Boston GlobeFACTBOX-AIDS in AfricaReuters -49 minutes agoNov 20 (Reuters) - More than 33 million people are infected with the AIDS virus globally, fewer than original estimates of close to 40 million, the United Nations said in its latest report.UN cuts HIV infection estimateCNNGlobal HIV Cases Cut by 6.3 Million, New Data Shows (Update4)BloombergMedPage Today - AllAfrica.com - U.S. News &World Report - Medical News Todayall 405 news articles

  The Money TimesChemical in Marijuana Fights Breast CancereFluxMedia -1 hour agoby Alice Turner A chemical without psychoactive properties found in Cannabis sativa appears to have very good results in fighting the spread of cancer cells.Disparities: With Cancer Treatment, an Edge for Rural PatientsNew York TimesMarijuana compound could help fight breast cancerabc7news.comFood Consumer - Slashdot - Xinhua - Associated Contentall 48 news articles

  OverTheLimit.infoExplaining Onyx Pharmaceuticals Sell-offMotley Fool -3 hours agoBy Brian Orelli November 20, 2007 In perhaps the most anticipated FDA approval ever, Onyx Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ONXX) and Bayer's Nexavar was given the nod for marketing as a liver cancer treatment yesterday.UPDATE 1-Bayer's Nexavar gets US FDA nod for liver cancerReutersOnyx's Nexavar OK'd as liver cancer treatmentBizjournals.comMedical News Today - CNNMoney.com - U.S. News &World Report - International Herald Tribuneall 71 news articles

  Enews 2.0HepatitisFound Again Among Doctor’s PatientsNew York Times -14 hours agoBy PAUL VITELLO Nassau County health officials yesterday reported another positive test for hepatitis among the patients of an anesthesiologist on Long Island whose faulty infection-control practices put hundreds of people at risk.Long Island doctor may dodge lawsuits for recycling syringesNew York Daily NewsState looking at more files from Dix Hills doctorNewsdayNewsinferno.com - InjuryBoard.com - AllAfrica.com - Medical News Todayall 76 news articles

  Seattle Post IntelligencerWomen beware, heart disease at 20 year highWFIE-TV -4 hours agoIt appears more women under the age of 45 are dying of heart disease, because of clogged arteries. A new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds the death rate for women from heart disease is at its highest point in 20 years, ...US failure to prevent illness is killing usKalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comHeart Death Rates Worsening for Middle-Aged AdultsU.S. News &World ReportReuters India - Philadelphia Inquirer - The Associated Press - Pittsburgh Channel.comall 297 news articles

  Weekly Checkup: MRSAThe George Washington University The GW Hatchet -5 hours agoby Kate Trifilio A deadly strain of staph bacteria is making its way throughout the Virginia and DC area and so far, there have been a few cases of fatal infections in Virginia schools.Protect children from antibiotic-resistant staphAsbury Park PressSideline infectionsNews LeaderNurse.com - Indianapolis Star - Globe and Mail - Houston Chronicleall 22 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesFDA Seizes Cosmetic That Can BlindWired News -Nov 19, 2007The FDA has seized $2 million worth of Age Intervention Eyelash Conditioner, an eyelash lengthener that may contain optic nerve-damaging ingredients.Drug That Lengthens Eyelashes Sets Off FlutterWall Street JournalComment by Mark Marinovich Marketing Director, Jan Marini Skin Research Inc.TheCelebrityCafe.com - WBAL - MSNBC - FOX Newsall 44 news articles

  XinhuaOne 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 TimesParents in Maryland risk jail time for not vaccinating kidsChicago Sun-TimesHouston Chronicle - SI.com - Xinhua - News-Medical.netall 229 news articles

  Washington PostDemocratic Presidential Candidate Richardson Discusses Health Care ...Kaiser network.org -4 hours agoPresidential candidate New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) on Monday during a forum in Washington, DC, organized by Families USA and the Federation of American Hospitals discussed his proposal to expand health insurance to all US residents, ...Can health care be fixed?The Register-GuardHealth-Care Plans Aid IndustryWall Street JournalTown Hall - Washington Post - eMaxHealth.com - CQPolitics.comall 24 news articles

  eFluxMediaGenentech: brain cancer study promisingBusinessWeek -Nov 19, 2007Biotechnology 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 50 news articles

  Medicare enrollment deadline Dec. 31Shakopee Valley News -4 hours agoBy US Rep. John Kline Open enrollment for the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit - also known as Medicare Part D - runs now through Dec. 31, 2007.Medicare drug plan enrollment, information just a phone call awayNews-Democrat &LeaderState to match seniors in PAAD with Medicare prescription plansThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comBrewton Standard - San Jose Mercury News - Eastern Arizona Courier - Cincinnati Enquirerall 27 news articles

  News 14 CarolinaAutistic Boy, 13, Disappears on North Carolina Hike With FatherFOX News -Nov 19, 2007ALBEMARLE, NC - More than 100 searchers are combing through Morrow Mountain State Park trying to find a severely autistic 13-year-old boy missing since he went on a hike with his father.Stanly County Man Finds Lost TeenWBTVSearchers find boy missing after hike in state parkWLOSCharlotte Observer - Kannapolis Independent Tribune - News 14 Carolina - WCNC (subscription)all 46 news articles

  WWBTHealth Officials: Stress Caused Mysterious 'Twitching' Illness at ...FOX News -7 hours agoThe Virginia Department of Health said this week that stress was the culprit causing a mysterious "twitching" illness at William Byrd High School.Stress caused twitching, state saysRoanoke TimesStress may have caused seizurelike symptomsDaily PressWDBJ7.com - WWBTall 15 news articles

  State VA to take control of veterans homes – againTwin Cities Finance and Commerce -13 hours agoBy By Charley Shaw, St. Paul Legal Ledger Responding to recent patient-care violations at the Minneapolis Veterans Home, Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Monday eliminated the board that has run the state’s five vet homes since 1988 and put them under the ...Minneapolis / Vets homes get new leadershipPioneer PressIn an effort to better care, state veterans homes head in new ...West Central TribuneBemidji Pioneer - Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - WCCO - Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)all 48 news articles