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Proper Sleep May Help Clear Arteries - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:07 PM CST National Post Proper Sleep May Help Clear Arteries U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago By Ed Edelson TUESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A good night's sleep may be just what your arteries need. So finds a new five-year study in which middle-aged people who had an extra hour of sleep each night were less likely to have artery-stiffening ... Late-to-Bed, Early-to-Rise Routine May Lift Heart Disease Risk Bloomberg Lack of sleep tied to coronary artery disease Milwaukee Journal Sentinel TIME - MedPage Today - Los Angeles Times - Telegraph.co.uk all 25 news articles

Older Americans take risky combo of medications - CNN Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:26 PM CST Javno.hr Older Americans take risky combo of medications CNN - 49 minutes ago By Anne Harding Many older adults in the United States are taking a confusing combination of medications, some prescribed by doctors and others picked up over-the-counter or in health food stores. Millions of older Americans use risky drug combos International Herald Tribune Older adults at risk of dangerous drug interactions Chicago Tribune 7Online.com - EurekAlert (press release) - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Reuters all 25 news articles

FDA Calls Diet Coke Plus 'Misbranded' - WebMD Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:37 PM CST UKMedix Health News FDA Calls Diet Coke Plus 'Misbranded' WebMD - 1 hour ago By Miranda Hitti Dec. 23, 2008 -- In a warning letter to Coca-Cola, the FDA says that Diet Coke Plus is "misbranded." The FDA says that Diet Coke Plus doesn't meet the FDA's nutritional standards for the term "plus. FDA Warns About Weight Loss Products ABC News Weight-Loss Potions Have Hidden Surprises U.S. News & World Report Forbes - The Associated Press - CNNMoney.com - Atlanta Journal Constitution all 571 news articles

Rivals Washington Post, Baltimore Sun Join Forces Amid Crisis - CNNMoney.com Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:53 PM CST AFP Rivals Washington Post, Baltimore Sun Join Forces Amid Crisis CNNMoney.com - 2 hours ago The consolidation of the newspaper industry continued Tuesday with the flagship newspaper of The Washington Post Co. (WPO) saying it would share content with its nearby competitor, The Baltimore Sun, which is owned by the now bankrupt Tribune Co. Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share content The Associated Press Washington Post, Baltimore Sun to share stories, photos Bizjournals.com Reuters - Baltimore Sun - Washington Post - BusinessWeek all 126 news articles

G&J Cocoa Recalled Because of Melamine - WebMD Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:59 PM CST WJBF-TV G&J Cocoa Recalled Because of Melamine WebMD - 1 hour ago By Miranda Hitti Dec. 23, 2008 -- A Canadian company, Dorsey Marketing Inc. (DMI), is recalling certain G&J Gourmet Market cocoa products sold at Big Lots and Shopko stores nationwide because they may contain melamine, a chemical that can cause kidney ... Hot Chocolate Recall: Unstuff that Stocking Associated Content Cocoa Products Recall KRDO AHN - The Associated Press - WWMT - Bristol Herald Courier all 293 news articles

'Internal Decapitation': One Boy's Amazing Recovery - ABC News Posted: 23 Dec 2008 08:30 AM CST ABC News 'Internal Decapitation': One Boy's Amazing Recovery ABC News - 7 hours ago By DAN CHILDS What the Hillsboro, Texas, woman does recall is how her car slammed into the side of a dump truck at an intersection at which she had the green light. Video: Boy Survives Decapitation CBS Boy, 9, Recovers After Decapitation Separates Skull From Neck FOXNews CBS News - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - MedHeadlines all 27 news articles

Drug shields mice from chronic lung disease: study - Reuters Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:28 PM CST dBTechno Drug shields mice from chronic lung disease: study Reuters - 2 hours ago By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental drug protected mice exposed to tobacco smoke from developing chronic lung disease, raising hope for a treatment in humans, US researchers said on Monday. Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema Washington Post Experimental drug olds promise for COPD FierceBioResearcher Bloomberg - Modern Medicine - SmartAboutHealth - ChattahBox all 46 news articles

Home Health Aides: Why Hire From an Agency? - New York Times Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:09 AM CST SmartAboutHealth Home Health Aides: Why Hire From an Agency? New York Times - 5 hours ago By Jane Gross This is the first of a three-part series on home health aides, to be run on consecutive Tuesdays at The New Old Age. Local nursing homes dispute low ratings Pratt Tribune Government gives 2 local nursing homes 5-star ratings Fulton Sun Emporia Gazette - Providence Business News - SmartAboutHealth - Picayune Item all 57 news articles

Health Care CEOs Push for Systematic Reform of Health Care - AAFP News Now Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:53 PM CST University of Central Florida Health Care CEOs Push for Systematic Reform of Health Care AAFP News Now - 2 hours ago By James Arvantes • Washington The New America Foundation has formed a coalition of health care leaders to accelerate the pace of national health care reform efforts and to create a system of care that improves quality, enhances access and reduces ... Charleston group to advise Obama transition team on health care Charleston Regional Business Next Obama must put his centrist Cabinet to work Los Angeles Times CBS News - Culture11 - New York Times - AngolaPress all 51 news articles

Georgia Red Cross Seeks Minority Blood Donors - WCTV Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST TopNews Georgia Red Cross Seeks Minority Blood Donors WCTV - 3 hours ago South Georgia Blood Service officials say area hospitals are in need of type O and type H blood. African Americans and Hispanics are being asked to donate because these blood types are more prevalent in these communities. Red Cross blood drive The Landmark A tasty bite for blood donors Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil WFMY News 2 - Elmira Star-Gazette - SmartAboutHealth - Ithaca Journal all 61 news articles

Elevated Body Mass Index Raises Heart Failure Risk in Men - Modern Medicine Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:18 PM CST stv.tv Elevated Body Mass Index Raises Heart Failure Risk in Men Modern Medicine - 56 minutes ago TUESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight as well as obese men are at higher risk of heart failure than lean men, while vigorous exercise reduces this risk, according to a report published online Dec. 22 in Circulation: Journal of the American ... Video: Obesity And Heart Risk CBS Even a Little Overweight, Inactivity Hurts the Heart Washington Post News Channel 7 - CBS News - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno all 76 news articles

Scientists recreate nerve disease to study it - Reuters Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:07 AM CST ABC News Scientists recreate nerve disease to study it Reuters - 5 hours ago By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - US scientists have created the first human model for studying a devastating nerve disease, which allows them to watch how the disease develops and could help researchers find a way to treat it. Madison stem cell researchers get $50000 state grant Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison stem cell firm nabs $50K state grant WTN News BBC News - TopNews - New Richmond News - dBTechno all 94 news articles

"Our Women Deserve Cures, Not Cuts" - Battle Creek Enquirer Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:09 PM CST "Our Women Deserve Cures, Not Cuts" Battle Creek Enquirer - 4 hours ago Every time you open the newspaper these days it seems there is another barrage of bad economic news. There is no doubt that our economy is struggling, putting a terrible pinch on business and government budgets alike. Your Views Washington Post Do Breast Self-Exams Save Lives? Curetoday.com (press release) Berkshire Eagle - NEWS.com.au - Greenville News - EmpowHer all 24 news articles

Former Cedars-Sinai employee held in identity theft, fraud - Los Angeles Times Posted: 23 Dec 2008 02:01 AM CST Wall Street Journal Blogs Former Cedars-Sinai employee held in identity theft, fraud Los Angeles Times - 14 hours ago Man is accused of taking the records of more than 1000 patients and filing workers' compensation claims through a fictitious lab. Former Cedars-Sinai employee allegedly stole records, committed fraud FierceHealthcare SoCal hospital employee accused of ID theft San Francisco Chronicle Wall Street Journal Blogs - KTLA - IT Business Edge - Culture11 all 33 news articles

Half of surveyed adults say they won't get flu shots - Newsday Posted: 23 Dec 2008 09:25 AM CST Waseca County News Half of surveyed adults say they won't get flu shots Newsday - 6 hours ago A new report warns that more than half of adults have no intention of getting a flu shot. It's based on a Rand survey of 4000 US adults that shows the following: Fifty-three percent of all adults surveyed have no intention of getting the flu vaccine ... First flu case in Westchester Lower Hudson Journal news Special flu-shot clinic planned Christmas Eve News-Leader.com Santa Rosa Press Democrat - KRNV - Alexandria Echo Press - Press & Sun-Bulletin all 27 news articles

Tough luck for independent toy makers - Los Angeles Times Posted: 23 Dec 2008 01:48 PM CST TheMedGuru Tough luck for independent toy makers Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago It's a good thing Santa's workshop is located in a mysterious corner of the North Pole and not in California. If it was, Santa might be subjected to some new regulations governing toy makers that stipulate that all toys must be tested for lead and lead ... The Best Holiday Toys Are Safe Holiday Toys Washington Post New Rules On Toy Safety May Force Small Companies To Close Mediapost.com NewsOK.com - Jackson Clarion Ledger - Deutsche Welle - TopNews all 63 news articles

AMAG Pharma down after FDA seeks information on anemia drug - Forbes Posted: 23 Dec 2008 07:52 AM CST AMAG Pharma down after FDA seeks information on anemia drug Forbes - 8 hours ago Dec 23 (Reuters) - Shares of AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc fell 20 percent Tuesday, a day after it received a second complete-response letter from US health regulators for its experimental anemia drug, ferumoxytol. For AMAG, FDA Delay Only a Flesh Wound TheStreet.com AMAG gets complete response letter from the FDA for Ferumoxytol NephrOnline RTT News - Bloomberg - FOXBusiness - StreetInsider.com (subscription) all 33 news articles

Health dept. sick from bad food - Chicago Sun-Times Posted: 23 Dec 2008 04:05 AM CST Health dept. sick from bad food Chicago Sun-Times - 12 hours ago Forty-two people attending a county health department Christmas party at a restaurant in southern Illinois got sick from the food. Norovirus Strikes Health Department Newsinferno.com Illlinois: Several sickened at Health Dept. bash Dubuque Telegraph Herald NPR - The Associated Press - Mom Logic - Belleville News Democrat all 248 news articles

Metabolic Defect Confirmed in Clopidogrel 'Resistance' - MedPage Today Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:23 AM CST TopNews Metabolic Defect Confirmed in Clopidogrel 'Resistance' MedPage Today - 4 hours ago By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today BOSTON, Dec. 23 -- Genetic variants affecting conversion of clopidogrel (Plavix) to its active metabolite were confirmed in two additional studies to account for the drug's reduced effectiveness in some ... Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix Washington Post Genetic variation makes Plavix less effective-study Reuters FiercePharma - SmartBrief - DG News - TopNews all 18 news articles

The recession and health care politics - Boston Globe Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:57 PM CST The recession and health care politics Boston Globe - 3 hours ago A CNN poll released today shows 75 percent of Americans think the economy is the most important issue facing the country. Healthcare came in second -- at a very distant 7 percent. Latest survey data reveal encouraging decline in uninsured Vermonters SmartBrief Vermont uninsured rate falls to 7.6% BurlingtonFreePress.com Charleston Regional Business - Suwannee Democrat - Orlando Sentinel - Los Angeles Daily News all 23 news articles

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