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Narcissistic personality disorder: Overcoming your extreme esteem
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Narcissistic personality disorder — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risk factors and treatments.
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Nepal to implement A/H1N1 flu protocol guidelineEmail this article to a colleague.
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KATHMANDU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- With the increasing cases of ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health 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
Study: Migraine Raises Risk of StrokeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Migraine headaches more than double the chances of the most common kind of stroke, which occurs when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by a blood clot or plaque buildup.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Video Games Provide High-Energy WorkoutEmail this article to a colleague.
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Having the Wii gaming system at home may give you another reason not to go to the gym.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surgical Errors Still a Challenge In and Out of the OREmail this article to a colleague.
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Even though programs have been put in place to reduce the risk of errors in the operating room, many mistakes still occur.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
EKG Readings Can be WrongEmail this article to a colleague.
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Measurements on the electrocardiogram (EKG) can often mislead physicians into diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), requiring further screening tests before a definitive conclusion can be reached.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Imaging Tests Help Determine Cancer Treatment SuccessEmail this article to a colleague.
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After receiving chemoradiotherapy treatment, there may now be a way to predict which head and neck cancer patients will respond to the treatment and who may need surgery.
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baked Fish Beats Fried for Omega-3 BoostEmail this article to a colleague.
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When it comes to reaping the heart-healthy benefits of omega-3 fatty acids in fish, it often comes down to how you prepare it, a study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Penis Spray Makes Men Last LongerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Men suffering premature ejaculation -- less than a minute after penetration -- last 5 to 6 times longer if they use an experimental penis spray 5 minutes before sex.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sounds During Sleep Boost MemoryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers are learning more and more about how our senses aide memory and learning while we sleep.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stem Cells May Be Used as Skin GraftsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Human embryonic stem cells can be used to produce skin grafts for people who have been seriously burned, a study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drug May Boost Women's Sexual DesireEmail this article to a colleague.
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An investigational drug that didn't perform well as an antidepressant appears to slightly boost sexual desire as well as the number of satisfying sexual encounters in women with lagging libidos, a study shows.
Source: WebMD Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News 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
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 - Ask a Specialist - 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
Rain-hit Mexican states see dengue outbreak: officialEmail this article to a colleague.
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MEXICO CITY, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican states that ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health 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
Hope for Down's Syndrome children as blood pressure drug shown to improve mental skillsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Some of the learning difficulties of Down's syndrome have been reversed by a blood pressure drug in a breakthrough that offers hope to millions.
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News 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
Macedonia reports first A/H1N1 flu deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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TIRANA, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Macedonian health authorities ...
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
