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Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2008 - Washington Post

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 08:59 AM CST


ABC News

Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2008
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
Allergan Inc., the company that makes Botox, announced on Friday that it has staked its claim in the eyelash enhancement market. In a news release, the Irvine, Calif.
FDA OKs 1st Eyelash Drug Latisse WebMD
FDA Approves Eyelash-Growing Drug AHN
I Really Should Study - eMaxHealth.com - Reuters - Wall Street Journal
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Health, Human Services rates county nursing homes - Port Clinton News Herald

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 07:34 AM CST


TheMedGuru

Health, Human Services rates county nursing homes
Port Clinton News Herald - 8 hours ago
By KRISTINA • SMITH HORN • December 27, 2008 SALEM TOWNSHIP -- The county-run Riverview HealthCare Campus is the best nursing home in Ottawa County, according to a federal agency that rates facilities.
3 Amarillo nursing homes cited Amarillo.com
Three county facilities get 'much above average' rating Fremont News Messenger
Jamestown Post Journal - The Banner-Graphic - DL-Online - Carlisle Sentinel
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Corvallis shares health concerns - Corvallis Gazette Times

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 05:29 AM CST


Fresh News

Corvallis shares health concerns
Corvallis Gazette Times - 10 hours ago
BY TOM HENDERSON As he begins overhauling America's health-care system, President-elect Barack Obama said he wants to hear what average Americans have to say on the subject.
Taking Windham County's pulse on health care Brattleboro Reformer
Where will health care fall on the list of national priorities? HemOncToday
Wilton Bulletin - Bemidji Pioneer - Portsmouth Herald News - Rocky Mountain News
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Authorities: nursing home boss involved in abuse - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 03:31 PM CST


Fresh News

Authorities: nursing home boss involved in abuse
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com - 41 minutes ago
AP PITTSBURGH (AP) - An Allegheny County nursing home nursing supervisor and four staffers are charged with the abusing a 94-year-old Alzheimer's patient for months, including allegedly punching her in the face and stamping on her feet.
Pittsburgh Care Home Workers Abused 94-Year-Old Alzheimer's Patient eFluxMedia
Kane unit boss alleged to have led abuse of elderly patient Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
MSNBC - KDKA - FOXNews - Tribune Review
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Silver Alert Program A Success - News Health Guru

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 10:25 PM CST


eFluxMedia

Silver Alert Program A Success
News Health Guru - 17 hours ago
You've probably heard of the Amber Alert system, the program designed to rapidly inform the public about lost and missing children.
Video: Florida Sees Success With 'Silver Alert' AssociatedPress
FDLE cites success with Silver Alert program MyFox Tampa Bay
MSNBC - CBS 4 - eFluxMedia - Tampa Bay's 10
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Red Cross needs blood donations - Zanesville Times Recorder

Posted: 27 Dec 2008 05:37 AM CST


Red Cross needs blood donations
Zanesville Times Recorder - 10 hours ago
By HOLLY RICHARDS • Staff Writer • December 27, 2008 ZANESVILLE - With no O-negative blood on its shelves and less than half a day's supply of O-positive blood, the local Red Cross is in great need of the lifesaving liquid.
After Christmas Blood Drive WHIZ
Red Cross, Piedmont Newnan join together in blood drive efforts Newnan Times-Herald
Foster's Daily Democrat - Norwich Bulletin - Cherry Hill Courier Post - Huntington Herald Dispatch
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Scientists May Isolate Stem Cells From Rats, Other Mammals - Washington Post

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 05:19 PM CST


Sify

Scientists May Isolate Stem Cells From Rats, Other Mammals
Washington Post - Dec 24, 2008
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've found a formula to capture indefinitely the basic embryonic stem cells of a mammal, including long-sought rat stem cells.
Embryonic stem cell creation opens door for genetically engineered ... ChattahBox
Researchers derive first embryonic stem cells from rats Xinhua
Israel 21C - TopNews - AHN - Science Daily (press release)
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Japan teens skipping breakfast have sex younger - Reuters

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 04:59 AM CST


AFP

Japan teens skipping breakfast have sex younger
Reuters - Dec 26, 2008
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Teens who skip breakfast as middle school students tend to have sex at an earlier age than those who start the day with a proper meal, a government-backed Japanese medical researcher said on Friday.
Study: Teens Who Skip Breakfast Lose Virginity Earlier FOXNews
No breakfast, earlier sex: Japan study AFP
KTLA - io9 - WPEC - TheMedGuru
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Red Cross’ disaster response relies on donations - Centre Daily Times

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 11:17 PM CST


Akron Leader Publications

Red Cross' disaster response relies on donations
Centre Daily Times - 16 hours ago
By Romayne B. Naylor It was a frigid January night. I was snuggled in for a quiet evening at home when the phone rang. It was the answering service.
American Red Cross Funds Run Dry KFOXtv.com
Officials caution fire safety during the holidays Chicago Tribune
WGBA-TV - Youngstown Vindicator - Belleville View - Myrtle Beach Sun News
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House Fire Destroys Sebring Home - Tampa Tribune

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 11:42 PM CST


House Fire Destroys Sebring Home
Tampa Tribune - 16 hours ago
SEBRING - American Red Cross volunteers helped a family of five who lost their home to fire on Christmas Eve, according to Phil Attinger with the American Red Cross Polk County chapter.
Families in DeKalb fire given temporary housing Atlanta Journal Constitution
Red Cross volunteers busy helping fire victims Live 5 News
Southeast Sun - Sumter Item - Myrtle Beach Sun News - WPDE
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Virginia Tallies 35 MRSA Deaths, 1380 Infections Over Past Year - FOXNews

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 07:11 AM CST


WAVY-TV

Virginia Tallies 35 MRSA Deaths, 1380 Infections Over Past Year
FOXNews - Dec 26, 2008
NORFOLK, Va. - There were 1380 invasive cases of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, known as the deadly MRSA infection, in the first year Virginia began tracking the staph infection.
State's hospitals must come clean on germs Sacramento Bee
Drug-Resistant Staph Cases Have Killed 35 Washington Post
Kansas.com - Contra Costa Times - Washington Times
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Medicare open enrollment ends soon - Suffolk News-Herald

Posted: 26 Dec 2008 02:29 PM CST


Center For American Progress

Medicare open enrollment ends soon
Suffolk News-Herald - Dec 26, 2008
By Tracy Agnew (Contact) | Suffolk News-Herald In the United States, there are approximately 10000 prescription drugs, 37.9 million people over the age of 65, and 53 Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.
Medicare beware Mineral Wells Index
Volunteers help with Medicare Part D, offer how-to guide Farm Forum
Daily Press - DetNews.com - Gaston Gazette - Wellesley Townsman
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