Sydney Morning HeraldDoctors Find Paralyzed Man Was Awake for 23 Years, Not in Vegetative StateABC NewsA paralyzed Belgian man who spent the past 23 years incorrectly diagnosed as being in a vegetative state, was fully conscious and could hear everything around him the entire time. A man who spent the past 23 years in complete isolation, ...'Locked in a coma, I could hear people talking around me'Telegraph.co.ukTrapped 'coma' man: How was he misdiagnosed?CNN InternationalMisdiagnosed With Coma, Belgian Man Communicates After 23 YearsNew York TimesWITN -The Associated Press -FOXNewsall 676 news articles »

  Voice of AmericaSuperstar CBS Reporter Blows the Lid Off the Swine Flu Media Hype and HysteriaFood ConsumerSharyl Attkisson is a CBS News correspondent and investigative reporter. She's covered Capitol Hill since February 2006 and has been a Washington-based correspondent there since January 1995. She was also part of the CBS news team that received the ...H1N1: New Tamiflu resistant strainWKYC-TVJapan to Study Glaxo's Canadian Swine Flu Advice, Asahi SaysBloombergFACTBOX-Measures to fight H1N1 swine flu in EuropeReutersStar Community Newspapers -Greensboro News &Record -Delaware County Daily Timesall 821 news articles »

  ABC NewsChina's health minister warns of HIV spreadXinhuaSHANGHAI, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- AIDS is spreading rapidly among high-risk groups in parts of China and is threatening to become a serious epidemic, said Minister of Health Chen Zhu on Tuesday. A total of 319877 people had been registered HIV positive, ...FACTBOX: Africa still worst hit by AIDSReutersAIDS death toll passes 25 mln: UNAIDSAFPAIDS Deaths top 25 Million, But Infections SlowVoice of AmericaThe Associated Press -Livemint -Washington Postall 394 news articles »

  ABC NewsA difference of opinions on mammogramsWashington PostLast week, the US Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines that recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer. ...Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief SaysU.S. News &World ReportWomen are insistent on mammograms, poll showsUSA TodayGetting to the facts in the debate on mammogramsLos Angeles Timesnewjerseynewsroom.com -Ocala -Forbesall 1,205 news articles »

  TheMedGuruLead, Tobacco Exposure Linked to ADHDWebMDNov. 23, 2009 -- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke and childhood exposure to lead are linked to increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD) in children, a new study shows. The study is published in the December ...Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHDnews StoriesSmoking During Pregnancy Raises Risk Of ADHD ChildrenVisit BulgariaExposure to tobacco smoke and lead while pregnant leads to ADHD in childrenBaby ChumsTimes of India -13abc.com -Cincinnati.comall 76 news articles »

  TopNews United StatesAnother Loss for Pfizer in Drug SuitsNew York TimesPfizer has been ordered to pay a total of $103 million in punitive damages to two women who were found to have breast cancer after they used hormonal drugs, state court officials in Philadelphia said Monday. A jury reached a $28 million ...Award in Hormone SuitWall Street JournalPfizer Units' Damages for Menopause Drugs Exceed $165 MillionBloombergPfizer told to pay $28 mln damages in Prempro caseReutersPhiladelphia Inquirer -The Associated Press -TopNews United Statesall 233 news articles »

  dBTechnoTrials showed Vioxx risk years before withdrawal: studyAFPWASHINGTON — The risks of taking anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx could have been detected nearly four years before the drug was pulled from the market, according to analysis of nearly 30 clinical trials. The findings, published in the Archives of Internal ...Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug SafetyNew York TimesMerck Knew of Dangerous Vioxx Heart RisksdBTechnoVioxx Problems Known Years Before RecallU.S. News &World ReportReuters -Los Angeles Times -WebMDall 167 news articles »

  OregonLive.comDrug-resistant bacteria on increase in US: studyReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday. They found two new strains of ...Community MRSA Driving Hospital ResistanceMedPage TodayMRSA Threat Larger Than Previously ThoughtAHNMRSA Rising In Outpatient FacilitiesWITNVisit Bulgaria -OregonLive.com -EurekAlert (press release)all 35 news articles »

  Aljazeera.netSaudi Arabia seeks to curb flu and stop protest at hajReutersRIYADH (Reuters) - More than two million Muslims gather this week for the annual haj pilgrimage to Islam's holy city of Mecca, where Saudi authorities hope to minimize spread of the H1N1 virus and prevent any political demonstration. ...Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimageBBC NewsSAUDI ARABIA: Security forces issue stern warnings ahead of hajj pilgrimageLos Angeles TimesHajj Pilgrims Add H1N1 Vaccine to RitualVoice of AmericaCNN -Telegraph.co.uk -The Associated Pressall 394 news articles »

  Brisbane TimesMedical Marijuana Goes Retail: You Can Tax ItWall Street Journal (blog)California first approved the use of medical marijuana in 1996, but it wasn't until 2004 that the state approved the creation of distribution centers. Now medical marijuana stores are sprouting like weeds in Los Angeles (sorry); ...Longmont mulls 6-month pot-shop freezeLongmont Daily Times-CallLA. to Set Pot-Club RulesWall Street JournalLA council to consider medical marijuana ordinanceSan Jose Mercury NewsLos Angeles Times -89.3 KPCC -Sydney Morning Heraldall 51 news articles »