E Canada NowHospitals delay response to cardiac arrestUSA Today -20 hours agoBy Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The first major study of how quickly hospitals respond to in-house cardiac arrests found delays in almost a third of cases, doctors report today.Defibrillator shocks often late in US hospitalsReutersDefibrillation Comes Late in 30 Percent of Hospital CasesForbesBloomberg - Wall Street Journal - Seattle Timesall 305 news articles

  FDA reviewing risks of anemia drugsBusinessWeek -58 minutes agoBy MATTHEW PERRONE Government regulators said Thursday recent studies highlight the potential fatal danger of anemia drugs sold by Johnson & Johnson and Amgen when used in certain cancer patients.More action possible on J&J, Amgen drugs: US FDAReutersFDA Reports New Risks Posed by Anemia DrugsU.S. News &World ReportCNNMoney.com - Houston Chronicle - Cancerpage.com - CNBCall 47 news articles

  TopNewsExercise Eases Some Menopause SymptomsU.S. News &World Report -1 hour agoBy Carolyn Colwell THURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise is not a cure for hot flashes, but it does help postmenopausal women cope with stress, anxiety and depression, a Pennsylvania study has found.Exercise May Ease Some Effects of MenopauseMedPage TodayExercise reduces menopausal stressUnited Press InternationalCBC.ca - NBC 11.com - Zee News - Science Daily (press release)all 81 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesGroup: California kids falling behind in health, educationSan Jose Mercury News -5 hours agoBy Neil Gonzales An Oakland-based youth advocacy group gave low marks to the state of children's health and education in California today and urged leaders to boost funding and take other measures to dramatically improve those areas.Special camps help kids with asthma copeReuters UKState of the state's children isn't so hot, survey saysSan Francisco ChronicleTheReporter.com - abc7news.com - Modesto Bee - The Argusall 31 news articles

  eFluxMediaLack of Deep Sleep Raises Diabetes RiskU.S. News &World Report -1 hour agoTHURSDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Failing to sleep deeply for just three nights running has the same negative effect on the body's ability to manage insulin as gaining 20 to 30 pounds, diabetes researchers report.Lack of deep sleep may raise diabetes riskScientific AmericanShortage of Deep Sleep May Increase Diabetes RiskMedPage TodayMedical News Today - Chicago Sun-Times - Guardian Unlimited - BBC Newsall 367 news articles

  The Money TimesBird flu kills 350 ducks in northern VietnamReuters -10 hours agoHANOI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Bird flu has killed 350 white-winged ducks in northern Vietnam this week, the first outbreak in poultry detected this year, the government said on Thursday.Bird flu hits geese farms in southern Vietnam - officialsForbesEgypt: 4 Women Die of Bird FluNew York TimesVoice of America - International Herald Tribune - CIDRAP - Xinhuaall 51 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesYounger adults quit smoking moreUnited Press International -3 hours agoSAN DIEGO, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Compared with older US adults, young adults are more likely to come from smoke-free homes and more likely to try and successfully quit smoking.Jump in state cigarette tax stirs debate on impactGreen Bay Press GazetteSmokers' anger to dissipate - expertEdmonton SunWKBT - The Associated Press - The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - The Reporterall 85 news articles

  NewsdayFive-Year-Old Boy Feels 'Very Well' After Having Peach-Sized Brain ...FOX News -6 hours agoNEW HYDE PARK, NY - A 5-year-old Peruvian boy rushed to Long Island for surgery to remove a peach-sized brain tumor said he felt "very well" less than a week after the procedure.Docs and pol team up to make sure boy gets urgent brain tumor surgeryNew York Daily NewsPeruvian Boy, 5, Has Peached-Sized Tumor Removed On LIWNBCNews 12 Long Island - Newsday - 7Online.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 12 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesCity to Spend $650000 on Needle Exchange ProgramsWashington Post -16 hours agoBy David Nakamura The District will invest $650000 in needle exchange programs to combat the spread of HIV-AIDS in the wake of Congress's decision to end a ban on the city's use of public money for such efforts, DC officials said yesterday.Washington DC invests $650000 in needle exchange programsInternational Herald TribuneWashington DC to spend $650000 on Needle Exchange ProgramseFluxMediaExaminer.com - AllAfrica.com - WJLA - Kaiser network.orgall 21 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesBaylor University Scientists Develop Cocaine VaccineDailyTech -23 hours agoAccording to estimates the number of Americans with some sort of substance abuse or dependence is 22.2 million and -- a cost estimated at three times more than the War on Cancer.US Scientists Working On Cocaine VaccineMedical News TodayCocaine Addiction To Be Cured With Innovative VaccineeFluxMediadBTechno - Globe and Mail - AHN - WMTWall 254 news articles

  Al-ArabiyaFowl ordered culled after avian flu diagnosed in Israel's northInternational Herald Tribune -1 hour agoAP JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities ordered the culling of fowl in part of Israel's north on Thursday after chickens kept at a kindergarten were diagnosed with a deadly strain of avian flu, Israeli media reported.Israel reports new bird flu outbreak in poultryAFPIsrael investigates suspected bird flu in chickensReutersYnetnews - Jerusalem Post - Xinhua - Ottawa Recorderall 98 news articles

  Health Care at Age 65New York Times -17 hours agoYou report, “The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare.Retiree benefits spark a growth area for litigationCCHUS Offers Employment Screening 'Best Practices' to Prevent BiasInsurance JournalSouthtown Star - Kaiser network.org - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - DesMoinesRegister.comall 20 news articles

  Metro Briefing | NEW JERSEY Trenton: Medicaid Payments Increase ...New York Times -16 hours agoBy AP Doctors who care for poor children in New Jersey are receiving an increase in Medicaid reimbursements for the first time in two decades, with payments more than tripling.Medicaid kids' rates triple after two-decade stagnationNewsdayState Medicaid kids' rates triple after two-decade stagnationBridgewater Courier NewsTrading Markets (press release)all 27 news articles

  dBTechnoHunt on for those sitting near American Airlines TB travelerHouston Chronicle -16 hours agoBy JIA-RUI CHONG Health authorities have launched a nationwide search for 44 airplane passengers who were sitting near a California woman who flew from India to the United States with infectious multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis.Health officials search for passengers on plane with TB patientKJCT8.comSan Francisco Woman Stricken With TBdBTechnoGridskipper - The Associated Press - WLNS - Chicago Tribuneall 278 news articles