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- The Bay Citizen: I.R.S. Looks at Finances of Planned Parenthood 3.09.2010, 04:13
The criminal division of the Internal Revenue Service is looking into the finances of Planned Parenthood Golden Gate in Oakland, CA, which has also begun its own investigation. - Employers Push Costs for Health on Workers 3.09.2010, 03:52
Employers passed all of the increases in insurance premiums this year to their employees, a survey found. - Child’s Ordeal Shows Risks of Psychosis Drugs for Young 3.09.2010, 03:37
Powerful drugs are given to young children despite a lack of study on how they affect development. - Health Costs Passed On to Workers 3.09.2010, 03:34
The annual Kaiser survey of employer health benefits shows employers managed to keep costs down, but employees’ premiums went up. - Srinagar Journal: A Kashmir Hospital Is Witness to Conflict 3.09.2010, 03:20
Just getting to work is an ordeal for staff members, who have also had to face chanting protesters in their emergency room. - Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk 3.09.2010, 01:09
LONDON (Reuters) – People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday. - Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010 (HealthDay) 3.09.2010, 01:08
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: - Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young (HealthDay) 3.09.2010, 01:08
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Older people prefer to read negative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feel better about themselves, a new study suggests. - Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer (AP) 3.09.2010, 01:01
AP – People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. - Scientist at Work: Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier: Think the Answer’s Clear? Look Again 3.09.2010, 12:54
Dr. Donald A. Redelmeier’s work has debunked preconceived notions and revealed some deep truths about the predictors of longevity, the organization of health care and the workings of the medical mind. - Essay: Isolation, an Ancient and Lonely Practice, Endures 3.09.2010, 12:50
For those who are not just infected on the inside but also infested on the outside our state-of-the-art treatment includes a direct carryover from the Middle Ages. - Build-it-yourself playground helps kids imagine 2.09.2010, 11:59
He’s designed everything from upscale hotels and restaurants to the sets for Broadway plays and the Academy Awards ceremony. - Doctor and Patient: Tending to Patients During a Hurricane 2.09.2010, 11:23
Dr. Ruth Berggren was among a team of nurses and doctors that stayed with patients during Hurricane Katrina. - Double hand transplant patient shows new hands (AP) 2.09.2010, 11:17
AP – The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels “fantastic” and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. - Timer may help kids’ bladder control problems 2.09.2010, 10:18
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. - Timer may help kids’ bladder control problems (Reuters) 2.09.2010, 10:18
Reuters – Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. - Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases 2.09.2010, 10:17
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co’s Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. - Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases (Reuters) 2.09.2010, 10:17
Reuters – Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co’s Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. - Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com) 2.09.2010, 10:00
Time.com – A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke - Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis 2.09.2010, 09:38
NOWSHERA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk. - Text messages little help in remembering the Pill 2.09.2010, 09:33
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A cell phone text message — and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival — may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests. - Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban 2.09.2010, 09:30
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. - Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters) 2.09.2010, 09:30
Reuters – A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. - Testing the Bonds of Doctor and Patient 2.09.2010, 09:27
For Dr. Ruth Bergren and her colleagues taking care of HIV patients in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina presented the ultimate test of the doctor-patient relationship. - Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise 2.09.2010, 08:54
LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world’s major killer diseases. - Groups of friends key to changing health behaviors 2.09.2010, 08:46
CHICAGO (Reuters) – When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. - For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks 2.09.2010, 08:06
All those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers’ diets, a new study suggests. - Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) 2.09.2010, 07:54
AP – Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? - Q. & A. With a Child Psychiatrist 2.09.2010, 07:53
Are drugs appropriate for toddlers to take when they exhibit troubled behavior? - West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece 2.09.2010, 07:51
West Nile Virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. - She drops 100 pounds, gains new world 2.09.2010, 07:03
I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we’ve never met a vegetable we couldn’t fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads. - Study Shows SAMe May Ease Depression 2.09.2010, 06:37
A popular dietary supplement called SAMe may help depressed patients who don’t respond to prescription antidepressant treatment, a new study shows. - Workers see higher health costs, less care 2.09.2010, 06:21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees. - Do Fluorescent Lights Trigger Migraines? 2.09.2010, 05:47
Many people who suffer from migraines believe fluorescent lights are the culprit. - Recipes for Health: For the Vegetarians at the Cookout 2.09.2010, 04:42
Skip the veggie burgers and tofu “hot dogs.” Here are some excellent vegetarian dishes for end-of-summer picnics and barbecues. - In mine’s confines, survival instincts prevail 2.09.2010, 04:40
The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities’ top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them. - Too little sleep bad for teenagers’ diets: study 2.09.2010, 04:07
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. - Flu 2010: 5 things you should know 2.09.2010, 02:18
Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know. - Will Aging Chimps Get to Retire, or Face Medical Research? 2.09.2010, 10:30
A move of some of 186 chimpanzees to a research center in Texas has spurred outrage among animal rights advocates, primate experts and politicians. - Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP) 2.09.2010, 10:01
AP – Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. - Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill 2.09.2010, 09:50
A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists. - Finding Suggests New Aim for Alzheimer’s Drugs 2.09.2010, 09:00
A discovery by Paul Greengard, an 84-year-old scientist and Nobel winner, has illuminated a new direction. - Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry 2.09.2010, 08:00
Allergan agreed to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold Botox for unapproved uses. - At Flea Market, Fear of a Different Insect 2.09.2010, 07:42
Buyers in secondhand stores are concerned about bedbugs coming along with the clothing or furniture. - Recipes for Health: Grilled Mushrooms in Foil Packets 2.09.2010, 06:50
Prepare these packets at home, then toss them on the grill at a cookout. - Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice (HealthDay) 2.09.2010, 05:48
HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) — A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse study. - FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs 2.09.2010, 03:50
Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday. - New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP) 2.09.2010, 12:27
AP – Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it’s resistant to the main drug for treating it. - Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP) 2.09.2010, 12:25
AP – Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia “another flawed diet pill” and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems. - Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some 1.09.2010, 11:40
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. - Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay (Reuters) 1.09.2010, 11:01
Reuters – The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. - Maker of Botox Settles Case for $600 Million 1.09.2010, 10:30
Allergan agreed to settle criminal and civil allegations that it had marketed Botox for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. - Does Stretching Prevent Running Injuries? 1.09.2010, 10:17
That question, which has prompted countless debates, is now at the heart of a notable new study. - Fighting the Muscle Loss That Comes With Age 1.09.2010, 04:31
Why muscles wither with age is captivating a growing number of scientists, drug and food companies and aging baby boomers. - Fear of Falling 1.09.2010, 04:29
Can exaggerated anxiety about falling — even if tests show your risk to be low — increase the probability that you’ll actually fall? - Deal Would Provide Dialysis to Illegal Immigrants in Atlanta 1.09.2010, 08:03
The deal, if completed, would end a yearlong impasse that has come to symbolize the health care plight of the country’s uninsured immigrants and the hospitals that end up caring for them. - New Rivals to Warfarin as Blood Clot Preventer 1.09.2010, 07:19
A Bristol-Myers drug shows promise in treating a heart rhythm disorder, and others combat postsurgical clotting and deep vein thrombosis. - Recipes for Health: Turkish Bean and Herb Salad 1.09.2010, 06:30
This fragrant bean salad requires far less olive oil than the traditional version. - Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP) 1.09.2010, 01:48
AP – Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests. - For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com) 1.09.2010, 01:21
LiveScience.com – To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos’ cha. […] - Recipes for Health: Grilled Leeks With Romesco Sauce 31.08.2010, 07:20
Steamed and grilled leeks are paired with romesco sauce, a nut-thickened pepper purée. - Recipes for Health: Creamy Potato Salad With Yogurt Vinaigrette 31.08.2010, 06:50
This dish may resemble a traditional potato salad, but it does not rely on mayonnaise. - Really?: The Claim: Flying After Breast Cancer Surgery Can Cause Swelling 31.08.2010, 06:02
Lymph nodes are often removed as treatment. The concern is that changes in cabin pressure might influence the movement of fluid in the lymphatic system. - Vital Signs: Safety: Assessing the National Bill for Crashes 31.08.2010, 05:48
Motor vehicle accidents cost the nation almost $100 billion dollars a year, about $500 for each licensed driver, according to government data. - Companies Race to Develop Drugs to Reduce Blood-Clotting Problems 31.08.2010, 05:47
The drugs are aimed at people who have a higher than normal risk for clotting or stroke, like patients undergoing hip replacement surgery or those with an irregular heartbeat. - Vital Signs: Longevity: For New York Men, a Life Expectancy Gap 31.08.2010, 05:45
Men die about six years younger, according to a new report from the New York City health department. - Majority of Caesareans Are Done Before Labor 31.08.2010, 05:44
A new study suggests several reasons for the nation’s rising Caesarean section rate. - Returning to Classrooms, and to Severe Headaches 31.08.2010, 04:59
Doctors say frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet the problem gets surprisingly little attention from the medical community. - The truth about 12 health myths 31.08.2010, 02:06
If you cross your eyes, they’ll stay that way. If you have wet hair, you’ll catch a cold. Some adages — about nutrition, home remedies, and more — need an update. - Garlic breath? Beat it with a glass of milk, say experts 31.08.2010, 01:58
Drinking a glass of milk can stop garlic breath, scientists discover. - Burnham presses Lib Dems on NHS 31.08.2010, 01:10
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham is urging Lib Dems to unite with Labour against the Government’s plan for a radical overhaul of the NHS. - Transplant dash driver faces ban 31.08.2010, 01:01
An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding. - ‘Brisk walks’ to prevent cancers 31.08.2010, 12:42
About 10,000 cases of breast and bowel cancer could be prevented each year in the UK if people did more brisk walking, claim experts. - Rowling gives £10m for MS centre 31.08.2010, 11:06
Author JK Rowling is donating £10m to set up a multiple sclerosis research centre at Edinburgh University. - How to spot and combat bedbugs 31.08.2010, 09:54
Clive Boase: “Education and awareness is key” in combating bed bug infestation. - HIV discrimination case filed in China (AP) 31.08.2010, 07:54
AP – A municipal court in central China has accepted the country’s first lawsuit alleging work discrimination because of HIV status, state media reported Tuesday. - Letters: Sticks and Stones (2 Letters) 31.08.2010, 07:20
Letters to the editor. - Drug Makers on the Trail of an Alternative to Steroids 31.08.2010, 07:15
Drug makers are trying to develop medicines that possess the muscle-building ability of testosterone without its side effects. - Doctors Seek Way to Treat Muscle Loss 31.08.2010, 07:10
Why muscles wither is captivating more scientists and drug and food companies, let alone aging baby boomers. - Personal Health: Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth 31.08.2010, 06:50
Body mass index may be useful for identifying obesity in large populations, but in individuals it doesn’t differentiate between fatty and lean tissue. - Mind: Lasting Pleasures, Robbed by Drug Abuse 31.08.2010, 06:39
Drugs have a competitive advantage over natural rewards and can hijack the brain’s reward system. - Letters: Acupuncture and Science (1 Letter) 31.08.2010, 06:39
A letter to the editor. - Letters: Comfort at Life’s End (1 Letter) 31.08.2010, 06:39
A letter to the editor. - Letters: Neuro-Pioneers (1 Letter) 31.08.2010, 06:39
A letter to the editor. - MS activity ‘alters with seasons’ 31.08.2010, 02:01
The severity of multiple sclerosis seems to change with the seasons, research suggests. - A Rush to Operating Rooms That Alters Men’s Lives 30.08.2010, 11:11
Prostate cancer is a dark and mysterious country, and the authors Ralph H. Blum and Dr. Mark Scholz are good, levelheaded guides through these thickets. - Aging’s Misunderstood Virtues 30.08.2010, 04:37
A Swedish researcher explores ‘gerotranscendence’ and tackles the American ‘busy ethic.’ - Baby died after superbug hit ward 30.08.2010, 02:30
A baby died and three others became ill after a superbug resistant to common antibiotics hit a London hospital, it is revealed. - Heart drug ‘exciting discovery’ 30.08.2010, 11:04
Professor Martin Cowie explains how a new drug “slows the pulse down and so helps to take the strain off the heart”. - Pill may ‘cut heart failure rate’ 30.08.2010, 10:14
A pill costing less than £1.50 a day has the potential to save the lives of thousands of heart failure patients, research suggests. - Sanofi’s Bid Puts Pressure on Genzyme 30.08.2010, 07:23
The French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis disclosed its $18.5 billion bid for the American biotechnology firm Genzyme. - Motion capture clue to human behaviour 30.08.2010, 07:23
The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life. - Hospitals ’still fail’ on feeding 30.08.2010, 02:29
Many hospitals across the UK are not doing enough to spot elderly people at risk from malnutrition, says a charity. - Government scrapping NHS Direct 29.08.2010, 02:17
The coalition government confirms plans to scrap the NHS Direct helpline in England and replace it with an alternative service. - Test ‘can predict C-section need’ 29.08.2010, 01:17
A test which could stop women labouring for hours in the hope of a “normal” birth only to end up with a Caesarean section has been developed in Sweden. - ‘There’s confidence in NHS Direct’ 28.08.2010, 05:49
The government has confirmed it is planning to scrap the NHS Direct telephone service in England and replace it with a cheaper option. - ‘I have to graze on food all day’ 28.08.2010, 03:01
Oesophageal cancer survivor Larry Rees has described how the radical surgery he undertook has impacted on his life. - Male oesophageal cancer ‘doubles’ 28.08.2010, 12:08
Cancers of the food pipe in Britain have doubled in men over 25 years, figures from Cancer Research UK show. - Does Your Language Shape How You Think? 28.08.2010, 03:56
The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all. - Vocal therapy for Alzheimer’s patients 27.08.2010, 08:07
Singers in Norfolk are feeling the benefits of a choir with a difference, one that is brought to life by members of the public affected by dementia.

