Canada.comWhy Science Can't Save the GOPTIME -18 hours agoShinya Yamanaka / AP No one is happier than I am about the latest development in stem-cell research. Scientists in Japan and Wisconsin have independently figured out how to turn ordinary human-skin cells into something like pluripotent stem cells.Stem cell methodology made saferLos Angeles TimesBehind the Stem Cell BreakthroughNew York TimesYahoo! News - Reuters India - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Telegraph.co.ukall 76 news articles

  eFluxMediaNew Ebola Strain Blamed for Killing 16 in UgandaVoice of America -23 hours agoBy Alisha Ryu Health officials in Uganda say they have identified a strain of the deadly Ebola virus as the likely killer of at least 16 people in the west of the country since late August.Uganda says two more die of deadly Ebola virusReuters South AfricaEbola Kills 16 In Uganda, More InfectedMedical News TodayAllAfrica.com - Atlanta Journal Constitution - CIDRAP - Times of Indiaall 324 news articles

  MSNBCCDC Expected to Upwardly Revise Number of New HIV Cases in USWall Street Journal -15 hours agoBy MARILYN CHASE and BETSY MCKAY As consternation simmers over a recent downward revision in the estimated global AIDS toll, US health officials are finalizing statistics that are expected to show the number of people infected with HIV in the US every ...CDC may raise its estimate of annual HIV cases by 50%Seattle TimesNumber of new AIDS cases in US seen as much higherHouston ChronicleFort Dodge Messenger - Arizona Daily Star - Forbes - News-Leader.comall 71 news articles

  Canada.comPutting the Pinch on SaltABC News -Nov 29, 2007By CARLA WILLIAMS The US Food and Drug Administration is holding a public hearing today to determine whether to place federal limits on the salt content of processed foods, such as canned soups and breakfast cereals.FDA mulls stricter regulation of salt in foodReutersEight Ways to Cut Salt Out of Your DietU.S. News &World ReportBoston Globe - Medical News Today - WebMD - Sacramento Beeall 125 news articles

  Boston GlobeUPDATE 1-Shift work may cause cancer, world agency saysReuters -21 hours agoBy Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Shift workers and firefighters have a higher risk of cancer than the general population and such work should be classified as probably or possibly carcinogenic, the International ...Night Shift Work May Cause CancerWebMDShift Work May Be Cancer RiskHartford CourantPhiladelphia Inquirer - CTV.ca - AFP - Melbourne Herald Sunall 613 news articles

  Voice of AmericaSex Now the Main Cause of HIV in ChinaNational Geographic -18 hours agoAP Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released this week, ahead of World AIDS Day ...China's Hu presses the flesh with AIDS patientsReutersUN Officials Warn 50 million Chinese Citizens at Risk of HIVGay WiredXinhua - United Press International - Times of India - Kaiser network.orgall 334 news articles

  Alalam News NetworkProblematic Medical ScansNew York Times -8 hours agoCT scans have long been cited as a prime example of how the overuse of fancy medical technologies can drive up the cost of health care.Local concern about CT scan radiationAccess North GeorgiaCT scans raise risk of cancer, study saysContra Costa TimesNewsinferno.com - Lawyers and Settlements - WKRN - Philadelphia Inquirerall 399 news articles

  CBC.caSurvey Finds Lack of Awareness About AIDSVoice of America -17 hours agoBy Barbara Schoetzau A new survey of people in the seven Western industrialized nations shows a high percentage know little or nothing about HIV/AIDS.New survey reveals frustration that AIDS assistance goals not metInternational Herald TribuneOne in three in G7 ignorant about AIDSReuters UKSeattle Post Intelligencer - Christian Post - eMaxHealth.com - United Press Internationalall 113 news articles

  Boston GlobeSirtris drug may fight diseases of ageBoston Globe -Nov 29, 2007Champion cyclist Lance Armstrong (center) has more powerful mitochondria, the "power packs of the cell," a Harvard professor says.The red wine cure, now in a pillZDNetWine Compound Spurs Diabetes ResearchWebMDPhysOrg.com - Motley Fool - MedPage Today - Hinduall 70 news articles

  NBC 11.comSutter nurses plan another walkoutSan Francisco Chronicle -10 hours agoRegistered nurses have voted to hold a 48-hour strike at 13 Bay Area hospitals operated by Sutter Health unless contract agreements are reached before the proposed walkout later this month, officials from the nurses' union said Friday.CNA issues new 10-day strike notice to Sutter hospitalsBizjournals.comNurses will strike againSan Mateo Daily JournalSan Jose Mercury News - Marin Independent-Journal - San Mateo County Timesall 47 news articles

  Javno.hrReport: More Than 200 Confirmed Pet Deaths From Contaminated FoodFOX News -Nov 30, 2007Veterinarians report they've been able to confirm that 224 cats and dogs died earlier this year as the result of contaminated pet food, according to a Reuters report.Tainted Pet Food May Have Killed 300 Pets, Study Says (Update1)BloombergVeterinarians Solve Pet Food Death PuzzleConsumer AffairsFox 28 - WOOD-TV - Reuters - AHNall 161 news articles

  CNNNot everyone's a good plastic surgery candidateCNN -17 hours agoBy Linda Saether ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- "If it sounds too good to be true, it is." Remember that axiom if you're considering cosmetic surgery.America's Vainest CitiesForbesLipodissolve, mesotherapy 'lunchtime lipo.' The injectable ...Los Angeles TimesLouisville Courier-Journal - MedIndia - Emediawire (press release) - Philadelphia Daily Newsall 11 news articles

  Global NationalIs It Healthy? Food Ratings Battle It OutNew York Times -10 hours agoBy ANDREW MARTIN At the grocery store, shoppers confront a dizzying array of labels promoting whole grains, reduced fat, antioxidants or vitamins.Wider nutrition labeling systemsReutersNew Scoring System to Rank Nutritional Quality of FoodAssociated ContentGrocery Retail Online - Connecticut Post - The Consumerist - Medill Reportsall 21 news articles

  Turkish PressStudies Reveal Why Breast Cancer Hits Black Women HarderForbes -Nov 29, 2007THURSDAY, Nov. 29 (healthday News) -- Biology and genetics -- over and above socio-economic factors -- appear to influence how black women fare after being diagnosed with breast cancer, US researchers are reporting.Racial Differences Likely In Cancer RisksCBS NewsRace, ethnic differences in cancer tumorsUnited Press InternationalWisconsin Ag Connection - Medical News Today - Toledo Blade - U.S. News &World Reportall 68 news articles