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November 14, 2007
UK
Bird Flu Outbreak is Deadly Strain (Time)
Four
Chicago Transplant Recipients Contract HIV (Reuters)
Organ
Patients' Spread of HIV Probed (Chicago Tribune)
A
Lineman in My Bed: Notes on Teeth Grinding (New York Times)
Chlamydia,
STD Rates Soar in U.S. (WebMD)
Thursday
Brings a Reason to Quit Smoking (Stars and Stripes)
Hyperactive
Children Catch Up With Peers, Study Finds (Los Angeles Times)
November 13, 2007
U.S.
Sets Record in Sexual Disease Cases (Associated Press)
Health
Highlights (Washington Post)
Old
Story, Updated: Better Living Through Pills (New York Times)
Merck
Tells AIDS Vaccine Volunteers Who Got Jab (Reuters)
Lung
Disease 'Hotspots' Revealed (BBC News)
Babies
Born Few Weeks Early Face Higher Death Risk (U.S. News and World
Report)
Study: Diet
High in Omega-3 Fats May Reduce Alzheimer's Risk (Fox News)
Eat
Low-Carb Diet, Keep Cancer at Bay (Hindustan Times)
A
Health Plan for Wal-Mart: Less Stinginess (New York Times)
November 12, 2007
Are
Curvy Women More Intelligent? (ABC News)
In
Tests of Inhalers, Results May Depend on Who Pays (New York Times)
Nothing
to Sneeze at for Johnson & Johnson (Forbes)
No Funding Cure for
Health Woes (MSNBC)
An
Ailing Health System: Feel Better! (New York Times)
Socioeconomics
Key Factor in Disability Disparities (Reuters)
November 11, 2007
Chubby
Gets a Second Look (New York Times)
Out
of Pocket Comes Bitter Pill (Baltimore Sun)
Prescription
Plan Tips (Baltimore Sun)
FDA
Approves OTC Zyrtec-D for Allergies (FoodConsumer.org)
The
Hollywood Diet (New York Times)
Proposal
to Drop Adult SCHIP Coverage Sooner Draws Ire (Boston Globe)
Medicare
Drug Enrollees Face a Switch (Los Angeles Times)
Call for Action on
Tobacco (iAfrica.com)
Forgetting
Everything (New York Times)
More
Than 150 Cholera Cases in Vietnam: State Media (Reuters)
November 10, 2007
Arthritis
Takes Major Toll on Workplace (Washington Post)
Analysts
See Merck Victory in Vioxx Settlement (New York Times)
Flu
Vaccine Makers Ramp Up Production to Meet Demand (Baltimore Sun)
Plague
Blamed For Biologist's Death (Arizona Republic)
Senate
OKs Health Care Bill (Baltimore Sun)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
November 9, 2007
New
Mom's NYC Marathon Win Stirs Debate (USA Today)
Alicia's
Sory: Cancer. Despair. Faith. And Now a Blog (San Francisco
Chronicle)
Bill
Clinton Says His Wife Took the Rap on Health Care (New York Times)
Merck
Tactic May Be Model (Baltimore Sun)
Merck
to Pay $4.85 Billion in Vioxx Settlement (Associated Press)
Massachusetts
Acting to Extend Abortion Buffer (New York Times)
November 8, 2007
Injecting
Stem Cells Sparks Progress in Repairing Heart (USA Today)
A
Workout for the Mind (Baltimore Sun)
A
Little More Sweat, Maestro (New York Times)
And
Now From the Right... (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Heritage
Foundation: Health Care on the Brink (Fox News)
November 7, 2007
Scientist's
Ideas on Sex Re-examined (Associated Press)
Acne
Gets Clearer (Baltimore Sun)
Nicotine
Vaccine Helps Some People Quit Smoking (Reuters)
Spinal
Manipulation Plus NSAID Shows No Benefit for Back Pain (MedPage
Today)
Poor
Kids Get More Health Aid (China Daily)
Roche
Arthritis Drug Effective in Late-Stage Trial (Reuters)
November 6, 2007
Nascent
Stem Cell Company Raises Medical and Ethical Issues (San Francisco
Chronicle)
First
Clinic Treating Chagas Opens in LA (Associated Press)
Living
With Pain That Just Won't Go Away (New York Times)
Food
Recalls Likely to Become More Common (Baltimore Sun)
Causes
of Death Are Linked to a Person's Weight (New York Times)
November 5, 2007
Despite
Setback, Hunt for Cholesterol Drug Not Over (New York Times)
Lilly
Sets New Prasugrel Trial After Mixed Results (Reuters)
Health
Highlights (Washington Post)
America's
Most Sedentary Cities (Forbes)
Kids
Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter (U.S. News and World Report)
Vermont
Tops Rankings of Healthy States (USA Today)
Are
We Too Quick to Medicate Children? (Los Angeles Times)
Alternative
Medicine Myths Exposed (Forbes)
November 4, 2007
Cargill
Recalls Beef That Might Be Tainted (Associated Press)
Lily
Clot Drug Works, But More Bleeding Seen (Reuters)
A
Range of Disorders Tamed By the Beat (New York Times)
Healing
Touch: A New Patient Outreach Program (USA Today)
New
Heart Drug May Rival Plavix (Associated Press)
A
Lilly Drug Logs Success and Risks in Drug Trial (New York Times)
Experimental
Heart Drug Beats Plavix in Trials (USA Today)
Merck
Says Gardasil Vaccine Protects Older Women (Reuters)
November 3, 2007
A
Fairy Tale Ending Eludes Separated Twins (New York Times)
Yes,
Washing Hands Works (USA Today)
Autism
Epidemic May Be All in the Label (Associated Press)
A
Sanitation Crisis That's No Joke (New York Times)
Hard
to Stay Informed (Indianapolis Star)
Maker
of Lipitor Drugs Digs in to Fight Generic Rival (New York Times)
Glaucoma
Creeps Up on More Americans (USA Today)
November 2, 2007
Faster
Heart Care: How One State Did It (Associated Press)
Frozen
Pizza Recalled Over E. Coli Contamination (Boston Globe)
Staph
at the Gym? Not If You're Careful (New York Times)
Afghan
Officials: Better Care Saves 89,000 Kids This Year (USA Today)
FDA
Is Unable to Ensure Drugs are Safe, Panel Is Told (New York Times)
School
Aid, Diagnosis Shifts Fuel Rise in Autism Reports (USA Today)
How
Staph Became Drug-Resistant Threat (Chicago Tribune)
November 1, 2007
Medicare
Issues Rate Cut for Doctors (Associated Press)
Doctor?
Or Druggist? (Washington Post)
AHA:
Asymptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease on Rise Among Women (MedPage
Today)
Natural,
Organic Beauty (New York Times)
Take
Flu Vaccinations Seriously (Wilmington News Journal)
Put
Down the Bacon! Report Emphasizes Fat-Cancer Links (USA Today)
Expecting
Presidential Veto, Senate Passes Child Health Measure (New York
Times)
Report Gives Hope to
Florida Man's Cancer Killing Machine (MSNBC)
October 31, 2007
Seeing
the Light of Day (Washington Post)
Two
Winning Drug Tests, One Expected and One a Surprise (New York Times)
HPV
Screening May Be Better Than Pap Test (USA Today)
Giuliani's
Prostate Cancer Figure is Disputed (New York Times)
Scientists
See Carbon Nanotubes as New Method to Kill Cancer Cells (All
Headline News)
Energy
Drink 'Cocktails' Raise Injury Risk (CTV.ca)
October 30, 2007
Participants
Left Uninformed in Some Halted Medical Trials (New York Times)
Study:
1 in 60 Older People Might Have Brain Tumors (USA Today)
Replaceable
You (Washington Post)
Low-Fat
Diet May Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer (New York Times)
Body Fat
Levels Closely Associated With Cancer Risk (Medical News Today)
October 29, 2007
Looking
at Dutch and Swiss Health Systems (New York Times)
Gilead
HIV Drug Beats Hepsera in Second Big Trial (Reuters)
Sickness
and Health, on Scales Large and Small (New York Times)
Heroin
Overdose Antidote Offered (Cape Cod Times)
Two
Epidemics Gain Ground in Africa (Disaster News Network)
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