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Reuters
Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages
New York Times
Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. An unusual study done in 49 remote Hutterite farming colonies in western Canada has provided the surest proof yet that giving flu ...
Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'Reuters
Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the UnvaccinatedBusinessWeek
Vaccinating Children Against Influenza May Trigger 'Herd Immunity'DG News
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New York Daily News
FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella
Washington Post
The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to food makers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food ...
Basic Food Sold Additive After Salmonella Found, FDA SaysWall Street Journal
Pringles recall: Are your chips on the list?Christian Science Monitor
Texas Firm Recalls Ready-To-Eat Beef Product due to Possible Salmonella ...eNews Park Forest
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CBS News
Health Care Backers Sound Off at Insurers
CBS News
Emotions are running high in Washington as the push for a House vote for health care reform approaches. As Nancy Cordes reports, protesters directed their anger at the insurance company. Marcelas Owens, 11, flew to Washington from ...
Business Buys Ads vs. Health OverhaulWall Street Journal
Health care activists protest in downtown DCThe Associated Press
Seattle 11-year-old to testify for health care reformNorthwest Cable News
MyNorthwest.com -Reuters -New York Times (blog)
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Stuff.co.nz
Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks
BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift -- or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds. In 2009, close to 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical ...
Spending Less on Plastic SurgeryNew York Times (blog)
What recession? Bring on the rhinoplastyLos Angeles Times (blog)
Fix an imperfection in 2009? So did 17 million AmericansIndependent
TopNews United States -Wall Street Journal -Pedro and the Watcher (blog)
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ModernMedicine
Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations
Los Angeles Times
After the procedure, the donors live as long or longer than those in the general population. By Thomas H. Maugh II People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may, in fact, ...
Live kidney donors do not die sooner: studyReuters
Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's lifemsnbc.com
Little death risk in kidney donationWALA-TV FOX10
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WIVB
FDA approves Botox to treat wrist, finger spasms
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - US regulators on Tuesday approved the use of Allergan Inc's wrinkle smoother Botox to treat spasms of the elbow, wrist and fingers in adults. The US Food and Drug Administration said it approved the drug to treat spasticity in the ...
FDA approves Botox for elbow, wrist, finger spasmsThe Associated Press
FDA Expands Approval Of Botox For Elbow,Wrist SpasticityWall Street Journal
Botox Approved for Spasticity in Stroke VictimsBusinessWeek
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RTT News
FDA panel favors approval for InterMune drug
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Tuesday voted in favor of an experimental drug from InterMune Inc., despite mixed evidence of whether it provides significant benefits for patients with a rare lung disease. The Food and Drug Administration's ...
FDA Panel Backs InterMune Drug for Rare Lung DiseaseBioWorld Online
InterMune Shares Soar After FDA Panel Backs Lung Disease DrugDailyFinance
InterMune Wins Panel's Backing for Novel Lung TherapyBusinessWeek
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USC News
Few US studies compare one drug to another: report
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of US healthcare reform efforts, but very little such research is being done, according to a report published on Tuesday. ...
Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best TreatmentBusinessWeek
More Comparative Studies Needed to Guide Physicians Study finds less than a ...ModernMedicine
Few drug studies meet comparative effectiveness definitionBoston Globe (blog)
ModernHealthcare.com -Los Angeles Times (blog) -MedPage Today
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US herpes rates remain high: CDC
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, US health officials said on Tuesday. Black women had the highest rate ...
CDC: Genital herpes infection remains 'serious health threat' in USLos Angeles Wave Newspapers
Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.BusinessWeek
Genital herpes is widespread, CDC saysLos Angeles Times (blog)
Indiana Daily Student -UPI.com -EmpowHer (blog)
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Indian Express
Aids - an ongoing emergency in which lives will continue to cost money
The Guardian
There was a bit of a party atmosphere in London last night as HIV/Aids experts and campaigners arrived for today's "emergency meeting" - why did the department for international development call it that? - to look at progress towards universal access ...
UK gives South Africa millions of condomsBBC News
Britain buys £1m of condoms for South AfricaTelegraph.co.uk
Britain to send 42 million condoms to South Africa to fight HIV spread during ...New York Daily News
Reuters -New York Times -The Money Times
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BigPond News
Power symbol wins NY condom design contest
AFP
NEW YORK — An electric power button symbol inched past other entries to win New York's condom wrapper design contest, the city said Tuesday. The winning design shows the familiar "on" symbol found on computers and other electronic devices. ...
Unwrap the Winner of NYC Condom ContestNBC New York
Queens Man Wins Condom Package Design ContestNY1
Online voters choose Luis Acosta's computer power button design as new NYC ...New York Daily News
DNAinfo -Toronto Sun -NPR (blog)
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The Canadian Press
Center offers free colon cancer screenings
The Daily Sound
In hopes of identifying and catching a preventable disease early when it is most treatable, the Cancer Center of Santa Barbara is offering free colon cancer screenings and informational events throughout March. ...
“Giant Colon” Spreading Awareness About Colorectal CancerTopNews United States
March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness MonthWKLA
Help Is Available for WI Residents to Get Screened For Colon CancerPublic News Service
SuburbanJournals -Southtown Star -National Post
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CNM News Network
Ugandan Government Unable to Afford Treatment for AIDS Patients
BusinessWeek
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- Uganda is unable to offer lifetime treatment to the country's 350000 AIDS patients because it can't afford the $4 billion it would cost to supply them with medication, the Uganda Aids Commission said. ...
HIV Found Hiding in Bone MarrowVoice of America
Health Buzz: Scientists Expose an HIV Hiding SpotU.S. News & World Report
Bone marrow can harbour HIV-infected cellsTimes of India
AIDSmeds.com HIV/AIDS Treatment News -DesMoinesRegister.com -TopNews United States
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Reuters
Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control
WebMD
March 8, 2010 -- It might be time to add weight control to the growing list of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking. Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than women who didn't drink at all ...
Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds AwayABC News
Wine may help women keep weight in checkReuters
Women who drink wine 'less likely to gain weight'BBC News
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TopNews United States
'Drowning in Alzheimer's': Minorities struggle with dementia
CNN
By Madison Park, CNN Francisca Terrazas of El Paso, Texas, has Alzheimer's disease and is the subject of her daughter's blog. (CNN) -- Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone. She burned her foot pouring boiling water over an ant hill in her ...
Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities HardestBusinessWeek
Report: Minorities more likely to suffer Alzheimer's diseaseUSA Today
Alzheimer's Hits Minorities Especially Hard, Study FindsAOL News
dBTechno -Wall Street Journal (blog) -TopNews United States
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Globe and Mail
Ontario now paying for breast cancer test
Globe and Mail
From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010 12:00AM EST Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 09, 2010 3:28AM EST Ontario has begun funding a molecular test that can tell a breast-cancer patient whether they can safely skip chemotherapy ...
Maybe no radiation for early breast cancerUPI.com
Ontario Funds for Breast Cancer TestTopNews United States
Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic TestingBusinessWeek
New York Times (blog) -North Platte Telegraph -WECT-TV6
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InjuryBoard.com (blog)
State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama's Plan to Curb Health Premiums
New York Times
State officials are leery of the proposal, which raises a host of questions: How would Congress define “excessive”? How would the new federal power relate to state insurance regulation? The proposal has great political appeal. ...
AHIP's Ignagni accuses Congress of ignoring issue in health billPolitico
Individual health-care premiums to soar up to 60%Chicago Sun-Times
Durbin: Insurance Company Premiums—And Profits—Soar At Families' ExpenseeNews Park Forest
Crain's Chicago Business -iHealthBeat -California Healthline
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Boston Globe
US school drink deal cuts sugar; NY mulls soda tax
Reuters
NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) - A deal to sell healthier drinks in US schools has slashed the amount of fattening beverages offered to students, former President Bill Clinton said on Monday as New York leaders pushed for a soda tax to ...
US soft drinks firms say sugary sodas cut in schoolsBBC News
Clinton, beverage group: School efforts workingThe Associated Press
Soda-makers say school sales plummetAtlanta Journal Constitution
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TopNews United States
Specialty may bias doctors' prostate cancer advice
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference -- may determine the treatment he receives. This is problematic, the study's authors say, ...
Dr Crippen: On the problem with prostate cancer screeningThe Guardian
Cancer Society urges caution in prostate testSeattle Post Intelligencer
Talk with your doctor about PSA test resultsMarietta Times
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ABC News
President Obama Pushes Congress to Pass Health Care Reform
ABC News
At a campaign-like rally in Pennsylvania today, a combative President Obama criticized insurance companies, pushed members of his own party, and called for the public's support in a final push for health care reform legislation ...
In campaign-style stop, Obama champions healthcareLos Angeles Times
Obama targets health insurersReuters
Obama Says Health Overhaul Should Trump PoliticsNew York Times
USA Today -Wall Street Journal -Bizjournals.com
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