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Visually mapping avian flu may help H1N1
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers linked several powerful computer systems to analyze enormous amounts of genetic data on the H5N1 virus, also known as avian flu.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
WATCH: Ballet Body WorkoutEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dance your way to a long and leaner body.
Ballet - Arts - Dance - Performing Arts - Companies
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Levels of 'bad' cholesterol down among AmericansEmail this article to a colleague.
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Though levels of "bad" cholesterol have fallen dramatically among Americans, a high percentage of people with high cholesterol are still failing to get treatment.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mammogram guidelines: What's changed?Email this article to a colleague.
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Latest mammogram guidelines for breast cancer screening.
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Not just swine flu - new cold virus may lurk, tooEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia -- the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, doctors said on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Not Just Swine Flu - New Cold Virus May Lurk, TooEmail this article to a colleague.
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Runny nose, fever, cough, even pneumonia -- the symptoms sound like swine flu but children hospitalized at one U.S. hospital in fact had a rhinovirus, better known as a common cold virus, doctors said on Tuesday. Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Common Cold, H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Pet therapy helps decrease painkillersEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers said patients using pet therapy may need less pain medication.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Biomarkers indicate post heart attack lifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers link two biomarkers to poorer quality of life after a heart attack.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Icelandic gene pioneer Decode files for bankruptcyEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iceland's Decode Genetics Inc, a pioneer in genetic research, has filed for bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debts after 13 years of failing to make a profit.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Failed antidepressant touted as 'female Viagra'Email this article to a colleague.
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A drug that failed as an antidepressant is finding new life as a "Viagra for women," with study results suggesting it helps boost female libido.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Benefit of Merck heart drug remains after stoppingEmail this article to a colleague.
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - High doses of an experimental heart medicine being developed by Merck & Co MRK.N continued to show beneficial effects on both good HDL and bad LDL cholesterol levels eight weeks after patients stopped taking the drug, in a mid-stage study.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Smoking May Now Be Considered An Established Risk Factor For ALSEmail this article to a colleague.
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While previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states that smoking may now be considered an "established" risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Smoking / Quit Smoking Source Type: news
Cruise ships' public restrooms poorly disinfectedEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Going on a cruise? To cut your risk of getting sick while sailing the high seas, avoid using the ship's public bathrooms.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New U.S. mammogram advice in line with CanadaEmail this article to a colleague.
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A controversy brewing over new breast cancer screening guidelines in the United States may have sparked confusion among some Canadian women.
Source: CTV Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Myth or Malady?Email this article to a colleague.
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Drug companies have long sought to develop the "female Viagra," but it's hard to find a cure when you don't know exactly what you're treating.
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
U.S. preterm birth rate poorEmail this article to a colleague.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. preterm birth rates received an overall grade of "D" from a health advocacy group, officials said.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women in their 40s Ponder Whether to Skip the MammogramEmail this article to a colleague.
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The new recommendations have incited controversy; I'm not sure what to do as I turn 40 next year.
Source: U.S. News - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
'Awareness' trumps breast self-exams, docs sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aside from pushing back the age for routine mammograms, new guidelines recommend against breast self-exams. For some, the advice is sacrilege. For others, it's just fine.
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pharmaceuticals Get Shot In Arm With VaccinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vaccines are no longer a sleepy, low-profit niche in a booming drug industry. Today, they're starting to give ailing pharmaceutical makers a shot in the arm.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Phthalates Threat: Less Boy, More GirlEmail this article to a colleague.
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A common chemical in plastic may make little boys behave a bit more like little girls.
Source: U.S. News - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Men Face Higher Odds of Sudden Cardiac DeathEmail this article to a colleague.
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Men age 40 and over have a one in eight chance of suffering sudden cardiac death, and the risk is even higher for African-American men, a study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Major Advances in Clinical Cancer Research in 2009: A Report From ASCOEmail this article to a colleague.
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Leading oncologists identified what they consider to be major and notable advances in clinical cancer research in the past year. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
How to help your overweight childEmail this article to a colleague.
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Marc Jacobson, who practices pediatric and adolescent medicine in Great Neck, N.Y., and is a spokesman for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), acknowledges the challenges parents face in helping their kids maintain a healthful weight.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Post Tags: How to help your overweight child Source Type: news
Creative alternatives for mainstream sportsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Rich Williamson and his girlfriend were talking about kids. Not necessarily whether they'd have them, but what sport their hypothetical offspring might play. "I don't want my children to play football. It's too violent," the 38-year-old Alexandria resident decided. Baseball was deemed boring. And...
Source: Wash Post Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Vicky Hallett Tags: Creative alternatives for mainstream sports Source Type: news
Environment key in baby 'flat-head' syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to infants' risk of developing a flat spot on the head, environment appears more important than genes, a new study finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Squeezing Truth Out of Juice MythsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Jennifer Ashton Sorts Fact from Fiction About TheseThought To Be Healthy Beverages
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women Suffering Sudden Cardiac Arrest Have Lower Prevalence Of Structural Heart Disease Compared To MenEmail this article to a colleague.
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A woman who suffers sudden cardiac arrest is significantly less likely than a man to exhibit the decrease in the heart's pumping ability that is widely recognized as a precursor, says a new study in the Nov. 24 Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Source Type: news
Face Transplant Patient Can Smell, Taste, Breathe NormallyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nearly a year after groundbreaking surgery, gunshot victim continues to show improvement Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topic: Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Selenium Supplements May Pose Heart RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Increased cholesterol levels worry researchers Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Cholesterol, Heart Diseases, Minerals
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
MS in kids: Less disabling, more lesionsEmail this article to a colleague.
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BUFFALO, N.Y., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say despite being less disabling, multiple sclerosis in children causes more disease activity.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
People have broader immunity to A/H1N1 flu: studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- People's immunity to ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
51 French schools closed on A/H1N1 fluEmail this article to a colleague.
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PARIS, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- Some 51 French schools have been ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Severe vaccine reactions rare: health chiefEmail this article to a colleague.
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Out of 6.6 million H1N1 vaccinations, there have been 36 reported serious adverse reactions to the vaccine in Canada and one suspected death as of Nov. 7, says the chief public health officer.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rising Obesity Will Cost U.S. Health Care $344 Billion a YearEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report comes as the country struggles to find ways to curb medical costs.
Health care - Health - Health Policy - Medicine - Facilities
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Foodborne illness impact hard to assessEmail this article to a colleague.
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GROVE CITY, Pa., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Foodborne illness is underreported, has inadequate follow-up and a lack of research making its impact difficult to assess, a U.S. non-profit group says.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Army suicides on verge of eclipsing last year's total (Roundup)Email this article to a colleague.
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Washington - Suicides in the US Army have reached 140 so far
in 2009, equalling the total number of
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Telegraph Christmas Charity Appeal 2009: BlissEmail this article to a colleague.
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Thirty years ago a Daily Telegraph reader wrote to the letters page in response to an article about the need for more lifesaving equipment for babies born prematurely.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bliss charity appeal christmas charity appeal telegraph telegraph christmas charity appeal Source Type: news
FDA warns heartburn drugs interfere with PlavixEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Common heartburn pills Prilosec and Nexium cut the blood-thinning effect of Sanofi-Aventis SA's and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's heart drug Plavix, U.S. officials warned on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA sees varying risk from MRI agentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Imaging agents used with MRI scans appear linked to varying risks for a potentially fatal skin disease, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Over 107,000 flu cases reported in PolandEmail this article to a colleague.
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WARSAW, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 107,250 people were ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
HCV Treatment Rates of HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients Remain Low in EuropeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Even though HCV treatment rates remain low for patients coinfected with HIV and HCV in Europe, overall mortality rates have fallen, possibly because of effective anti-HIV treatment. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Targeting "Normal" Cells In Tumors Slows GrowthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say researchers at The Wistar Institute.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
No mammograms for most women under 50: U.S. docsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women at average risk of breast cancer in their 40s don't benefit from mammograms and should wait until age 50 to get them, U.S. doctors recommend.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CRP Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients With HIV Receiving ARTEmail this article to a colleague.
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A case-control study shows that C-reactive protein independently predicts cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: HIV/AIDS Source Type: news
Seasonal flu may give some H1N1 immunityEmail this article to a colleague.
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LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Previous influenza infections may provide at least some level of immunity to the H1N1 flu, U.S. researchers found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Visit with Santa includes hand sanitizerEmail this article to a colleague.
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A jolly old fellow who sees thousands of Calgary children each holiday season is taking precautions against swine flu.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can Stem Cells Help Grow New Breasts?Email this article to a colleague.
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A new stem cell trial has some excited and others skeptical.
Stem cell - Biotechnology - Biology - Stem Cell Research - Science and Technology
Source: ABC News: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stillbirth risk higher for black womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American women are twice as likely to suffer a late-pregnancy loss as white women -- partly because of higher rates of pregnancy- and labor-related complications, a government study finds.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Teethers recalled after possible contaminationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Health Canada recalled two types of Natursutten baby teethers Monday after tests showed the liquid inside might be contaminated by bacteria.
Source: CBC | Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US Army suicides in 2009 on verge of eclipsing last year's totalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Washington - Suicides in the US Army have reached 140 so far
in 2009, equalling the total number of
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
