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Kick the Habit - Washington Post Posted: 01 Jan 2009 09:10 AM CST Current World News Kick the Habit Washington Post - 7 hours ago THURSDAY, Jan. 1 (HealthDay News) -- If you plan to kick the smoking habit this New Year, the American Lung Association recommends you start with a solid smoking-cessation plan and be prepared for anything. Is Your New Years Resolution To Quit Smoking? I Really Should Study Smoking, weight, money top New Year's resolutions MSNBC U.S. News & World Report - WDIO-TV - The Tennessean - WFPL all 88 news articles

Antiobitics before infections save lives: study - Reuters Posted: 31 Dec 2008 05:04 PM CST TopNews Antiobitics before infections save lives: study Reuters - 23 hours ago LONDON (Reuters) - Giving antibiotics to patients in intensive care units as a precaution saves lives, according to a major Dutch study published Wednesday. Preventive Use of Antibiotics Cuts ICU Deaths U.S. News & World Report Preventive antibiotic use lowers death rate: study AFP TurnTo23.com - Science Daily (press release) - Modern Medicine - The Press Association all 57 news articles

Viriginity Pledges Not Enough, New Study Reveals - Christian Post Posted: 01 Jan 2009 03:39 PM CST SmartAboutHealth Viriginity Pledges Not Enough, New Study Reveals Christian Post - 34 minutes ago By Eric Young With the New Year comes new resolutions. And if you're a parent of a teenager, one of the resolutions that you hope your child will make, if not already, is a pledge to wait until marriage before having sex. Virginity pledges don't mean much, study says CNN Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds Washington Post U.S. News & World Report - FOXNews - WebMD - The Colorado Independent all 211 news articles

Health Buzz: A High Blood Pressure Gene and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:09 AM CST BBC News Health Buzz: A High Blood Pressure Gene and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - Dec 30, 2008 A gene variant carried by about 1 in 5 white Americans seems to make people more likely to end up with high blood pressure, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered Washington Post 20% 'have blood pressure gene' BBC News Reuters - HealthNews - RedOrbit - ZDNet all 112 news articles

Donate blood to help someone in need - Murfreesboro Post Posted: 01 Jan 2009 02:35 PM CST The Money Times Donate blood to help someone in need Murfreesboro Post - 1 hour ago The American Red Cross reminds you that it also takes two to save a life - the generous donor rolling up his sleeve and the Red Cross - working together to ensure life-saving blood is on hospital shelves for patients in need. January is National Blood Donor Month HealthNews Blood donors, recipient share special bond Britt News-Tribune Bradenton Herald - WBNG-TV - MSNBC - Memphis Democrat all 93 news articles

FDA Wants More Time To Investigate Anticipated Heart Drug - AHN Posted: 01 Jan 2009 07:14 AM CST TheMedGuru FDA Wants More Time To Investigate Anticipated Heart Drug AHN - 8 hours ago Washington, DC (AHN) - Federal regulators want more time to review a highly anticipated heart drug, the drug's makers announced. US FDA advisers to review Lilly, Daiichi clot drug Reuters Feds want more time to review Lilly's clot-preventing drug Indianapolis Star Wall Street Journal - The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - TheMedGuru all 93 news articles

Scientists find key component of Spanish flu - The Daily Yomiuri Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:55 PM CST Current World News Scientists find key component of Spanish flu The Daily Yomiuri - Dec 31, 2008 A protein that contributed to the high level of toxicity found in the Spanish flu virus, which caused the 1918 flu pandemic, has been identified by a team of researchers led by Prof. Researchers unlock secrets of 1918 flu pandemic Reuters Genes Made 1918 Spanish Flu Deadly WebMD Chetek Alert - Consumer Affairs - AFP - RedOrbit all 113 news articles

Drug company to pay Montana $157000 in settlement - MSNBC Posted: 31 Dec 2008 04:01 PM CST Drug company to pay Montana $157000 in settlement MSNBC - Dec 31, 2008 HELENA, Mont. - Montana has received nearly $157000 in Medicaid restitution and penalties as part of a settlement negotiated with pharmaceutical manufacturer Cephalon Inc. Cephalon will pay $425 million to federal and state Medicaid programs as part of ... Drug maker pays Nebraska $2.6M in settlement Forbes Mass. gets nearly $4.7M in drug settlement Boston Herald Topeka Capital Journal - Bizjournals.com - TMCnet - WMBB-TV all 164 news articles

Death of an AIDS Skeptic - ABC News Posted: 01 Jan 2009 07:05 AM CST SheWired Death of an AIDS Skeptic ABC News - 9 hours ago By LAUREN COX Christine Maggiore, an AIDS activist-turned-HIV/AIDS-skeptic, died in her home Saturday of pneumonia, according to the Associated Press. AIDS skeptic Christine Maggiore dies in LA at 52 The Associated Press Christine Maggiore, vocal skeptic of AIDS research, dies at 52 Los Angeles Times ScienceBlogs - EDGE Boston - SheWired - Los Angeles Times all 140 news articles

State panel to examine payments to Partners - Boston Globe Posted: 31 Dec 2008 11:54 PM CST Providence Eyewitness News State panel to examine payments to Partners Boston Globe - 16 hours ago By Jeffrey Krasner and Liz Kowalczyk Governor Deval Patrick will convene a panel of top state officials Monday to look into whether a recently disclosed, eight-year-old agreement between Partners HealthCare System Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of ... Blue Cross announces new autism benefit Edmond Sun Blue Cross foundation awards $40K in health, wellness grants Bizjournals.com Philadelphia Business Journal - Norman Transcript - DeSoto Appeal - TMCnet all 57 news articles

Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities - New York Times Posted: 30 Dec 2008 10:00 PM CST InjuryBoard.com Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities New York Times - Dec 30, 2008 By PAM BELLUCK A prominent Harvard child psychiatrist will curtail activities financed by the drug industry while Massachusetts General Hospital investigates his failure for years to disclose the consulting fees he received from drug makers. Drug Researcher Agrees to Curb Role Wall Street Journal Doctor to halt his drug firm activities Boston Globe ModernHealthcare.com - Wall Street Journal Blogs - Mediapost.com - Chronogram all 13 news articles

Overweight? Add Protein to Subtract Pounds - Medfinds Posted: 01 Jan 2009 03:18 AM CST eFluxMedia Overweight? Add Protein to Subtract Pounds Medfinds - 12 hours ago By Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD Healthnotes Newswire (December 31, 2008)—Diet books touting the benefit of everything from high protein to low fat can perplex even those who are dedicated to shedding excess pounds. Doctors join the diet business as clinics for weight loss grow in ... Palm Beach Post How to make diet and exercise resolutions that work The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com CNN - Beaumont Enterprise - Seattle Times - Sunday Mirror all 51 news articles

GTx submits toremifene 80 mg to FDA - Bizjournals.com Posted: 30 Dec 2008 12:09 PM CST TheMedGuru GTx submits toremifene 80 mg to FDA Bizjournals.com - Dec 30, 2008 GTx Inc. has submitted a new drug application to the US Food and Drug Administration for toremifene 80 mg, a drug for the prevention of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy. Prostate Cancer Screening -- More Harm than Good? A Best Evidence ... Medscape GTx Submits FDA Application For New Drug Memphis Daily News Pharmaceutical Business Review - AHN - RTT News - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 177 news articles

Reports chronicle looming healthcare crisis across Florida - Bizjournals.com Posted: 31 Dec 2008 06:44 PM CST Metro Magazine Reports chronicle looming healthcare crisis across Florida Bizjournals.com - 21 hours ago First was a failing grade for access to the state's emergency rooms. Then came a forecast of doctor shortages. And the latest report on mass layoffs in health care is yet another sobering report on the state of health care in Florida. Quality of pre-hospital 911 care questioned San Francisco Chronicle NEWS & NOTES: Staph danger looms Atlanta Journal Constitution Metro Magazine - Tampa Tribune - Columbus Dispatch - DesMoinesRegister.com all 21 news articles

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