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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 02:33 PM CST

Breast cancer symposium keeps growing
San Antonio Express - 1 hour ago
By Elizabeth Allen - Express-News The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium started small in 1978, its doctor-founders focused on making the most of new information for other doctors and researchers.
Hot Flashes vs. Breast Cancer - Why Are Doctors Still Prescribing HRT? Daily News Central
New study firmly ties hormone use to breast cancer The Associated Press
Bloomberg - Washington Post - TopCancerNews.com - U.S. News & World Report
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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 01:03 AM CST

Suspected whooping cough cases cause concern
Indianapolis Star - 15 hours ago
By Betsy Reason NOBLESVILLE -- In the past six weeks, Noblesville Schools has investigated 21 possible cases of whooping cough, a highly contagious and sometimes fatal bacterial disease.
Whooping cough cases up Cincinnati.com
Two babies treated for pertussis in Canyon County IdahoStatesman.com
Providence Eyewitness News - Stockton Record - MyMotherLode.com - Keizertimes
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008 10:27 PM CST

Wyeth's Use of Medical Ghostwriters Questioned
New York Times - Dec 12, 2008
By DUFF WILSON Wyeth, the pharmaceutical company, paid ghostwriters to produce medical journal articles favorable to its hormone replacement therapy Prempro, according to Congressional letters seeking more information about the company's involvement in ...
Medical ghostwriters paid to write favorable drug reports TopNews
Wyeth Pressed About Drug Reviews Wall Street Journal
Bloomberg - CNNMoney.com - Natural News.com - Ventura County Star
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008 04:40 PM CST

FDA reconsiders consumer advice on fish
The Associated Press - Dec 12, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - For years, the federal government has recommended that pregnant women and young children limit their consumption of fish to avoid exposure to potentially harmful amounts of mercury.
Agency trying to downplay current warnings Hartford Courant
FDA Changing Stand On Fish Consumption For Pregnant Women, Kids dBTechno
Environmental Working Group - New York Times - CBS News - WKOW-TV.com
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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 11:50 AM CST

Medicare: Shop around to save big
TMCnet - 4 hours ago
(Valley Morning Star (Harlingen, TX) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dec. 14--With 53 prescription drug plans to choose from, it's no wonder Rio Grande Valley's older adults might be mystified by the Medicare enrollment process.
Medicare sign-up time, so read the small type The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Seniors urged to think carefully about their Medicare options Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
HeraldNet - Gainesville Times - Sun-Sentinel.com - MarketWatch
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST

Medtronic sued by whistle-blowers, patient's family
Bizjournals.com - Dec 12, 2008
Two former employees of Medtronic Inc. filed a whistle-blower suit against the company, alleging lucrative financial relationships between it and seven doctors at a Twin Cities spine clinic.
Suit alleges that Medtronic tried to entice doctors to use its devices Minneapolis Star Tribune
Medtronic Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Infuse Bone Graft Problems AboutLawsuits.com
Newsinferno.com - Pioneer Press - Reuters - Wall Street Journal
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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 12:23 PM CST

Sugar, Cocaine, Heroin Equally Strong Addictions, Study Suggests
MedHeadlines - 3 hours ago
It's really not news. Silent film star Gloria Swanson knew it way back when. William Duffy's 1975 bestseller, 'Sugar Blues,' quotes her as saying, "That stuff is poison.
Sugar as addictive as cocaine, heroin, studies suggest New York Daily News
Study Suggests Sugar May Be Addictive U.S. News & World Report
TopNews - eMaxHealth.com - PRESS TV - Princeton University The Daily Princetonian
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008 07:34 AM CST

Study: New Diet Drug Shows Promise
FOXNews - Dec 12, 2008
During a 28-week trial, drug developer Vivus Inc. discovered their experimental drug Qnexa helped obese people lose an average of 9.2 percent of their weight, Reuters reported.
Onexa, the new drug for weight control TopNews
Vivus says obesity drug leads to 9 pct weight loss Reuters
HealthNews - CNNMoney.com - MarketWatch - PRESS TV
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Posted: 13 Dec 2008 06:08 PM CST

Computer games tonic for elderly
Financial Times - 22 hours ago
By Alan Cane Many over-60s may never have played a video game, nor have any inclination to do so. New research, however, suggests that playing strategic video games - those that emphasise resource management and planning, for example - may help the ...
Playing Video Games May Boost Older Brains Washington Post
Games Boost Mental Skills in Seniors Crispy Gamer
Daily Mail - MedPage Today - TG Daily - Telegraph.co.uk
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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 06:15 AM CST

Powder turns out to be flour
Nevada Appeal - 10 hours ago
By Geoff Dornan Carson City Fire Capt. Bob Schreihans is decontaminated after retrieving an envelope suspected of containing a hazardous material Friday afternoon from the state mailroom next to the Department of Education.
Suspicious letters arrive in Nevada San Francisco Chronicle
Suspicious envelopes turn out harmless in NV KTVN
Reno Gazette Journal - Las Vegas Review - Journal - Tahoe Daily Tribune - KIVI-TV
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Posted: 14 Dec 2008 10:03 AM CST

Could US board curtail health costs?
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 6 hours ago
"This is an idea that deserves serious, serious consideration...we ought to try something different to fix this problem.'' On Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama named a South Dakotan with ties to Minnesota's Mayo Clinic as his choice to spearhead ...
ISSUE IN-DEPTH: HEALTH CARE REFORM: There is a cure available for ... Atlanta Journal Constitution
Health Care for All Gather.com
Charleston Gazette - Topeka Capital Journal
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Posted: 12 Dec 2008 12:01 PM CST