Thursday, September 15, 2011

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Most Child Flu Victims Did Not Receive Vaccine, Says CDC
ABC News
By MIKAELA CONLEY A new CDC report found that several children who died from the flu did not receive a recommended flu shot. (Getty Images) Among the 115 children who died of flu-related causes last year, less than a quarter of them had received the ...
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Breast, Cervical Cancers Kill 625000 Women Each Year
ABC News
By CRYSTAL PHEND, MedPage Today Senior Staff Writer Breast and cervical cancers are on the rise worldwide, according to the first global analysis of incidence and mortality trends for the two cancers. Global breast cancer incidence rose to 1.6 million ...
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Apples or pears keep strokes away
BBC News
Eating lots of fruit and vegetables with white flesh may help to protect against strokes, says a study in the journal Stroke. But Dutch researchers say they do not know why people with a high intake of apples, pears, bananas or cauliflower reduce their ...
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Conjoined twins see each other for first time after surgery separated them
AHN | All Headline News
A conjoined twin in Memphis saw each other for the first time since they were born eight months ago after surgeons successfully separated them last month. The first face-to-face encounter of Joshua and Jacob Spates happened Wednesday at the Le Bonheur ...
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Michelle Obama lauds Olive Garden, Red Lobster plan for healthier fare
Tampabay.com
AP First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that a pledge by the Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and their sister chains to serve healthier meals is a "breakthrough moment" for the industry. Darden Restaurants Inc. is pledging to cut calories ...
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Anti-nausea drug may pose risk to heart rhythm: FDA
Reuters
BANGALORE (Reuters) - US health regulators said they are reviewing the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's anti-nausea drug Zofran to ascertain whether there is a potential risk of abnormal heart rhythm. The drug may increase the risk of developing abnormal ...
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Dr. Oz accused of fear-mongering on apple juice
Houston Chronicle
Arsenic in apple juice! Fed to babies! And it probably came from China! Television's Dr. Mehmet Oz is under fire from the FDA and others for sounding what they say is a false alarm about the dangers of apple juice. Oz, one of TV's most popular medical ...
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Newborn deaths halved in China
BBC News
A campaign encouraging women in China to give birth in hospital has cut newborn deaths by half, says a study in The Lancet. Researchers from Beijing and London found that babies born in hospital were two to three times less likely to die in their first ...
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City's Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
NY1
The number of smokers in New York City is now at 14 percent, a new record low. What's your reaction to the low smoking rate in New York City? Join the conversation on "The Call" with NY1's John Schiumo, or email your thoughts. ...
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Virginia vote threatens abortion clinics
The Guardian
Pro-choice students protest in Tennessee. Kansas introduced health regulations that closed two of the state's three remaining abortion clinics earlier this year. Photograph: Doug Strickland/Doug Strickland/Corbis Virginia's board of health has voted to ...
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The Guardian
Medicare Advantage Premiums To Fall 4% Next Year
AHN | All Headline News
Dire predictions by insurers and Republicans that the 2010 health law would cause private Medicare health plans to raise prices and lower benefits on beneficiaries have turned out to be a false alarm — at least for now. The Obama administration on ...
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Harvard Researchers Unveil New Healthy Eating Plate
ABC News
By KIM CAROLLO (@kimcarollo) The Harvard School of Public Health says its new Healthy Eating Plate offers information missing from the USDA's new plate icon. (Harvard School of Public Health) Although the United States Department of Agriculture ...
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World's annual child mortality rate falling: UN
Reuters
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The annual number of children who die before they reach age five is shrinking, falling to 7.6 million global deaths in 2010 from more than 12 million in 1990, UNICEF and the World Health Organization said on ...
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Vivus Shares Rise After Reaching Accord With FDA on Qnexa
San Francisco Chronicle
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Vivus Inc. rose to a four-month high in Nasdaq trading after saying the company reached an agreement with US regulators on resubmitting its Qnexa obesity treatment for approval. Vivus gained 41 cents, or 4.8 percent, ...
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Black Men In S.C. At Higher Risk Of Prostate Cancer
News Channel 7
James Cooper, right, talks about his recovery with his urologist, Dr. Thomas Edmunds, five weeks after he had prostate cancer removed in a robotic surgery Edmunds performed. September is prostate cancer awareness month, and the disease is taking a ...
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Factory farms may be breeding drug-resistant bacteria
Public Radio International PRI
Over-use of antibiotics on animals is leading to fears that factory farms are creating drug-resistant pathogens, like the staph infection, MRSA. Story by Here and Now. Listen to audio above for full report. The Government Accountability Office reports ...
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Report Finds Improved Performance by Hospitals
New York Times
By KEVIN SACK In the latest advance for health care accountability, the country's leading hospital accreditation board, the Joint Commission, released a list on Tuesday of 405 medical centers that have been the most diligent in following protocols to ...
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World's Biggest Chocolate Bar Created to Encourage Good Nutrition
Fox News
The creators of the world's biggest chocolate bar say their giant slab of calories can help teach school students about the importance of good nutrition, the Chicago Tribune reported Wednesday. The 12000-pound chocolate slab -- officially recognized by ...
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Health groups warn business could hijack UN disease meeting
Reuters
By Kate Kelland LONDON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - A group of public health organisations said on Friday they were concerned that industries selling fatty foods, alcohol and cigarettes could hijack a United Nations meeting on how to tackle chronic disease in ...
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'Corn sugar' is false advertising, FDA warns
msnbc.com
By THOMAS WATKINS LOS ANGELES — The Food and Drug Administration has cautioned the corn industry over its ongoing use of the term "corn sugar" to describe high fructose corn syrup, asking them to stop using the proposed new name before it has received ...
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Scientists abandon AIDS vaccine trials
Times of India
CHENNAI: Indian scientists have decided to drop the AIDS vaccine candidate - for which trials began in 2006 - though it proved to be safe in phase-1 trials and showed promise in fighting the virus. The scientists said they were unable to take the study ...
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As the weather turns, area clinics prepare to administer flu shots
Grand Forks Herald
It may seem a bit early, but the area has already had its first freeze, and yes, it's time to think about getting a flu shot. Grand Forks clinics are gearing up for the fight against the influenza virus, and no shortage of the vaccine is expected this ...
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Do something amazing - give blood at Red Cross drive
Estes Park Trail-Gazette
By Kerrie Hill, EPMC Special to the Trail-Gazette Heidi Buckholtz of Estes Park awaits her turn to donate at the Red Cross blood drive at the Estes Park Medical Center on last January. Donating blood often becomes a life-long habit. ...
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GDL programs show mixed progress
USInsurance Online.com
A recent study from the Journal of the American Medical Association found that Graduated Drivers License programs may not have the desired effect when it comes to lowering fatal car crashes for those between the ages of 16 and 19. ...
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Why Are People Who Think Wi-Fi Makes Them Sick Moving to West Virginia?
News Radio 1310 KLIX
Although most scientists believe the electromagnetic radiation emitted by technology such as Wi-Fi and cell phones is largely harmless, a small group of people nevertheless believe they suffer from a malady called Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity, ...
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IUDs protect against cervical cancer
Clinical Advisor
Women who reported using an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception had almost half the risk of developing cervical cancer compared to those who had not, data from a large epidemiological study that involved more than 20000 women indicate. ...
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$10 million marked for new community health centers
ModernHealthcare.com
By Jessica Zigmond The funding from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be given to seven organizations that focus traditionally on tribal and urban Native American health, five groups that focus on mental-health services, ...
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Congress Creates Bipartisan HIV/AIDS Caucus, 30 Years After HIV Discovery
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- The first ever bipartisan congressional HIV/AIDS caucus officially launched on Thursday, 30 years after the human immunodeficiency virus was first identified. Led by House members Jim McDermott (D-Wash.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif) and Trent ...
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Calls for change in medical education
Boston Globe
By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff The idea that physician training needs to be overhauled is nothing new. But the revolutionary changes taking place in the American health care system -- more people gaining insurance coverage, shifts in how doctors are ...
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Blogs19 new results for health
 
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces "Breakthrough" Health and ...
By The White House
HYATTSVILLE, MD – First Lady Michelle Obama joined Darden Restaurants and Partnership for a Healthier America today to announce a "breakthrough" health and wellness commitment in the restaurant industry. Darden, whose brands ...
White House.gov Press Office Feed
Health Business Blog » Blog Archive » Health Wonk Review: In ...
By David E. Williams of the Health business blog
Health policy. John Goodman's Health Policy Blog explores the phenomenon of people seeking jobs based on the health benefits. Under federal law, employers are treated just like insurance companies: They can't deny employment or health ...
Health Business Blog
Melinda Gates: Supporting Health Workers on the Frontlines
By Melinda Gates
Today, millions of preventable child deaths and hundreds of thousands of needless maternal deaths still occur each year. To dramatically reduce these deaths, the world desperately needs more heroes on the front lines.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Virginia Board Of Health Passes Strictest Abortion Clinic ...
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The Virginia Board of Health passed the most severe abortion clinic regulations in the nation on Thursday, which health advocates say could effectively close down all 22 abortion providers in the state. The regulations, commissioned by the ...
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Health Care News: Terremark, IBM, Online Tech, Consonus » Data ...
By John Rath
Now Watson will be used to develop and launch solutions to help improve patient care through the delivery of up-to-date, evidence-based health care for millions of Americans. IBM will develop the base Watson healthcare technology on ...
Data Center Knowledge
GOP: Back to Health Care-Gutting Business | Mother Jones
By Siddhartha Mahanta
Rep. Henry Waxman (R-Calif.) Andy Holzman/Zum. With all the Medicare-privatizing and debt ceiling hostage-taking this year, Republicans haven't had much bandwidth to spare on the priorities of last session—like killing health care reform. ...
Mojo Feed | Mother Jones
Certain 'Senior Moments' May Signal Mental Decline - Health News ...
By nalonsospc
By Amanda GardnerHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) — Those "senior moments" that plague so many aging Baby Boomers may or may not be a sign of more serious problems down the line.New research finds that ...
Health News
Romney says record consistent on health care – CNN Political ...
By kevinliptak
Washington (CNN) -- Mitt Romney rejected the notion that he's shifted his positions on health care Thursday, telling CNN's Wolf Blitzer that his record shows consistent evidence of conservative platforms and beliefs.
CNN Political Ticker
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Eye Boogers
By Margaret Hartmann
Better Heart Health Means Better Dick Health ... If you are using Firefox and NoScript addon, please mark jezebel.com as trusted. Newer Stories… health 10:15 AM 11155 Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Eye Boogers ...
Jezebel
Tracking Health Trends with Twitter | Social Media Today
By CoreyMull
Since the advent of what we would recognize as social media in the mid-2000's, discussions over business use of social platforms have mostly focused on social's value as a communications and marketing tool. But by focusing so narrowly on ...
Social Media Today - The world's...
Brown To Speak On Health Care Reform « CBS Baltimore
By swinterstein
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown will talk about health care reform implementation at a fall seminar series at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
CBS Baltimore
United States health care may need reverse innovation
By Kevin
Reverse innovation describes the process whereby an inexpensive innovation is used first in countries with limited infrastructure and resources.
KevinMD.com
Kansas, Oklahoma lawmakers want rejected health funds to go ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Pompeo had no problem with his state sending back a $31.5 million federal grant that would have helped put the new federal health care law in place.
mcclatchydc.com: Latest Headlines
Ground broken for ARCC health, wellness center | ABC Newspapers
By Kelly Johnson
Staff Writer. Work is under way on a new health and wellness center at Anoka-Ramsey Community College following a ground breaking ceremony last week. Shovels and hard hats stand at the ready prior to a ground breaking ceremony Sept. ...
ABC Newspapers
Information request from those who followed the "health" "care ...
By a little night musing
Additional provisions effective for plan years beginning on or after December 31, 2013 will encourage large employers to offer affordable health care by means of imposing penalties and/or contributions to cover the cost of care for certain ...
Corrente
Consultant: Ind. health benefits more costly
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An actuarial and employee benefits consultant says a survey shows Indiana health care benefits at work rose an average of 7 percent this year for single coverage and 8 percent for family coverage. The survey by the firm ...
News | WISH TV
UPDATE: Health board adopts abortion clinic regulations ...
The rules will place stricter standards on construction and operation of abortion clinics.
www2.timesdispatch.com - News
Dog Health Vitamin: Ensure perfect Health
By admin
All pet lovers know the importance of dog health. A happy and healthy dog is a great companion to take along on your walks. But your dog needs proper nutrition to perform all its vital functions of daily life. In some cases, if your dog is not ...
Organic for a Good Health!
Health Officials Launch Investigation Into Rare Cancer In Local Kids ...
By mfusinski
The state health department has hired an epidemiologist to investigate the troubling cases of a rare cancer in children in Macomb and St. Clair Counties.
CBS Detroit

Web2 new results for health
 
SpongeBob study: 'SpongeBob' impairs children's thinking - latimes ...
Psychologists found that 4-year-olds who watched nine minutes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" had diminished executive function immediately after viewing the ...
www.latimes.com/.../la-heb-spongebob-squarepants-children-b...
Baby wipes pulled amid health risk - National - NZ Herald News
A leading supermarket chain has pulled several brands of baby wipes from shelves after revelations they contain a restricted preservative that may pose a health ...
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1...


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