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MiamiHerald.comEarly Repeat C-Sections Increase Risks, Study Finds
Washington Post - 1 hour ago
Shannon Eubanks, with husband Gaston and their new baby, Kathleen Conley Eubanks, in a hospital in Chapel Hill, NC, scheduled a Caesarean section for her 39th week of her pregnancy, the recommended delivery time, to help avoid complications.
Study: Elective C-section babies born before 39th week face risks CNN
Caesarean Section Births Done Early Might Harm Babies’ Health Bloomberg
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ABC NewsSalmonella outbreak sickens 388 in US
Xinhua - 1 hour ago
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) — About 388 people fell ill after eating food tainted with salmonella, local media reported on Wednesday.
Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 388 People in 42 States, CDC Says Bloomberg
Nevada included in nationwide salmonella outbreak Las Vegas Sun
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E Canada NowMississippi has highest teen birth rate
Reuters - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mississippi has claimed the distinction of having the highest teen birth rate in the United States, a figure more than three times higher than the states with the lowest rates, health officials said on Wednesday.
Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 U.S. News & World Report
Teen Birth Rates on the Rise WebMD
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Straits TimesVietnam H5N1 patient’s sister dies with flu symptoms
Reuters - 1 hour ago
HANOI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The sister of Vietnam’s first confirmed bird flu patient of the year died with flu symptoms last week, and the director of the district hospital where she was treated said she probably also had avian flu.
Beijing bans entry of live poultry China Daily
Health Buzz: Bird Flu Kills in China and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
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E Canada NowWhat Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
By SCOTT GOTTLIEB Medicaid provides coverage to poor and disabled Americans, many of whom face the highest burden of chronic disease owing to cultural and socioeconomic challenges.
Behind the Health Spending Data New York Times
Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2009 Washington Post
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eFluxMediaFormer Congressman Jack Kemp Has Cancer
FOXNews - 9 hours ago
Jack Kemp is undergoing tests to determine the origin of the disease and how to go about treating it. AP Jack Kemp’s office says the former housing secretary, congressman and Buffalo Bills quarterback has been diagnosed with cancer.
Ex-Buffalo Bill, HUD secretary Kemp has cancer The Associated Press
Jack Kemp battling WIVB
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ABC NewsPositive step for drug from engineered goat
USA Today - 5 hours ago
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY In a surprise move, it seems likely the first genetically engineered animal approved for commercial use won’t be a fast-growing salmon, as was expected, but a goat that produces an anti-clotting drug in its milk.
Drug from genetically engineered goats a first The Associated Press
US FDA staff backs CSL, GTC blood clot drugs Reuters
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New York TimesStudy Links Obesity to Ovarian Cancer
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By RONI CARYN RABIN Obese older women who never took postmenopausal hormones are at almost double the risk of developing ovarian cancer compared to their normal weight peers, a new study finds.
Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer U.S. News & World Report
Obesity Linked with Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer Cancer Consultants
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ABC NewsHealth Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - Jan 6, 2009
About 54 percent of adolescents who use the social networking website MySpace often discuss sexual behavior, substance abuse, or violence on the site, according to a pair of new studies published this month in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent …
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites Washington Post
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WAVY-TVHouse Dems to vote on Obama-favored health plan
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats plan to give President-elect Barack Obama an early victory on health care, specifically children’s health care, next week.
Soon Free of Bush Veto Pen, Democrats Push Children’s Health Wall Street Journal Blogs
Editorial: Obama must speak for our children on health care San Jose Mercury News
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TriCities.comBreast cancer in men often detected late
Reuters - 7 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in every hundred breast cancers or so occurs in men, and such tumors are often detected at a late stage.
Video: Costly Breast Cancer Tests CBSMexican Food: Breast Cancer Preventer? TriCities.com
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Voice of AmericaChina experts score success against snail fever
Reuters - 5 hours ago
HONG KONG, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Chinese scientists appear to have found a formula to get rid of “snail fever”, an age-old but neglected tropical disease plaguing more than 207 million of the world’s poor.
Toilet-Trained Fishermen Help Cut Snail-Spread Parasite Disease Bloomberg
Scientists Cite China’s Success in Controlling ‘Snail Fever’ Voice of America
Modern Medicine - New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)
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eFluxMediaWegmans drug offering gets mixed reviews
MPNnow.com - 6 hours ago
Jean Mauer of Henrietta picks up her prescriptions at the Calkins Road Wegmans pharmacy on Tuesday. By Robert Barlow & Julie Shwerwood Jean Mauer has medical insurance, yet she still spends about $100 a month on prescription drugs.
Wegmans Joins Giant, Offers Free Antibiotics Washington Post
Upstate NY grocer offers free generic antibiotics Newsday
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dBTechnoStay Healthy: Government Healthcare May Be Coming
The New American - 1 hour ago
If they had been designing a health system from scratch, the change agents assuming power in January would have done things differently.
Forum attendees outspoken on health care reform Bizjournals.com
Stimulus to offer health subsidies for jobless, senator says Boston Globe
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Fresh News8 Traits of Teens Who Abstain From Sex
U.S. News & World Report - 10 hours ago
Speaking as a physician, I have no doubt that teens need to be thoroughly educated about sex: why and how to avoid it when it’s of no benefit to their physical or emotional well-being (virtually always) and how to maximally protect themselves if they …
Like a Virgin: The Press Take On Teenage Sex Wall Street Journal
Pledges Unlikely to Ring True ChristianityToday.com
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Canada.comStudy unlocks mystery of child leukemia relapse
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A certain gene abnormality raises the chance of relapse for children with the most common form of childhood cancer, a discovery that could change the way doctors treat them, US researchers said on Wednesday.
Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy U.S. News & World Report
Gene Linked to Worse Childhood Leukemia Prognosis Modern Medicine
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ABC NewsParkinson’s treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 21 hours ago
By Deborah L. Shelton | Tribune reporter Patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson’s disease CNN
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson’s U.S. News & World Report
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SmartAboutHealthBlue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
Los Angeles Times - 20 hours ago
In an attempt to settle investigations prompted by articles in The Times, the insurer agrees to reissue plans to almost 700 Californians and reimburse them for expenses that would have been covered.
Tufts to break with Blue Cross Boston Globe
Governor Proposes More Access To Health Insurance WKBW-TV
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The Southern LedgerVets sue CIA, DoD over military experiments
The Associated Press - 4 hours ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Six veterans who say they were exposed to dangerous chemicals, germs and mind-altering drugs during Cold War-era experiments filed a federal lawsuit against the CIA, Department of Defense and other agencies Wednesday.
Cold War vets sue over alleged germ experiments San Jose Mercury News
Veterans suing over secret experiments abc7news.com
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