The Money TimesUPDATE 1-US panel rejects new use for Roche, Genentech drugReuters -1 hour agoGAITHERSBURG, Md., Dec 5 (Reuters) - A US advisory panel on Wednesday narrowly rejected a bid by Roche (ROG.VX: Quote, Profile, Research) and Genentech Inc (DNA.FDA panel rejects Genentech's Avastin for breast cancer: WSJMarketWatchFDA Panel Jabs GenentechTheStreet.comBizjournals.com - San Francisco Chronicle - Olberlin - Briefing.comall 204 news articles

  KVEO-TVTeen Birth Rates Up for First Time in 14 Years, US ReportsU.S. News &World Report -48 minutes agoBy Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, Dec. 5 (healthday News) -- For the first time in 14 years, the number of teenagers having babies in the United States rose last year, according to a new government report released Wednesday.First rise in US teen births since '91Houston ChronicleTeen births tilt up, unmarried rate hits recordReutersMedPage Today - AHN - Xinhua - United Press Internationalall 319 news articles

  E Canada NowNew study offers hope to the heavyweightsBaltimore Sun -3 hours agoBy Chris Emery and David Kohn | Sun reporters December 5, 2007 For overweight baby boomers looking for ways to live longer and healthier lives, breaking a sweat might be more important than shedding pounds.Physical Activity Prolongs Your Life Regardless of WeighteFluxMediaBeing Fit Helps You Live Longer, Even if You're FatCleveland LeaderGuardian Unlimited - ABC News - USA Today - Reutersall 150 news articles

  Philadelphia InquirerPlan for Food Safety Criticized at HearingWall Street Journal -14 hours agoBy JANE ZHANG The Bush administration's plan to improve food safety would actually do the opposite, by making it harder for regulators to mandate measures to prevent food contamination, critics told a Senate panel.Unregulated, Uninspected Food For ThoughtYahoo! NewsCongress Debates Moves on Food SafetyWebMDNewsinferno.com - United Press International - Reuters - The Associated Pressall 61 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesWhich Democrat's Health Plan Really, Truly Covers More People?Wall Street Journal -16 hours agoBy LAURA MECKLER While the leading Democratic presidential candidates agree on most policy issues, a sharp dispute has emerged: Who would do more to provide health coverage for the uninsured?Clinton Attack on Obama Overlooks Some RealitiesNew York TimesDems More Similar Than Not On Health CareCBS NewsKaiser network.org - CNNMoney.com - Galen Institute - Keokuk Gate City Dailyall 45 news articles

  Food-safety workers chargedChicago Tribune -13 hours agoBy Jeff Coen | Tribune staff reporter December 5, 2007 Hundreds of restaurant, grocery and food-service workers bypassed required training on food-borne illnesses and proper food preparation the crooked Chicago way: by making payoffs to a certified ...Food handlers' test riggedChicago Sun-TimesFormer health inspectors accused of selling food-service certificatesUSA TodayABC7Chicago.com - CBS2 Chicago - Chicago Tribuneall 6 news articles

  OverTheLimit.infoHoney Soothes the Coughing ChildMedPage Today -18 hours agoBy John Gever , Contributing Writer, medpage Today HERSHEY, Pa., Dec. 3 -- A bit of buckwheat honey before bedtime may be the treatment of choice for a young child with a cough, suggested a randomized trial here.Honey Beats Meds at Soothing Kids' CoughU.S. News &World ReportComment by Patricia Jackson Allen, RN, MS, PNP, FAAN Yale University, School of NursingChicago Tribune - ABC News - Mom Logic - dBTechnoall 515 news articles

  dBTechnoStemming Government Cell ResearchChristian Post -5 hours agoThe stem cell news that came out last month has been making well deserved headlines. As Father Thomas Berg of the Westchester Institute put it, “a new day has dawned in the world of stem cell research.Bush and Stem CellsNew York TimesStem-cell breakthrough mayDallas Baptist StandardNational Catholic Reporter - eFluxMedia - Daily News - Galveston County - Heber Springs Sun-Timesall 58 news articles

  eFluxMediaThe question at Austin pork plant: Why?MSNBC -15 hours agoBy Jon Tevlin, Josephine Marcotty and Matthew mckinney / startribune The wages and overtime Susan Kruse made working for 15 years for Quality Pork Processors helped her support her son, Travis, a ninth-grader.Minnesota Pork Plant Workers Afflicted With Mysterious IllnessOccupational HazardsMinnesota Pork Workers Mystery IllnessdBTechnoCattleNetwork.com - KIMT - New York Times - Post-Bulletinall 192 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesResearchers figure out why influenza spreads in winterUSA Today -8 hours agoInfluenza tends to spread in the winter because the virus prefers cold and dry air, according to research findings described in this morning's edition of The New York Times.Why The Flu Likes WinterCBS NewsStudy Explains Flu Prevalence During WinterAHNDog Flu Diet and Diseases - TheDayall 22 news articles

  Longmont Daily Times-CallMedical Marijuana Growers PaybackWashington Post -7 hours agoA Colorado couple is threatening to sue local law enforcement to get its bongs back -- as well as its marijuana plants, which they say they grew for medical purposes.Compensation sought for dead pot plantsThe ColoradoanFort Collins police return dead pot plants to coupleDenver PostUnited Press International - KJCT8.com - Rocky Mountain News - cbs4denver.comall 115 news articles

  WHDH-TVBreak in weather helps air ambulance searchAnchorage Daily News (subscription) -41 minutes agoBy BETH BRAGG Searchers this morning got their first look from the air of the Prince William Sound waters where they think an air ambulance with four people aboard went down.Medevac helicopter still missing in AlaskaUnited Press InternationalSearchers continue looking for missing helicopterKTUUAero-News Network - The Associated Press - eFluxMedia - The Register-Guardall 501 news articles

  Boston GlobePanel to press insurers on premiumsBoston Globe -13 hours agoConcerned that rising costs could jeopardize Massachusetts' landmark health insurance initiative, a state panel voted yesterday to press insurers to hold premium increases to 5 percent next year for unsubsidized plans sold across the state.New law spurs more than 300K to seek health insurance in Mass.Bizjournals.comMassachusetts Health Insurance Connector Asks Insurers To Limit ...Kaiser network.orgiBerkshires.com - The Republican - MassLive.com - Nantucket Island Inquirerall 21 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesStudy: Doctors don't always report colleagues, errorsUSA Today -Dec 3, 2007By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY Although virtually all doctors think they should report impaired or incompetent colleagues or serious medical errors to the relevant authorities, nearly half don't, a study suggests Monday.Health Highlights: Dec. 4, 2007Washington PostDoctors don't report colleagues, errorsBoston GlobeKaiser network.org - Medical News Today - CBS News - InjuryBoard.comall 136 news articles