CBC.caRacine County to hold swine flu vaccine clinicMilwaukee Journal SentinelRacine County officials will hold a swine flu vaccine clinic Friday for groups at more risk of catching or spreading the virus. Officials will provide the H1N1 vaccine at Case High School, 7345 Washington Ave. ...County expands swine flu clinicsMerced Sun-Star2nd high-risk H1N1 vaccination clinic is Saturday in KentRavenna Record CourierH1N1 vaccine supplies increasingCadillac NewsAkron Beacon Journal -Lancaster Eagle Gazette -Newnan Times-Heraldall 819 news articles »
Los Angeles TimesLI breast cancer docs oppose mammogram shiftNewsdaySeveral Long Island breast cancer experts are dismayed that a government task force has recommended less frequent mammograms. Photo credit: June 2000 File / Jim McGuire | A government task force advises that most women do not need mammograms until ...New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50San Jose Mercury NewsNew mammogram advice raises questions, concernsThe Associated PressUSPSTF: Biennial mammography should begin at age 50HemOncTodaydBTechno -WSAV-TV -myfoxny.comall 899 news articles »
Washington PostMicrosoft Co-Founder Treated for LymphomaWall Street JournalSEATTLE— Paul Allen, the billionaire investor who co-founded Microsoft Corp., was diagnosed earlier this month with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy. Mr. Allen, whose assets include cable provider Charter ...Charter chairman Paul Allen diagnosed with cancerSt. Louis Business JournalA Co-Founder of Microsoft Has LymphomaNew York TimesMicrosoft co-founder Allen has lymphomaUnited Press InternationalSt. Louis Post-Dispatch -dBTechno -Los Angeles Timesall 579 news articles »
Newer Thoratec Heart-Pumping Device Works Better Than Old -StudyWall Street JournalA new heart-pumping device worked significantly better in heart-failure patients who were ineligible for a heart transplant than an older, approved device, according to a study released Tuesday. ...New Thoratec heart pump beats older model in studyReutersNew Heart Pump Extends Life of Heart Failure PatientsHealthNewsDigest.comMarket Report -- In Play (THOR)MSN MoneyTheHeart.Org -Cardiosource -New England Journal of Medicine (subscription)all 21 news articles »
Boston GlobeIn the House, 'Doc Fix' ReduxNew York TimesWhile the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, works to complete his version of health care legislation, the House this week will return to the issue of averting steep cuts in Medicare payment rates to doctors. ...House Health Bill Would Lower Medicare PaymentsFOXNewsAP Poll: Americans fret over health overhaul costsThe Associated PressSenate bill may not require employers to offer health insuranceMiamiHerald.comFort Wayne Journal Gazette -NPR -Mind Your Own Damn Business Politicsall 1,222 news articles »
Washington PostEven a small study on Zetia, Vytorin makes a big impactUSA TodayBy JB Reed, Bloomberg News By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY ORLANDO — It isn't often that a study involving a couple of hundred people shakes up medical science. That's what happened Monday, when doctors formally reported that lowly niacin, a B vitamin, ...Doctors gird for patient anxiety over Zetia dataReutersNew Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug ZetiaU.S. News &World ReportNiacin Tops Zetia in Cutting Artery PlaqueWebMDWall Street Journal -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -New York Timesall 593 news articles »
Telegraph.co.ukAnti-smoking vaccine could soon be availableTelegraph.co.ukSmokers could soon have access to an injectable vaccine to help them break the habit following a deal between the company that developed the drug and manufacturer Glaxosmithkline. By Martin Evans The NicVAX vaccine works by preventing nicotine in ...Nabi makes deal for smoking vaccineWashington PostSmokers 'could soon get jab to halt nicotine addiction'Daily Mailglaxosmithkline, Nabi Biopharmactuticals In Licensing PactWall Street JournalFinancial Times -Trading Markets (press release) -MarketWatchall 151 news articles »
Javno.hrLow Vitamin D Levels May Raise Heart RiskWebMDNov. 16, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Some men with low levels of vitamin D in their blood are at particularly high risk of developing heart disease and weakened bones that can lead to osteoporosis, researchers report. ...Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressedCNNLow Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart DiseaseU.S. News &World ReportLow in vitamin D? Beware heart disease, depressionDeseret NewsAFP -KSL-TV -The Daily Inquirerall 125 news articles »
dBTechnoFDA Finds More Deficiencies At Genzyme PlantWall Street JournalNEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The US Food and Drug Administration notified Genzyme Corp. (GENZ) of new deficiencies at its primary manufacturing plant in Massachusetts, delaying the approval of Pompe disease treatment ...Genzyme Corp's Pompe drug not approved- manufacturing deficienciesTopNews United StatesGenzyme flops at FDABoston HeraldFDA Warns of Steel Particles in Genzyme DrugsEmpowHer (blog)WBUR -Mass High Tech -Seeking Alpha (blog)all 121 news articles »
New York Daily NewsPhthalates Affect Way Young Boys PlayWebMDNov. 16, 2009 -- Mothers exposed to high levels of chemicals known as phthalates during pregnancy may have boys who are less likely to play with trucks and other male-typical toys or to play fight, according to a new study. ...Prenatal exposure to phthalates feminizes play in boys.Environmental Health NewsExposure to chemical may feminize boys' playChicago TribuneStudy: Chemicals in plastic can make boys act more like girlsNew York Daily NewsScience a Gogo -BBC News -Consumer Affairsall 164 news articles »
