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1 Conjoined Twin Talking After Surgery
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A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team says.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Rising Prices of Drugs Lead to Call for InquiryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Responding to news reports of unusually high wholesale price increases in brand-name prescription drugs, four House leaders and one senator asked for government reviews of the pricing practices.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DUFF WILSON Tags: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates) Reform and Reorganization Health Insurance and Managed Care House of Representatives Senate Politics and Government Source Type: news
Breast Cancer Screening Policy Won’t Change, U.S. Officials SayEmail this article to a colleague.
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The White House emphasized that the new screening standards were not binding on either physicians or insurers.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KEVIN SACK and GINA KOLATA Tags: Mammography Cancer Breasts Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Source Type: news
Senate Health Plan Seeks to Add Coverage to 31 MillionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Harry Reid, the majority leader, put forward his version of the health care overhaul on Wednesday, promising it would reduce the deficit while covering most of the uninsured.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ROBERT PEAR and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Senate Reid, Harry Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Activation of immune system in schizophreniaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Scientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have discovered that patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains. Their findings offer hope of being able to treat schizophrenia with drugs that affect the immune system. The causes of schizophrenia are largely unknown, and this hinders the development of effective therapys. One theory is that infections caught early on in life might increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, but to date any direct evidence of this has not been forthcoming........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Why hepatitis is harder on men?Email this article to a colleague.
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Researchers in China are reporting discovery of unusual liver proteins, found only in males, that may help explain the long-standing mystery of why the hepatitis B virus (HBV) sexually discriminates -- hitting men harder than women. Their study has been published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
As women ageEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, researchers are describing how the protein content of women's saliva change with advancing age. The discovery could lead to a simple, noninvasive test for better diagnosing and treating certain age-related diseases in women, they suggest in a report in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research, a monthly publication. These diseases include lupus, Sjgrens syndrome (linked to dry mouth and dry eye), and other immune-related disorders that affect millions of women worldwide, oft...
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Transcendental meditation for college studentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Transcendental Meditation technique appears to be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, as per a newly released study to be reported in the American Journal of Hypertension, December 2009. "The Transcendental Meditation Program, a widely-used standardized program to reduce stress, showed significant decreases in blood pressure and improved mental health in young adults at risk for hypertension," said David Haaga, PhD, co-author of the study and professor of psychology at American University in Washington, D.C........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Morphine may stimulate cancer growthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Eventhough morphine has been the gold-standard therapy for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body of evidence is showing that opiate-based painkillers can stimulate the growth and spread of cancer cells. Two new studies advance that argument and demonstrate how shielding lung cancer cells from opiates reduces cell proliferation, invasion and migration in both cell-culture and mouse models........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Vitamin A deficiency in womenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Almost half of UK women could be suffering from a lack of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, researchers at Newcastle University have found. The team, led by Dr Georg Lietz, has shown that almost 50 per cent of women have a genetic variation which reduces their ability to produce sufficient amounts of vitamin A from beta-carotene........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Smoking and seizureEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based scientists from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also observed that long-term, moderate intake of caffeine or alcohol does not increase the chance of having a seizure or developing epilepsy. This is the first prospective study to examine the potential risks linked to cigarette smoking, caffeine intake, and alcohol consumption as they independently relate to epilepsy. Full findings of this study are currently available online and will appear in the February 2010 issue of Epilep...
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Liver protective effects of green teaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several studies have shown that lipid peroxidation stimulates collagen production in fibroblasts and hepatic stellate cells (HSC), and plays an important role in the development of liver fibrosis. Hepatoprotective effects of green tea against carbon tetrachloride, cholestasis and alcohol induced liver fibrosis were reported in many studies. However, the hepatoprotective effect of green tea in dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced models has not been studied........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Movie Popcorn Has Shocking Calories, FatEmail this article to a colleague.
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Study Shows Medium Popcorn and Soda Combo Equivalent of 3 Quarter Pounders and 12 Pats of Butter
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obesity Rates Will Continue To Increase, Drive Health Care Costs In Pennsylvania Over Next Decade, According To New StudyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A new report released based on research by Emory University Health Care Economist Ken Thorpe, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD), shows increasing obesity rates in Pennsylvania and across the country will result in higher health care spending for states and individuals.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news
Mammogram coverage won't change, companies sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Insurance companies contacted by USA TODAY say they will continue paying for providing annual mammograms, despite new guidelines.
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reid unveils broad U.S. Senate healthcare planEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
FDA Announces New Warning on Plavix: Avoid Use with Prilosec/Prilosec OTCEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Food and Drug Administration
Related MedlinePlus Topics: Blood Thinners, GERD, Heartburn
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price risesEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as lawmakers finalize an overhaul of the healthcare system.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
National Briefing | Science and Health: New Cases of Flu Drop on College CampusesEmail this article to a colleague.
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For the first time since fall began, new cases of flu among college students have started to drop, the American College Health Association reported.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza Colleges and Universities Source Type: news
Lao lawmakers debate tobacco lawEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vientiane, Laos - Lao legislators are preparing to pass the
country's first cigarette-control bill, in keeping with anti-smoking
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Catching circulating cancer cellsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features developed by scientists at UCLA is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that have broken off from a tumor. These cells, known as circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, can provide critical information for examining and diagnosing cancer metastasis, determining patient prognosis, and monitoring the effectiveness of therapies........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Brain's ability to reorganizeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Visually impaired people appear to be fearless, navigating busy sidewalks and crosswalks, safely finding their way using nothing more than a cane as a guide. The reason they can do this, scientists suggest, is that in at least some circumstances, blindness can heighten other senses, helping individuals adapt........
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Hazards of outdoor second-hand smokeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Indoor smoking bans have forced smokers at bars and restaurants onto outdoor patios, but a new University of Georgia study in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests that these outdoor smoking areas might be creating a new health hazard. The study, believed to be the first to assess levels of a nicotine byproduct known as cotinine in nonsmokers exposed to second-hand smoke outdoors, found levels up to 162 percent greater than in the control group. The results appear in the recent issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene.......
Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: info
Report: Senate Health Bill To Cost $849BEmail this article to a colleague.
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The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. Initial maneuvering on the Senate floor was expected later in the week on the measure, bitterly opposed by Republicans eager to deny President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Liver cancer drug 'too expensive'Email this article to a colleague.
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A drug that can prolong the lives of patients with advanced liver cancer is rejected for NHS use in England, Wales and N Ireland.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
ImmunoGen, Inc. Announces Encouraging Clinical Data With Its IMGN901 Compound In The Treatment Of Merkel Cell CarcinomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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ImmunoGen, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMGN), a biopharmaceutical company that develops targeted anticancer therapeutics, today reported encouraging clinical data with its IMGN901 product candidate in the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). Meaningful evidence of anticancer activity has been noted among the limited number of patients with MCC who have received IMGN901.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
White House backs off cancer test guidelinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A top federal health official said Wednesday that the controversial new guidelines for breast cancer screening do not represent government policy, as the Obama administration sought to keep the debate over mammograms from undermining the prospects for health-care reform.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rob Stein and Dan Eggen Tags: White House backs off cancer test guidelines Source Type: news
First lady helps USDA honor Fairfax school's healthy habitsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Students at Hollin Meadows Elementary School were harvesting lettuce from the school's garden Wednesday morning when they received a visit from Gardener-in-Chief Michelle Obama.
Source: Wash Post Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Michael Alison Chandler Tags: First lady helps USDA honor Fairfax school's healthy habits Source Type: news
Senate Bill Would Require E. Coli TestingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Citing public concern about the safety of ground beef, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain.
Source: NYT > Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By MICHAEL MOSS Tags: E Coli (Bacteria) Meat Tests and Testing Law and Legislation Gillibrand, Kirsten E Source Type: news
HHS to warn consumers of flu drug price gougingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Department of Health and Human Services will issue consumer warnings about price variations for a scarce liquid form of the ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Regulation, suspicion slow U.S. flu response: hearingEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vaccine makers praised the U.S. response to the swine flu pandemic on Wednesday but said regulatory delays and public suspicion have held up innovative ways to speed and stretch the U.S. influenza vaccine supply.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Firestorm follows US panel's ruling on mammograms (News Feature)Email this article to a colleague.
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Washington - The US government moved Wednesday to quell a
rising fury over the findings of an official panel
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Doctors Answer Mammogram ConcernsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with Dr. Freya Schnabel and Dr. David Dershaw about concerns over a controversial federal advisory report on mammograms.
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reid unveils broad Senate healthcare planEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
1.5M Per Day Getting Swine Flu Vaccine In ChinaEmail this article to a colleague.
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China's health minister says his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
New Senate Healthcare Reform Bill Features Public Option With Opt-OutEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Senate bill would cost $849 billion through 2019, but it would ultimately shave $127 billion off the federal deficit while reducing the number of uninsured by 31 million people. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: news
Mouse study points to treatment for Down syndromeEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits in Down syndrome that hinder learning and make it hard for the brain to develop normally, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
U.S. official says mammograms policy unchangedEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves Wednesday 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 had not changed.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
SafeStitch Medical, Inc. Receives FDA Clearance To Market The AMID StaplerTM For Hernia RepairsEmail this article to a colleague.
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SafeStitch Medical, Inc. (OTCBB:SFES) announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") to market its AMID StaplerTM in the U.S. with the intended use in general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh, in the repair of hernia defects and in other surgical specialties for the approximation of tissues, including skin.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cosmetic Medicine / Plastic Surgery Source Type: news
CT heart scan finds blockage faster than standard methodEmail this article to a colleague.
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A rapid CT scan of the heart may provide doctors with a more efficient way to diagnose blocked arteries in people complaining ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You'll cry! You'll get fat!Email this article to a colleague.
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Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging saturated ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Being grateful: Giving thanks helps with depressionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Being grateful: Reminding yourself of things to be thankful for can lift your mood.
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reid Sets Markers For Historic Health Care DebateEmail this article to a colleague.
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Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Americans seem angry a lot, but it's all in the managementEmail this article to a colleague.
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Psychologists say it's normal to get angry. It's a basic human emotion, they say. But more and more, we see people losing their ...
Source: USATODAY.com Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Official says mammograms policy unchangedEmail this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health officials distanced themselves on Wednesday 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 had not changed.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Report: Senate Health Bill To Cost $849 BillionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The political stakes enormous, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid launched long-awaited health care legislation Wednesday estimated to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans at a cost of $849 billion. Initial maneuvering on the Senate floor was expected later in the week on the measure, bitterly opposed by Republicans eager to deny President Barack Obama a victory on his top domestic priority.
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Susan G. Komen For The Cure(R) Recommends No Impediments To Breast Cancer ScreeningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure®, the world's leading breast cancer advocacy organization, has carefully reviewed the data and new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concerning mammography screening. Komen for the Cure issued the following statement today from Eric P. Winer, M.D., chief scientific advisor and chair of Komen's Scientific Advisory Board.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Breast Cancer Source Type: news
5 Genetic Regions Tied to Irritable BowelEmail this article to a colleague.
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Discovery May Explain How Childhood Inflammatory Bowel Disease Develops; Help Develop Treatment
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senate healthcare bill hits Obama cost targetEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the budget deficit over 10 years.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Study showing alcohol may cut heart risk under fireEmail this article to a colleague.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish research appearing to show that very heavy drinking can reduce men's risk of heart disease has come under fire from scientists who say the study is flawed and should not encourage anyone to drink more.
Source: Reuters: Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
