EarthtimesVaccine Recall: What Parents Need to KnowTIME -2 hours agoMerck announced that it is voluntarily recalling 1 million doses of two common childhood vaccines, routinely given to children under 5. Here's everything you need to know about the recall.Common Infant Vaccine RecalledForbesUPDATE 3-Merck recalls 1.2 mln doses of children's vaccinesReutersMarketWatch - San Jose Mercury News - Newsday - CNNMoney.comall 836 news articles
dBTechnoMerck Wants Mevacor Sold Over-CounterForbes -1 hour agoBy LAURAN NEERGAARD 12.13.07, 4:44 PM ET Merck & Co. sought permission Thursday for over-the-counter sales of Mevacor, the granddaddy of the famed cholesterol-lowering drugs, after getting turned down twice by the government since 2000.Merck pushes for over-the-counter statin in USReutersAhead of the Bell: FDA meets on MevacorBusinessWeekU.S. News &World Report - Chicago Tribune - NPR - Asbury Park Pressall 634 news articles
ABC NewsHigh-Dose Chemo Doesn't Help Breast CancerTIME -2 hours agoA woman covers her head to keep her warm while receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer. Getting diagnosed with cancer is difficult enough, but choosing the right treatment from the bewildering array of options can be just as challenging.Some With Breast Cancer Can Skip ChemoThe Associated PressSanofi announces more positive Taxotere resultsReutersCNNMoney.com - KLTVall 147 news articles
The Money TimesBush vetoes child health billCNN -20 hours agoWASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush vetoed an expansion of the federally funded, state-run health insurance program for poor children for a second time Wednesday, telling Congress the bill "moves our country's health care system in the wrong direction.Bush again vetoes kids health billSan Francisco ChronicleBush Vetoes Expansion of Child Health Care Program (Update1)BloombergMedical News Today - CBS News - eFluxMedia - Miami Poetry Reviewall 629 news articles
EarthtimesDoctors Detail Face Transplant ResultsWashington Post -Dec 12, 2007By Rick Weiss A Frenchwoman who two years ago became the first person to receive a face transplant has recovered with remarkably good aesthetic results and has gradually regained normal skin sensation and control of her facial muscles, doctors reported ...First face transplant worth the fuss, patient saysReuters1st face transplant patient makes progressLos Angeles TimesNew York Daily News - U.S. News &World Report - MedPage Todayall 184 news articles
Vancouver SunMammogram accuracy varies by radiologist: studyReuters -Dec 11, 2007By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Women with lumps in their breasts rely on their radiologists to accurately read their mammograms, but the accuracy of those readings varies widely, US researchers on Tuesday.Study: Breast-imaging specialists best at reading mammogramsSeattle Post IntelligencerDetecting breast cancer depends on doctor, study findsChicago TribuneSeattle Times - U.S. News &World Report - Atlanta Journal Constitution - Scientific Americanall 73 news articles
Ontario NowLarge Study Links Red, Processed Meat to Certain CancersFOX News -Dec 11, 2007People who eat a lot of red and processed meats have a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, including lung cancer and colorectal cancer, according to a new study from the National Cancer Institute.Meat raises lung cancer risk, too, study findsReutersComment by Mary K. Young VP, Nutrition, National Cattlemen's Beef Assn.Daily Mail - ABC Online - FitSugar.com - MedHeadlinesall 162 news articles
New VisionEbola EpicenterNewsweek -21 hours agoAn on-scene report from the Ugandan town hit hardest by the latest outbreak of the deadly virus. By Andrew Ehrenkranz | Newsweek Web Exclusive Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link.Uganda: The Next Disaster Must Not Catch Uganda NappingAllAfrica.comCDC tries to limit Ebola outbreak in UgandaAtlanta Journal ConstitutionReuters South Africa - NewsOXY - AFP - Coos Bay Worldall 50 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesBay Area Sutter nurses walk off jobsSan Jose Mercury News -1 hour agoBy Sandy Kleffman Hundreds of sign carrying registered nurses formed picket lines in front of Bay Area hospitals this morning to begin a two day strike.Nurses begin second strike in two monthsabc7news.comSutter nurses set to strike for two daysVallejo Times-HeraldBizjournals.com - San Francisco Chronicle - Fog City Journal - eFluxMediaall 69 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesAnti-tobacco coffer smallDaily Democrat -5 hours agoYolo County spends less than 1/5 of what the CDC suggests be used to fight child tobacco use. By ROBIN HINDERY A new national report shows a marked decline in California's spending on tobacco prevention programs, and in Yolo County, funding for such ...Report out on curbing smokingArkansas Democrat GazetteHealth Highlights: Dec. 13, 2007U.S. News &World ReportSouthCoastToday.com - Springdale Morning News - KTEN - Denver Postall 184 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesNurses at Risk Due to Chemical Exposure In HospitalseFluxMedia -Dec 12, 2007By Anna Boyd Nurses may face health risks because of their unwitting exposure to typical hospital chemicals such as disinfectants, medication and radiation, an environmental group revealed Tuesday.Nurses’ Constant Exposure to Chemicals Linked to DiseasesOccupational HazardsComment by Lisa Hartmayer, RN, UCSF Medical Center, Medical/Surgical Resource TeamEnvironment News Service - WBAL - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Agoravoxall 20 news articles
Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesStanford wins $10.7M in stem cell research grantsBizjournals.com -3 hours agoFour Stanford University scientists won research grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, which gives out money for stem cell studies.Stanford stem cell researchers get $10.7 millionPalo Alto OnlineResearchers Find Great Granddaddy of All Blood CellsU.S. News &World ReportSan Jose Mercury News - San Francisco Chronicle - San Diego Union Tribune - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 65 news articles
WTMJ-TVMisky to lead Milwaukee Redevelopment AuthorityBizjournals.com -7 hours agoMilwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett has appointed Dave Misky as the new head of the city Redevelopment Authority. Misky, whose title will be assistant executive secretary, will lead the day-to-day operations of the Redevelopment Authority's economic ...Froedtert Hospital Closes All Operating RoomsMyFox MilwaukeeFroedtert Hospital Closes Operating RoomsWISN.comWDIO-TV - WTMJ-TV - WBAY - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription)all 15 news articles
