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Lessons for Other Smokers in Obama’s Efforts to Quit - New York Times Posted: 29 Dec 2008 06:27 AM CST Current World News Lessons for Other Smokers in Obama's Efforts to Quit New York Times - 9 hours ago Franklin D. Roosevelt smoked cigarettes, and John F. Kennedy and Bill Clinton occasionally smoked cigars. Gerald R. Ford preferred a pipe. Help! I want to quit smoking AsiaOne Could We Possibly Want Obama to Sneak a Cigarette in a Crisis? Wall Street Journal Blogs MSNBC - Kentucky.com - dBTechno - WRAL.com all 122 news articles

Surgery Reverses Type 2 Diabetes in Teens - WebMD Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:52 PM CST Current World News Surgery Reverses Type 2 Diabetes in Teens WebMD - 3 hours ago By Jennifer Warner Dec. 29, 2008 -- A popular type of weight loss surgery among adults may reverse the course of type 2 diabetes in extremely obese adolescents. Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens Washington Post Gastric Bypass Halts Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Teens MedPage Today Wall Street Journal Blogs - ABC News - USA Today - Vineland Daily Journal all 250 news articles

Virginity Pledge Doesn’t Stop Teen Sex - WebMD Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:52 PM CST The Money Times Virginity Pledge Doesn't Stop Teen Sex WebMD - 3 hours ago By Jennifer Warner Dec. 29, 2008 -- Teenagers who take virginity pledges are no less sexually active than other teens, according to a new study. Health Buzz: Virginity Pledges and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds Washington Post FOXNews - Bloomberg - News Channel 7 - ChattahBox all 96 news articles

Nip, Tuck… and Fill Up? - EcoGeek Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:37 PM CST Scientific American Nip, Tuck… and Fill Up? EcoGeek - 23 minutes ago I've heard of people going to extremes to make biodiesel, but this story has to be the strangest thing I've heard in a while. Beverly Hills doctor accused of using fat liposuctioned from his ... New York Daily News Surgeon busted for using human fat to fuel cars China Daily Medical News Today - Xinhua - FOXNews - Scientific American all 151 news articles

Salix says FDA requires additional data on bowel drug - Reuters Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:47 PM CST Salix says FDA requires additional data on bowel drug Reuters - 2 hours ago Dec 29 (Reuters) - Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd (SLXP.O) said US health regulators determined the company's bowel drug application cannot be approved in its present form, and that it requires additional clinical data on the drug. FDA won't approve Salix drug without another trial Bizjournals.com FDA denies Salix ulcerative colitis drug approval Forbes RTT News - WELT ONLINE - MarketWatch (press release) - RTT News all 21 news articles

FDA Approves Eyelash Growth Drug. Should You Take It? - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:49 PM CST ABC News FDA Approves Eyelash Growth Drug. Should You Take It? U.S. News & World Report - 3 hours ago Full confession: I rarely wear mascara. It makes my eyelashes stick together and leaves black smudges under my eyes. And false eyelashes hold no appeal—way too much work to put on and way too 1950s. FDA approves product to plump eyelashes Los Angeles Times Latisse: New eyelash-lengthening drug approved Scientific American TopNews - Reuters - BlackBook Magazine - WebMD all 162 news articles

Risks: Extra Sleep Is Found to Lower a Heart Risk - New York Times Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:08 PM CST SeniorJournal.com Risks: Extra Sleep Is Found to Lower a Heart Risk New York Times - 1 hour ago By NICHOLAS BAKALAR One more reason for getting a good night's sleep: sleeping an extra hour a night may help control coronary artery calcification, a major risk factor for heart disease. Sleep Longer, Help Your Heart CBS News More sleep may keep arteries clearer Boston Globe SeniorJournal.com - PakTribune.com - DOTmed.com (press release) - Huffington Post all 8 news articles

Red Cross to hold Type O blood drive - WAVY-TV Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:48 PM CST Red Cross (press release) Red Cross to hold Type O blood drive WAVY-TV - 1 hour ago NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The American Red Cross and the Warwick Kiwanis will sponsor a Type O blood drive on December 30th from 1 pm until 7 pm, at the Hampton Donation Center, located at 4915 West Mercury Blvd. Mark Your Calendar to Give the Gift of Life VillageSoup Belfast Dealership hosts blood drive Signal Murfreesboro Post - WEEK-TV - WAVE - Hillsboro Argus - OregonLive.com all 43 news articles

The top 10 healthiest diets in America - CNN Posted: 29 Dec 2008 08:50 AM CST eFluxMedia The top 10 healthiest diets in America CNN - 7 hours ago By Tracey Minkin If losing weight is at the top of your resolution list, you're not alone. An estimated 80 million Americans go on diets every year, spending more than $30 billion annually on programs and products. [HEALTH] Intelligent ideas about weight loss Taipei Times Healthy eating during the holidays White Lake Beacon InjuryBoard.com - eFluxMedia - WELT ONLINE - News Chief all 21 news articles

Alternative Vaccine Schedule Stirs Debate - WebMD Posted: 29 Dec 2008 09:50 AM CST ABC News Alternative Vaccine Schedule Stirs Debate WebMD - 6 hours ago By Bill Hendrick Dec. 29, 2008 -- A popular book that presents an alternative vaccine schedule for infants and toddlers is flawed, misguided, and puts children at significant risk of preventable diseases, the journal Pediatrics reports in a ... Flexible Approach to Vaccinations Comes Under Fire U.S. News & World Report Doctors Debate 'Delayed Vaccine' Schedule ABC News NECN - Washington Post Blogs all 6 news articles

St. Louis Children’s among top 5 hospitals - Bizjournals.com Posted: 29 Dec 2008 03:33 PM CST St. Louis Children's among top 5 hospitals Bizjournals.com - 27 minutes ago St. Louis Children's Hospital ranked among the top five pediatric hospitals in the nation, according to a study of more than 100 children's hospitals released by Parents magazine. Children's ranks second in magazine survey Boston Globe Magazine Ranks Children's Hospital Among Top In Country WISN.com NewsNet5.com - Milwaukee Small Business Times - PR Newswire (press release) - Bizjournals.com all 40 news articles

Daschle's discipline bodes well for health care reform - Scripps News Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:00 PM CST dBTechno Daschle's discipline bodes well for health care reform Scripps News - 1 hour ago The election of Barack Obama as president and the surge in the number of uninsured Americans have advanced the belief that the United States will fairly soon create a system of universal health coverage. Citizens to offer views on Obama health plan Santa Rosa Press Democrat Hutchinson meeting seeks health-care input for Obama Kansas City Star New York Times - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Portsmouth Herald News - SmartAboutHealth all 52 news articles

Rejection of Gay Teens Linked to Later Troubles - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 29 Dec 2008 11:03 AM CST Rejection of Gay Teens Linked to Later Troubles U.S. News & World Report - 4 hours ago By Randy Dotinga MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Gay young adults whose families rejected them when they were younger are more likely to have histories of unprotected sex, illegal drug use and suicide attempts, new research suggests. Family Rejection Of Gay Teens May Increase Health Risks RedOrbit Study: Family behavior key to health of gay youth The Associated Press Science Daily (press release) - CBS 5 - Gay NZ - Washington Post Blogs all 171 news articles

Novartis spends $20M on rights to AlphaVax vaccine - Bizjournals.com Posted: 29 Dec 2008 07:10 AM CST eFluxMedia Novartis spends $20M on rights to AlphaVax vaccine Bizjournals.com - 8 hours ago Fledgling drug company AlphaVax will get $20 million now that one of its drugs has been licensed by the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Novartis strikes deal for AlphaVax's investigational vaccines SmartBrief Novartis acquires license to CMV vaccine candidate The Associated Press News & Observer - Genetic Engineering News (press release) - Bloomberg - Hays Pharma all 133 news articles

National Site ranks nursing homes - Emporia Gazette Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:38 PM CST The Money Times National Site ranks nursing homes Emporia Gazette - 2 hours ago By Brandy Nance (Contact) In a groundbreaking move, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a star-rating system for the United States' nursing homes that participate in Medicare and Medicaid. Some county nursing homes rate below average (12:30 pm) Stockton Record Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi county nursing homes rank average ... Southeast Missourian Daily Item - Los Angeles Daily News - Greeley Tribune - Culpeper Star Exponent all 30 news articles

Degarelix Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer - Forbes Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:30 PM CST Degarelix Approved for Advanced Prostate Cancer Forbes - 2 hours ago MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- The injected drug degarelix has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced prostate cancer. FDA approves new prostate cancer drug The Associated Press FDA approves degarelix for advanced prostate cancer HemOncToday FDA.gov - WJHG-TV - PR-USA.net (press release) - Prescribing Reference all 117 news articles

Florida nets $8.5M in Medicaid settlement - Bizjournals.com Posted: 29 Dec 2008 02:30 PM CST Florida nets $8.5M in Medicaid settlement Bizjournals.com - 1 hour ago Florida will receive $8.5 million as part of a $375 million Medicaid settlement with Cephalon Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company, according to Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Ky. collects $2.3 million from legal settlement Kentucky.com Settlement requires $171000 payment to Idaho Idaho Business Review Naples Daily News - WMBB-TV - Bizjournals.com - WMBB-TV all 28 news articles

Health Care Changes evident in expansion around the area - Fort Worth Business Press Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:05 AM CST New York Times Health Care Changes evident in expansion around the area Fort Worth Business Press - 10 hours ago BY ELIZABETH BASSETT While some parts of the business world have been hard hit in 2008, health care was one of the few sectors to have escaped relatively unscathed–at least in North Texas. A look at hospital troubles across the country International Herald Tribune Demand for health care help booming Detroit Free Press Fort Worth Star Telegram - Supply & Demand Chain Executive - Crain's Detroit Business - Orange County Business Journal all 59 news articles

Time Draws Near for Asthma Patients to Switch Inhalers - findingDulcinea Posted: 29 Dec 2008 11:43 AM CST TheMedGuru Time Draws Near for Asthma Patients to Switch Inhalers findingDulcinea - 4 hours ago by Lindsey Chapman Beginning in '09, asthma patients will be forced to use more expensive eco-friendly inhalers; doctors suspect some people may try to avoid the change awhile longer. Switch to new inhalers stirs concerns over demand, cost SmartBrief Doctors suspect rush on old asthma inhalers Orlando Sentinel AHN - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Inventorspot - Seattle Times all 15 news articles

Window Shuts on December 31 for Making Changes in Medicare Coverage - SeniorJournal.com Posted: 29 Dec 2008 12:49 PM CST News Health Guru Window Shuts on December 31 for Making Changes in Medicare Coverage SeniorJournal.com - 3 hours ago Dec. 29, 2008 - Attention last minute shoppers, the window for making changes to your Medicare prescription drug and health care coverage is about to slam shut. Medicare Part D enrollment ends Wednesday Jacksonville Daily Progress Enrollment Window for Medicare Part D Closing Fast WIBW Palm Beach Post - Press & Sun-Bulletin - The Aurora Sentinel - News Health Guru all 23 news articles

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