Google News - Health

Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries U.S. News & World Report - 42 minutes ago By Ed Edelson TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone looking for proof that a planned program of walking is good for people with the leg blood-vessel blockage called peripheral arterial disease (PAD) should check the results of a new US ... Treadmill Exercise and Resistance Training Improve Function in PAD MedPage Today Study: Exercise helps PAD patients walk United Press International Reuters UK - Cardiosource - EurekAlert (press release) all 10 news articles

Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms U.S. News & World Report - 42 minutes ago TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Antidepressants may help people living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia experience fewer symptoms and improve their quality of life, new research shows. Antidepressants Ease Pain, Aid Sleep in Fibromyalgia Patients Bloomberg Tricyclics Top Other Antidepressants for Fibromyalgia MedPage Today Reuters UK - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - EurekAlert (press release) all 11 news articles

Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:15 PM CST Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains U.S. News & World Report - 42 minutes ago By Serena Gordon TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they boosted the brain function of female preterm babies by increasing the amount of an omega-3 fatty acid in either formula or breast milk. Study: DHA supplements may help premature baby girls USA Today Only Some Preemies Get Mental Boost from Fatty Acid Supplement MedPage Today EurekAlert (press release) - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) all 6 news articles

Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems - Washington Post Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:14 AM CST Canada.com Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems Washington Post - 6 hours ago By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The popular cold remedy Vicks VapoRub may cause airway inflammation that can restrict breathing in infants and toddlers, a new study says. P&G's Vicks subject of safety study Bizjournals.com Vicks VapoRub Misuse May Hurt Infants ABC News KHOU - 7Online.com - MSNBC - I Really Should Study all 411 news articles

Study: Can more sleep help fight off colds? - CNN Posted: 13 Jan 2009 11:09 AM CST Telegraph.co.uk Study: Can more sleep help fight off colds? CNN - 4 hours ago By Theresa Tamkins Researchers don't know why less sleep makes people more prone to colds, but believe it affects the immune system. Key to fighting colds: Bond with your pillow Minneapolis Star Tribune Poor Sleep Before Rhinovirus Exposure Linked to Lower Resistance ... Medscape HealthNews - Reuters - U.S. News & World Report - Washington Post all 505 news articles

US Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High - Washington Post Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:22 PM CST Current World News US Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High Washington Post - 1 hour ago By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans newly infected with the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and syphilis continues to rise, federal health officials reported Tuesday, with chlamydia infections hitting ... STDs still on the rise, report says CNN STD Trends: Chlamydia, Syphilis Rising WebMD The Associated Press - News Health Guru - United Press International - MedPage Today all 171 news articles

Officials link salmonella to deaths in Va., Minn. - The Associated Press Posted: 13 Jan 2009 10:01 AM CST CTV.ca Officials link salmonella to deaths in Va., Minn. The Associated Press - 5 hours ago MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Three deaths associated with a national salmonella outbreak occurred in Virginia and Minnesota, health officials confirmed Tuesday. Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak Washington Post Two South Dakota cases part of salmonella outbreak Rapid City Journal WFIE-TV - Minneapolis Star Tribune - Sioux Falls Argus Leader - News Channel 7 all 2,630 news articles

UnitedHealth Group pays $50 million to settle fraud allegations - Chicago Tribune Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:08 PM CST Finance and Commerce UnitedHealth Group pays $50 million to settle fraud allegations Chicago Tribune - 49 minutes ago By Bruce Japsen | Tribune reporter Ending a practice doctors say underpaid them and led to higher costs for patients, UnitedHealth Group on Tuesday agreed to pay $50 million to establish a new database that will be used to determine rates for patients ... UnitedHealth settles New York reimbursement probe Reuters AG in $50M settlement with Minn. insurer Bizjournals.com The Associated Press - Kansas City Business Journal - Business Insurance - ZDNet all 249 news articles

FDA: Singular, Zyflo Asthma Drug Safety Review Continues - CNNMoney.com Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:42 PM CST Current World News FDA: Singular, Zyflo Asthma Drug Safety Review Continues CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The US Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it's continuing a safety review of Singulair and similar asthma medications to see if they are linked to mood and behavior changes including suicide. FDA says it's still probing safety of Singulair The Associated Press US FDA--Probe of Merck asthma drug safety ongoing Reuters Bloomberg - RTT News - Washington Post - Newsinferno.com all 232 news articles

Study: Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Shrink Brains - ABC News Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:08 AM CST ABC News Study: Hormone Replacement Therapy Might Shrink Brains ABC News - 10 hours ago by JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN A new study is showing negative effects of a once-popular therapy for postmenopausal women, leading some to wonder how it might affect younger women still using the treatment. HRT Shrinks the Brain Washington Post HRT Might Harm Some Women I Really Should Study BBC News - CNN - HealthNews - New Scientist all 104 news articles

US Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card - U.S. News & World Report Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:14 PM CST Reuters US Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- A new report card gives the US government consistently failing grades for not protecting Americans from illnesses caused by tobacco. Elected Officials, States Fail US Tobacco Control Report RedOrbit Another Push For Hiking The Cigarette Tax WJHG-TV WMBB-TV - Greenville News - Wisconsin Radio Network - Reuters all 102 news articles

WellPoint suspends enrollment of new Medicare plan members - Bizjournals.com Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:01 PM CST Dividend.com WellPoint suspends enrollment of new Medicare plan members Bizjournals.com - 56 minutes ago WellPoint Inc., parent company to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Wisconsin, one of the largest health insurers in the state, said Tuesday that it has suspended the enrollment of new members in its Medicare health plans, but the company's dispute ... WellPoint shares slump on Medicare violations Reuters WellPoint suspended from new Medicare enrollments Business Insurance Wall Street Journal Blogs - Wall Street Journal - Indianapolis Business Journal - Bloomberg all 80 news articles

Targanta Gets Needed Medicine - Forbes Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:07 PM CST eFluxMedia Targanta Gets Needed Medicine Forbes - 3 hours ago Takeover gives drugmaker's new antibiotic the financing it needs if it is to make it to market. Medicines is snapping up Targanta Therapeutics on the cheap as the small biotech risks running out of cash before it can get its new antibiotic to market. Targanta to sell to The Medicines Co. for a potential $133M Mass High Tech NJ firm agrees to buy Targanta Boston Globe FOXBusiness - Xconomy - Reuters - FierceBiotech all 46 news articles

Tampa Named Most Caffeinated US City - RedOrbit Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:24 PM CST ABC News Tampa Named Most Caffeinated US City RedOrbit - 33 minutes ago Tampa, Seattle and Chicago were named the three most caffeinated cities in the US, according to the second-annual HealthSaver Caffeinated Cities Survey. New York is nation's fourth most caffeinated city: survey New York Daily News How Buzzed Is Your City? NBC Chicago NBC Los Angeles - Tampa Tribune - Riverfront Times - FOX 9 News all 35 news articles

UMass loses marijuana lab bid - Boston Globe Posted: 13 Jan 2009 02:47 AM CST WNCT UMass loses marijuana lab bid Boston Globe - 13 hours ago By Bina Venkataraman The US Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected the bid of a researcher at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst who wants to create the second laboratory in the nation authorized to grow marijuana for medical research. No way, dude: DEA just says 'no' to scientist's pot request Scientific American DEA denies professor's marijuana-for-research bid Forbes TopNews - NewsLI - Daily News Tribune - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) all 179 news articles

WHO posting for Dr. Iyanthimala Abeyewickreme - Ceylon Daily News Posted: 13 Jan 2009 01:38 PM CST WHO posting for Dr. Iyanthimala Abeyewickreme Ceylon Daily News - 2 hours ago Dr. Iyanthimala Abeyewickreme , Senior Consultant Venereologist and former Director, National STD/AIDS Control Programme (NSACP), Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition will be assuming duties as the Regional Advisor STD/HIV/AIDS at the World Health ... Why the US must lead on global HIV and TB treatment San Francisco Chronicle New Federal Law on HIV/ Aids Patients Soon Khaleej Times Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Kaiser network.org - UNICEF (press release) - The Globalist all 44 news articles

Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Washington Post Posted: 13 Jan 2009 09:14 AM CST CTV.ca Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Washington Post - 6 hours ago (HealthDay News) -- Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless gas that can lead to serious illness or death if inhaled in significant amounts. Carbon Monoxide Threat Increases In Winter WMTV How to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning Greater Fort Wayne Family TopNews - Dailyrecord.com - WTRF - U.S. EPA.gov (press release) all 32 news articles

Heart Disease: The Top Killer Of Women - Boston Channel.com Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:10 PM CST NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) Heart Disease: The Top Killer Of Women Boston Channel.com - 47 minutes ago By Zineb Marchoudi "I am aware of my heart disease every day," says 41 year-old Jane Webber who suffers from coronary artery disease (CAD) and type I diabetes. Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk Washington Post Young US adults may underestimate heart risk: study Reuters Science Daily (press release) - eMaxHealth.com - Ivanhoe - NBC Chicago all 56 news articles

New Year pledge going up in smoke? You're not alone - Reuters Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:41 AM CST UKMedix Health News New Year pledge going up in smoke? You're not alone Reuters - 15 hours ago SYDNEY (Reuters) - Promised yourself to quit smoking in the new year, but just can't stop lighting up? You're not alone, with an Australian survey showing that only 3 percent of smokers who made such resolutions stuck with them. Photos of Smokers Trigger Brain Reaction in Those Trying to Quit Washington Post Anti-smoking programs team up in Jan. Herkimer Evening Telegram SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno - Vallejo Times-Herald - UKMedix Health News all 39 news articles

Agency pleas for blood donations - Newsday Posted: 13 Jan 2009 12:37 PM CST Times of Malta Agency pleas for blood donations Newsday - 3 hours ago Long Island Blood Services on Tuesday announced an emergency blood shortage in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The shortage extends throughout the tri-state metropolitan area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, according to the Long Island agency's ... Critical Need For Blood WKRG-TV Blood shortage 'may cause cancellation of operations' Times of Malta NBC13.com - PR Newswire (press release) - Topeka Capital Journal - Montgomery Advertiser all 18 news articles

You are subscribed to email updates from Google News - Health To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email Delivery powered by FeedBurner
Inbox too full? Subscribe to the feed version of Google News - Health in a feed reader.
If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Google News - Health, c/o FeedBurner, 20 W Kinzie, 9th Floor, Chicago IL USA 60610