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CBS NewsDirector of Disease Control Centers Resigns
New York Times - 1 hour ago
By AP ATLANTA (AP) - Dr. Julie L. Gerberding has resigned as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and will be replaced on an interim basis by a deputy as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated.
CDC director leaves fractured legacy Atlanta Journal Constitution
Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2009 Washington Post
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ABC NewsMany Hawaii Unemployed Forgo Health Insurance
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
HONOLULU - A national study Friday confirmed what many of the unemployed in Hawaii already know, that a program designed to help jobless people keep their health insurance costs so much that it is often unaffordable.
COBRA – Too costly for unemployed TopNews
Illinois jobless feel squeeze of health insurance Chicago Tribune
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The Money TimesMinnesota cracks another case of salmonella
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago
King Nut peanut butter appears to be the cause of outbreak, Department of Health workers discover. By JOSEPHINE MARCOTTY, Star Tribune Congrats again to Minnesota’s top poision cracking team.
Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak Washington Post
Peanut butter distributor recalls product amid salmonella scare USA Today
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eFluxMediaLooking to Obama to Bring Logic to Food Safety
New York Times - 3 hours ago
Michael O. Leavitt, center, secretary of health and human services, and Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach, Food and Drug Administration commissioner, with Teresa Fox, an FDA consumer safety officer.
FDA Chief to Stay During Transition Wall Street Journal
FDA scientists allege mismanagement at agency CNN
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ABC NewsSalmonella outbreak hits here
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
By Emily Bregel, ebregel@timesfreepress.com Chattanooga, Tenn. - Tennessee is one of 42 states that has experienced an outbreak of salmonella, but the cause is unknown, state health officials said.
New Salmonella Outbreak: Here’s How to Reduce Your Risk U.S. News & World Report
Salmonella hits Maryland Baltimore Examiner
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ABC NewsNew old-fashioned drug makers: goats
Los Angeles Times - 18 hours ago
A herd has been genetically engineered to make a human protein in their milk that can prevent dangerous blood clots. If the drug is approved by the FDA, the barn door could swing open.
US advisers back 1st drug from DNA-altered animals Reuters
ATryn, on Old MacDonald’s Pharm Scientific American
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New York TimesEarly Caesareans Pose Risks to Newborns
New York Times - Jan 8, 2009
By RONI CARYN RABIN More than one third of mothers who chose to undergo a repeat Caesarean section had their babies earlier than medical guidelines recommend, and the earlier the babies were born, the more likely they were to experience a medical …
Early Repeat C-Sections Increase Risks, Study Finds Washington Post
Early Planned C-Sections Put Baby at Risk WebMD
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ABC NewsCommon Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
Washington Post - Jan 8, 2009
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) — The most common strain of flu this season is resistant to the popular antiviral drug Tamiflu, but government health officials said Thursday there is no reason to panic.
Major Flu Strain Found Resistant to Leading Drug, Puzzling Scientists New York Times
Tamiflu-resistant strain found in Houston children Houston Chronicle
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dBTechnoGardasil again denied approval for women 27-45
Reuters - Jan 9, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan 9 (Reuters) - US health regulators have again withheld approval for the use of Merck & Co’s (MRK.N) Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine by women aged 27 to 45, asking for longer-term data on a test group, the drugmaker said on Friday.
Expanded Gardasil Use on Hold Wall Street Journal
Merck Hits Another Delay For Wider Gardasil Use CNNMoney.com
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SmartAboutHealthLab sent out number of flawed Vitamin D test results
USA Today - Jan 8, 2009
By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Quest’s laboratories are scattered throughout the country, and in June 2008, when physicians started calling to question some patients’ test results, the company began investigating the issue, says Wael Salameh, …
Flawed Results on Some Vitamin D Tests WebMD
Quest says some vitamin D tests gave wrong result Reuters
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SmartAboutHealthPatients off hook in emergency room fee dispute
San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 8, 2009
Emergency room doctors who think a patient’s HMO has underpaid them can’t bill the patient for the difference and must seek whatever redress they can from the health plan, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a big-money dispute in the medical …
Ruling removes billing headache from emergency room visits Los Angeles Times
Court Limits Patient Billing for ER Care Wall Street Journal
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E Canada NowFDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
Washington Post - Jan 8, 2009
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) — After nearly a year of review, US health officials said Thursday that they supported the continued use of the controversial cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin.
US FDA backs Merck, Schering-Plough’s Vytorin Reuters
FDA Completes Review Of Clinical Trial For Vytorin CNNMoney.com
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Sun Peaks Independent NewsFirst Flu Case In The State Confirmed
MSNBC - 13 hours ago
The state’s Department for Public Health announced friday that they have confirmed the first case of flu in the state this season.
Health officials see surge in flu activity across region Bluefield Daily Telegraph
State’s first case of flu confirmed in Adair County Louisville Courier-Journal
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dBTechnoHANYS’ Board Adopts “Medicaid for Medicaid” Resolution
Healthcare Association of New York State - Jan 9, 2009
The HANYS Board of Trustees this morning approved a resolution calling on the Governor and State Legislature to use any new federal Medicaid funds for Medicaid purposes only.
What Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care Wall Street Journal
Effort pushes ‘Medicare for all’ system The Missoulian
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all 65 news articles »Melton Released From Hospital
MSNBC - 5 hours ago
JACKSON, Miss. - City officials said in a news release that Jackson Mayor Frank Melton was discharged from the hospital on Friday after spending nearly a week there.
Jackson mayor leaves hospital Biloxi Sun Herald
Mayor Melton Leaves The Hospital WJTV
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Current World NewsOrexigen Falls After Weight-Loss Pill Fails to Meet FDA Goal
Bloomberg - Jan 8, 2009
By Rob Waters Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) — Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. fell 34 percent in Nasdaq extended trading after releasing study results on its Contrave obesity pill that failed to show enough difference between patients taking the drug and those taking …
Orexigen Sinks Despite Contrave Efficacy in Phase III Obesity Trial TMCnet
Orexigen drug shows 9.3 pct weight loss, shrs fall Reuters
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WWLP 22NewsRelay For Life kick-off in Springfield
WWLP 22News - 3 hours ago
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) - Volunteers got together in Springfield on Saturday to organize this summer’s Relay For Life Walk. The event is expected to raise thousands of dollars for cancer research.
Relay For Life Kickoff Meeting Set Thursday, Jan. 22 Rockbridge Weekly
American Cancer Society seeks Relay For Life volunteers Chillicothe Gazette
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Scientific AmericanEnvironmental culprits not genetics might be responsible for autism
TopNews - 6 hours ago
According to a latest study, chemicals and infectious microbes and not genetics might be the cause of autism. The research underlines the role of pesticides, viruses and household chemical products that can lead to neurological defects in the growing …
Autism Cases on the Rise WebMD
What’s Behind One States’ Dramatic Rise in Autism? HealthNews
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Media Life MagazineIf smoking is so bad for you, who still does it?
CNN - Jan 9, 2009
By Andrea M. Kane It seems that studies on the dangers of smoking come out every week. Just recently, after an article appeared in the journal Pediatrics, we were introduced to the concept of third-hand smoke, the potentially toxic residue that lingers …
Dangers of third-hand smoke KSWO
No Smoking BusinessWorld Online
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all 20 news articles »J&J, Vanderbilt Team Up on Schizophrenia Drugs
Wall Street Journal - Jan 8, 2009
By SHIRLEY S. WANG In an unusually extensive collaboration between an academic institution and a drug maker, Vanderbilt University will partner with Johnson & Johnson to develop new drugs to treat schizophrenia.
J&J-Vanderbilt in unusual schizophrenia drug deal Forbes
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