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Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's brings bad with good - USA Today Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:47 PM CST Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's brings bad with good USA Today - 39 minutes ago By Jeff Chiu, AP By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Deep brain stimulation has been used for years to help reduce tremors and other symptoms in people who have Parkinson's disease. Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Reuters Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's U.S. News & World Report CNNMoney.com - The Associated Press - Chicago Tribune - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all 105 news articles

Nation's Health Spending Rises, but Not So Much - ABC News Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:30 PM CST eFluxMedia Nation's Health Spending Rises, but Not So Much ABC News - 2 hours ago By KEVIN FREKING AP Writer AP Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion. Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? WebMD Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade Washington Post Bizjournals.com - Bloomberg - Wall Street Journal - Reuters all 558 news articles

Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:40 AM CST New York Daily News Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - 6 hours ago About 54 percent of adolescents who use the social networking website MySpace often discuss sexual behavior, substance abuse, or violence on the site, according to a pair of new studies published this month in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent ... Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News A Note to the Wise on MySpace Helps New York Times Washington Post - WISC - CNN - Newsweek all 310 news articles

Judge dismisses lawsuits in Medtronic heart device case - Minneapolis Star Tribune Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:58 PM CST Judge dismisses lawsuits in Medtronic heart device case Minneapolis Star Tribune - 2 hours ago A ruling by a federal judge dismisses dozens of complaints filed by patients claiming they were injured by the defective Medtronic heart product. Federal Court Dismisses Suits Against Medtronic Wall Street Journal Lawsuits filed against Medtronic dismissed Bizjournals.com Wall Street Journal Blogs - Finance and Commerce - BusinessWeek - Attorney at Law all 26 news articles

'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles - ABC News Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST ABC News 'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles ABC News - 1 hour ago I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard a parent who smokes tell me, "But Dr. Spangler, I always smoke in the other room away from my children. Warning over 'third hand smoke' BBC News What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous? Scientific American The Week Magazine - MedHeadlines - Wall Street Journal Blogs - SmartAboutHealth all 108 news articles

Morning Rounds Bird Flu, Fire Hazards and a Vaccine for Boys - New York Times Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:33 AM CST stv.tv Morning Rounds Bird Flu, Fire Hazards and a Vaccine for Boys New York Times - 4 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN Chinese health authorities have confirmed that a 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to the World Health Organization. Bird flu fears return after death in Beijing The Standard China says 19-year-old woman dies from bird flu The Associated Press Los Angeles Times - Voice of America - United Press International - Reuters all 304 news articles

Blue Cross foundation awards local grants - Boston Globe Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:47 PM CST NECN Blue Cross foundation awards local grants Boston Globe - 2 hours ago The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation said today that it has awarded $1.95 million in grants to 17 health care delivery organizations working to implement more cost-effective care for the uninsured through outreach and education, ... Blue Shield to restore coverage to dropped Californians Los Angeles Times Blue Shield settles with Insurance Department Bizjournals.com NECN - FOXBusiness - Central Valley Business Times - MarketWatch (press release) all 79 news articles

Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Washington Post Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:21 PM CST dBTechno Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Washington Post - 2 hours ago By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests. Early trauma, chronic fatigue link found United Press International Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked USA Today WebMD - KNDO/KNDU - Bloomberg - BBC News all 67 news articles

Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat - Washington Post Posted: 06 Jan 2009 12:22 PM CST Scientific American Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat Washington Post - 4 hours ago By Randy Dotinga TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting in two new studies that they seem to be moving closer to the holy grail of new treatments for obesity. Obesity: Reviving The Promise Of Leptin Science Daily (press release) Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice Scientific American Telegraph.co.uk - TheNewsTribune.com - France24 - MIT Technology Review all 30 news articles

Researchers Find Breast Cancer Gene, Spur Hope for New Drugs - Bloomberg Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:24 PM CST TheMedGuru Researchers Find Breast Cancer Gene, Spur Hope for New Drugs Bloomberg - 3 hours ago By Jason Gale Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Researchers discovered a gene involved in the spread of breast cancer, which may lead to new treatments for a disease that kills about 1 in 35 women. Health Watch: Breast Cancer Research WCBS-TV New York Scientists find a gene that makes cancer spread Reuters Xinhua - Baltimore Sun - SmartBrief - MedPage Today all 85 news articles

Obama’s Transition Team Hears About Health Care - I Really Should Study Posted: 06 Jan 2009 12:26 PM CST I Really Should Study Obama's Transition Team Hears About Health Care I Really Should Study - 4 hours ago Seattle - A lot of work should be done this year by the newly elected president of the United States, Barack Obama. And the people of the United States are truly hoping that fixing the American health care system was one of the resolutions that Obama ... Residents send health care reform recommendations to Obama Sonoma Valley Sun The Obama Plan For Health Care Reform Looks Bright SmartAboutHealth dBTechno - CNNMoney.com - MSNBC - Washington Post all 89 news articles

'Let me sleep,' anthrax suspect wrote before suicide - CNN Posted: 06 Jan 2009 12:43 PM CST New York Daily News 'Let me sleep,' anthrax suspect wrote before suicide CNN - 3 hours ago By Ashley Broughton (CNN) -- Dr. Bruce Ivins, the former government scientist blamed for a string of deadly 2001 anthrax attacks, behaved oddly and was "sarcastic and nasty" to his wife in the final weeks of his life, police documents said. Debate Persists Over Suspected Anthrax Mailer Global Security Newswire Records reveal anguish of anthrax suspect's wife The Associated Press Scientific American - Examiner.com - Willamette Week - Frederick News Post (subscription) all 245 news articles

Obesity may be linked to higher rates of ovarian cancer - Los Angeles Times Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:00 PM CST TopNews Obesity may be linked to higher rates of ovarian cancer Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago Obesity has long been associated with higher rates of breast cancer, but a recent study has noticed a possible link between excess weight and ovarian cancer. Sex Hormone May Increase Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Obese Women Bloomberg Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer U.S. News & World Report SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - INDYchannel.com - KEYC all 171 news articles

Stony Brook study supports claims of undying love - Newsday Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:26 AM CST dBTechno Stony Brook study supports claims of undying love Newsday - 14 hours ago BY RIDGELY OCHS | ridgely.ochs@newsday.com Suzanne Bernstein said she and her husband, Sidney, eat side-by-side when they go out, always walk hand-in-hand, and begin and end each day with "I love you. Stony Brook U. studies 'intense' love 7Online.com Study shows true love can last a lifetime ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - Scientific American - CNN International all 64 news articles

Eat less, add flavor, lose the weight - Boston Globe Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:09 PM CST USA Today Eat less, add flavor, lose the weight Boston Globe - 1 hour ago By Michael Saunders I wish the welcome belt tightening was due to my ninja-like willpower and fanatical devotion to exercise, but the reality is that I'm an eager lab rat for a clinical study that precisely calculated the amount of caloric energy ... What you eat can help the environment, too Atlanta Journal Constitution Experts' tips for Dieting on a Dime USA Today Tampabay.com - The Virginian-Pilot - WISC - Trinidad & Tobago Express all 9 news articles

Why smokers can't quit easily - MSNBC Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:04 AM CST eFluxMedia Why smokers can't quit easily MSNBC - 5 hours ago By Amelia Tomas Every smoker knows it's tough to kick the habit. In fact, just seeing a photo of someone smoking is enough for would-be quitters to ditch their best intentions and light up "just one more," research now shows. West Virginia Failing to Snuff Out Smokers' Addiction State Journal Study Examines Difficulty In Kicking Nicotine Habit Ozarks First HeraldNet - Natchez Democrat - Exmouth Journal - Business Finance Magazine all 103 news articles

Worker who spilled pills in batter placed on leave - Hartford Courant Posted: 06 Jan 2009 10:48 AM CST eFluxMedia Worker who spilled pills in batter placed on leave Hartford Courant - 5 hours ago AP CHESHIRE, Conn. - The Connecticut Department of Development Services has placed an employee on administrative leave after prescription pills were found in a cake served at a home for disabled people in Cheshire. Bake Me a Cake - Mark It With a Pill MSNBC Employee who baked a cake with drugs inside put on leave Waterbury Republican American NPR - United Press International - WTNH - Meriden Record-Journal all 36 news articles

Wegmans: No charge for some antibiotics - Bizjournals.com Posted: 06 Jan 2009 09:14 AM CST WROC-TV Wegmans: No charge for some antibiotics Bizjournals.com - 7 hours ago Wegmans Food Markets Inc. said Tuesday it will not charge customers for generic oral antibiotic prescriptions through the traditional cough-and-cold season. Wegmans To Give Away Free Antibiotics WGRZ-TV Local Store Will Offer Free Prescriptions CBS 21 Asbury Park Press - Allentown Morning Call - Press & Sun-Bulletin - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com all 26 news articles

Drugmaker Merck seeks Gardasil approval for boys - The Associated Press Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:11 AM CST Wall Street Journal Blogs Drugmaker Merck seeks Gardasil approval for boys The Associated Press - 5 hours ago TRENTON, NJ (AP) - Drugmaker Merck & Co. has asked federal regulators to approve use in males for its vaccine against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and other sexually transmitted cancers. Merck asks FDA to clear Gardasil for boys, young men SmartBrief Gardasil Approval for Boys Sought Newsinferno.com FiercePharma - eMaxHealth.com - Tapped - ChronicleLive all 93 news articles

Econ slump hitting older Americans hard, AARP says - Reuters Posted: 06 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST Javno.hr Econ slump hitting older Americans hard, AARP says Reuters - 2 hours ago By Donna Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recession is hitting older Americans hard, forcing many to cut back on contributions to retirement accounts and extras like entertainment and restaurant meals, AARP officials said on Tuesday. AARP: Economic stress causing health problems Bizjournals.com AARP Pushes For More Social Spending In Stimulus Package EasyBourse.com Occupational Health Safety - PR Newswire (press release) - MediaPost Publications - PR-CANADA.net (press release) all 28 news articles

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