eFluxMediaOnyx's Nexavar OK'd as liver cancer treatmentBizjournals.com -3 hours agoOnyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. won approval from US regulators to sell the kidney cancer drug Nexavar for use against liver cancer. Nexavar, marketed by Onyx (NASDAQ: ONXX) partner Bayer healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc., already is approved in more than 60 ...FDA Approves Nexavar For Liver Cancer TherapyMedical News TodayFDA Approves Bayer's Nexavar for Liver CancereFluxMediaNJBIZ - Reuters - U.S. News &World Report - CNNMoney.comall 42 news articles

  eFluxMediaDrug That Lengthens Eyelashes Sets Off FlutterWall Street Journal -14 hours agoBy RHONDA L. RUNDLE In the latest blurring of the line between cosmetics and drugs, new products that promise to make eyelashes look longer are causing a stir among physicians and regulators because they contain ingredients that are the same or similar ...FDA Seizes Cosmetic That Can BlindWired NewsFDA Seizes $2 Million Of Potentially Harmful SJ Eye ProductMSNBCFOX News - Forbes - Medical News Today - Reutersall 93 news articles

  Outlook: The Futility of Food BanksWashington Post -2 hours ago"America's far-flung network of emergency food programs - from Second Harvest to tens of thousands of neighborhood food pantries - constitutes one of the largest charitable institutions in the nation.May all feast in AmericaChristian Science MonitorAs Thanksgiving Nears, the Cupboards of Millions Are BarePNNAssociated Content - Bradenton Herald - Nutrition horizon (press release) - Sacramento Beeall 10 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesSurvey: Health benefit costs up 4.7% locallyBizjournals.com -3 hours agoHealth benefit costs increased 4.7 percent in 2007 to an average of $8500 per employee in Cincinnati, according to a survey. Mercer Health & Benefits' survey included private and public employers with 10 or more employees.Fewer Small Businesses Offering Workers Health Insurance ...Kaiser network.orgFewer small firms offer health insuranceUSA TodayReuters - MSNBC - Cincinnati.com - Orlando Sentinelall 34 news articles

  Canada.comBrain differences detected in migraine sufferersReuters -1 hour agoBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who get migraines have structural differences in their brains notably in the cortex area that processes pain and other sensory information from the body, scientists said on Monday.Migraine Tied to Thickening in Brain AreaU.S. News &World ReportMigraines Linked to Changes in BrainMedPage TodayNBC 10.com - WFIE-TV - EurekAlert (press release) - PerthNewall 22 news articles

  OverTheLimit.infoGenentech: brain cancer study promisingBusinessWeek -9 hours agoBiotechnology company Genentech Inc. said its cancer drug Avastin showed positive results in treating brain cancer over a six-month period.Genentech: Avastin shows promise for brain cancerReutersAvastin Shows Promise As Aggressive Brain Cancer DrugMedical News TodayCNNMoney.com - News-Medical.net - Bloomberg - Food Consumerall 45 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and Diseases$1000 to analyse your DNATimes Online -8 hours agoThe health-conscious will be able to learn whether they are likely to contract inherited diseases with the launch of a service that will let them explore their DNA.Genetic Tests: Future or Fad?Motley FoolDNA test brings personal genome closerMSNBCForbes - eFluxMedia - The Consumerist - New York Timesall 37 news articles

  FayObserver.comSearch widens for missing Stanly County teenKannapolis Independent Tribune -2 hours agoSearchers are now expanding the search area in hopes of finding a 13-year-old Stanly County boy who went missing at Morrow Mountain State Park Sunday evening.Autistic Boy, 13, Disappears on North Carolina Hike With FatherFOX NewsMissing boy found safe near parkCharlotte ObserverNews 14 Carolina - WCNC (subscription) - WWAY NewsChannel 3all 37 news articles

  GothamistLong Island doctor may dodge lawsuits for recycling syringesNew York Daily News -Nov 18, 2007BY KATHLEEN LUCADAMO The Long Island pain doc who reused syringes and put hundreds of patients at risk for HIV and hepatitis likely cannot be sued because the state waited nearly three years to alert the affected patients.New York Doctor Reused NeedlesInjuryBoard.comAfrica: Daily HIV/Aids ReportAllAfrica.comNewsday - Kaiser network.org - News 12 Westchester - WNYCall 84 news articles

  Washington PostOne Maryland county takes tough tack on vaccinationsChristian Science Monitor -Nov 18, 2007In one of the strongest stands in the US, Prince George's County, Md., orders parents to immunize their children or risk up to 10 days in jail.Maryland Parents Told to Have Children ImmunizedNew York TimesVaccines or else: Parents blast order for schoolchildrenSI.comHouston Chronicle - USA Today - Xinhua - News-Medical.netall 359 news articles

  Take precautions to avoid fatal staph infectionHouston Chronicle -16 hours agoBy ALEXIS GRANT An increasing number of Americans are becoming familiar with the potentially deadly drug-resistant staph infection known asMRSA, or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Sideline infectionsNews LeaderMedia Hype Over MRSA Creates Opportunity for EducationNurse.comWHOI - Adrian Daily Telegram - The Register-Guard - MSNBCall 13 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesHealth Highlights: Nov. 19, 2007U.S. News &World Report -5 hours agoAmericans caring for an ailing spouse or elderly parent spend an average of $5500 a year on out-of-pocket expenses, such as groceries, drugs, transportation, medical co-payments and household goods, according to a telephone survey conducted by the ...Report - Family Caregivers: What They Spend, What They SacrificeHealthCentral.comCoverage & Access | Annual Out-of-Pocket Costs of Caring for ...Kaiser network.orgNew York Times - PR Newswire (press release) - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Earthtimesall 32 news articles

  Bay Area seniors struggle with Medicare drug benefitSan Jose Mercury News -Nov 18, 2007By Barbara Feder Ostrov Connie Corrales, right, program manager of HICAP, Council on Aging, spoke to seniors at the East Side Neighborhood Center Fri.Medicare prescription drug counseling offered to seniorsEastern Arizona CourierYou can get extra help with prescription drug costsChillicothe GazetteBrewton Standard - Cincinnati Enquirer - WebMD - Hispanic PR Wire (press release)all 25 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesMarijuana compound may help against cancerUnited Press International -4 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- CBD, a compound found in marijuana may help stop the spread of breast cancer cells throughout the body, a US study suggested.Vitamin THC for breast cancer?Miami Poetry ReviewAnother Medical Use for the Marijuana PlantAssociated ContentFOX News - BBC News - Fog City Journal - Cincinnati Enquirerall 29 news articles