ABC NewsAutism May Be More Genes Than EnvironmentABC News -7 hours agoNew recommendations urge earlier screening for autism spectrum disorders -- an important step in getting help early. (Stephen Voss/WpN) By AUDREY GRAYSON When her third child Rachel was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2wo, Ann Hotez's first ...Three studies suggest gene raises autism riskReutersGene Plays Role in Risk of AutismU.S. News &World ReportMedPage Today - Consumer Affairs - The Australian - EurekAlert (press release)all 29 news articles

  China DailyStudy Finds Possible Targets for AIDS DrugsNew York Times -3 hours agoBy DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Using a new type of genetic screen, researchers at Harvard Medical School have identified 273 proteins that the AIDS virus needs to survive in human cells, opening up new potential targets for drugs.HIV's Dependence on Human Genes May Be Weakness, Scientists SayBloombergNew Proteins That Help HIV Grow IdentifiedU.S. News &World ReportHoward Hughes Medical Institute - The Associated Press - Toronto Star - EurekAlert (press release)all 122 news articles

  dBTechnoCourt says San Francisco health plan can proceedReuters -4 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's universal health-care plan, a first-of-its kind local program to be funded in part by fees from employers, may go forward while under appeal, a US appeals court panel ruled on Wednesday.Judges Tell San Francisco It Can Begin Health PlanNew York TimesAppeals court allows SF to enforce health care lawSan Francisco ChronicleSan Jose Mercury News - eFluxMedia - dBTechno - Examiner.comall 199 news articles

  The Money TimesFDA cracks down on makers of 'bioidentical' hormonesUSA Today -22 hours agoBy Liz Szabo and Julie Appleby, USA TODAY The Food and Drug Administration ordered seven pharmacies Wednesday to stop making "false and misleading" claims about custom-made "bioidentical" hormones for menopausal symptoms.UPDATE 1-US FDA: 'Bio-identical' hormone claims unsupportedReutersFDA Warns Against Bio-Identical Hormone TherapyU.S. News &World ReportReuters India - Newsinferno.com - InjuryBoard.com - Arizona Daily Starall 222 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesUS falls short in anti-tobacco efforts - reportReuters -18 hours agoBy Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - The US Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spent nearly enough to battle ...NH gets poor grades on smoking reportBoston GlobeSmoke-Free Workplace Laws, Cigarette Taxes on the RiseU.S. News &World ReportWVLT - Shreveport Times - Greensboro News Record - The News Journalall 49 news articles

  dBTechnoCVS to house health clinics in existing footprintBizjournals.com -8 hours agoCVS/Caremark Corp. said opening CVS MinuteClinic locations in Massachusetts will require in-store build-outs to existing CVS stores.CVS planning to open clinics for minor illsBoston GlobeState OKs in-store medical clinicsBoston HeraldHouston Chronicle - Providence Business News - Parents &Kids - The Republican - MassLive.comall 38 news articles

  KCBY.com 11UPDATE 2-US House panel says probing Pfizer Lipitor adsReuters -Jan 7, 2008WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - A US House of Representatives committee said on Monday it was probing Pfizer Inc (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) advertisements that feature heart specialist Robert Jarvik pitching its blockbuster cholesterol drug ...House Committee Opens Probe Into Celebrity DrugFOX NewsLawmakers Concerned That Dr. Jarvik Lipitor Ads May Be Misleading ...ABC NewsMedical Marketing and Media - Slate - NJ Blog - WTOLall 63 news articles

  Health Spending Exceeded Record $2 Trillion in 2006New York Times -Jan 7, 2008By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON - National health spending soared above $2 trillion for the first time in 2006 and has nearly doubled in the last decade, amounting to an average of $7000 a person, the government reported on Monday.Medicare Helps Push Drug Spending UpWashington PostDrug Benefit Fueled Medicare SpendingWall Street JournalMedPage Today - Chicago Tribune - U.S. News &World Report - NPRall 215 news articles

  Canada.comFrance best, US worst in preventable death rankingReuters -Jan 7, 2008By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - France, Japan and Australia rated best and the United States worst in new rankings focusing on preventable deaths due to treatable conditions in 19 leading industrialized nations, researchers said on Tuesday ...Not So Good at Preventing Premature DeathU.S. News &World ReportComment by Cathy Schoen Senior Vice President, The Commonwealth FundCBS News - InjuryBoard.com - Economist - ToTheCenter.comall 101 news articles

  Catholic News AgencyTransgender Woman Sues Catholic Hospital for Refusing Breast ...FOXNews -2 hours agoA transgender woman who claims a hospital refused to allow her breast enlargement surgery because it wasn't "God's will" is suing a Catholic hospital, according to a report.Transgender woman sues Seton hospitalInside Bay AreaHospital Denies Breast-Enlargement Surgery to Trans WomanAdvocate.comNorth County Times - California Catholic Daily - Spero Newsall 24 news articles

  KCBSRabid bat prompts health warningSan Francisco Chronicle -9 hours agoCity public health officials warned Wednesday that a rabid bat was found in the Marina, and they are searching for anybody who may have come in contact with it.Exposure To Rabies Is Growing In CharlesWashington PostRabid Bat In The MarinaSFistKTVU.com - abc7news.com - NBC 11.com - KCBSall 11 news articles

  Canada.comReport Details US Cough, Cold Medicine AbuseABC News -Jan 9, 2008A chemical in some decongestant preparations was changed in response to fears of abuse. (PhotoDisc) By WILL DUNHAM WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - About 3.1 million Americans ages 12 to 25 -- about 5 percent of that age group -- have at some time used ...Millions of Young People Abuse Cough MedicinesMedPage TodayOver-the-Counter Cold Medicines Abused by Many TeensNewsinferno.comWQAD - Food Consumer - United Press International - InjuryBoard.comall 301 news articles

  Northland's NewsCenterWis. gov orders security reviewsCNNMoney.com -5 hours agoMADISON, Wis. (AP) - Gov. Jim Doyle ordered all state agencies to review their procedures for protecting personal information after the second gaffe in a little over a year resulted in Social Security numbers going out on a public mailing.State agency will stop using Social Security infoThe Capital TimesComment by Rep. Marlin Schneider, D-Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin State LegislatureWisconsin State Journal - WKBT - New Richmond News - WBAYall 189 news articles

  Scientific AmericanA Link Between Anxiety and Heart AttacksTIME -Jan 8, 2008It's no secret that men with angry, explosive personalities are at a higher risk of a heart attack. But they're not alone: Nervous, withdrawn and chronically worried people are courting coronary problems, too, according to a new long-term study in the ...Anxious people have higher heart risk - studyReutersChronic anxiety may cause heart attackRxPG NEWSU.S. News &World Report - Bloomberg - WebMD - AHNall 226 news articles