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Obama health reform drive gets diverse backing - Reuters Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:17 PM CST The Associated Press Obama health reform drive gets diverse backing Reuters - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama's pledge to reform the US health care system got an important vote of confidence on Thursday as a diverse alliance of doctors, a labor union, the drug industry and health insurers pledged to ... Daschle seeks aggressive health care overhaul The Associated Press Obama Plan for Government Insurance Draws Criticism Bloomberg Reuters AlertNet - Washington Post - New York Times - CQPolitics.com all 452 news articles

CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 42 states - CNN Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:30 AM CST CTV.ca CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 42 states CNN - 4 hours ago By Miriam Falco ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health officials in 42 states to determine the cause of an outbreak of a particular type of salmonella called Typhimurium. Ga., Minn. part of national salmonella outbreak The Associated Press Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, Nevada included MSNBC Newsinferno.com - ABS CBN News - findingDulcinea - WRDW-TV all 654 news articles

Early Planned C-Sections Put Baby at Risk - WebMD Posted: 08 Jan 2009 10:03 AM CST MiamiHerald.com Early Planned C-Sections Put Baby at Risk WebMD - 6 hours ago By Salynn Boyles Jan. 7, 2009 -- More than a third of babies born by planned, repeat C-section in the US are delivered before 39 weeks gestation, and these babies are at increased risk for birth-related health problems as a result, a study shows. Risk to Babies with Early C-Sections MSNBC Just Say 'No' to Early C-Section U.S. News & World Report Washington Post - Newsinferno.com - Wall Street Journal - Reuters all 255 news articles

Quest says some vitamin D tests gave wrong result - Reuters Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:15 AM CST ABC News Quest says some vitamin D tests gave wrong result Reuters - 5 hours ago BOSTON (Reuters) - Quest Diagnostics Inc said on Thursday that it had provided possibly erroneous results to thousands of people who had their vitamin D levels tested over the past two years. Quest Diagnostics finds problem with test results Bizjournals.com Lab Acknowledges Problem With Vitamin D Test New York Times Washington Post - The Associated Press - Kansas City Star - InjuryBoard.com all 123 news articles

Cardinal Health Cuts View, Still Plans Spinoff - CNNMoney.com Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:11 PM CST RTT News Cardinal Health Cuts View, Still Plans Spinoff CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago By Dinah Wisenberg Brin Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH), while lowering its earnings outlook for this fiscal year because of hospital customers' spending delays, is sticking with a plan to spin off its clinical and medical products business this year. Cardinal Health Cuts Its Fiscal-Year Outlook Wall Street Journal Frugal Hospitals Hurt Cardinal Health Forbes Reuters - Bizjournals.com - Columbus Dispatch - CNBC all 36 news articles

Mississippi has highest teen birth rate - Reuters Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:32 PM CST Chatter Shmatter Mississippi has highest teen birth rate Reuters - 23 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mississippi has claimed the distinction of having the highest teen birth rate in the United States, a figure more than three times higher than the states with the lowest rates, health officials said on Wednesday. Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 U.S. News & World Report Teen birth rates up in 26 states USA Today WebMD - Victoria Advocate - The Chattanoogan - College News all 620 news articles

New drug combo may boost stem cell production - Reuters Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:08 AM CST Fresh News New drug combo may boost stem cell production Reuters - 5 hours ago By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - A novel drug combination using Genzyme's Mozobil shows it may be possible to spur bone marrow into releasing extra adult stem cells into the bloodstream to repair the heart and broken bones, researchers said on ... Researchers learn how to deprive disease of harmful weapon against ... University of Chicago Chronicle Drugs unlock the body's own stem cell cabinet New Scientist Science Daily (press release) - ChattahBox - guardian.co.uk - LifeNews.com all 101 news articles

Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets - The Associated Press Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:10 PM CST NECN Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets The Associated Press - 2 hours ago BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post calorie counts for their products on boards behind the order counter. State set to launch anti-obesity campaign Boston Herald State readies campaign to curb obesity epidemic Boston Globe FOXNews - WBUR all 162 news articles

What Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care - Wall Street Journal Posted: 07 Jan 2009 11:00 PM CST dBTechno What Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care Wall Street Journal - 17 hours ago By SCOTT GOTTLIEB Medicaid provides coverage to poor and disabled Americans, many of whom face the highest burden of chronic disease owing to cultural and socioeconomic challenges. 2007 health spending grew at lowest rate since 1998 Times Herald-Record Three Roadblocks on the Road to Health Reform American Enterprise Institute Clarion News - New York Times - SmartAboutHealth all 577 news articles

US FDA says Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin works - Reuters Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:05 PM CST US FDA says Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin works Reuters - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - A US Food and Drug Administration review of Merck & Co Inc (MRK.N) and Schering-Plough Corp's (SGP. FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review The Associated Press FDA Issues Update to Safety Review on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs FDA.gov FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market all 76 news articles

In Search of a Good Doctor - New York Times Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:41 PM CST New York Times In Search of a Good Doctor New York Times - 3 hours ago By PAULINE W. CHEN, MD In response to my recent column on patients trusting doctors too much, several readers wrote in about the difficulty of finding or sifting through information on doctors and diseases. Primary-Care Docs and Specialist Care U.S. News & World Report Keep doctors from disappearing Newsday NewsHour - Pulse - AAFP News Now - Plattsburgh Press Republican all 13 news articles

Flu Found Resistant to Main Antiviral Drug - New York Times Posted: 08 Jan 2009 11:21 AM CST eMaxHealth.com Flu Found Resistant to Main Antiviral Drug New York Times - 4 hours ago By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Virtually all the flu in the United States this season is resistant to the leading antiviral drug Tamiflu, and scientists and health officials are trying to figure out why. Drugs' effect on bird flu doubted Denver Post Two-fisted flu season is hitting San Antonio San Antonio Express Colorado Daily - Rocky Mountain News - Science Daily (press release) - Hindu all 47 news articles

Florida Legislature expected to slash hospital budgets - The Miami Herald Posted: 08 Jan 2009 08:15 AM CST TheMedGuru Florida Legislature expected to slash hospital budgets The Miami Herald - 8 hours ago BY MARC CAPUTO TALLAHASSEE -- Florida's legislators will vote Thursday on two plans to close the state's $2.3 billion deficit by slashing programs that, some hospital officials say, could set off a statewide healthcare system crisis. What you should know about Cover Florida Lake Region Monitor House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan The Associated Press Florida Times-Union - Morgan Messenger - SmartBrief all 228 news articles

Eli Lilly faces FDA delay on schizophrenia drug - Forbes Posted: 08 Jan 2009 09:06 AM CST InjuryBoard.com Eli Lilly faces FDA delay on schizophrenia drug Forbes - 7 hours ago AP , 01.08.09, 09:54 AM EST Eli Lilly & Co. said Wednesday the Food and Drug Administration is withholding approval on the long-acting version of schizophrenia treatment olanzapine. US not ready to approve Lilly's long-acting Zyprexa Reuters Lilly's Zyprexa shot faces FDA delay FiercePharma Motley Fool - CNNMoney.com - InjuryBoard.com - Indianapolis Star all 64 news articles

• Most e-mailed - MSNBC Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:58 PM CST • Most e-mailed MSNBC - 2 hours ago Officials at United Blood Services said they are at a critical shortage of blood. They specifically need type O negative blood, since this type can be given to the most people. Blood Services celebrates 'the King's' birthday Bizjournals.com Geneseo Community Blood Drive Jan. 21 Quad-Cities Online The Daily Sound - Noozhawk - Meridian Star - Scarlet Scuttlebutt all 54 news articles

Jack Kemp Battles Cancer - MSNBC Posted: 07 Jan 2009 11:59 PM CST The Money Times Jack Kemp Battles Cancer MSNBC - 16 hours ago By By For many years, Jack Kemp and Edward Rutkowski remained very close. Teammates on the Buffalo Bills, and Rutkowski was county executive during some of the years Kemp served as congressman for the 38th district. Former Congressman Jack Kemp Has Cancer FOXNews Former congressman Kemp battling unspecified cancer Buffalo News The Associated Press - Bloomberg - dBTechno - AHN all 314 news articles

Wegmans To Fill Prescriptions Free - WNEP-TV Posted: 08 Jan 2009 02:48 PM CST dBTechno Wegmans To Fill Prescriptions Free WNEP-TV - 1 hour ago By Jennifer Borrasso If you are feeling a little under the weather, you may be able to get your medicine for free at Wegmans. A spokesperson for Wegmans said for the next two months, the company will fill certain prescriptions for free. Wegmans Joins Giant, Offers Free Antibiotics Washington Post Upstate NY grocer offers free generic antibiotics Newsday Brandweek Magazine - WGRZ-TV - Wall Street Journal Blogs - dBTechno all 117 news articles

Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 07 Jan 2009 04:08 PM CST SmartAboutHealth Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy U.S. News & World Report - Jan 7, 2009 By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in leukemia cells predicts which children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia are more likely to relapse. Study unlocks mystery of child leukemia relapse Reuters Gene alterations predicted relapse, residual disease in children ... HemOncToday GenomeWeb News - Ozarks First - dBTechno - Ivanhoe all 101 news articles

Deadly holiday season prompts national fire warning - MSNBC Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:57 PM CST WAVY-TV Deadly holiday season prompts national fire warning MSNBC - 2 hours ago FORT MYERS: This past holiday season was one of the deadliest in years when it comes to fires. Now fire officials are asking people nationwide to take just a few seconds and check their smoke detectors. Number of fatal fires increase WXOW.com Officials react to fatal fires Herkimer Evening Telegram FayObserver.com - Martinsville Bulletin - San Diego Union Tribune - Weatherford Democrat all 46 news articles

Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites - Washington Post Posted: 05 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST Newsweek Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites Washington Post - Jan 5, 2009 By Serena Gordon MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows. Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News New York Times - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Bizjournals.com - TIME all 355 news articles

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