KEPR 19News Analysis New Method Equalizes Stem Cell DebateNew York Times -9 hours agoBy SHERYL GAY STOLBERG WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 - It has been more than six years since President Bush, in the first major televised address of his presidency, drew a stark moral line against the destruction of human embryos in medical research.Stem cell politics shiftingMSNBCComment by Christopher Thomas Scott Dir, Stanford Program on Stem Cells in SocietyChicago Tribune - CNN - San Francisco Chronicle - Seattle Timesall 1,585 news articles

  E Canada NowFDA Investigating Reports Linking Chantix to Suicidal ThoughtsFOX News -2 hours agoThe US Food and Drug Administration is looking into reports that the anti-smoking drug Chantix may trigger mood swings and thoughts of suicide in patients taking it.Ahead of the Bell: Pfizer SlipsForbesPfizer Drug Linked to Suicidal ThoughtsNJBIZInjuryBoard.com - CNBC - CNNMoney.com - WLNSall 177 news articles

  Boston GlobeBrazil moving closer to curbing AIDS - officialsReuters -59 minutes agoBy Raymond Colitt BRASILIA, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Brazil may be close to reversing the AIDS epidemic, health officials said on Wednesday citing a government report that showed fewer HIV and AIDS infections in Latin America's largest country.UN Agency Denies Inflating Cases of HIV DeliberatelyNew York TimesAfrica: Daily HIV/Aids ReportAllAfrica.comChicago Tribune - Voice of America - Bloomberg - Independentall 590 news articles

  OverTheLimit.infoPedometer users walk farther, get healthier, researchers saySan Francisco Chronicle -13 hours ago(11-20) 18:00 PST STANFORD -- People who set daily walking goals for themselves and clip on a pedometer to count the number of steps they take go farther in life than those who don't - a whole mile farther, in fact.Looking for a simple way to improve your health? Consider the ...New York TimesA 'great little motivator' for weight lossLos Angeles TimesFood Consumer - NBC Sandiego.com - CTV.ca - eFluxMediaall 250 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesScreening tests may miss prostate cancer in obese patientsUSA Today -19 hours agoBy Rita Rubin, USA TODAY Higher blood volumes probably cause lower concentrations of prostate-specific antigen, or PSA, in obese prostate cancer patients, reports a study today, leading the authors to speculate that screening with PSA tests might miss ...Obesity-Related Rise in Plasma Volume Dilutes PSA ValuesMedPage TodayObesity May Affect Prostate Cancer TestCBS NewsFood Consumer - Baltimore Sun - WVLT - Reutersall 55 news articles

  CBC.caBabies Can Tell Friend From FoeU.S. News &World Report -2 hours agoBy Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, Nov. 21 (healthday News) -- New research reveals that infants who have not yet learned language can still judge who is friend and who is foe.Babies 'prefer good characters'Channel 4 NewsBabies learn to tell a friend from foe before they can talkTimes OnlineCBC.ca - CTV.ca - The Associated Press - Telegraph.co.ukall 155 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesPediatric Study Bolsters Case For Rapid-Response TeamWall Street Journal -16 hours agoBy SHIRLEY S. WANG Adding a rapid-response team -- a crisis team that is mobilized within the hospital -- reduced overall death rates in a pediatric hospital, according to a Stanford University study that found an 18% reduction in mortality over a ...Study urges stepped-up response at youth hospitalsReutersRapid Response Teams Can Save Hospitalized KidsU.S. News &World ReportMedical News Today - San Jose Mercury News - Bizjournals.com - EurekAlert (press release)all 39 news articles

  Information Is the CureWashington Post -4 hours agoBy Helen Epstein Earlier this month, the pharmaceutical company Merck announced that its prototype AIDS vaccine, which cost millions of dollars to develop, actually makes people more susceptible to HIV infection.HIV/Aids And the Challenges of DevelopmentAllAfrica.comFor Those AIDS Victims Less Lucky Than IForwardHuffington Post - Bloomberg - Howard University The District Chronicles (subscription)all 6 news articles

  EarthtimesMigraine Sufferers Have Different BrainsCBS News -Nov 20, 2007(webmd) Researchers have identified specific differences in the brains of migraine sufferers linked to the processing of sensory information, including pain.Migraine Sufferers Have Thicker Brain CortexMedical News TodayMigraine brains 'are different'BBC NewsGuardian Unlimited - MedHeadlines - United Press International - Ivanhoeall 74 news articles

  UPDATE 1-US FDA clears new use for Bristol's AbilifyReuters -Nov 20, 2007WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Reuters) - US regulators approved wider use of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's (BMY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) schizophrenia drug Abilify, to treat major episodes of depression in combination with current treatments, the drugmaker said ...FDA Okays Aripiprazole (Abilify) as Add-On for Major DepressionMedPage TodayFDA oks Abilify for DepressionWebMDU.S. News &World Report - CNNMoney.com - Pharma Times (subscription) - eMaxHealth.comall 26 news articles

  Enews 2.0Sleepless Nights for New Moms May Keep Weight UpMedPage Today -3 hours agoBy Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, medpage Today OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 21 -- Women deprived of only a couple hours of sleep a night after the birth of a child may find it more difficult even a year later to lose weight gained during pregnancy.Lack of Sleep Linked to Weight Gain For New Moms, Study SaysFOX NewsWant to lose that baby weight? Get some sleepReutersDaily Mail - Tri-Valley Herald - Lawrence Journal World - Melbourne Herald Sunall 115 news articles

  OverTheLimit.infoAntisoma shares slide as Novartis sets up Avastin fightMarketWatch -Nov 20, 2007By Jason Douglas LONDON (marketwatch) -- Shares in Antisoma PLC (ASM.LN) plunged Tuesday after the UK biotech said it's expanding trials of its flagship experimental cancer drug that will put it head-to-head with Roche AG (ROG.Genentech: brain cancer study promisingBusinessWeekGenentech: Avastin shows promise for brain cancerReutersReuters.uk - Medical News Today - eFluxMedia - eMaxHealth.comall 41 news articles

  The catch in GOP contenders' health plansSan Francisco Chronicle -11 hours agoWhen Rudy Giuliani's prostate cancer was diagnosed in spring 2000, one thing he did not have to worry about was a lack of medical insurance.Health Insurance CancelledWTVMWill GOP cancer survivors help insure others?Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription)Los Angeles Timesall 9 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesHealth Highlights: Nov. 19, 2007U.S. News &World Report -Nov 19, 2007Americans 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 ...Cost of Elderly Care Double Prior EstimatesNew York TimesReport - Family Caregivers: What They Spend, What They SacrificeHealthCentral.comWisconsin Radio Network - Kaiser network.org - PR Newswire (press release) - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 39 news articles