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35 Cases of Illness Tied to Pa. Farm’s Raw Milk
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The confirmed cases of campylobacter bacterial infection include 28 people in Pennsylvania, four in Maryland, two in West Virginia, and one in New Jersey. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
St. Vincent, Heart Clinic Arkansas Pushed Out of Saline MemorialEmail this article to a colleague.
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St. Vincent Health System of Little Rock and Heart Clinic Arkansas started the cardiac program for Saline Memorial Hospital in 2008 and unwillingly left the hospital in December. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Planned Parenthood holds Arizona fundraiser after Komen flapEmail this article to a colleague.
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Planned Parenthood’s political arm in Arizona will hold a fundraising event next month with Planned Parenthood Federation of America CEO Cecile Richards.
The event comes on the heels of the abortion-fueled national controversy involving Planned Parenthood and whether it will receive funding from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
The March 15 annual luncheon and fundraiser will benefit Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona, the political advocacy arm of the women’s health group and abortion provider... (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: Mike Sunnucks Source Type: research
FDA Okays Another Diabetes Combo AgentEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved an extended-release version of a combination sitagliptin and metformin for adults with type 2 diabetes. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 5, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The Texas Tribune: Texans Lead Battle for Women’s HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the skirmish between Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Planned Parenthood that intensified over the past week, all roads led to Texas. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 4, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By EMILY RAMSHAW Tags: Komen, Susan G, for the Cure Planned Parenthood Federation of America Richards, Cecile Texas Brinker, Nancy Goodman Richards, Ann Boone, Cecilia Guthrie Breast Cancer Abortion Birth Control and Family Planning Women and Girls Source Type: news
Washington Watch: SGR Action Starts Up AgainEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- This week in Washington marked the resumption of a congressional committee tasked with fixing the problem with the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for Medicare physician reimbursement. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 4, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Komen Reverses Stance on Planned Parenthood GrantsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 4, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By PAM BELLUCK, JENNIFER PRESTON and GARDINER HARRIS Tags: Komen, Susan G, for the Cure Planned Parenthood Federation of America Grants (Corporate and Foundation) Breast Cancer Abortion Stearns, Cliff Source Type: news
First lady's push-ups raise fitness barEmail this article to a colleague.
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Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres put on an impressive push-up demonstration -- setting a great example for other women their age. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Source: USATODAY.com Health - February 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Former Little Rock Business Owner Sent to Prison for Medicare FraudEmail this article to a colleague.
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Archibong Edem-Effiong, 58, now of Houston, who owned Joshua Medical Link Corp. in Little Rock, had pleaded guilty in October. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Gris-PEG (griseofulvin ultramicrosize): Health Advisory - Risk of Product Mix-UpEmail this article to a colleague.
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During packaging and labeling, tablets from one product type may have carried over into packaging of another product. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Notifiable Diseases and Mortality TablesEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule — United States, 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
QuickStats: Rate* of Nonfatal, Medically Consulted Fall Injury Episodes,† by Age GroupEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Errata: Vol. 60, No. 48Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Errata: Vol. 60, No. 50Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Announcement: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day — February 7, 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Salmonellosis Associated with Pet Turtle Exposures — United States, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Progress in Global Measles Control, 2000–2010Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Adult Vaccination Coverage — United States, 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Recovery of a Patient from Clinical Rabies — California, 2011Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Well Blog: Kale for Everyone!Email this article to a colleague.
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A recent trip to the neighborhood farmers' market inspired Martha Rose Shulman to spend the next six days cooking with kale. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By TARA PARKER-POPE Tags: Recipes for Health Source Type: news
White House Begins to Map Course toward Bio-Based EconomyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Politicians and pundits clogged the airwaves last year with rhetoric about the state of the nation's economy. Amid this noise, a few economic policy initiatives did begin to take shape. For instance, last fall, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a request for comments on a draft policy to stimulate the bioeconomy.
Scientists have long asserted that research is an investment that yields economic prosperity. A growing number of scientists and engineers have more recently advised that the biological sciences are poised to inspire transformative discoveries that can solve persistent problems...
Source: Washington Watch - February 3, 2012 Category: Biology Authors: Robert E. Gropp Source Type: news
National Briefing | Health: Officials Recommend the HPV Vaccine for All BoysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Federal health officials recommended on Thursday that all boys be routinely vaccinated against infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Tags: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccination and Immunization Sexually Transmitted Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Annals of Internal Medicine Children and Childhood Men and Boys Source Type: news
Gene regulator in brain's executive hub tracked across lifespan -- NIH studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain's executive hub. Among key findings of the study by National Institutes of Health scientists: genes implicated in schizophrenia and autism turn out to be members of a select club of genes in which regulatory activity peaks during an environmentally-sensitive critical period in development. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Michelle Obama to Tour Little Rock Air Force BaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House says first lady Michelle Obama will visit the Little Rock Air Force Base next week to promote the second anniversary of her "Let's Move!" initiative geared at reducing childhood obesity. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Adults Still Slow to Get Their Shots (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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(MedPage Today) -- With three exceptions, coverage with adult vaccines remained steady -– and low -- in 2010, the CDC reported. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Memo Reveals Obama Thinking on MalpracticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- A memo from two White House aides to President Obama reveals the administration's thinking on medical malpractice reform and its role in passage of the Affordable Care Act. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: The Pet ProblemEmail this article to a colleague.
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A pet trust offers owners some assurances that after they die, their pets will be cared for. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By ALYSON MARTIN and NUSHIN RASHIDIAN Tags: Pets Cats Death and Dying Dogs Wills and Estates Finances & Legalities Source Type: news
Well Blog: Think Like a Doctor: Sleeping Wife Solved!Email this article to a colleague.
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Readers solve the mystery of a 43-year-old healthy and active woman who suddenly falls asleep and can't be awakened. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By LISA SANDERS, M.D. Tags: think like a doctor Brain Coma Doctors Emergency Medical Treatment Medicine and Health Sleep Stroke Doctors and Patients Source Type: news
Komen Reverses Planned Parenthood Funding CutEmail this article to a colleague.
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(MedPage Today) -- The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation has reversed its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screening and education. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Acetylcysteine Solution, USP (Roxane Laboratories, Inc.): Recall - Visible Glass ParticleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Use of an inhaled product with glass particles has the potential to cause choking which could be life-threatening. (Source: FDA MedWatch)
Source: FDA MedWatch - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Well: What Doctors Can Learn From MusiciansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Could a coach bring back the intellectual vibrancy from medical-school days for one doctor, the way a music teacher inspires constant growth? (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D. Tags: Danielle Ofri Music Doctors and Patients Source Type: news
Enforcement Report for February 1, 2012Email this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Food and Drug Administration--Enforcement Report)
Source: Food and Drug Administration--Enforcement Report - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA Rejects OJ ImportsEmail this article to a colleague.
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(MedPage Today) -- The FDA has turned away or detained at the border just under a quarter of foreign orange juice imports because they have contained trace amounts of the pesticide carbendazim, the agency said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
U.S. religious groups outraged over law on contraceptionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Obama administration's decision requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control was bound to cause an uproar among Roman Catholics and members of other faiths, no matter their beliefs on contraception. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - February 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Economy Adds 243,000 Jobs, Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3 PercentEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January, according to a report Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care)
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
CDC deflates public health threat of mysterious skin conditionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Doctors are still urged to keep an open mind when patients voice concerns about having Morgellons. (Source: American Medical News - HEALTH)
Source: American Medical News - HEALTH - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical societyEmail this article to a colleague.
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The proposal won't cut physician pay but will set quality goals and establish medical homes. (Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT)
Source: American Medical News - GOVERNMENT - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Tiny Turtles Again Tied to SalmonellaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(MedPage Today) -- Small turtles are once again the source of a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than a hundred people in the U.S., most of them youngsters, government researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Molecules to Medicine: Plan B: The Tradition of Politics at the FDAEmail this article to a colleague.
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Morning After The Morning's Trash In my last post , I focused on flaws in the medical device approval process. The Union of Concerned Scientists FDA at a Crossroads meeting also covered problems with drug approval. This is perhaps no better illustrated than by the disappointing decision by Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius to deny the emergency contraceptive, Plan B, over-the-counter status for women under the age of 17 . This was a particular disappointment to many because President Obama had promised that decisions at the FDA would be made based on science, rather than politics. Some of us, naively, hoped that ...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 3, 2012 Category: Science Tags: Health,More Science Source Type: research
Obama's economic policies have created a nation of jobless citizens dependent on government handoutsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's no secret that the U.S. national debt is poised to increase by more than $6 trillion during President Obama's first four years in office. All of this additional spending, he has often said, was needed to "stimulate the economy", curtail unemployment and get Americans... (Source: NaturalNews.com)
Source: NaturalNews.com - February 3, 2012 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Vaccines: They’re Not Just for Kids (But Too Few U.S. Adults Are Getting Immunized)Email this article to a colleague.
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Shots are never fun no matter what your age, but according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults may dread them (almost) as much as children. Each year, 45,000 Americans die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite that, U.S. adults are not getting the immunizations they need. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 3, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Why 2 new studies represent important breakthrough in Alzheimer's disease researchEmail this article to a colleague.
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(AHAF-American Health Assistance Foundation) Two separate research findings have the potential to give us a much more sophisticated understanding of what goes wrong in Alzheimer's disease and what can be done to prevent or repair damage in the brain. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 3, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Well: HPV Vaccine Now Recommended for Boys, Hepatitis B Vaccine for DiabetesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Federal health officials recommended this week that all boys be routinely vaccinated against human papillomavirus, or HPV, and that people with diabetes be vaccinated against hepatitis B. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Hepatitis HPV vaccination vaccinations vaccine vaccines Diabetes Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Medicine and Health Men and Boys Sexually Transmitted Diseases Vaccination and Immunization Healthy Consumer Source Type: news
The Truth About Contraception, Obamacare And The ChurchEmail this article to a colleague.
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Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Much has been misunderstood about what the Affordable Care Act requires when it comes to religious institutions and contraception. Recently, the Catholic Church lashed out at the Obama Administration, including HSS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, for handing down regulations that fail to exempt certain operations of the (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - February 2, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rick Ungar Source Type: news
Understanding Medicare Premium Support and its Key FeaturesEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the next generation of taxpayers and retirees, there is no better option than premium support. (Source: The Heritage Foundation Papers: Health Care)
Source: The Heritage Foundation Papers: Health Care - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: How Alzheimer's Disease SpreadsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two new studies provide clues to how Alzheimer's disease spreads in the brain. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By THE NEW YORK TIMES Tags: Alzheimer's Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Elder Care Medical Issues Source Type: news
Well: Today's Teens Better Behaved Than Their ParentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In fact, today's teenagers are misbehaving a lot less than their parents did. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By TARA PARKER-POPE Tags: children family Well Drug Abuse and Traffic Marijuana Parenting Source Type: news
NCCAM's Advisory Council welcomes six new membersEmail this article to a colleague.
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The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) welcomes six new members to the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The council serves as the principal advisory body to NCCAM, the lead federal agency for research on complementary medicine, and a component of the National Institutes of Health. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
U.S. Advisors Explain Call to Censor Bird Flu ResearchEmail this article to a colleague.
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The U.S. National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity’s (NSABB) main concern "is that publishing these experiments in detail would provide information that could help some person, organization or government to develop similar mammal-adapted influenza A/H5N1 viruses for harmful purposes," the advisers said in a statement Tuesday. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - February 2, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
