Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesNew York City: Hand washing best for protection against MRSAFood Consumer -44 minutes agoBy Sue Mueller SUNDAY October 28, 2007 (Foodconsumer.org) -- The New York city Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden along with Schools Chancellor Joel I Klein and Public Advocate Bets Gotbaum on October 26 issued a statement to urge students, ...Staphylococcus on the riseJackson SunMRSA demands extreme public awareness, concern and early detectionStaunton News LeaderNewsday - Times-West Virginian - New York Times - Daily Pressall 198 news articles
Media For FreedomBreast cancer a stigma for ArabsHouston Chronicle -11 hours agoBy DONNA ABU-NASR AP RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - One Saudi woman ignored the cancer growing in her breast for fear of seeing a male doctor.US first lady visits Jordan's old city of PetraInternational Herald TribuneLaura Bush helps launch health centerThe Benton CrierNorth County Times - FOX News - ABC7Chicago.com - University at Buffalo The Spectrumall 103 news articles
The Money TimesHypertension Drugs May Prevent and Treat Alzheimer’s, Study FindsFOX News -Oct 26, 2007Drugs commonly used to treat hypertension, may be successful in preventing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.Hypertension Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer'sCBS NewsBlood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's DiseaseMedical News TodayAHN - MedHeadlines - United Press International - U.S. News &World Reportall 37 news articles
OverTheLimit.infoBringing Calories Out of HidingNew York Times -Oct 27, 2007There’s no telling how many calories the restaurant industry has expended running away from New York’s pioneering attempt to improve the city’s health by requiring chain eateries to prominently display calorie information.New York City to require display of calorie info on menuFood ConsumerNew York City Municipality Fights Against ObesityeFluxMediaAtlanta Journal Constitution - Reason Online - FOX News - Canada.comall 20 news articles
Promoting healthRutland Herald -9 hours agoBy KEVIN O'CONNOR Staff Writer There's a reason why Vermonters will soon face a multimillion-dollar marketing blitz for the state's new Catamount health insurance plan.State boosts effort to reach the uninsuredBoston GlobeState Steps Up Efforts To Reach Low-Income UninsuredBoston Channel.comall 10 news articles
TopNewsIt’s Not the Stress, It’s How You Deal With ItNew York Times -Oct 26, 2007By CLYDE HABERMAN Members of the American Psychological Association visited New York from Washington the other day to talk about stress.Mortgage, Terror Woes Figure Big Into StressABC NewsNearly 1 in 3 Adults Feel Extreme StressCBS NewseMaxHealth.com - KAUZ - AHN - ABC7Chicago.comall 39 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesBayer Trasylol trial halted, FDA advises doctorsReuters -Oct 26, 2007By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - A trial of Bayer AG's (BAYG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research) heart surgery drug Trasylol was halted after an increased risk of death from bleeding was linked to the treatment, the company said on Thursday.Bayer issues additional guidance to physicians on TrasylolForbesCanadian Trial Of Heart Surgery Drug Trasylol HaltedMedical News TodayGuardian Unlimited - Newsinferno.com - Food Consumer - AHNall 252 news articles
TopNewsBird flu hits Vietnam village near Chinese borderReuters -Oct 25, 2007HANOI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Bird flu has killed poultry in a Vietnamese village on the Chinese border, the third outbreak of the highly infectious virus in the country this month, Hanoi's Aninal Health Department said.Study: Mothers Can Pass Bird Flu To UnbornAHNHealth Highlights: Oct. 25, 2007Washington PostChina Daily - Jakarta Post - Xinhua - AFPall 29 news articles
Enews 2.0Brain 'Pacemaker' May Trigger Impulsive BehaviorABC News -Oct 26, 2007Don Falk looks at the CAT scan showing the implant into his brain to help control his Parkinsons disease. Falk's condition started to get better with the emerging class of medical devices called neuromodulators.Implantable Brain Device Makes Parkinson's Patients More ImpulsiveMedical News TodayParkinson's Implants May Short-Circuit Brain's Own BrakesWired NewsArizona Daily Star - United Press International - The Associated Press - WWAY NewsChannel 3all 156 news articles
eFluxMediaCanadian beef likely cause of US e.coli cases: USDAReuters -Oct 26, 2007WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A defunct Canadian meatpacker is "a likely source" of beef that caused an outbreak of food-borne illnesses in the United States and Canada, the US meat safety agency said on Friday.Canadian agencies look for E. coli linksCTV.caReport: Topps Meat plant reduced inspections before recallLos Angeles TimesReuters UK - eMaxHealth.com - eFluxMedia - The Associated Pressall 86 news articles
CBC NewsHospital Romance May Largely Be FictionForbes -Oct 25, 2007THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Is working in a hospital or doctor's office a prescription for passion? If you believe the stories in the burgeoning and steamy genre of medical romance novels, the answer would be a resounding "yes.Primary care is at the heart of romanceHealthcare RepublicRomance Novels Tap Into Hospitals For StorylinesAHNIrish Health - WebMD - Medical News Today - Wired Newsall 76 news articles
MedHeadlinesPrecancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer RiskU.S. News &World Report -Oct 26, 2007By Steven Reinberg FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix are still at risk for invasive cancers up to 25 years later, Swedish researchers report.Pre-cancer lesions 'remain risk'BBC NewsScientists find new cancer riskGuardian UnlimitedMedical News Today - Reuters - TurnTo23.com - 13abc.comall 91 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesCervical cancer vaccine to be given to all girls aged 12 and 13Independent -Oct 26, 2007By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor A battle over how many women will qualify for the cervical cancer vaccine on the NHS began yesterday as the Government announced routine immunisation of all schoolgirls aged 12 to 13 would be introduced next September.Free HPV shot offered for girls, womenKansas City StarGirls 12-13 get jab to fight canceric WalesScotsman - ABC7Chicago.com - Telegraph.co.uk - AHNall 217 news articles
KCBSHospital fined after baby's deathNuevo Mundo -Oct 26, 2007By Barbara Feder Ostrov Kaiser-Santa Clara hospital was fined $25000 Thursday by state health officials after a medication error killed a severely ill baby, in a disturbing replay of two similar incidents since 2004.State fines 9 hospitals for infractionsLos Angeles TimesS. Bay Kaiser Hospital Fined In Newborn's DeathCBS 5KCBSall 38 news articles