Use Vicodin - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 11 Dec 2008 01:19 PM CST 10% of US High School Seniors Use Vicodin U.S. News & World Report - 3 hours ago By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- While marijuana and alcohol use has declined among teens, the abuse of painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin has increased, a new report shows. Teens Favor Painkillers, Alcohol and Marijuana Over Stimulants Wall Street Journal Blogs Poll finds teen smoking rate at all-time low Los Angeles Times MarketWatch - Reason Online - MarketWatch all 18 news articles

Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator - Newsinferno.com Posted: 11 Dec 2008 01:45 PM CST Doctor Criticizes Test Guidelines for New Defibrillator Newsinferno.com - 2 hours ago Dr. Robert Hauser of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation has said in today's New England Journal of Medicine that he is not confident in the test guidelines for a next-generation heart defibrillator under development by Medtronic, Inc., ... Testing Sought in Enhanced Defibrillator Wall Street Journal FDA test guidelines under fire Minneapolis Star Tribune Wall Street Journal Blogs - Pioneer Press - New York Times all 15 news articles

Bone drug Zometa helps shink breast tumors -study - Reuters Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:06 PM CST Javno.hr Bone drug Zometa helps shink breast tumors -study Reuters - 1 hour ago CHICAGO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Novartis (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) bone-strengthening drug drug Zometa may enhance the effects of chemotherapy, shrinking breast tumors and helping more women avoid a mastectomy, British researchers ... Study: Bone drug helps chemo fight breast cancer The Associated Press Novartis Bone Drug Shrinks Breast Tumors, Reduces Mastectomies Bloomberg EasyBourse.com - NECN - SunHerald.com - Telegraph.co.uk all 49 news articles

Gene Mutation Found to Break Fat Down Quicker - New York Times Posted: 11 Dec 2008 01:05 PM CST Gene Mutation Found to Break Fat Down Quicker New York Times - 3 hours ago By GINA KOLATA For the sake of heart disease research, 809 members of the Old Order Amish community agreed to come to a clinic in Lancaster, Penn. Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes U.S. News & World Report Lucky few have gene 'that helps to prevent heart disease' Telegraph.co.uk Health.com - Reuters India - The Press Association - EurekAlert (press release) all 21 news articles

The Malaria Vaccine Explained - UN Dispatch Posted: 11 Dec 2008 10:03 AM CST Telegraph.co.uk The Malaria Vaccine Explained UN Dispatch - 6 hours ago Earlier this week the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a promising clinical trial of a vaccine for malaria. A jab of hope Economist Malaria Vaccine Effective in Latest Trials U.S. News & World Report Reuters - Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times - IPPmedia all 525 news articles

Health Buzz: Cancer as World's Leading Killer and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 10 Dec 2008 10:17 AM CST Canada.com Health Buzz: Cancer as World's Leading Killer and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - Dec 10, 2008 Cancer is expected to surpass heart disease as the world's leading cause of death by 2010, killing more people than the combined death toll of AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis, HealthDay reports. Cancer: 2010 Leading Cause of Death Worldwide Medscape Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer Washington Post ABC News - Reuters - WebMD - CNN all 607 news articles

MRI Can Spot Presymptomatic MS - Washington Post Posted: 10 Dec 2008 04:06 PM CST USA Today MRI Can Spot Presymptomatic MS Washington Post - Dec 10, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Among people whose brain scans show signs of multiple sclerosis but who have no symptoms, one-third will develop MS within about five years, researchers say. Brain scans predict MS, but should patients be told of risk? USA Today Study: Brain MRIs could help in early detection of multiple sclerosis SmartBrief Globe and Mail - Ivanhoe - Reuters India - CTV.ca all 29 news articles

Brain swelling blamed in many Mount Everest deaths - Reuters Posted: 09 Dec 2008 06:34 PM CST Reuters Brain swelling blamed in many Mount Everest deaths Reuters - Dec 9, 2008 By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brain swelling condition related to low oxygen levels in the air may have caused many of the deaths of people climbing Mount Everest, researchers said on Tuesday. Brain Swelling May Cause Many Deaths On Mount Everest dBTechno Why Climbers Die on Everest: It's Not the Avalanches (or the Yeti) Discover Magazine Medical News Today - RedOrbit - Boston Channel.com - eFluxMedia all 68 news articles

Hawaii Scores High in National Emergency Preparedness Report - Hawaii Reporter Posted: 11 Dec 2008 12:04 PM CST dBTechno Hawaii Scores High in National Emergency Preparedness Report Hawaii Reporter - 4 hours ago By Judy Strait-Jones, 12/11/2008 7:57:12 AM HONOLULU - In a report issued yesterday by the Trust for America's Health, Hawai'i was one of nine states that scored an eight out of ten possible categories used to measure the nation's preparedness to ... Economic crisis puts emergency readiness in peril USA Today Report: NV can improve emergency preparedness San Francisco Chronicle SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - Princeton Packet all 358 news articles

Glaxo, Novartis drug combo delays breast cancer - Reuters Posted: 11 Dec 2008 03:06 PM CST Glaxo, Novartis drug combo delays breast cancer Reuters - 1 hour ago By Ben Hirschler LONDON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Combining GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Tykerb drug with Novartis's (NOVN. Glaxo study shows Tykerb adds breast cancer benefit MarketWatch Market Report -- In Play (GSK) MSN Money International Business Times - Canada NewsWire (press release) - PR Newswire UK (press release) - PharmaLive.com (press release) all 26 news articles

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