ReutersSwine flu abates, but experts urge preparednessSan Francisco ChronicleThe swine flu is receding in the Bay Area and nationwide, and the worst of the pandemic may be over, but public health experts say it's too early for people to let their guard down. The number of hospitalizations and deaths from the swine flu probably ...WHO Defends Flu Response Amid Exaggeration ClaimsBloombergSeasonal Flu Vaccine AvailableBainbridgeGa.comHealth board preparing for third wave of H1N1 virusRichmond Register89.3 KPCC -Chicago Tribune -Akron Beacon Journalall 1,136 news articles »
CTV.caChina reports fast rise of A/H1N1 flu deathsXinhuaBEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland saw a faster increase of deaths from the A/H1N1 influenza in the past weeks, according to the Ministry of Health. A total of 74 deaths were reported in the week from Nov. 23 to 29, said a notice issued ...Expanded swine flu clinics offeredSanta Barbara EdhatChina swine flu death toll triples in two weeksAFPHealth officials wonder about outreachLas Vegas Review - JournalRoyal Oak Daily Tribune -Wall Street Journal (blog) -Harrison Daily Timesall 2,358 news articles »
Washington PostObama Health Overhaul May Fail to Cut Spending on Medical CareBloombergDec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- White House Budget Director Peter Orszag says the medical-system overhaul now being debated in the Senate puts in place “crucial steps” to help slow the growth of US health-care spending. ...Health insurers push back as debate heats upReutersSome Doctors' Groups Breaking With AMA To Oppose Health BillKaiser Health NewsSecond Opinions Doctors Divide on BillNew York TimesDetroit Free Press -TIME -Baxter Bulletinall 324 news articles »
Sydney Morning HeraldCity commemorates AIDS Day with awareness eventNew Britain HeraldNEW BRITAIN — Nearly 500 people suffer from AIDS or HIV in the city and officials are taking a stand about it. “Tackling this disease will take an aggressive and coordinated effort in both public and private resources,” Mayor Timothy ...Survey reveals views on AIDSObserver OnlineFewer students than usual take advantage of free HIV screeningDiamondback OnlineHealth officials confirm three new cases of HIVHelena Independent RecordMedill Reports: Chicago -TCPalm -MLive.comall 3,826 news articles »
New York Daily NewsWhat Women Should Now Do About MammogramsWall Street JournalWhat happens if cancer-screening recommendations start to change but doctors and patients refuse to adopt the new standards? The US is about to find out. A fierce debate is raging over whether healthy women in their 40s should get ...Mammogram controversyOttumwa CourierNJ law requires annual mammogram coverageVineland Daily JournalMammogram advice based on scienceBaltimore SunJournal and Courier -Health Imaging & IT -HemOncTodayall 573 news articles »
HealthJockey.comFour-country study finds no cancer link to cellphone usageUSA TodayA large new study is the latest to find no link between rising cellphone use and rates of brain cancer. Researchers in four Scandinavian countries found no increase in brain tumor diagnoses from 1998 to 2003, when cellphone use ...Cell Phones and Brain Tumors: No Connection?WebMDMobile phones 'have not increased brain cancers'BBC NewsNo rise in cancer from mobile phonesTelegraph.co.ukOzarks First -dBTechno (blog) -OnMedicaall 105 news articles »
The Money TimesSmoking Exposure Now Linked to Colon, Breast CancersU.S. News &World ReportTHURSDAY, Dec. 3 (healthday News) -- Add colorectal cancer to the list of malignancies caused by smoking, with a new study strengthening the link between the two. And other studies are providing more bad news for people who haven't ...Hormones Help Women with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Live Longer Than MenOncology Nursing News'Higher risk' of lung cancer from smoking first thingBBC NewsGet up, light up? A routine that may increase cancer riskTIMEThe Money Times -Science Daily (press release) -ACS News Centerall 210 news articles »
Health NewstrackExperimental drug is combating hepatitis C in chimps, researchers sayLos Angeles TimesThe antiviral, which is already being tested for safety in humans, has exhibited no toxic side effects and has not allowed development of resistance, a characteristic that plagues other treatments. By Thomas H. Maugh II An experimental antiviral drug ...New Hepatitis C Treatment Shows PromiseU.S. News &World ReportLiver-Targeted Drug Stops Hepatitis CWebMDExperimental Drug Prevents Hepatitis C in ChimpsdBTechno (blog)AFP -Science News -GenomeWeb Daily Newsall 74 news articles »
ReutersUS approves first "ethical" human stem cell linesReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government approved the first 13 batches of human embryonic stem cells on Wednesday, enabling researchers using them to get millions of dollars in federal funding as promised by President Barack Obama in March. ...Stem cells for federal research approvedMinneapolis Star TribuneStem-cell research shifting into gearColumbus DispatchHealth Buzz: Government Will Fund Research Using New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines ...U.S. News &World ReportMarketplace (blog) -USA Today -BP Newsall 55 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukBreastfeeding May Reduce Diabetes RiskWebMDBreastfeeding was shown to significantly lower a woman's risk for developing metabolic syndrome in a study reported today by researchers with Kaiser Permanente. The longer the women in the study breastfed, the more protection they ...Longer breastfeeding had a protective effect for metabolic syndromeEndocrine TodayBreast-Feeding Can Help Mom's Heart Decades LaterU.S. News &World ReportBreastfeeding can reduce heart disease and diabetesTelegraph.co.ukUSA Today -MedPage Today -Daily Mailall 117 news articles »
