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MiamiHerald.com
Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal - 8 hours ago
By KEITH J. WINSTEIN Elective Caesarean-section deliveries can increase problems for a newborn if done too early -- even when the baby has technically reached full term, according to a large new study.
Early Repeat C-Sections Increase Risks, Study Finds Washington Post
Early C-section for full-term babies poses risk Reuters
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dBTechno
Mississippi has highest teen birth rate
Reuters - 14 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.
Mississippi leads nation in teen births Hattiesburg American
Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 U.S. News & World Report
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OverTheLimit.info
What Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care
Wall Street Journal - 8 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.
Medicaid a misunderstood, underutilized long-term care option Milford Times
Behind the Health Spending Data New York Times
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China Daily
China finds no bird flu outbreak after new death
Reuters - 8 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that it had found no bird flu cases amongst poultry in Beijing or areas surrounding the city after a woman in the capital died of the H5N1 form of the virus.
Sister of Vietnam bird flu patient reported died Deutsche Welle
Sister of Vietnam bird flu patient dies Channel News Asia
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Fresh News
Kemp battling unspecified cancer
Buffalo News - 1 hour ago
By Robert J. McCarthy As a Buffalo Bills quarterback and major figure on the national political stage, Jack F. Kemp has faced more than his share of tough situations.
Jack Kemp Battles Cancer MSNBC
Former Quarterback, Congressman And Cabinet Member Diagnosed With ... AHN
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ABC News
Salmonella Outbreak Hits 42 States, Sickens Nearly 400 People
dBTechno - 53 minutes ago
Boston (dbTechno) - A salmonella outbreak is spreading through the US at a rapid pace as it has now been confirmed to have sickened 388 people across 42 states.
Salmonella Outbreak Sickens Almost 400 Nationwide AHN
Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 388 People in 42 States, CDC Says Bloomberg
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ABC News
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - Jan 6, 2009
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 ...
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites Washington Post
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News
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eFluxMedia
Upstate NY grocer offers free generic antibiotics
Newsday - 18 hours ago
ROCHESTER, NY - Wegmans Food Markets are giving away free generic oral antibiotics to customers with prescriptions from their doctors.
Antibiotics—Even Free Ones—Won't Cure Most Winter Ills U.S. News & World Report
Wegmans drug offering gets mixed reviews MPNnow.com
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WAVY-TV
Health insurance for indigent kids backed
ABS CBN News - 8 hours ago
Sen. Edgardo Angara on Thursday pushed for a health insurance program for over 14 million Filipino children of low-income families through the establishment of a Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Democrats set vote on SCHIP Philadelphia Inquirer
House Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan The Associated Press
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US not ready to approve Lilly's long-acting Zyprexa
Reuters - 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - US regulators have delayed a final decision on whether to approve Eli Lilly and Co's (LLY.N) long-acting form of its blockbuster schizophrenia drug Zyprexa, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Long-acting Zyprexa rebuffed Indianapolis Star
FDA not prepared to approve long-acting Zyprexa just yet Pharma Times
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ABC News
Positive step for drug from engineered goat
USA Today - 13 hours ago
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY In a surprise move, it seems likely the first genetically engineered animal approved for commercial use won't be a fast-growing salmon, as was expected, but a goat that produces an anti-clotting drug in its milk.
Drug from genetically engineered goats a first The Associated Press
US FDA staff backs CSL, GTC blood clot drugs Reuters
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CBC.ca
Breast cancer in men often detected late
Reuters - 16 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in every hundred breast cancers or so occurs in men, and such tumors are often detected at a late stage.
Mexican Food: Breast Cancer Preventer? TriCities.com
Breast Cancer Care The Jewish Chronicle
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New York Times
Study Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer
New York Times - 9 hours ago
By RONI CARYN RABIN Obese older women who never took postmenopausal hormones are at almost double the risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to their normal weight peers, a new study finds.
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer U.S. News & World Report
Sex Hormone May Increase Risk of Ovarian Cancer in Obese Women Bloomberg
Cancer Consultants - HealthNews - Los Angeles Times - TopNews
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Canada.com
Study unlocks mystery of child leukemia relapse
Reuters - 13 hours ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A certain gene abnormality raises the chance of relapse for children with the most common form of childhood cancer, a discovery that could change the way doctors treat them, US researchers said on Wednesday.
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy U.S. News & World Report
Gene Predicts Childhood Leukemia Relapse Ivanhoe
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ABC News
Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - Jan 6, 2009
By Deborah L. Shelton | Tribune reporter Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease CNN
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's U.S. News & World Report
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dBTechno
Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
Los Angeles Times - Jan 7, 2009
In an attempt to settle investigations prompted by articles in The Times, the insurer agrees to reissue plans to almost 700 Californians and reimburse them for expenses that would have been covered.
Tufts to break with Blue Cross Boston Globe
Blue Shield settles with Insurance Department Bizjournals.com
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CBS News
Galveston officials paint bleak picture after Ike
The Associated Press - 10 hours ago
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Galveston officials pleaded with state lawmakers Wednesday for help in rescuing their island city from the dire financial straits it finds itself in nearly four months after the devastation of Hurricane Ike.
Medical branch requests $335M in Ike recovery Daily News - Galveston County
Hurricane Ike forces medical students to go on the road to ... LubbockOnline.com
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BBC News
Radon gas action needed across UK
BBC News - Jan 6, 2009
All new homes built in the UK should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, researchers have said.
Town urges radon checks, makes kits available at reduced price Greenwich Post
Gov. Urges Ill. To Test Homes For Radon WBBM780
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Voice of America
China experts score success against snail fever
Reuters - 14 hours ago
HONG KONG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Chinese scientists appear to have found a formula to get rid of "snail fever", an age-old but neglected tropical disease plaguing more than 207 million of the world's poor.
Toilet-Trained Fishermen Help Cut Snail-Spread Parasite Disease Bloomberg
Scientists Cite China's Success in Controlling 'Snail Fever' Voice of America
Modern Medicine - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
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dBTechno
Forum attendees outspoken on health care reform
Bizjournals.com - 16 hours ago
Universal health care was the dominant theme during a public forum held this morning to gather recommendations for improving health care in the United States.
Louisville residents provide input for Obama at healthcare forum WAVE
Fixing health-care system means addressing costs Green Bay Press Gazette
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