Saturday, September 10, 2011

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Chronic Pain Gene - HCN2 - Identified, Hopes For New Targeted Pain Drugs
Medical News Today
A gene called HCN2 produces a protein which regulates chronic pain, researchers from Cambridge University, England, and the University of Cadiz, Spain reported in the journal Science. They added that medications which inhibit the gene's protein ...
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Dialysis Outsourcing In Atlanta Hospital Costs $325, 500 per Year
French Tribune
There has been an agreement struck between the Atlanta's Grady Memorial hospital and a private dialysis providing organization, that it shall pay them a sum of $325, 500 for outsourcing care for dialysis patients every year. ...
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French Tribune
Study: More US adults using illegal drugs
USA Today
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay The number of Americans using illegal drugs has continued to rise, reaching 22.6 million, or 8.9 percent of the population, in 2010, a new government survey shows. AP The increase has largely been driven by more marijuana ...
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USA Today
More on the Risks of Contamination Associated with Cantaloupes
Food Poison Journal
As the result of the recent Listeria outbreak associated with the consumption of cantaloupe that has sickened residents of Colorado, Nebraska, and Texas, and has caused one death, we are again reminded of the risks associated with cantaloupes and other ...
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Muslims for Life blood drive to mark 9/11
San Francisco Chronicle
As a 12-year-old, I vividly remember the horrific images of the twin towers being struck down. Little did I know that what unfolded on the television screen of my seventh-grade history class on Sept. 11, 2001, would greatly influence my life. ...
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World Suicide Prevention Day
GhanaWeb
Today, September 10, is World Suicide Prevention Day. The day promotes worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. The theme for this year's World Suicide Prevention Day 2011 is "Preventing Suicide in Multicultural Societies. ...
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Walnuts lower breast cancer risk
Times of India
They are hard to crack, but walnuts have a handful of medicinal values from curing headache and preventing baldness to having some influence on fertility. Now, a new research has found that eating a modest amount of walnuts as a regular part of the ...
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Dallas hospital prevents loss of Medicare funding
BusinessWeek
Officials with a Dallas hospital said Friday they will enter into an agreement with a federal agency to avert the loss of millions of dollars in Medicare funding that had been at risk because of problems at the facility. Parkland Memorial Hospital was ...
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FDA Says Brazilian Blowouts Really Are That Bad
TheGloss
by Jessica Pauline Ogilvie | 5 Comments | Share a Tip Word on the street that Brazilian Blowouts are dangerous has been spreading for some time. Is it fact? Is it fiction? Well, according to a letter released by the FDA, the hair treatment really is ...
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TheGloss
No flu shot shortage expected
Great Bend Tribune
By Dale Hogg Managing Editor dhogg@gbtribune.com As the Barton County Health Department braces for the approaching flu season, public health educator Janel Rose, said there should be no shortage of influenza vaccine for 2011-2012. ...
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Chicago acts on the Tribune's investigation of deaths involving crib bumpers
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago City Council voted this week to ban the sale of crib bumpers in the city. The new ordinance is in response to Tribune investigations that began about a year ago. That's when we heard about the death of 7-week-old Preston Maxwell. ...
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Chicago Tribune
Michigan Red Cross workers agree to end strike
WNDU-TV
Reporter: AP American Red Cross workers in Michigan have agreed to end their strike just in time for the 9/11 anniversary. The strike began on Wednesday and would have canceled weekend blood drives. But they've called it off and will be back at work ...
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Zombie Caterpillers
KSEE
By KSEE News (Batangas Today) Gypsy moth caterpillars are the affected species as they are prevented from molting. They went up on tree leaves even on day time and die while waiting to molt. Kelli Hoover, Pennsylvania State University researcher said ...
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Kansas Resident Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in Warm Lake
ABC News
By OLIVIA KATRANDJIAN A boy swims in the lake in this undated photo. (Olena Chernenko/Vetta/Getty Images) A Kansas resident died last week from what was likely a rare infection by a brain-eating amoeba, after swimming in a lake in August, according to ...
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ABC News
Correction: Non-Kiddie Samples
MiamiHerald.com
AP MASON, Ohio -- In a story about samples of frozen alcoholic drinks given away at an Outback Steakhouse in Ohio, The Associated Press reported inaccurately in headlines that a server had given the drink to a 4-year-old girl. ...
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25000 Race To Cure Cancer
NewsNet5.com
Copyright 2011 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. CLEVELAND - On a rainy, dreary day, close to 25000 walked or ran to raise awareness of breast cancer. ...
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San Francisco Bath Salt Company Applauds DEA's Ban On Drugs Sold As Bath Salts
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The US ban on 'bath salt' drugs soon taking effect will be a relief for suppliers and retailers of true bath salts everywhere. As reported by WebMD Health News, dangerous designer drugs masked under the name of "bath salts" will soon be illegal to sell ...
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Merger impact on Jewish Hospital questioned
Houston Chronicle
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A merger that would put Jewish Hospital under the control of Catholic Health Initiatives has raised questions in the Jewish community. The proposal would create the state's largest health care system by merging Jewish Hospital ...
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Pottery Barn Kids Doll Recall
About - News & Issues
By Vincent Iannelli, MD, About.com Guide September 10, 2011 About 81000 Pottery Barn Kids dolls have been recalled because they "pose a strangulation hazard" to kids. Although there have been no injuries, there have been at least "five reports of dolls ...
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Alzheimer's group plans fund-raiser
San Angelo Standard Times
SAN ANGELO, Texas — "WALK to END ALZHEIMER'S" is coming to Kirby Park Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. The walk is the annual fundraising event of the Alzheimer's Association. Alzheimer's disease and the other dementias severely affect families and costs ...
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The Pink Project Present Play Benefiting Breast Cancer Fund
WebWire (press release)
"The Pink Ribbon Project" is an event that is inspired by women fighting breast cancer, and features an "artistic pastiche" that exposes the dark and often unspeakable experience of dealing with breast cancer. This event, a theatrical collective of ...
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Free prostate exams offered
Your Houston News
September is prostate cancer awareness month. Prostate cancer is the most common non-skin cancer diagnosed among American men. And although one in six American men will get prostate cancer in the course of his lifetime, if it's caught early, ...
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Drinking Alcohol, Good for Middle-aged Women: Study
International Business Times
By IBTimes staff Reporter | September 10, 2011 2:30 AM EDT A new study by Harvard University researchers suggest that women who drink alcohol in reasonable quantity and time, have better chances to be in good physical and mental health in old age, ...
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International Business Times
California gets graded on long-term health care
Ventura County Star
By Kim Lamb Gregory Long-term care for seniors and the disabled in California is ranked 15th in the nation, according to a new score card released this week by AARP's Public Policy Institute, the Commonwealth Fund and the SCAN Foundation. ...
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Money Raised In Player's Name May Be Missing
WDIV Detroit
FENNVILLE, Mich. -- Authorities are investigating whether thousands of dollars are missing from T-shirt sales that were promoted as a way to help a foundation linked to a Michigan basketball player who died after making a winning shot. ...
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What to do this weekend: Juvenile Diabetes Fund-raiser
Newton Kansan
Bailey Adkins, a 12-year-old from Newton with Type 1 diabetes, will attend the 2011 Walk to Cure Diabetes Oct. 1 in Kansas City, Mo. By Ashley Bergner Bailey Adkins, a 12-year-old from Newton with Type 1 diabetes, will attend the 2011 Walk to Cure ...
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Steinberg Bill to Mandate Autism Treatment Coverage PASSES!!!
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg's (D-Sacramento) measure to ensure people with autism have access to the medical treatments and therapies they need has been passed by the California Legislature and sent to the Governor for his consideration. ...
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San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Petrinos donate sum to Children's Hospital
Arkansas Online (subscription)
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Arkansas football Coach Bobby Petrino and his wife, Becky, announced a $250000 donation to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock on Friday. The donation will support construction of the hospital's South Wing, ...
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Program Gives First Hand View To Help Others
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 The Family to Family course started in 1991, and has been presented across the country to more than 250000 families. The 12 week program will begin Sunday September 18, and is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. ...
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Blogs20 new results for health
 
Mental Health Patient Indicted Over Death At Bourne Facility « CBS ...
By stevesaleeba
A mental health patient has been indicted for manslaughter, months after he had an altercation at a Cape Cod facility with a worker who later died.
CBS Boston
Thousands Screened at Health Summit | West Orlando News Online ...
By Editor
Thousands of people from minority communities across Central Florida showed up early on Saturday morning at the Caribbean Health Summit, to take advantage of free screenings and to learn how to live fit and healthy lives. Now into its 9th ...
West Orlando News Online 2011®...
Sam's Club Offers Free Diabetes Health Screenings Event « CBS ...
By sstoddart
On Saturday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., every Sam's Club that has a pharmacy will be offering free diabetes health screenings for their members embers and the public, available to both adults and children.
CBS Detroit
Best of The Renegade Health Show: Raw Cruciferous Vegetable ...
By Kevin Gianni
Find out the definitive answer to whether or not raw cruciferous vegetables are good to eat.
Renegade Health - High Raw Food...
American Indians face health obstacles in Indiana | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Thousands of American Indians living in Indiana are struggling to find health care because the state is one of only a handful in the Midwest lacking an Indian Health Service clinic that provides free health services.
Examiner AP RSS
State health authorities warn about floodwater dangers | PennLive ...
By DAN MILLER, The Patriot-News
If you're worried about floodwaters covering everything of value in your home or business, it's natural to want to get back in as soon as possible to start cleaning up. But officials warn to stay away until the floodwaters have receded. If you can't ...
Breaking Midstate News with The...
Top stories in health and medicine this morning, September 10, 2011
By Kevin
Top stories in health and medicine this morning, September 10, 2011.
KevinMD.com
Documents suggest health care tailored to benefit labor – Patriot ...
By Jennie Jones
Documents obtained from the Obama administration suggest that not only did organized labor have a heavy influence in writing Obamacare, the contested massive takeover by the government of health care decision-making nationwide, but ...
Patriot Update
Colorado Health Insurance Expert Says There May be Better ...
Employees in Colorado who lose their jobs may want to consider an individual health insurance policy as an alternative to continuing their former employer's group policy through COBRA. While the decision to participate in COBRA depends ...
Cheap health insurance for individuals
Expat guide to Brazil: health care | Healthy Living
By jabzbunz
Infant mortality, the most used marker of a nation's health care, is 22 per 1000 live births. (In western Europe, it's around five deaths per 1000.
Healthy Living
Red Cross training mental health pros in Vermont | The Associated ...
By The Associated Press
Mental health professionals from four New England states are convening in Vermont to get training from the American Red Cross on how to deal with people who've lived through natural disasters like Irene.
Examiner AP RSS
Skinny and Health Do Not Go Hand-in-Hand | Care2 Healthy Living
By Michelle, selected from AllThingsHealing.com
Our society teaches us that as long as we wear a size 0 and are around the minimum weight for our height, we are healthy. This is so far from the truth that it is ridiculous.
Care2 Healthy Living
Health Problems Persist Among 9/11 First Responders | The ...
By GottaLaff
Hugh sent me this link to the Environment News Service's report on the cover-up of the toxic air quality after the 9/11 attacks, the health problems that continue to plague first responders, and the battle to get them help: Thousands of rescue ...
The Political Carnival
Walker Administration tries to conceal benefits of Health Care ...
By admin
By Robert Kraig, executive director of Citizen Action of Wisconsin The Walker Administration recently released a report at a closed "by-invitation only"
Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
Social Hygiene and the Gender of Health in 1922 » Sociological ...
By Guest Blogger Christina Barmon
In 1922 the American Social Hygiene Association, funded by the American Public Health Service, created a social marketing campaign aimed at American teenagers. While it was predominantly about sexually transmitted infections, it also ...
Sociological Images
Curry Hill restaurants face poor grades on health code inspections ...
By Sabrina Buckwalter
RSS. You are here: Home » Health & Safety » Curry Hill restaurants face poor grades on health code inspections ... Posted on September 10th, 2011 by Sabrina Buckwalter in Health & Safety. Mice droppings at a Curry Hill restaurant have ...
Neighborhood Beat Box
ONC's new Query Health initiative – what's in it for e-Patients? | e ...
By e-Patient Dave
Guest post by SPM member John Sharp, Manager of Research Informatics at the Cleveland Clinic. John gets it about how information empowers healthcare and.
e-Patients.net
What Are The Benefits of Avocado in your Health
By Celine Patterson
It is recommended to observe basic health tips if you wish to enjoy good shape and sustain longevity in daily life. It starts with a healthy eating regimen.
ACTV7 News
Terrorist attacks of September 11: the health and psychological ...
By doctor health
terrorist attacks of september 11 the health and psychological consequences Ten years after September 11, 2001, the attacks still resound in the head of the New Yorkers. Added to the psychological suffering, the health consequences are ...
Health and Medicine News
NYC 9/11 Rescuers Experience Lingering Health Problems | NC ...
By Carol Pearson
Medical researchers say many first responders suffering higher-than-normal rates of serious disease, psychological problems.
NC Rumors

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