ABC NewsDoctors, Medical Centers, Former Patients Reject New GuidelinesABC NewsDoctors' offices and hospitals have been fielding calls from women wanting to know what new guidelines recommending against annual mammograms for women between the ages of 40 and 49, will mean for them. ...Anger, shock at new US mammogram guidelinesSan Francisco ChronicleBreast cancer guidelines highlight health care splitNewsdayMammograms: can you wait?Daily PressFood Consumer -phillyBurbs.com -WXXIall 1,732 news articles »
CTV.caUS officials defend swine flu vaccination planReutersWASHINGTON, Nov 17 (Reuters) - US public health officials defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines on Tuesday against criticism that their plan to protect Americans was confusing and over-optimistic. ...H1N1 Vaccine Available To All Tulsa County ResidentsKOKI FOX 23Expecting mothers fear of H1N113abc.comFlu vaccine clinics this week will target most at riskMinneapolis Star TribuneHerald Times Reporter -SIU - Daily Egyptian -KCTV5 Newsall 1,883 news articles »
Los Angeles TimesEgyptian mummies show signs of heart diseaseLos Angeles TimesA study finds evidence of hardened arteries in nine out of 16 ancient mummies, suggesting that modern diets and lifestyle aren't exclusively to blame for the disease. CT scans found signs of atherosclerosis, or calcification in the arteries, ...The Mummies' Curse: Heart DiseaseU.S. News &World ReportMummies Had Heart Disease, TooWebMDHeart Disease Prevalent Among Ancient MummiesRedOrbitFood Consumer -AFP -dBTechnoall 339 news articles »
Palm Beach PostAP Poll: Gov't health plan divides publicThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Tell Americans that letting the government sell insurance in competition with private industry would be cheaper for them, and a majority is in favor. Tell them the government would be making decisions about what medical care they could get ...us divided on troop increase in Afghanistan - pollReutersPoll finds guarded optimism on Obama's Afghanistan planWashington PostPoll: Deep divisions linger on health careSan Jose Mercury NewsBoston Globe -Personal Liberty Digest -Atlantic Online (blog)all 632 news articles »
Los Angeles TimesHeartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood ThinnerU.S. News &World ReportTUESDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Combining the antacid Prilosec with the popular blood thinner Plavix (clopidogrel) can cut the effectiveness of Plavix by half, putting patients at risk for heart attack or stroke, ...Certain Heartburn Drugs Interfeer with Plavix Blood ThinnerdBTechnoFDA Warns Plavix Patients of Drug InteractionsWebMDFDA Warns Heartburn Drugs Interfere With PlavixABC NewsThe Associated Press -Reuters -Wall Street Journalall 303 news articles »
Visit Bulgaria'Bad' Cholesterol Drops in US Adults By One-ThirdBloombergNov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Levels of “bad” cholesterol in the US fell by one-third from 1999 to 2006 as more people took cholesterol-lowering drugs, US researchers reported. The number of adults who had high levels of low-density ...Many in US still lack cholesterol tests, drugsReutersHigh Cholesterol Under Treated in Many AmericansABC NewsLevels of "bad" cholesterol on the declineBaltimore SunAHN -Los Angeles Times -Visit Bulgariaall 52 news articles »
Los Angeles TimesColo. medical pot suppliers will have to pay taxesThe Associated PressDENVER — Colorado is gearing up to officially tax and regulate medical marijuana dispensaries, a move lawmakers say amounts to legal recognition of a growing industry. The state Attorney General John Suthers concluded in an opinion issued Monday that ...LA council to consider medical marijuana ordinanceSan Jose Mercury NewsMarijuana dispensers welcome ruling they must pay taxesDenver PostFort Collins pauses pot dispensaries, removes emergency designationThe ColoradoanLos Angeles Times -The Daily Sound -OCRegisterall 638 news articles »
Washington TimesSenate health bill penalizes HawaiiHonolulu AdvertiserWASHINGTON — Before health care reform dominated debate on Capitol Hill, Hawai'i and several other states worked aggressively to increase the number of low-income residents covered by Medicaid, the federal-state ...US health plans have history of cost overrunsWashington TimesBill would cause increase in Medicare premiumsThe Associated PressHealth care bill would address Medicare 'doughnut hole'Minnesota Public RadioKaiser Health News -Rochester City Newspaper -The Durango Heraldall 222 news articles »
Visit BulgariaPreterm birth rates high in USFierceHealthcareFierceHealthcare is the leading source of healthcare management news for healthcare industry executives. Join 46000+ healthcare industry insiders who get FierceHealthcare via daily email. Sign up today! An advocacy group tracking preterm birth rates ...March of Dimes gives the state an F for premature birthsSpartanburg Herald JournalGa. Earns `F` on Premature Birth Report CardCoosa Valley NewsUS Gets 'D' On Premature Birth Rate Report CardAHNU.S. News &World Report -Salt Lake Tribune -TIMEall 139 news articles »
Boston GlobeHeart failure: 'Temporary' pumps could become a permanent treatmentLos Angeles TimesA new, more reliable type of device greatly boosts survival rate, researchers find. Tens of thousands in the US could benefit, though the costs to the healthcare system could be huge. By Thomas H. Maugh II Mechanical pumps originally designed to ...Heart Pump Shows PromiseWall Street JournalPumping up profits at ThoratecContra Costa TimesNew heart pump outperforms older versionsThe Money TimesU.S. News &World Report -Sawf News -Reutersall 361 news articles »
