Canada.comOne dead, five infected with bird flu in PakistanScientific American -5 hours agoBy Alistair Scrutton ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan has recorded its first human death from bird flu and five other people have been infected with the deadly H5N1 virus, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.Pakistan Has Eight Suspected Human Cases of Bird Flu (Update2)BloombergGerman chickens test positive for H5N1 flu strainReutersWashington Post - MSNBC - Medical News Today - United Press Internationalall 558 news articles
eFluxMediaBush Vetoes Child Health Bill A Second TimeMedical News Today -Dec 13, 2007US President George W Bush has vetoed the redrafted expansion of the state children's health insurance program, saying that the country should be trying to move more children into private health cover rather than move children who already have private ...PeachCare gets another week of fundingAtlanta Journal ConstitutionBush vetoes child health billCNNal.com - Salt Lake Tribune - ABC News - eFluxMediaall 433 news articles
The Money TimesDean Says Firing Came After Query on FinancesNew York Times -19 hours agoBy JONATHAN D. GLATER The dean of the highly ranked medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, was fired this week, and he suggested on Friday that the move came as a result of questions he had raised about the institution’s ...Kessler Says He Was Fired for Reporting Fund Problems (Correct)BloombergUC San Francisco Medical School Dean Leaves, Says He Was FiredWired NewsUSA Today - San Francisco Chronicle - Bizjournals.com - San Jose Mercury Newsall 51 news articles
E Canada NowVaccine Recall: What Parents Need to KnowTIME -Dec 13, 2007Merck announced that it is voluntarily recalling 1 million doses of two common childhood vaccines, routinely given to children under 5. Here's everything you need to know about the recall.Docs: Vaccine recall may delay, not halt, kid shotsNew York Daily NewsRecall sets off scramble to fill vaccine shortageThe Register-GuardBend Weekly - NorthJersey.com - AAFP News Now - Forbesall 612 news articles
The Money TimesPanel rejects Merck over-the-counter statin bidReuters -Dec 13, 2007By Lisa Richwine SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - A US advisory panel urged the government on Thursday to reject Merck & Co Inc's (MRK.Is this statin ready for a place over the counter?Los Angeles TimesCholesterol drugs likely to still need prescriptionChicago TribuneBloomberg - Kaiser network.org - Bizjournals.com - Motley Foolall 830 news articles
San Mateo Daily JournalMany striking Sutter nurses will be out until TuesdaySan Francisco Chronicle -17 hours agoRegistered nurses continued their strike Friday at 13 Bay Area hospitals operated by Sutter Health, including Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland and Berkeley and St.Nurses end walkout at 13 hospitals, but not all return to workSan Jose Mercury NewsComment by Lisa Hartmayer, RN, UCSF Medical Center, Medical/Surgical Resource TeamVallejo Times-Herald - Contra Costa Times - San Mateo County Times - Bizjournals.comall 172 news articles
ABC NewsNJ mandates 4 annual shots for kidsCherry Hill Courier Post -15 hours agoBy MICHAEL RISPOLI Despite vocal protests from several statewide parents' organizations, New Jersey became the first state in the country Friday to require annual flu shots for preschoolers.Preschool tots in NJ must get flu shotsPress of Atlantic CityPreschoolers will have to get flu shotsNorthJersey.comThe Associated Press - Philadelphia Inquirer - AHN - WOIall 290 news articles
eFluxMediaPfizer slips on Chantix, Sutent safety concernsReuters -Dec 14, 2007NEW YORK, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Shares of Pfizer Inc (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) fell on Friday after European regulators and US researchers highlighted concerns about the safety of the company's new anti-smoking medicine and recently approved ...Today in Business Warning for DrugNew York TimesEU Panel Wants More Side Effects Warning For Pfizer's ChampixCNNMoney.comeFluxMedia - InjuryBoard.com - International Herald Tribune - CBS 11all 29 news articles
HealthJockey.comHigh-Dose Chemo Doesn't Help Breast CancerTIME -Dec 13, 2007A woman covers her head to keep her warm while receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. Getting diagnosed with cancer is difficult enough, but choosing the right treatment from the bewildering array of options can be just as challenging.Insurer said no, so cancer patient pays for experimental treatmentSan Francisco ChronicleTest may spare many women chemotherapyChicago TribuneHouston Chronicle - MedPage Today - U.S. News &World Report - WebMDall 462 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesMental health changes unveiledRoanoke Times -16 hours agoBy Michael Sluss RICHMOND -- Nearly eight months after the Virginia Tech shootings exposed weaknesses in the state's overburdened mental health system, Gov.Kaine wants $42 million more for care of mentally illThe Virginian-Pilot• Kaine will propose bond issueRichmond Times DispatchThe Free Lance-Star - Winston-Salem Journal - The Associated Pressall 83 news articles
EarthtimesFrench doctors recount face transplantNewsweek -Dec 12, 2007By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer | AP Two years after French doctors stunned the world with the first partial face transplant, other doctors remain cautious about pursuing the surgery.Doctors: Face-transplant recovery "good"Seattle TimesFace transplant hits milestone: A smileChicago TribuneNew York Daily News - WebMD - Reuters UK - WJBF-TVall 111 news articles
E Canada NowAir testing in FEMA trailers begins next weekUSA Today -Dec 13, 2007By Eun Kyung Kim, Gannett News Service WASHINGTON - Hundreds of families displaced by Hurricane Katrina will get some unexpected holiday guests starting next week as the federal government begins testing the air quality in trailers it issued in ...US to do health tests on Katrina victims' trailersReutersDate Set for Testing FEMA TrailersHouston ChronicleWired News - CQPolitics.com - Biloxi Sun Herald - Washington Timesall 54 news articles
The 15-minute tip: Testing your recallMarketWatch -Dec 12, 2007By Jennifer Openshaw NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- These full-blast headlines read loud and clear. "Children's metal jewelry recalled due to risk of lead exposure" or "Children's full-zip hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings recalled for strangulation ...Hannah Pingree: Take the next step in toxic product reformBangor Daily NewsWebsite helps consumers find dangerous toysWTHRKCRA.com - KATC - KTVL - Daily Pressall 9 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesSurgeries resume at FroedtertGreater Milwaukee Today -10 hours agoBy JUSTIN KERN - GM Today Staff WAUKESHA - Operating rooms have reopened at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital and there have been no reports of symptoms or concerns from the about 100 people who underwent surgery before hospital officials found a ...Hospital suspends surgeries after Creutzfeldt-Jakob scareWinona Daily NewsWis. hospital dealing with possible CJDUnited Press InternationalWSAW - WISC - Milwaukee Small Business Times - MyFox Milwaukeeall 35 news articles
