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Democrats seek study of drug prices hikes
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats in the House of Representatives are seeking a government investigation into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes health reform overhaul.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Air pollution at small airports a concernEmail this article to a colleague.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Air pollution is well-recognized problem at major airports, but air pollution near smaller regional airports may be overlooked, U.S. researchers say.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AIDS, UTI, Herpes Vaccines May Exist In 5 YearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer's disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary tract infections. Grass allergies. Traveler's diarrhea. You name it, the pharmaceutical industry is working on a vaccine to prevent it. Many could be on the market in five years or less. Contrast that with five years ago, when so many companies had abandoned the vaccine business that half the U.S. supply of flu shots was lost because of factory contamination at one of the two manufacturers left.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
The Legal Pitfalls in Prescribing OpioidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Should you worry when prescribing opioids that the drugs might end up on the street? How can you protect yourself? Review the legal nuts and bolts of opioid prescribing. Topics in Advanced Practice Nursing eJournal
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing Source Type: news
Sebelius: mammograms still vital in saving livesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dumbest Things You Do With Your MoneyEmail this article to a colleague.
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MoneyWatch.com: Emotions Cloud Logic in Making Wise Investments
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitrolife Receives Research Grant From VINNOVA For Development Of The Clinical Stem-Cell Media Of TomorrowEmail this article to a colleague.
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VINNOVA announced in a press release yesterday that they are going to provide support of SEK 3.6 million for Vitrolife's research project for optimized culture media to enable the clinical use of stem cells. "It is very pleasing news and will enable more intensive work in an area that we very much believe in for the future", says Magnus Nilsson, Vitrolife's CEO.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
Progression to Daily Cannabis, Tobacco Use Linked to Earlier Onset of PsychosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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Escalating frequency of substance abuse may be a modifiable risk factor for psychosis, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
WATCH: Congress Grills Health Officials Over H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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HHS official addresses discrepancy between vaccine production and availability.
Immunization - Health - Public Health and Safety - Disease Control and Prevention - Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
Source: ABC News: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Inflammatory Peripheral Neuropathies Prevalent in Poultry and Swine FarmersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Symptoms of Guillain-Barré syndrome resulting from infection with Campylobacter jejuni, a common pathogen of poultry and swine, are prevalent in farm workers with high exposure to these animals. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health & Prevention Source Type: news
100,000 X-rays 'went unchecked'Email this article to a colleague.
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A doctor tells a tribunal he was sacked for whistle-blowing after finding 100,000 unprocessed X-rays "hidden" in a cupboard.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: London Source Type: news
U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price hikesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are seeking a government investigation into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as Congress finalizes health reform overhaul.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Ontario to open swine flu vaccinations to allEmail this article to a colleague.
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Starting Thursday, anyone in Ontario over the age of six months will be able to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus, the province says.
Source: CTV Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GEORGE: The Politics of MammogramsEmail this article to a colleague.
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HHS Secretary Sebelius tells women to ignore new mammogram recommendations.
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services - People - Women - United States - Kathleen Sebelius
Source: ABC News: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Senate panel passes food safety reform billEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Macedonia reports its first swine flu deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Skopje - Macedonia on Wednesday reported its first swine flu
death - a 32-year-old man who died in Skopje
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Long Lines In Grand Rapids For Palin Book SigningEmail this article to a colleague.
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In the early morning hours, hundreds began to gather for a chance to meet Sarah Palin, who makes her first stop in Grand Rapids, Mich. to promote "Going Rogue."
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strength training can help people with lung diseaseEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with chronic lung disease like emphysema or bronchitis can strengthen their arms and legs with resistance training, and this strength may help them perform everyday tasks more easily, a new review of 18 studies confirms.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Health officials say policy on mammograms unchangedEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms has not changed.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Seven Toys Cited For High Lead LevelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Advocates Call for Their Removal from Shelves; Manufacturers Dispute Some Claims
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ontario opening up H1N1 shots to allEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ontario will offer H1N1 vaccinations to all residents as of Thursday, the province's health minister says.
Source: CBC | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are CT scans faster, cheaper for diagnosing heart attacks?Email this article to a colleague.
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A CT scan -- a kind of super X-ray -- provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
Source: CTV Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: CT Scans Rule Out Heart Attacks FasterEmail this article to a colleague.
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A CT scan -- a kind of super X-ray -- provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Epinephrine Use Among EMS Providers Varies Widely By StateEmail this article to a colleague.
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Only two thirds of states require emergency medical services (EMS) providers to carry and use epinephrine, even though all 50 states allow some level of its use. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology Source Type: news
Postmortem genetic tests to help relativesEmail this article to a colleague.
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ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say postmortem tests to identify genetic mutations could help relatives at risk of heart disease and save money.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video Day in Review from AHA 2009 with Dr. Melissa Walton-Shirley: Tuesday, November 17Email this article to a colleague.
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Focus on heart failure studies: HEAAL, FAIR-HF, HeartMate II, and J-CHF with Dr. Walton-Shirley. Medscape Cardiology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Health Buzz: Mummies Show Signs of Heart Disease and Other Health NewsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women in their 40s face confusion on mammograms; are phthalates making boys act like girls?
Source: U.S. News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Pelham, NH Child Dies From H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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A child from Pelham, New Hampshire has died from H1N1, also known as swine flu.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
FDA Approves New Drug For Pain That Persists After ShinglesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it has approved Qutenza (capsaicin) 8% patch for the treatment of post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN), an often excruciating pain that can persist for weeks, months and even years in 10 to 15 per cent of people who get shingles.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
American Diabetes Association Convenes 3rd Annual Disparities ConferenceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Diabetes Association, the nation's leading voluntary health organization in the fight against diabetes, is bringing together community leaders from around the country for a two-day meeting to discuss major challenges, and to share 'promising practices' to address health disparities faced
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes Source Type: news
Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood PressureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Long-term comparison study finds chlorthalidone most likely to prevent heart failure, stroke Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Blood Pressure Medicines, High Blood Pressure, Seniors' Health
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old StandbysEmail this article to a colleague.
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Studies found warfarin, Plavix bested by latest anti-clotting alternatives Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Blood Thinners
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
HHS chief says no to changing mammogram policyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday.
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Kids’ Fitness Training Programs: 6 Tips for Picking a Good OneEmail this article to a colleague.
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Many kids are out of shape; here’s what to look for in the programs that aim to change that.
Source: U.S. News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Poll: Majority of U.S. adults don't want H1N1 shotEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lopinavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy Is Noninferior to Standard ART in Confirmatory StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Monotherapy with the ritonavir-boosted lopinavir shows noninferiority to standard antiretroviral therapy (ART) with 1 protease inhibitor and 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Try Meditation to Lower Your Blood Pressure and Protect Your HeartEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cheap, low-tech stress relief may also protect against depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
Source: U.S. News - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Ex-Kiss drummer talks about surviving breast cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss is speaking out about his own breast cancer diagnosis two years ago in an effort to encourage other men to get tested for the disease if they think something is amiss.
Source: CTV Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Illuminating the Lilliputian: 10 Bioscapes Photo Contest Winners RevealedEmail this article to a colleague.
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We are approaching the millennial anniversary of the first meaningful written description of how lenses and light could be used to magnify objects. It was in 1011 that Arab scientist Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) began writing the Book of Optics , which described the properties of a magnifying glass, principles that later led to the invention of the microscope. The entrants in the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition provide fitting tribute to nearly 1,000 years of making the invisible visible.Optical microscopy, energized by generation after generation of technological advance, continues to furnish dazzling proof...
Source: Scientific American Topic - Medical Technology - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Environment,Physics,Technology,Everyday Science,Science Education,Medical Technology,Communications,Computing,Consumer Electronics,Energy Technology,Energy Technology Source Type: info
Four ways to feed the worldEmail this article to a colleague.
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By 2025 there will be 9 billion people on Earth, all needing food. We look at the best ways to stave off starvation
Source: New Scientist - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: journals
U.S. lawmakers seek analysis on drug pricesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have asked government investigators to assess recent increases in brand-name prescription drug prices, seeking a "benchmark" as Congress finalizes health reform overhaul.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
The depressed are more apt to get opioids for painEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
The Depressed Are More Apt to Get Opioids for PainEmail this article to a colleague.
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People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows. Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Depression, Pain Relievers
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
US Gets 'D' in Preterm Birth Report CardEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vermont has the best grade in the March of Dimes rankings for the lowest rates of premature births. WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Source Type: news
First lady promoted exercise and nutrition during visit with Va. school childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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First Lady Michelle Obama visited Hollin Meadows Elementary School in Alexandria on Wednesday to tour the school's outdoor classrooms and promote the importance of nutrition and physical education to learning.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Alison Chandler Tags: First lady promoted exercise and nutrition during visit with Va. school children Source Type: news
Broccoli helps those with cystic fibrosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Thiocyanate -- an anti-oxidant found in broccoli and cauliflower -- may help those with cystic fibrosis, U.S. researchers found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heartburn drugs can interfere with PlavixEmail this article to a colleague.
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A popular variety of heartburn medications can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke, U.S. health officials say.
Source: CBC | Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
OmniComm's TrialMasterTM EDC Solution Selected By Leading Medical Device Manufacturer For Phase IV Cardiovascular Device StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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OmniComm Systems, Inc. (OTCBB: OMCM), one of the fastest growing companies in the EDC marketplace, announced today that a leader in the medical device industry has selected OmniComm's TrialMaster EDC solution for the data capture of a Phase IV cardiovascular study. The 24-month, 7-site study will enroll 100 subjects.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Source Type: news
Niacin Not Beneficial in Patients at Goal With Statins: NIA PlaqueEmail this article to a colleague.
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The addition of niacin to statin therapy in secondary-prevention patients resulted in a significant improvement in lipids but failed to significantly alter atherosclerotic disease progression as measured by MRI. Researchers say it's a win for treating patients to target and suggest this trumps raising HDL. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
JCHF: Are Low Doses of Carvedilol Effective in Heart Failure?Email this article to a colleague.
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Doses of carvedilol as low as 2.5 mg daily may be effective in Japanese patients with heart failure, according to this study. But experts said the trial was far too small to draw any meaningful conclusions. Heartwire
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
