IndiaEduNews.netMan Who Helped Start Stem Cell War May End ItNew York Times -7 hours agoBy GINA KOLATA If the stem cell wars are indeed nearly over, no one will savor the peace more than James A. Thomson. James A. Thomson says he thought “long and hard” before doing stem cell research.Stem-Cell BreakthroughWall Street JournalComment by Christopher Thomas Scott Dir, Stanford Program on Stem Cells in SocietyTIME - Washington Post - San Francisco Chronicle - Yahoo! Newsall 1,810 news articles
OverTheLimit.infoUN to Say It Overstated HIV Cases by MillionsNew York Times -Nov 21, 2007By DONALD G. mcneil Jr. The United Nations’ AIDS-fighting agency plans to issue a report today acknowledging that it overestimated the size of the epidemic and that new infections with the deadly virus have been dropping each year since they peaked in ...Brazil moving closer to curbing AIDS - officialsReutersUN cuts HIV infection estimateCNNVoice of America - Chicago Tribune - AllAfrica.com - Bloombergall 343 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesAngola: Bromide Believed Behind Cacuaco EpidemicAllAfrica.com -53 minutes agoAngolan Health Ministry said Thursday in Luanda that laboratory tests suggest that high content of sodium bromide detected in blood and kitchen salt samples may be behind the mysterious disease hitting Luanda's Cacuaco district since last October.Bromide Poisoning May Have Sickened Hundreds in AngolaeFluxMediaWHO Identifies Cause of Angola Mystery IllnessVoice of AmericaBBC News - The Associated Press - News24 - Reuters South Africaall 103 news articles
Walgreens walk-in clinics open two Tucson locationsInside Tucson Business -Nov 21, 2007Take Care Health Systems, a chain of walk-in clinics owned by Walgreens, now has two locations opened in Tucson - its first two in the state - and passes the milestone of 100 stores.Four Take Care clinics open in Tampa BayBizjournals.comTwo more in-store clinics openArizona Daily StarTrading Markets (press release) - WorldNetDailyall 31 news articles
Enews 2.0Screening tests may miss prostate cancer in obese patientsUSA Today -Nov 20, 2007By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY Higher blood volumes probably cause lower concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in obese prostate cancer patients, reports a study today, leading the authors to speculate that screening with PSA tests might miss ...Obesity-Related Rise in Plasma Volume Dilutes PSA ValuesMedPage TodayProstate Cancer Easy to Miss in Obese MeneFluxMediaIvanhoe - eMaxHealth.com - Baltimore Sun - Food Consumerall 71 news articles
Canada.comLung transplant rarely prolongs life in CFReuters -13 hours agoBy Megan Rauscher NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lung transplantation in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is not likely to prolong life and may do more harm than good, according to a look back at essentially the entire US pediatric experience with lung ...Lung transplants may not aid cystic fibrosis childrenBoston GlobeStudy: New lungs not for sick kidsSalt Lake TribuneDeseret News - Medical News Today - News-Medical.net - Science Daily (press release)all 45 news articles
Insurers Shift Cost Burdens to HomeownersNew York Times -13 hours agoBy JOSEPH B. TREASTER PALMETTO BAY, Fla. - Charles R. Williams stood near the glass sliding doors in his home south of Miami and pointed out parts of the ceiling and walls that had crumpled after Hurricane Andrew ripped open the roof 15 years ago.The catch in GOP contenders' health plansSan Francisco ChronicleThe ‘gap’ in Republicans’ healthcare plansThe Carpetbagger ReportInsurance Journal - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)all 12 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesAhead of the Bell: Pfizer SlipsForbes -Nov 21, 2007AP 11.21.07, 8:45 AM ET Shares of drug maker Pfizer Inc. were on pace to open at a new 52-week low Wednesday, after the Food and Drug Administration said it will investigate side effects of the company's anti-smoking drug Chantix.FDA Investigating Reports Linking Chantix to Suicidal ThoughtsFOX NewsSuicidal Thoughts Could Be Linked To Chantix Says FDAMedical News TodayWebMD - WFAA - CNBC - TheDayall 181 news articles
On TV, plastic surgery shows its best faceChicago Tribune -1 hour agoBy Shari Roan | Tribune Newspapers: Los Angeles Times November 23, 2007 LOS ANGELES - Good doctors used to be identified by fairly standard measures: where they trained, whether they were board-certified and if they were in good standing with the state ...Cosmetic, but still surgeryBaltimore SunSurgery is SafePR Web (press release)Medical News Today (press release) - KCRA.com - Toronto Star - MYA Cosmetic Surgery Newsall 8 news articles
eFluxMediaFDA Okays Aripiprazole (Abilify) as Add-On for Major DepressionMedPage Today -Nov 21, 2007By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, medpage Today ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 21 -- The FDA has approved the antipsychotic aripiprazole (Abilify) as an add-on for patients whose major depressive disorder is not relieved by antidepressants alone.FDA oks Abilify for DepressionWebMDFDA Approves Abilify for Major Depressive DisordereFluxMediaReuters - U.S. News &World Report - CNNMoney.com - Trading Markets (press release)all 29 news articles
EarthtimesBabies learn to tell a friend from foe before they can talkTimes Online -Nov 22, 2007Babies can tell friend from foe long before they can talk, according to research which suggests that the ability to assess other people’s motivations may be evolved rather than learnt.Babies can tell good people from badGuardian UnlimitedResearch Show Babies Have "Social Intelligence"AHNIndependent - News-Medical.net - Irish Health - Xinhuaall 298 news articles
Enews 2.0Migraine Sufferers Have Different BrainsCBS News -Nov 20, 2007(webmd) Researchers have identified specific differences in the brains of migraine sufferers linked to the processing of sensory information, including pain.Migraines Change The BrainMedHeadlinesScientist links migraines to brain changeUnited Press InternationalIvanhoe - FOX News - Health24.com - Irish Healthall 30 news articles
HealthJockey.comGlobal Warming May Lead to an Increased Number of Heart DeathseFluxMedia -3 hours agoby Anna Boyd High temperatures and air pollution may lead to a higher death rate from heart disease or stroke, scientists have said.Study: Ozone may be temp-cardio death linkUnited Press InternationalGlobal Warming May Trigger Rise in Heart DeathsForbesThe Press Association - MedPage Today - Medical News Today - StaffNurse.comall 24 news articles
eFluxMediaTen-Pound Hairball Removed from a Woman’s StomacheFluxMedia -1 hour agoby Anna Boyd Doctors at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said they have removed a 10-pound hairball (4.5 kg) from an 18-year-old woman’s stomach.Doctors untangle the strange case of the giant hairballCNN10-Pound Hairball Removed From Woman's StomachMyFox DallasNEWS.com.au - Metro - ShortNews.comall 11 news articles
