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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)
October 28, 2007
A
Less Invasive Hysterectomy (Washington Post)
In
a Lifetime of Sickle Cell, the Evolution of a Disease (New York
Times)
Talk
Helps Your Brain Preserve Memory (Battle Creek Enquirer)
New
Ventures Help Fight the Frustrations of Fighting Breast Cancer (New
York Times)
Drug-Plan
Shopping (Wall Street Journal)
October 27, 2007
A
(Sometimes) Deadly Scourge (New York Times)
Cervical
Cancer Vaccine to be Given to All Girls Ages 12 and 13 (The
Independent)
Twist
and Ouch (New York Times)
New
York City to Require Display of Calorie Info on Menu (FoodConsumer.org)
Bayer
Trasylol Trial Halted, FDA Advises Doctors (Reuters)
Biden
Promotes Financial Literacy, Health Care Plan (Boston Globe)
October 26, 2007
The
Way to a Healthy Heart (Los Angeles Times)
Wholesome
Grains, Stronger Hearts (Harvard Crimson)
Pre-Cancer
Lesions 'Remain Risk' (BBC News)
Doctors
in Distress (New York Times)
Cancer of
Cervix or Vagina Can Come Back 25 Years Later (Medical News Today)
AIDS
Vaccine May Have Raised Risk of Infection (Seattle Times)
Helmet
Design Absorbs Shock in a New Way (New York Times)
Survey:
More Americans Stressed (United Press International)
October 25, 2007
House
Defies Bush and Passes Insurance Bill (New York Times)
Hypertension
Drugs: Alzheimer's Perk? (WebMD)
It's Not
the Stress, It's How You Deal With It (New York Times)
Lifting
the Veil From a Deadly Disease (Washington Post)
Seeking
Savings, Employers Help Smokers Quit (New York Times)
Canadian
Beef Likely Cause of U.S. E. Coli Cases: USDA (Reuters)
October 24, 2007
Implantable
Brain Device Makes Parkinson's Patients More Impulsive (Medical
News Today)
An
Abundance of Remedies But Little Relief (New York Times)
Illness
Follows Buttery-Flavored Trail (USA Today)
An
Active, Purposeful Machine That Comes Out at Night to Play (New York
Times)
Hospice
Care Less Popular Among Minority Groups (Detroit Free Press)
Books:
Cancer Gets a Makeover (New York Times)
Best
Ways to Avoid Cancer (Forbes)
October 17, 2007
Malaria
Vaccine Shows Promise (Los Angeles Times)
Do
Staff Bacteria Kill More People Than HIV? (Forbes)
MRSA Cases
More Widespread Than Thought in USA (Medical News Today)
Study
Warns of Spreading "Superbug" (Los Angeles Times)
U.S.
Womens' Health Care Still Falls Short: Report (U.S. News and World
Report)
FDA
Approves Bristol Myers Squibb Drug Made Here (Syracuse
Post-Standard)
October 16, 2007
Children's
Health Bill Dispute Turns to Income Limits (New York Times)
Simple
Blood Test Could Predict Alzheimer's Risk (Reuters)
Plan
Eyes Ounce of Prevention (Baltimore Sun)
A
Tragic Risk of Weight-Loss Surgery (New York Times)
Alzheimer's
Program is One from the Art (USA Today)
What
You Can Expect in Your 2008 Health Insurance Package (Washington
Post)
Amgen
Defends Its Turf as Competition Looms for Anemia Drug (New York
Times)
October 6, 2007
Child
Health Battle Foreshadows a Larger War (New York Times)
Drug
Dispensing Could Ease (Chicago Tribune)
Fish
Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat (U.S. News and World Report)
Lily
Adds Strong Warning Label to Zyprexa (New York Times)
Health
Highlights (Washington Post)
Should
Pregnant Women Eat More Seafood? (New York Times)
FDA
Wants to Let You Buy Some Routine Meds Without a Prescription (USA
Today)
Medicare
Says Will Recoup $4 Billion from U.S. Drug Plans (Reuters)
October 5, 2007
Universal
Coverage: Stocks That Would Win (BusinessWeek)
Study
Questions Medtronic Stent Safety (New York Times)
Veto
Puzzles Health Care Providers (The Argus)
Care
of Dying is Outlined by W.H.O. (New York Times)
Key
Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread (Forbes)
OxyContin
in the Crosshairs Again (Motley Fool)
October 4, 2007
Microsoft
Offers System to Track Health Records (New York Times)
Chronic
Disease Has High Cost in Florida (Jacksonville Business Journal)
Healthy
Living Could Save U.S. $1 Trillion, Study Finds (Los Angeles Times)
Pfizer
Hires Two Top Scientists to Expand Drug Pipeline (New York Times)
Erectile
Dysfunction: A Harbinger of Heart Trouble (U.S. News and World
Report)
October 3, 2007
TeleTech
Sponsors Denver Komen Race for the Cure (CNN Money)
Canada
Pulls Drug Linked to Hepatitis (Wall Street Journal)
Another
Painkiller Pulled Off Shelves (National Post)
Keeping
Arteries Cleared and the Courts Clogged (New York Times)
New
Psoriasis Drug is Safe and Effective (Reuters)
Canadian
Registry Data Favor Drug-Eluting Stents (MedPage Today)
Scrutiny
for Insurers of the Aged (New York Times)
Low
Pregnancy Weight Gain OK for Obese (Associated Press)
October 2, 2007
Cautious
Optimism for Sufferers of Joint Pain (New York Times)
California
Stem-Cell Institute Takes Back $3 Million in Grants (Wired)
For
Minority Kids, No Room to Breathe (New York Times)
CIRM
OKs Two New Research Programs (San Francisco Business Times)
Appalachia
Clinics Bring Help on Wheels (Associated Press)
Your
Health Data, Plugged In To the Web (Washington Post)
October 1, 2007
Standard
Medicare Premium Will Rise 3.1% Next Year (New York Times)
Studies
Endorse 'Virtual Colonoscopy' (USA Today)
Romney,
Clinton Health Care Plans Similar, Experts (Reuters)
Eat to Live: Organic
Debate Reopens (United Press International)
How Much
CPR is Right? (Toronto Star)
Eight
States Plan to Press Bush on Health Plan (New York Times)
Real
Hope in a Virtual World (Washington Post)
September 30, 2007
Ban
Sought on Cold Medicine for Very Young (New York Times)
Health
Highlights (U.S. News and World Report)
Democrats
Build Plan to Override Health Bill Veto (New York Times)
E.
Coli Fears Trigger Large Recall of Ground Beef (MarketWatch.com)
Common
Medicines Bad for Kids, FDA Says (Seattle Times)
Health
Insurance Information (Village Soup Belfast)
September 29, 2007
Candidates
Go Code Blue on Health Care (Los Angeles Times)
In
a Contaminated World, Play Isn't the Only Hazard (New York Times)
FDA
Approves New Flu Vaccine (Forbes)
A
Boon for Lead-Testing Companies (New York Times)
DRC
Officials Confirm Seven New Ebola Cases (Voice of America)
Health
Highlights (U.S. News and World Report)
Some
Parents Test Toys at Home (New York Times)
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