The Money TimesFDA Confirms No Heart Risk From Heartburn DrugsForbes -2 hours agoMONDAY, Dec. 10 (healthday News) -- A US government review of the popular heartburn drugs Prilosec and Nexium found no evidence of increased heart risks, health officials said Monday.US eyes astrazeneca stomach meds' hip riskReutersNo Increased Heart-Attack Risk With Nexium, Prilosec, FDA SaysWall Street JournalBloomberg - Guardian Unlimited - dBTechno - InjuryBoard.comall 196 news articles

  The Money TimesChina hunts father-and-son bird flu linkReuters -12 hours agoBEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chinese health authorities said on Monday they were hunting for the causal link between a son and his father both struck by bird flu, but have found no evidence that the virus has mutated into a new strain.Father of Chinese Bird Flu Victim Also InfectedVoice of AmericaHuman Source of Bird Flu Infection Can't Be Ruled Out, WHO SaysBloombergdBTechno - Medical News Today - Food Consumer - PhysOrg.comall 166 news articles

  dBTechnoMutated Suppressor Gene Leads to a Type of Breast CancerU.S. News &World Report -4 hours agoBy Carolyn Colwell MONDAY, Dec. 10 (healthday News) -- Scientists believe they've discovered how mutations in the cancer-susceptibility gene called BRCA1 can cause some breast cancers.Scientists link gene mutation to breast cancerNewsdayNew Study Brings Hope For Treating Inherited CancersNY1dBTechno - Akron Beacon Journal - Food Consumer - eFluxMediaall 214 news articles

  eFluxMediaA Proposal to Require Flu Vaccines for PreschoolNew York Times -Dec 8, 2007By JILL P. CAPUZZO The New Jersey Public Health Council is expected to vote tomorrow on a rule that would require flu vaccines for any child entering day care or preschool.Ahead of the Bell: Flu Vaccine MakersMotley FoolNew Jersey moves toward mandated flu shots for preschoolersToday's Sunbeam - NJ.comWCBS-TV New York - Newsday - NJ Blog - eFluxMediaall 140 news articles

  eFluxMediaFACTBOX - What is Ebola?Reuters -Dec 8, 2007Dec 6 (Reuters) - A new strain of the deadly Ebola virus is thought to have infected 93 people and killed at least 22 in Uganda, including a doctor and three other medical staff looking after patients, a health official said on Thursday.Ebola Death Toll Up to 28AllAfrica.comUganda confirms 113 suspected Ebola casesReuters South AfricaFood Consumer - Bloomberg - eFluxMedia - AFPall 91 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesCephalon, Celgene Kick Off ASH ConfabTheStreet.com -9 hours agoBy Adam Feuerstein The American Society of Hematology kicked off its annual meeting this weekend, which means there was plenty of clinical data presented on treatments for a variety of blood cancers.Cephalon drug works in non-Hodgkin's lymphona-studyReutersUpbeat News Doesn't Deter Cephalon SalesBarron'sPhiladelphia Inquirer - CNNMoney.com - RTT News - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 39 news articles

  Would you give this man $7500 to store your stem cells?Newsday -13 hours agoBY KATHLEEN KERR | kathleen.kerr@newsday.com December 10, 2007 Mark Weinreb, a onetime bagel baron from Long Island, has his sights trained on one of medicine's hottest commodities: He plans to collect and store adult, or mature, stem cells from people ...We must make up for lost time in stem cell workHouston ChronicleMesoblast raises $13m for more researchSydney Morning HeraldNJ Blog - Roanoke Times - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Sarasota Herald-Tribuneall 26 news articles

  Enews 2.0Health Highlights: Dec. 9, 2007U.S. News &World Report -Dec 9, 2007Important medical scans requiring a radioactive substance are being postponed throughout North America because the material is in short supply, the Associated Press reports.Hospitals forced to delay some medical testsPress &Sun-BulletinHospitals face shortage of radioactive isotope used in testingThe Plain Dealer - cleveland.comWinston-Salem Journal - The Associated Press - ABC Online - New Scientist (subscription)all 110 news articles

  AlaskaReportDebris indicates medical helicopter crashed in fjordDaily Herald -16 hours agoDan Johling - AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A body and debris found near Whittier indicate a missing medical helicopter may have crashed in the fjord leading to that Prince William Sound community.Helicopter, Pilot, Two Passengers Still Missing In AlaskaAero-News NetworkMedevac debris, body foundAnchorage Daily News (subscription)Kenai Peninsula Online - eFluxMedia - United Press International - AHNall 178 news articles

  The Money TimesOpen Season for Drug-Insurance SwindlersWall Street Journal -Dec 8, 2007By TOM LAURICELLA Holiday season coincides with the open enrollment period for Medicare prescription drug coverage, and regulators are warning that an increasing number of unscrupulous insurance agents also view it as open season for preying on older ...Medicare drug gap will be even trickier in 2008San Francisco ChronicleConcerns Over Medicare Advantage HMOJamestown Post JournalNews-Leader.com - Beaufort Gazette - Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette - Kaiser network.orgall 15 news articles

  Merck May Lose Over-the-Counter Cholesterol Pill Bid (Update2)Bloomberg -2 hours agoBy Shannon Pettypiece Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Merck & Co. is seeking to overcome doctor opposition to sell the first non-prescription version of a cholesterol pill that lost patent protection six years ago.Cholesterol buster Mevacor again seeks OTC approvalUSA TodayMerck hopes third try is the charm for MevacorCNNMoney.comNJ Blog - NJ Blogall 8 news articles

  The Money TimesChildren's sunglasses are recalledUnited Press International -8 hours agoWASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of about 260000 pairs of Chinese-made children's sunglasses due to a safety hazard.Sunglasses recalledWWMTChildren's Sunglasses RecalledCentral Florida News 13|Associated Content - Tampa Bay's 10 - Grand Forks Herald (subscription)all 9 news articles

  KELOLAND TVCondition of shooting victim at Nebraska Medical Center improvesBeatrice Daily Sun -5 hours agoOMAHA, Neb. - Nebraska Medical Center officials say a 61-year-old Omaha man wounded in last week's mall shooting is now in fair condition.Condition of shooting victim at Nebraska Medical Center improvesKPTM-TVSongwriter Pens Song About Westroads ShootingsKETV.comAction 3 News - KGANall 27 news articles

  Wegmans Recalls Coffee CakeWFMZ-TV Online -5 hours agoWegmans Food Markets is voluntarily recalling its 14 oz. Wegmans Wreath Kuchen (coffee cake) with a use by date up to 12/12/2007. The company says the cake contains pecans, which isn’t on the ingredients list.Wegmans chain recalls coffee cake because of incomplete labelPhiladelphia InquirerWegmans recalls coffee cakeAllentown Morning CallWBNG-TV - Elmira Star-Gazette - Earthtimesall 11 news articles