CBC.caSwine flu vaccine slowly trickles inSan Francisco ChroniclePublic health authorities have been lecturing people for months to get the swine flu vaccine, but to those who actually listened: Good luck finding it. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has said that the vaccine would be ...CDC says flu predictions are often futileLos Angeles TimesChicago offers H1N1 vaccine free for those at highest riskChicago Sun-TimesChicago offers H1N1 vaccine free for those at highest riskSouthtown StarDetroit Free Press -Boston Globe -WSMVall 4,619 news articles »
eFitnessNowAmerican Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening GuidelinesU.S. News &World ReportWEDNESDAY, Oct. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The American Cancer Society says it is not currently rethinking its stance on cancer screening, as was widely reported Wednesday. "We are not redoing or rethinking our guidelines at this time, ...Cancer Society Catches Heat for Breast, Prostate Cancer Screening CriticismABC NewsBreast cancer event draws more than 200Valley SunGrapefruit's out of food jailMiamiHerald.comGainesville Sun -NPR -Libertyville Reviewall 416 news articles »
Washington TimesHealth Care Reform Would Entail Major Changes for AmericansABC NewsDemocratic senators and White House officials are working behind closed doors to hash out final health care legislation that they hope will pass on the floor. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid discusses health care reform progress. ...FACTBOX: Lawmakers weigh options on public health planReutersTell us your health care storySan Jose Mercury NewsDems eye insurance industry's antitrust protectionThe Associated PressBusiness Gazette -U.S. News &World Report -ModernHealthcare.comall 1,238 news articles »
CBC.caExperts Study Thriving HIV "Controllers" in Vaccine SearchABC NewsPARIS (Reuters) - AIDS researchers want to expand their study of a rare group of HIV-infected people, whose immune systems naturally and mysteriously prevent the virus thriving in their bodies, to span the globe. ...Further Study Undercuts HIV VaccineWall Street JournalHIV vaccine trial's success more modest than thoughtWashington PostAIDS Vaccine Trial Shows Only Slight ProtectionNew York TimesTIME -AFP -Los Angeles Timesall 617 news articles »
TheMedGuruVaccine Against Virus in Girls May Be Given to BoysNew York TimesGardasil, the vaccine used to immunize girls and young women against the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer, may now be given to boys and young men to protect them from genital warts, a federal advisory group ...Vax advisors stick to the sidelines in new Gardasil debateFierceVaccinesAdvisory panel will not recommend Gardasil for boysdBTechnoCDC Panel Says No to Routine Use of Gardasil for BoysAtlanta Journal ConstitutionReuters -AllAfrica.com -TopNews United Statesall 334 news articles »
Times OnlineGates Foundation grants support unusual researchThe Associated PressSEATTLE — What do chewing gum, chocolate and malaria have to do with each other? Not much, unless you're a young scientist exploring unusual ways to think about world health. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Tuesday announced new grants of ...Uganda: Scientists Get Bill Gates Cash for Malaria ResearchAllAfrica.comA taste for bold ideas -- chewing gum to detect malaria?Seattle TimesUCF Professor Lands Gates Foundation Grant for HIV ResearchUniversity of Central FloridaTimes Online -Voice of America -TopNews United Statesall 220 news articles »
Times LIVEMedical marijuana policy move sparks cautious optimismCNN(Health.com) -- Patients in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal can now light up without fear of federal reprisal, but they may still have to answer to local authorities. The federal move could encourage other states to make ...California medical pot community celebrates move to back off federal...San Jose Mercury NewsMedical-pot backers react to new Obama policySan Francisco ChronicleMedical Marijuana Relieves Patient's Pain, Obama Ends WorriesBloombergBoston Globe -MiamiHerald.com -Washington Postall 2,047 news articles »
MSN Philippines NewsGlobal immunizations hit record but miss millionsReutersWASHINGTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Global efforts to immunize children against life-threatening diseases set a record high last year but failed to protect millions of youngsters in the world's poorest countries, health officials said on ...More Kids Getting VaccinesTonicVaccine Availability Reaches an All-Time High GloballyTopNews United StatesChildhood vaccines at all-time high, but poorest 20% still lack access: UN reportXinhuaAtlanta Journal Constitution -The Associated Press -Scientific Americanall 266 news articles »
BBC NewsUS paper seeks pot correspondentBBC NewsA US newspaper says it has received well over 100 applicants for the post of marijuana critic - many of whom have offered to work for free. The alternative Denver newspaper, Westword, is seeking a writer for its weekly review of Colorado's booming ...Los Angeles City Council to rush vote on medical pot lawLos Angeles TimesThe straight dope: Newspaper advertises for a marijuana reviewerSun-Sentinel.comEnthusiasts praise medical pot; opponents look to smoke out clinicsLos Angeles IndependentDenver Post -CNN -Summit Daily Newsall 574 news articles »
Bakersfield Now20 charged with Medicare fraudLos Angeles TimesThe suspects in seven cases are accused of billing the government for a total of $26 million in unneeded or undelivered medical equipment, authorities say. By Rong-Gong Lin II Federal officials have charged 20 people with fraudulent Medicare billing in ...US Officials Continue Crack Down On Medicare FraudWall Street Journal20 charged in Medicare fraud bust in CaliforniaThe Associated PressLocals charged with fraudGlendale News PressMass Device blogs (blog) -Reuters -ModernHealthcare.comall 180 news articles »
