EarthtimesScientists Cure Mice Of Sickle Cell Using Stem Cell TechniqueWashington Post -20 hours agoBy Rick Weiss Using a recently developed technique for turning skin cells into stem cells, scientists have cured mice of sickle cell anemia -- the first direct proof that the easily obtained cells can reverse an inherited, potentially fatal disease.Researchers use new stem cell method to treat miceReutersStem cells reverse sickle cell anemia in miceLos Angeles TimesBloomberg - Medical News Today - BBC News - Science Nowall 274 news articles
Aljazeera.netUganda: Nation On Ebola AlertAllAfrica.com -1 hour agoTHE government yesterday announced that suspected cases of the lethal Ebola hemorrhagic fever have been reported in seven more districts.Ebola Outbreak Worsens In UgandaAHNUS Doctor in Uganda Confronts EbolaThe Associated PressReuters - Reuters South Africa - Baltimore Sun - Voice of Americaall 244 news articles
eFluxMediaUSDA revises food program for women and childrenReuters -Dec 6, 2007By Christopher Doering WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) - A popular program that provides food assistance to low-income women and their children received its first overhaul in more than 30 years Thursday with the addition of fruits, vegetables and whole ...Health Highlights: Dec. 7, 2007Washington PostWIC Food Program to Undergo Major TransformationeFluxMediaScience in the Headlines - dBTechno - Central Illinois Proud - The Associated Pressall 247 news articles
Canada.comStudies show how fruits and veggies reduce cancerReuters -3 hours agoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Just three servings a month of raw broccoli or cabbage can reduce the risk of bladder cancer by as much as 40 percent, researchers reported this week.Is There An Anti-Cancer Diet?CBS NewsBlackberries, Broccoli Sprouts Battle CancerU.S. News &World ReportWWBT - MedPage Today - Telegraph.co.uk - eFluxMediaall 20 news articles
KVALOverweight Children Face Higher Heart Disease Risk in AdulthoodWashington Post -Dec 5, 2007By Rob Stein Being overweight as a child significantly increases the risk for heart disease in adulthood as early as age 25, according to a large new study that provides the most powerful evidence yet that the obesity epidemic is spawning a generation ...Overweight children face premature heart attacks, strokesUSA TodayScientists Link Childhood Obesity to Heart DiseaseVoice of AmericaWall Street Journal - Reuters - U.S. News &World Reportall 346 news articles
AFPUS care for HIV detainees falls short -reportReuters -17 hours agoBy Robert macmillan NEW YORK, Dec 7 (Reuters) - The US Department of Homeland Security has failed to provide adequate care to immigrant detainees with HIV, putting their health and lives at risk, Human Rights Watch charged on Friday.Proposed federal rules for HIV-infected foreign visitors blastedSan Francisco ChronicleDHS immigration detention care for HIV detainees inadequate: HRWJURISTAFP - Gay People Chronicle - Kaiser network.org - Inter Press Service (subscription)all 18 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesA Look at Mass. Health Care LawMotley Fool -1 hour agoBy AP December 7, 2007 As Massachusetts' landmark health care law nears another crucial deadline, its ripple effects continue to spread across the state and country.Nearly 300000 in Mass. seek coverage under healthcare lawBoston GlobeNew law spurs more than 300K to seek health insurance in Mass.Bizjournals.comWorkforce Management - SouthCoastToday.com - Berkshire Eagle - Nantucket Island Inquirerall 33 news articles
Turkish PressChina says father of bird flu victim also infectedReuters -6 hours agoBEIJING (Reuters) - The father of a Chinese man who died from the H5N1 strain of bird flu last week has also been diagnosed with the disease, authorities said on Friday.China bird flu cluster sparks fear of human-to-human transmissionForbesFather of Chinese H5N1 fatality has infectionCIDRAPBBC News - The Associated Press - AFP - Euronews.netall 86 news articles
OverTheLimit.infoMinn. Slaughterhouse Workers Fall IllThe Associated Press -1 hour agoST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - On the slaughterhouse floor at Quality Pork Processors Inc. is an area known as the "head table," but not because it is the place of honor.The question at Austin pork plant: Why?MSNBCFormer QPP employee takes things one day at a timePost-BulletinWCCO - CattleNetwork.com - Occupational Hazards - Austin Heraldall 188 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesGOP health-care suit called Scrooge-likeChicago Tribune -5 hours agoBy David Mendell | Tribune staff reporter December 7, 2007 Gov. Rod Blagojevich forcefully defended his legal ability to broadly expand state health care coverage Thursday, excoriating those who are suing to halt the expansion as "Scrooge-like" in the ...Illinois Coalition Sues State Over Expansion of Family CareKaiser network.orgGovernor calls health care lawsuit 'Scrooge-like'Belleville News DemocratABC7Chicago.com - WTHI - Peoria Journal Star - Bloomington Pantagraphall 30 news articles
dBTechnoStudy Shows Why the Flu Likes WinterNew York Times -Dec 4, 2007By GINA KOLATA Researchers in New York believe they have solved one of the great mysteries of the flu: Why does the infection spread primarily in the winter months?Why The Flu Likes WinterCBS NewsResearchers figure out why influenza spreads in winterUSA TodayeFluxMedia - dBTechno - WLWT - WWBTall 31 news articles
Enews 2.0State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled WaterMedPage Today -Dec 6, 2007By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, medpage Today SACRAMENTO, Dec. 6 -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, ...Soma Beverage Co. recalls Metromint flavored waterSan Francisco ChronicleRecall Issued for Metromint Flavored WatereFluxMediaWater Technology Online - Connecticut Post - Globe and Mail - WTOCall 57 news articles
Cleveland Clinic Dispute IntensifiesWall Street Journal -11 hours agoBy DAVID ARMSTRONG A former department head at the Cleveland Clinic sued the hospital over alleged defamation and discrimination, saying that the institution is plagued by financial conflicts of interest similar to the kind that were cited as grounds ...A Doctor vs Cleveland ClinicMedgadget.comDoctor Sues Cleveland Clinic Over OusterFox 8 News WJWThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - TheHeart.Orgall 11 news articles
