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February 28, 2007
Two
New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight (New York Times)
Advisors
Urge OK of Bird Flu Vaccine (Associated Press)
Study
Tracks Rate of Cervical Cancer Virus (New York Times)
Vitamins 'Could
Shorten Lifespan' (BBC News)
It
Seems the Fertility Clock Ticks for Men, Too (New York Times)
Health Blog: Behind
the Headlines (Yahoo)
Panel
Finds Flawed Data in a Major Stem Cell Report (New York Times)
Diagnosis:
Muscle-Bound (New York Times)
Low-fat
Dairy Food May Hurt Fertility (Reuters)
Salmonella
Probe Turns to Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (ConsumerAffairs.com)
Spring
Nutrition Guide (Yahoo)
Herbal
Assist Aids Acupuncture (Orange County Register)
A
Book Tells About the Body's Secret Ingredient (Orange County
Register)
February 27, 2007
Studies
Show Anemia Drugs May Harm Cancer Patients (New York Times)
Garlic
May Not Lower Cholesterol (WebMD)
On Some Menus, One Plate
Packs 2,000 Calories (MSNBC)
A
Mystery Ailment, But Not for the Right Doctor (New York Times)
High
Blood Pressure Linked to Painkillers (Medical News Today)
Child
Health Care Splits White House and States (New York Times)
'Perfectionism'
Bowel Pain Link (BBC News)
Milk
Allergy 'Caused by Stone Age Genes' (London Daily Telegraph)
Bargaining
Down That CT Scan is Suddenly Possible (New York Times)
Study
Finds Lifelong Exercise May Halve the Risk of Breast Cancer (Boston
Globe)
February 26, 2007
Reflections
on the German Acupuncture Studies (Journal of Chinese Medicine)
China Bans Tow
U.S.-made Peanut Butter Brands (Daily News and Analysis)
Retarded
Mice Get Smarter with Drug (Los Angeles Times)
U.S.
Scientists Prototype Breath Test for Lung Cancer (Medical News
Today)
Patrick
Seeks $72M Hike in Health Aid (Boston Globe)
Health
Highlights (Washington Post)
After
Sorry 14-Year Hiatus, Health Care Debate Revives (USA Today)
$5.1
M Stem-Cell Gift for Sick Kids (Toronto Globe and Mail)
When
Germs Talk, Maybe Humans Can Answer (New York Times)
Those
Multiple Choices in Long-Term Care Policies (New York Times)
Some
Respect, Please, for the Afternoon Nap (New York Times)
February 25, 2007
Transcript:
President Bush's Weekly Radio Address (Fox News)
Bush
Renews Call for Shift in Healthcare Tax System (Boston Globe)
My
Daughter Won't Get HPV Vaccine (Chicago Sun-Times)
In
the Stent Era, Heart Bypasses Get a New Look (New York Times)
Hormonal
Surge During Pregnancy Repairs Faulty Brain Signaling (Scientific
American)
Strep
Linked to Movement Disorder in Children (Scientific American)
Trans
Fats Are Not the Only Villains in American Diet (USA Today)
Poorer
Countries Defend HIV Drugs With Tests for Hardy Strains (Bloomberg)
A
Honey of a Source of Antioxidants (Washington Post)
Hospitals
Propose Mandatory Insurance (Playfuls.com)
China
Praised By Researchers for AIDS Effort (Reuters)
Chinese
Medicine Meets Finnish Health Care Technology (Medical News Today)
Caffeine
May Prevent Heart Disease in Elderly (Playfuls.com)
February 24, 2007
With
a Costly Cancer Drug, the Dose Appears Optional (New York Times)
Florida
Considers HPV Shot (Naples Daily News)
Adult
Stem Cell Study Flawed, Study Says (Houston Chronicle)
Bush,
In Talk-Show Manner, Promotes His Health Plan (New York Times)
Company
Recalls Cantaloupes Over Salmonella Contamination (San Jose Mercury
News)
Compelling
Evidence That Male Circumcision Prevents HIV Spread (Medical News
Today)
New
Technology Lengthens Lives of Patients Waiting for Donor Human Hearts
(Medical News Today)
White Coat Notes
(Boston.com)
Girl
Scouts Cut Trans-Fat from Cookies (Associated Press)
February 23, 2007
U.S.
To Toughen Meat Inspection at Some Plants (Arizona Republic)
FDA
Orders ADHD Drug Advisories for Patients (MedPage Today)
Studies:
Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk (Houston Chronicle)
With
Some Prostate Cases, Wait-And-See May Be The Best Approach, Study Finds
(USA Today)
Hospital
Group Offers Plan on Health Coverage For All (New York Times)
Coca-Cola
To Put Caffeine Content Information on U.S. Labels (New York Times)
Guide
to Long-Term Care (AARP)
February 22, 2007
In
Tennessee, Bush Talks Up Tax Breaks For the Uninsured (Washington
Post)
Study:
Herpes Drug Helps Control AIDS and May Prevent Spread (Boston
Herald)
U.S.
Is Sued Over Position on Marijuana (New York Times)
Women
Given Go-Ahead to Donate Eggs (Reuters)
Canada
Joins Gates in AIDS Vaccine Fight (Washington Post)
Lilly
to Introduce Unique Insulin Pen (Associated Press)
Telemedicine
Looking for a Thai Market (Bangkok Post)
Germany
Steps Up Funding on Health Research (Cordis News)
February 21, 2007
Detox
Diets: Purging the Myths (WebMD)
To
Save Later, Some Employers Are Offering Free Drugs Now (New York
Times)
After
9/11, Ailing Residents Find a Place to Turn (New York Times)
Surprisingly
Healthy Southern Food (Forbes)
Class
Action Peanut Butter Suit Filed in Seattle (Seattle Times)
Merck
Ends Vaccine Lobbying Effort (Boston Globe)
AHA
Updates Guidelines for Preventing Heart Disease in Women (Food
Consumer)
Pregnancy
Hormone May Bring MS Cure (Canadian National Post)
Health
Costs to Nearly Double in a Decade (Los Angeles Times)
Bush's
Pallid Health-Care Proposal (Business Week)
Largest
Stem Cell Database Set Up for Chinese (Beijing Review)
China
Rebuilding Rural Cooperative Medicare System (Beijing Review)
February 20, 2007
Battling
Epilepsy and It's Stigma (New York Times)
Cooked
Chicken Breasts Join Tainted Food Recalls (Forbes)
Flavanol-Rich
Cocoa Improves Blood Flow in the Brain (FoodConsumer.org)
Experts
Issue New Heart Disease Guidelines for Women (Washington Post)
Lowdown
on OTC Weight Loss Drug (Washington Post)
What
Democrats Believe About Health Care Reform (Insurance News Net)
Pig Cells Hope
for Diabetes Cure (BBC)
Video
Games Hone Laparoscopic Surgery Skills (MedPage Today)
Moms'
Six Biggest Sleep Mistakes and How to Fix Them (CNN)
DNA Bar-Coding
Could Rewrite Book of Life (IPS News Agency)
BioDevice
Partnering 2007, Zurich, Switzerland (Netherlands Corporate News)
Increase
in Egg Donors Raises Concerns (Boston Globe)
February 19, 2007
Autism
Gene Breakthrough Hailed (BBC)
Good
Habits Sneaking In (Toronto Star)
Spitzer's
Stem Cell Plan May Not Steamroll Through the Assembly (New York
Times)
Scan Shows How
Brains Plot Future (BBC)
Stop
Smoking Tips for You and the Senator (Chicago Tribune)
Virtual
Treatment for U.S. Troops (BBC)
Science
Finding Ways to Regrow Fingers (USA Today)
Get
the Diet Scoop: Six Promising Supplements, Six to Avoid (CNN)
February 18, 2007
Patient
Safety Through Technology (New York Times)
FDA
Widens Peanut Butter Warning (Reuters)
Praised
Cancer Vaccine Beset By Critics (Miami Herald)
WHO Says
China Faces Serious Challenges in Improving Life Expectancy (Voice
of America)
Bush
Urges Action on Health Insurance (New York Times)
Is Your Office Making
You Sick? (MSNBC)
Health
Highlights (Washington Post)
Mother's
Fish Consumption Linked to Child's IQ (Houston Chronicle)
Warnings
Over Piracy of U.S. Health Network (New York Times)
World
Moves Closer to Having Bird Flu Vaccine (Reuters)
Bush
Says Health Care Coverage to be Top Concern for States (Bloomberg)
China
Bracing for a Baby Boom (Sydney Morning Herald)
February 17, 2007
McKesson:
Wiring the Medical World (Fortune)
Furor
on Rush to Require Cervical Cancer Vaccine (New York Times)
Hunt
for Peanut Butter Salmonella Source Continues (Medical News Today)
Study
Counters Seafood Advice (Boston Globe)
Growth
Drug is Caught Up in Patent Fight (New York Times)
Retinal
Implant Restores Limited Sight to Blind (Forbes)
Detained
AIDS Doctor Allowed to Visit U.S. Later, China Says (New York Times)
China
Mulls Basic Medicine System to Quell Rising Drug Price (China Daily)
February 16, 2007
Survey
Puts New Focus on Binge Eating as a Diagnosis (New York Times)
States
and U.S. at Odds on Aid for Uninsured (New York Times)
China's
Healthcare Sector Offers Strong Potential for Venture Capital
(Forbes)
Chinese
Premier Declares War on Corruption in Healthcare (Pharma Times)
The
Mind, As It Evolves (Los Angeles Times)
Study
Ties Drop in Deaths to a Little Nap After Lunch (Boston Globe)
February 15, 2007
Now
At a Gym Near You: High-Tech Testing (Los Angeles Times)
NIH-AARP
Diet and Health Study: Impact of Diet and Lifestyle Factors on Risk of
Cancer (AARP)
Studies
Cast Doubts on Drug-Coated Heart Stents (Boston Globe)
Emerging
Health Information Technology Selects Initiate Systems Software to
Provide Complete Patient Views to Bronx RHIO Members (Business Wire)
Program
Seeks to Boost Health by Phone (Washington Post)
February 14, 2007
New
Cancer Drug to Save A Thousand Lives a Year (London Times)
FDA
Revises Label Warnings on the Antibiotic Ketek (Medical News Today)
Mice Cloned From
Skin Stem Cells (BBC News)
Taking
TRIPS to India - Novartis, Patent Law, and Access to Medicines (New
England Journal of Medicine)
Learn
the ABCs of Vitamins (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Technology
Mixes Entertainment with Exercise (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
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