Canada.comHealth Officials Call for Increase in Bird Flu SurveillanceVoice of America -8 hours agoBy Naomi Martig Experts with the World Health Organization are urging countries to step up surveillance of bird flu outbreaks in poultry.H5N1 bird flu hits Benin, home of Voodoo ritualReutersBenin confirms H5N1 virus in two bird flu casesReuters South AfricadBTechno - The Associated Press - AHN - TVNZall 701 news articles

  Alalam News NetworkCancer Killed Almost 8 Million Worldwide in 2007U.S. News &World Report -8 hours agoBy Steven Reinberg MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer continues to cut a deadly swath across the globe, with the American Cancer Society reporting 12 million new cases of malignancy diagnosed worldwide in 2007, with 7.6 million people dying ...20000 People Die of Cancer Every Day, Says AMCeFluxMedia12M New Cancer Cases Expected In 2007NBC5.comFOX News - CTV.ca - Times of India - Xinhuaall 118 news articles

  KLEWCytori shares up on positive breast reconstruction studyReuters -6 hours agoDec 17 (Reuters) - Shares of Cytori Therapeutics Inc (CYTX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) rose more than 9 percent, after the biopharmaceutical company said an independent study in Japan showed that its breast reconstruction procedure was safe and well ...SABCS: Fat-Derived Stem Cells Used for Breast ReconstructionMedPage TodayComment by David H. Song, MD, FACS, Chief & Program Director Section of Plastic Surgery, University of ChicagoBloomberg - WELT ONLINE - eMaxHealth.com - Electric New Paperall 215 news articles

  eFluxMediaUPDATE 1-EU watchdog backs Glaxo breast cancer pillReuters -15 hours agoLONDON, Dec 14 (Reuters) - The European Medicines Agency has recommended conditional approval of GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (GSK.L: Quote, Profile, Research) new breast cancer pill Tykerb, Europe's biggest drugmaker said on Friday.Glaxo: Tykerb May Reduce Brain TumorsCNNMoney.comGlaxo's Tykerb Cuts Breast Cancer Stem Cells, Slows SpreadBloombergWashington Post - eFluxMedia - MedPage Today - DG Newsall 51 news articles

  The Money TimesAmgen Shares Hit New Low on Drug DataForbes -3 hours agoAP 12.17.07, 2:21 PM ET Shares of biotechnology company Amgen Inc. fell to a five-year low Monday as Wall Street expressed concern about whether its developing osteoporosis drug denosumab can effectively compete against products now on the market and ...Amgen cancer trial shows denosumab strengthens boneReutersAmgen Bone-Density Drug Shows PromiseTheStreet.comWall Street Journal - CNBC - Cancer Consultants (press release) - StreetInsider.com (subscription)all 86 news articles

  Canada.comMassage Eases Pain, Anxiety After SurgeryU.S. News &World Report -1 hour agoBy Ed Edelson MONDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- A 20-minute evening back massage can help relieve the pain and anxiety that often follows major surgery, new research shows.Back massage 'reduces surgery pain'Channel 4 NewsStudy: Massage After Surgery Greatly Helps RecoveryNBC5.comMedscape (subscription) - EurekAlert (press release) - Scientific Americanall 18 news articles

  dBTechnoDean Says Firing Came After Query on FinancesNew York Times -Dec 14, 2007By JONATHAN D. GLATER The dean of the highly ranked medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, was fired this week, and he suggested on Friday that the move came as a result of questions he had raised about the institution’s ...UCSF fires prominent medical school deanSan Jose Mercury NewsUCSF dean is fired, cites whistle-blowingLos Angeles TimesWired News - San Francisco Chronicle - dBTechno - KCBSall 48 news articles

  Genzyme thyroid cancer drug gets broader US useReuters -7 hours agoWASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Genzyme Corp (GENZ.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said the US Food and Drug Administration approved a broader use of thyroid cancer treatment Thyrogen.Genzyme gets expanded FDA approval for throid drugBizjournals.comGenzyme's Thyrogen gets FDA approval for removal of cancerous ...CNNMoney.comFDA news (subscription) - Boston Heraldall 25 news articles

  Canada.comSome psoriasis linked to higher death rates: studyReuters India -1 hour agoCHICAGO (Reuters) - People who suffer from severe psoriasis die younger than people with mild cases or without the disease, for reasons that are unclear, researchers said on Monday.Skin disease linked to early death: studyAFPSevere psoriasis associated with increased risk of deathEurekAlert (press release)Forbesall 19 news articles

  eFluxMediaDiane Wood Middlebrook, Biographer, Dies at 68New York Times -16 hours agoBy MARGALIT FOX Diane Wood Middlebrook, a biographer, poet and critic known for her best-selling, controversial life of the poet Anne Sexton, died on Saturday in San Francisco.Poet, biographer, feminist Diane Middlebrook dies of cancer at 68San Francisco ChronicleStanford professor Diane Middlebrook diesPalo Alto OnlineFood Consumer - United Press International - The Associated Press - KESQall 134 news articles

  Enews 2.0Reservoirs Closed After Carcinogen Is FoundNew York Times -Dec 16, 2007Kevork Djansezian/AP The Silver Lake Reservoir, northwest of downtown, is one of two to be cleaned in Los Angeles. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two reservoirs that supply drinking water to parts of the city have been shut down and will be ...Los Angeles to Drain Two Reservoirs Due to Cancer RiskFOX NewsLA must dump water from two reservoirsLos Angeles TimesMedical News Today - Water Technology Online - Los Angeles Daily News - Philadelphia Inquirerall 132 news articles

  The Money TimesPeachCare gets another week of fundingAtlanta Journal Constitution -Dec 14, 2007By BOB KEMPER Washington - As adjournment draws near, Congress on Friday had to extend funding for PeachCare for another week to ensure that the program would not be forced to close while lawmakers continue to wrangle over its future.» PeachCare Funding In Limbo Until '08WXIA-TVSCHIP Round 2Human EventsMontgomery Advertiser - Kaiser network.org - Denver Post - The Republican - MassLive.comall 14 news articles

  eFluxMediaMen Carry Breast Cancer Genes, TooFOX News -Dec 15, 2007SAN ANTONIO - Doctors are encouraging a new group of people to consider getting tested for genes that raise the risk of breast cancer: men.Under breast cancer radarChicago TribuneBreast Cancer Genes Affect Men, TooWebMDChicago Sun-Times - eFluxMedia - The Free Lance-Star - Toronto Sunall 228 news articles

  dBTechnoNew Jersey Mandates Toddler Flu ShotsdBTechno -6 hours agoBeginning in September 2008, New Jersey will be the first State in the USA to require that children of preschool age receive Influenza Shots.NJ mandates 4 annual shots for kidsCherry Hill Courier PostPreschool tots in NJ must get flu shotsPress of Atlantic CityThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com - NorthJersey.com - The Associated Press - AHNall 82 news articles