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April 30, 2007
Filler
in Animal Feed is Open Secret in China (New York Times)
Smokers
Tapped to Pay for New Health Plan (Indianapolis Star)
New
Cell-Based Seasonal Flu Vaccine Likely to Get EU Go-Ahead (Medical
News Today)
Minky
Viagra? Pfizer Doesn't Want You to Understand It, Just Buy It (New
York Times)
Pain
Doctor Is Guilty of Drug Trafficking (Washington Post)
P.E.
Classes Turn to Video Game That Works Legs (New York Times)
Poor
Plumbing to Blame for Six Premature Baby Deaths in Montreal (Medical
News Today)
A
Woman's Brain Hit Harder By Alcohol Abuse (Forbes)
Expensive
Lesson for Maine as Health Plan Stalls (New York Times)
Alzheimer's
Memory Loss May One Day Be Reversible (Medical News Today)
Defective
Drug Leads to Three Deaths in Oregon (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
April 29, 2007
Chemotherapy
Fog in No Longer Ignored as Illusion (New York Times)
AARP
Will Campaign for Healthcare Fix (San Francisco Chronicle)
Studies
Disagree on Shaken-Baby Syndrome (Washington Post)
Buzz
Factor (New York Times)
U.S. Health
Agency Stages Bird Flu War Game (Toronto Star)
Drugmakers,
Doctors Get Cozier (Washington Post)
Huckabee
to America: Exercise More, Eat Less (USA Today)
Panel
Urges Schools to Replace Junk Food (Washington Post)
Plunged into
Darkness (Toronto Star)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
Probing
Doctor and Industry Ties (Medical News Today)
The
Fats Domino (Boston Globe)
April 28, 2007
Cancer May
Become #1 Killer (Toronto Star)
Eli
Lilly Says FDA Has All Zyprexa Data (Reuters)
More
Type 2 Diabetes Genes Discovered (Medical News Today)
New
Prostate Cancer Test May Detect More Tumors (Washington Post)
U.S.
Arthritis Numbers, Costs Soaring (Forbes)
FDA
Turns Down Merck Arthritis Drug (New York Times)
April 27, 2007
'It's
Almost Too Good for Us to Believe' (Newsweek)
Genetic
Flaws May Point Way on Diabetes (Boston Globe)
Scientists
Identify 7 New Diabetes Genes (New York Times)
Tamiflu
Maker to Reduce Output of Anti-Viral Drug (USA Today)
Rare
Lung Disease Found in Food-Flavoring Workers (Forbes)
Studies
Reveal an Immune System Regulator (New York Times)
Chocolate
Purists Alarmed by Proposal to Fudge Standards (Washington Post)
April 26, 2007
FDA
to Test Imported Food Ingredients for Contamination (CNN)
Test
Shows Promise in Detecting Prostate Cancer (USA Today)
TV
Food Ads Lead to Weight Gain in Kids: Study (Forbes)
Nutrition
Standards Urged for Foods Sold in Schools (CNN)
U.S.
Panel Urges Approval of Pfizer AIDS Drug (Scientific American)
'Pot
2.0': U.S. Marijuana Growing Stronger (CNN)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
SCHIP
Is a Success and Should be Expanded, Say Opinion Leaders (Medical
News Today)
You
Are What You Grow (New York Times)
April 25, 2007
Re-Work
Your Workouts and Spend Less Time in the Gym (CNN)
Cancer Screening,
Chemo 'Falling Short' (Toronto Star)
Rep:
'Broken' FDA Can't Keep Food Safe (USA Today)
U.S.
Wonders If Drug Data Was Accurate (New York Times)
Food
Prep May Be as Important as Ingredients Themselves (Forbes)
Lost and Found in
Africa (Toronto Star)
Food
Games: 'Fake' vs. 'Real' (USA Today)
Fast Food Boosts
Blood Pressure: Study (Toronto Star)
To
Sleep, Perchance to Remember (USA Today)
Abortion
Doesn't Boost Breast Cancer Risk, Large Study Finds (Los Angeles
Times)
Gene
Variants Tied to Progression of Eye Disease (Boston Globe)
A
Single High-Fat Meal Can Make You More Reactive to Stress (China
Daily)
April 24, 2007
Bush,
Congress Given Notice to Fix Medicare (Chicago Tribune)
Wiping
Out a Parasite, Not a Spirit of Adventure (New York Times)
Social
Security, Medicare Panel Adjusts Forecast (Washington Post)
Doctors
Manage Limited Doses (Concord Monitor)
On
the Trail of Parkinson's, Through Yeast Cells (New York Times)
Be Mosquito Savvy
as Mercury Rises (Sacramento Bee)
Medicine
and the Drug Industry, A Morality Tale (New York Times)
Cardio
vs. Weights: The Battle Is Over (Washington Post)
Breast
Cancer Not Linked to Abortion, Study Says (New York Times)
April 23, 2007
FDA
Was Aware of Dangers to Food (Washington Post)
FDA
to Consider Approval of First CCR5 Antagonist Against HIV/AIDS
(Medical News Today)
Chew
Cud, Not Antibiotics (Boston Globe)
Asia's
Cancer Rate May Pose Threat to Economic Growth (Bloomberg)
Asia's
Approaching Cancer Epidemic (Medical News Today)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
Forget
Pills, Take Them Online (CIOL)
April 22, 2007
CDC
Helping TV Show Writers Keep the Medicine Real (CNN)
Organic
Vs. Conventional (Cooking Light)
Winning
the Nutrition Game, With Help from a Coach (New York Times)
Defeat
for Senate Bill on Drug-Price Negotiation (AARP)
Fruity
Cocktails Count as Health Food, Study Finds (CNN)
In
Turnabout, Infant Deaths Climb in South (New York Times)
Poll:
Picking Healthy Restaurant Foods Not So Easy (CNN)
Oversight
of Nursing Homes is Criticized (New York Times)
Year-Old
Meat Recalled After E. Coli Cases (Los Angeles Times)
Colleges
Review Mental-Health Issues (Seattle Times)
Missed
Signals (New York Times)
Not
in Poverty But Not Insured (Indianapolis Star)
Progress
and Perils (Boston Globe)
Seniors
Losing Out on Health Benefits (Seatlle Post Intelligencer)
April 21, 2007
A Date With
Drugs (Toronto Star)
Glass
Baby Bottles Making Comeback (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chocolate Takes
Another Healthy Turn (Toronto Star)
Steve
Case's New Venture: Fix Health Care (Wired)
Asians
Less Likely to Seek Therapy (San Francisco Chronicle)
Are
Trans Fat Replacements Any Healthier? (USA Today)
Low-Salt
Diet Shakes Off Heart Disease (MedPage Today)
Mental
Illness Strains School Counselors (USA Today)
Docs
Find More Links Between Cancer and Hormone Therapy (Wired)
Innovation
Through Collaboration and Confrontation (World Health Care Blog)
April 20, 2007
U.S.
to Have 27 Million Flu-Vaccine Doses (Reuters)
Organic
Milk Supply Expected to Surge as Farmers Pursue a Payoff (New York
Times)
Baby
Boomers Appear to Be Less Healthy Than Parents (Washington Post)
Groups
Work to Make Child Flu Vaccinations a Priority (USA Today)
Trial
of Amgen Drug May Dispel Some Concerns (New York Times)
Less
Salt May Prevent Heart Disease, Stroke, Researchers Find (Bloomberg)
Scientists
Find Natural HIV Inhibitor in Human Blood (Medical News Today)
New
Targets Needed for Wait Times, MDs Say (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Doctors
Try New Surgery for Gallbladder Removal (New York Times)
WHO
Developing Plan to Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases (Voice of
America)
Pill
That Eliminates the Period Gets Mixed Reviews (New York Times)
Merck
Donates Pills in Africa Worm Fight (Reuters)
The
Brain May Use Only 20 Percent of Its Memory-Forming Neurons
(Scientific American)
Traffic
Deaths a Global Scourge, Health Agency Says (Washington Post)
April 19, 2007
Sharp
Drop in Rates of Breast Cancer Holds (New York Times)
FDA
Approves Bird Flu Vaccine (Los Angeles Times)
Smoking
Ban Clears the Air in Irish Pubs (MedPage Today)
Open
Medicine Launches Wednesday (Toronto Globe and Mail)
Fast
Food Nutrition Baffles Consumers (San Francisco Chronicle)
Scales
Said to Tip in Favor of Antidepressant Use in Children (New York
Times)
Some
Dialysis Centers Overtreat Anemia: Study (Forbes)
April 18, 2007
Cancer
Vaccines Are Proving Their Mettle (Forbes)
Does
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Benefit Last? (WebMD)
Chondroitin
for Pain in Osteoarthritis (Annals of Internal Medicine)
Study
Sees Little Benefit in Chondroitin for Arthritis (New York Times)
April 17, 2007
AARP
Says It Will Become Major Medicare Insurer While Remaining a Consumer
Lobby (New York Times)
Revolving
Door for Addicts Adds to Medicaid Costs (New York Times)
New
Parkinson's Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Early Tests (USA Today)
April 11, 2007
Pas
de Deux of Sexuality Is Written in the Genes (New York Times)
Partners
Face Cancer Together (USA Today)
A
Lively Libido Isn't Reserved for the Young (New York Times)
Flu
Vaccine Emerges from Caterpillar Cells (USA Today)
'Tis the Season
for Runny Eyes (Toronto Star)
Diabetes
'Blocked by Stem Cells' (BBC News)
Abbott
to Cut AIDS Drug Cost in Poor Nations (Chicago Tribune)
Study
Finds 'Mind-Boggling' Increase in Morbidly Obese (USA Today)
April 10, 2007
Coffee
Lovers, Smokers at Lower Parkinson's Risk (Forbes)
A
Boost for Child Medicaid Services (Houston Chronicle)
Long-Term
Therapy Effective in Bipolar Depression (New York Times)
Dark
Chocolate, But Not Tea, Takes a Bite Out of Blood Pressure (Forbes)
Many Dieters
'Finish Up Heavier' (BBC News)
Diets
Just Don't Work in the Long Run (China Daily)
Brain
Linked to Emotional Stress That Harms Heart, Study Says (Bloomberg)
Pfizer
Drug for Diabetes is Lagging (New York Times)
For
Young Athletes, A Key Save (Washington Post)
April 9, 2007
Herbal
Remedy Fights Recurring Urinary Tract Infections (FoodConsumer.org)
Small
Steps Lead to Healthier Hearts for Women (Forbes)
Tai
Chi May Protect from Shingles (Medical News Today)
Heart
Disease: American Women's Number One Killer (FoodConsumer.org)
Egypt
Reports 34th Human Bird Flu Case (China Daily)
Gene
Mutation Discovery Might Help Improve Eczema Treatment (EarthTimes.org)
China
Bans Organizations and Individuals From Trading in Human Organs
(Medical News Today)
Fat Hormone
'Boosts Colon Cancer' (BBC News)
Memory Loss
Could Be Treated in Future: Study (EarthTimes.org)
Amputee
Looks at His New Life as 'Another Chance' (USA Today)
Your
Car + Your Commute = A Visit To Your Doctor (Washington Post)
April 8, 2007
Lessons
of Heart Disease, Learned and Ignored (New York Times)
Miserable
from Menopause? Walk It Off (USA Today)
Silicon
Sweat (San Francisco Chronicle)
Study
Says HSAs More Costly for Women (Washington Post)
Bird
Flu Death Toll Mounts as Two More Die (China Daily)
Obama
Says U.S. Ready for Health Reform (Washington Post)
Nations
Focus on Health Risks Posed by Globalization (Forbes)
New
TB Strain in South Africa a Concern (Associated Press)
Take
Your Pills, And I'll Call You in the Morning (Washington Post_
April 7, 2007
China
Issues Regulation on Organ Transplants (China Daily)
A Flash of
Concern (Newsweek)
Hormone
Therapy Redeemed (Time)
India
Unveils Healthy-Living Site (United Press International)
Biologic
Drug Approved to Prevent Hepatitis B in Liver Patients (Forbes)
Exercisers
Slow It Down With Qigong (New York Times)
April 6, 2007
Moisture
in Peanut Butter Plant Spread Salmonella (CNN)
Knee
Deep (Time)
New
Urgency in Debating Health Care (New York Times)
Paging Dr.
Gupta - blog (CNN)
22
Brands of Dog Biscuits are Added to Pet Food Recall (New York Times)
Top
100 Worst Cities for Spring Allergies (Forbes)
Unraveling
the Pet Food Mystery (Time)
NYC
Eyes Circumcision Push to Fight AIDS (Washington Post)
The Global
Warming Survival Guide (Time)
Disease
Underlies Hatfield-McCoy Feud (Washington Post)
Mediterranean
Diet Likely Good for Children Also, Study Finds (Bloomberg)
How
Special is Too Special? (Time)
Vaccine
Cuts U.S. Child Pneumonia Rate By 39% (Forbes)
April 5, 2007
Study
Questions Exam to Detect Breast Cancer (New York Times)
Expert:
Risky Teen Behavior is All in the Brain (USA Today)
High-Tech
Mammograms Faulted (Washington Post)
Obesity Struggle
May Start in Womb (Toronto Star)
At
Wal-Mart, Lessons in Self-Help (New York Times)
Wanted:
More Information on Healthcare (Boston Globe)
FDA
Proposes Softening Irradiated Food Labels (USA Today)
An
Army of Housewives Battles TB in Bangladesh (New York Times)
How Our
'Plastic' Brain Transforms Itself (Toronto Star)
One Head
Injury Sets the Stage for a Second One in Children (New York Times)
New
AIDS Drug Helps Patients Immune to Other Medications (Forbes)
April 4, 2007
Health
Risk to Older Women Is Seen in Hormone Therapy (New York Times)
Seafood
Poisoning Rises Without Warning (Associated Press)
Calculate
Your Blood Alcohol Content (Discovery.com)
How
Exercise and Bed Rest in Pregnancy Can Coexist (New York Times)
Flu
Showing Signs of Resistence to Antivirals (Medical News Today)
Men
Aren't Exempt (Indianapolis Star)
Council
Tentatively Backs Mandatory HPV Vaccine (Washington Post)
Home
vs Hospital: The Big Debate (London Daily Mail)
Red
Meat Link to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer (London Daily Mail)
Insurer
to Pay for Boy's Breast Surgery (Associated Press)
Thwarting
Terror: Genes Can Tell the Story of Radiation Exposure (Scientific
American)
$500
Million Pledged to Fight Childhood Obesity (New York Times)
April 3, 2007
Benefits
of Mammograms for Women in 40s Challenged (Washington Post)
Enzyme
Discovery Could Greatly Expand Blood Supply (Forbes)
A
Patent's Demands vs. A Doctor's Convictions (New York Times)
FDA
to Novartis: Stop Selling Zelnorm (Forbes)
A
Mutinous Group of Cells on a Greedy, Destructive Path (New York
Times)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
Drugs
Are In the Water, Does It Matter? (New York Times)
Are
You Pregnant or Fat? (Chicago Tribune)
In
New Cancer Guideline, A Host of Uncertainties (New York Times)
Criteria
for Depression Are Too Broad, Researchers Say (Washington Post)
April 2, 2007
Researchers
Convert Blood into Universal Donor Type (San Francisco Chronicle)
The
Balance Between Life and Disease (Boston Globe)
Some
Hospitals Call 911 to Save Their Patients (New York Times)
Dirt
Is Cheaper Than Prozac: Mood-Boosting Bacteria? (Wired)
Heart Valve
Grown From Stem Cells (BBC News)
A
Budget with a Breakthrough in Child Health Care (New York Times)
'Junk DNA'
Offers Up Prostate Cancer Clues (Newsweek)
Arguing for a
Common Cause - Fight Against Diseases (Today Online)
April 1, 2007
Expanded
Health Program for Children Causes Clash (New York Times)
Recruits'
Fitness Weighs on Military (USA Today)
What's
The One Thing Big Business and the Left Have in Common? (New York
Times)
Glove Gives CPR a
Helping Hand (Toronto Star)
For
Cancer Patients, A Struggle to Prolong Hope as Well as Life
(Washington Post)
Studies
Lead to Withdrawal of Drug for Bowel Ailment (New York Times)
Doctors
Baffled By Patients Not Taking Prescriptions (USA Today)
Got
Crow's Feet? Call the Downward Dog (New York Times)
More Cancer
Survivors Means More Cancer Recurrences (Lexington Herald-Leader)
A
Forum on Health Reform (Washington Post)
Questions,
answers on Breast Cancer Screening (Boston Globe)
Little White Lies
(Toronto Star)
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