The Money TimesStaph infections catch parents off guardAtlanta Journal Constitution -11 hours agoBy BRIDGET GUTIERREZ Milton mother Eileen Prybol didn't know a football player on her son's high school team had contracted a contagious and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection until she read about it last week in the newspaper.Duneland Schools moves to prevent staph infections hereChesterton TribuneLocal doctor sees 10-15 staph-related infections per weekBartlesville Examiner EnterpriseThe Journal News / Lohud.com - Daily Press - Rome News-Tribune - The Star-Ledger - NJ.comall 86 news articles
UPDATE 1-Novartis says US approves Tasigna cancer drugReuters -1 hour agoZURICH, Oct 29 (Reuters) - US regulators have approved Novartis AG's (NOVN.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) Tasigna drug for use in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) for patients who no longer respond to Glivec, the Swiss company said on Monday.FDA approves Novartis AG's Tasigna as leukemia treatmentMarketWatchNorvatis Leukemis Drug OK'dThe Associated PressAd-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung) - eMaxHealth.com - CNNMoney.comall 75 news articles
KPICDoctors group calls for universal autism screeningReuters -2 hours agoBy Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - All US children should be formally screened for autism twice by the age of 2, the nation's top pediatrician group recommended on Monday.Pediatrician Group Pushes for More Autism ScreeningKCBSPediatricians Urge Autism ScreeningThe Associated PressAHN - CTV.ca - ABC News - U.S. News &World Reportall 392 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesRheumatoid arthritis patients' mortality unchangedReuters -2 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The decline in mortality seen in the US population over the past four decades has not extended to patients with rheumatoid arthritis, despite innovations in rheumatoid arthritis treatment, according to a report in the ...Rheumatoid Arthritis Death Rate UnchangedForbesArthritis Patients Don't Share in Life Expectancy GainsMedPage TodayDog Flu Diet and Diseases - CBC New Brunswick - EurekAlert (press release)all 15 news articles
E Canada NowLaura Bush Defines Her Policy RoleVoice of America -Oct 28, 2007By Paula Wolfson First Lady Laura Bush is taking an increasingly public role on foreign policy matters - from the status of women in the Middle East, to repression in Burma.First lady stakes out own issuesHouston ChronicleLaura Bush won't vote for Hillary ClintonNew York Daily NewsJerusalem Post - The Associated Press - Food Consumer - Kaiser network.orgall 117 news articles
California Progress ReportPartnership with government can provide health care for allAtlanta Journal Constitution -18 hours agoBy JIM McDERMOTT The fundamental role of government is to protect and serve the people and the fundamental role of business is to produce a profit and serve its shareholders.Is Medicare for everyone a possibility within 10 years?Greeley TribuneDemocratic Presidential Candidates Discuss Health CareeMaxHealth.comNevada Appeal - Rockford Register Star - MedPage Today - Yahoo! Newsall 10 news articles
Volunteers speed up cancer care treatmentUnited Press International -4 hours agoLOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- US researchers found volunteers can significantly help guide minority and low-income cancer patients cut through barriers to care.Volunteers Help Low-Income, Minorities Get Adequate Health CareAssociated ContentHealth Highlights: Oct. 28, 2007Washington PostWWBT - Science Daily (press release) - eMaxHealth.com - Hinduall 81 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesTopps E. Coli Beef Recall Linked to Tainted Canadian BeefInjuryBoard.com -1 hour agoBy Courtney Mills The US Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Friday that a Canadian meatpacker was the probable source of the Topps large beef recall last month.Warning issued over beef sold in two BC townsSeattle Post IntelligencerStruggling Canadian Slaughterhouse May Get Cash Infusion: ReportCattleNetwork.comReuters - The Canadian Press - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Prince George Citizenall 45 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesFood AllergiesWashington Post -12 hours agoAbout 6 to 8 percent of children younger than 3. Most will outgrow them by age 7 but some never do. About 11 million people in the United States have food allergies; 3.3 million are allergic to peanuts or tree nuts.Food allergies on the risePittsburgh Tribune-Review11M NUTTY ALLERGIESNew York PostFoodNavigator-USA - PR Newswire (press release) - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 11 news articles
Enews 2.0UK Government Announces HPV Immunization ProgrameFluxMedia -2 hours agoby Anna Boyd The National Health Service has begun assessing how many young women will enter in the Government human papilloma virus (HPV) immunization program.What's the best way to detect cervical cancer?GoErie.comHPV hearings help educateRochester Democrat and Chronicleic Wales - Kansas City Star - Health24.com - Independentall 25 news articles
Judy Mazel, author of 'The Beverly Hills Diet,' dies at 63International Herald Tribune -Oct 26, 2007AP LOS ANGELES: Judy Mazel, who wrote a 1981 best-seller "The Beverly Hills Diet" that was praised by celebrities and criticized by nutritionists, has died.Judy Mazel, Creator of Best-Selling ‘Beverly Hills Diet,’ Is Dead ...New York TimesTo Live and Diet in LAMale Pattern FitnessUnited Press International - TVNZ - Sky News Australiaall 19 news articles
The Money TimesScientists find new cancer riskGuardian Unlimited -Oct 27, 2007Women who have had treatment for early signs of cervical cancer still have a higher than average risk of developing the disease 25 years later.Public Health & Education | Women Who Have Precancerous Lesions ...Kaiser network.orgWomen Still Face Cancer Risk 25 Years After TreatmentScience Daily (press release)BBC News - MedHeadlines - TurnTo23.com - innovations reportall 61 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesHypertension Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer'sCBS News -Oct 27, 2007Facts about Alzheimer's, help for caregivers and a look at sufferers who've put the disease in the spotlight. (WebMD) Certain drugs for hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, may counter Alzheimer's disease.Blood Pressure Drugs May Prevent Alzheimer's DiseaseMedical News TodayHypertension Drug Valsartan Might Work Against Alzheimer's DiseaseAHNMedHeadlines - Tehran Times - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 17 news articles
Senator asks FDA about internal Avandia voteReuters -1 hour agoBy Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior Republican lawmaker asked the US Food and Drug Administration to confirm that an internal FDA group privately voted to keep the troubled diabetes drug Avandia on the market by a one-vote margin, according to ...Roche's CellCept raises birth defect risks - FDAReutersall 39 news articles
