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CBC.ca
Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. The US Consumer Product Safety ...
Procter & Gamble Diaper Complaints Can't be Verified, US Government SaysBloomberg
Feds: No Rash Link Between Dry Max DiapersKMGH Denver
Agencies find no link between rash, newest PampersThe Associated Press
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RTT News
Orexigen signs $1 billion obesity drug deal
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Shares of Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. surged Thursday after the drugmaker said it signed a $1 billion co-development agreement for its experimental obesity drug Contrave with Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Under the deal, Orexigen will receive $50 ...
Orexigen surges on Takeda licensing deal; Vivus gainsMarketWatch
Orexigen, Takeda in $1 bln deal for obesity drugReuters
Orexigen Signs Obesity-Drug Pact With TakedaWall Street Journal
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New York Times (blog)
Survey: Employers shift more insurance costs to workers
Kansas City Star
An annual survey released Thursday finds that workers are paying, on average, about $482 more for job-based family health insurance this year as companies force employees to shoulder more of the burden of health care costs. ...
Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey showsWashington Post
Family Health Care Costs Will Jump 14% in 2010DailyFinance
US employers push rising cost of healthcare onto workersLos Angeles Times
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Kansas City Star
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise
Reuters
Zambian villagers display a mosquito net in Matongo village, about 60 km (37 miles) from Livingstone, April 23, 2008. By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists ...
New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds PromiseWall Street Journal
Novartis Experimental Malaria Drug May Yield First Treatment in 30 YearsBloomberg
Promising new one-dose malaria drug discoveredAFP
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Smart Business Network
Growth of Employer Plans Forseen With Health Reform
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- Employer-sponsored insurance will not only remain a cornerstone of the American healthcare system, but it will increase in prevalence in the post-healthcare reform environment, ...
A Whole Lotta Studies on Small Business and Health InsuranceWall Street Journal (blog)
Small biz getting lower health care costsQueens Courier
Can You Cut Your Health-Care Costs by Self-Insuring?Small Business Trends
Huffington Post (blog) -PR Newswire (press release) -BusinessWeek
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AFP
Rapid TB Test Shows High Accuracy
MedPage Today
Explain to interested patients that a rapid test for tuberculosis and rifampin resistance was highly sensitive and specific even in patients who were smear-negative but culture positive. ...
Test maker Cepheid's shares rise on NEJM articleBusinessWeek
Breakthrough test gives fast diagnosis of drug-resistant TBAFP
New automated diagnostic test can identify TB infections in 2 hoursLos Angeles Times
Medscape -Reuters -Bloomberg
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Reuters UK
Alzheimer's Trade-Off for Mentally Active Seniors
U.S. News & World Report
Mental exercise lets seniors outrun Alzheimer's disease—for a while. Then the race takes a tragic turn for the sharp-minded, a new study finds, as declines in memory and other thinking skills kick into high gear. ...
Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hitsUSA Today
Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer'sBusinessWeek
For the intellectually active, Alzheimer's diagnosis begins a steep slideLos Angeles Times
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msnbc.com
People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detection
Denver Post
Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she is having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle stage 4 throat cancer and said she's furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner. Douglas, the Oscar winner of "Wall Street" and a veteran ...
Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQWebMD
Michael Douglas Discusses His Cancer on 'Late Show'New York Times
Michael Douglas Cancer DiagnosisU.S. News & World Report
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Kansas City Star
Allergan Pleads Guilty, Settles Botox Investigation
ABC News
Pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan pled guilty for its off-label promotion of Botox and will pay $600 million to settle additional charges in a longstanding federal investigation. Botox is best known for its ability to smooth out ...
Botox Settlement for $600M Reached to Resolve Lawsuits Over MarketingAboutLawsuits.com
Allergan drops FDA lawsuit as part of off-label settlementMedical Marketing and Media
Allergan inks $600M off-label settlementFiercePharma
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Kansas City Star
Lineman won't be tackled by flu again
CNN
A recent survey found that only 32 percent of adults had been vaccinated against seasonal influenza by November 2009. (CNN) -- It was the fifth game of the 2009 Ohio State University football season, and offensive lineman Andy ...
Lake Co. sets flu shot clinicsChicago Daily Herald
Basics: What Should We Know About Flu Just Now?WBUR
Nearly half of healthcare workers in California hospitals did not receive flu ...Los Angeles Times
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The Guardian
Supplier of feed ingredient linked to salmonella outbreak is inspected
DesMoinesRegister.com
Federal inspectors are investigating the Minnesota rendering operation that supplies an ingredient used in hen feed at the Iowa egg farms linked to the national salmonella outbreak. ...
Eggs' 'Grade A' Stamp Isn't What It SeemsWall Street Journal
Federal Egg Recall Investigation WidensFood Safety News
FDA reports pull back curtain on Salmonella risk at egg farmsCIDRAP
Keen Observers -The Associated Press -CNN International
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National Geographic
Insomniac men more likely to die early
Times of India
Men suffering from sleep deprivation are more likely to die prematurely than those who regularly get a good night's sleep, a new study has found. Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine, Pennsylvania, found that men with chronic insomnia were ...
Insomniac men run fourfold higher death risk--studyThe Money Times
Chronic Insomnia Increases Risk of Death in MenCalorieLab Calorie Counter News
Insomniac men 'four times more likely to die early'Telegraph.co.uk
AHN | All Headline News -National Geographic -9NEWS.com
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TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill
New York Times
A clinical trial of Meridia, a controversial diet pill, in nearly 10000 overweight or obese older patients over many years found that the drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists. ...
Experts Wonder Why Slimming Drug Meridia (sibutramine) Is Still On The Market ...Medical News Today
Meridia May Do More Harm than GoodCBS News
Prescription diet drug raises risk of heart attack, strokeLos Angeles Times
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CBC.ca
Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, US researchers said on Wednesday. They said getting too little sleep can ...
Sleep-Deprived Teens Eat More Fat, Study FindsBusinessWeek
Sleep-deprived teens more prone to obesity--studyThe Money Times
Sleepy teens eat more fat: studyCBC.ca
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Reuters UK
Stem cell firms defend record after criticism
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good. Beike Biotech, which operates ...
Justice Department Appeals Stem Cell Research RulingU.S. News & World Report
Stem cells cling to secretsOmaha World-Herald
Justice Dept. appeals to restart stem cell researchWashington Post
Wall Street Journal -CNN -The Connecticut Mirror
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Health Jackal
Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice
BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A drug widely used to treat high blood sugar in type 2 diabetics may hold some promise in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung cancer, according to extremely preliminary findings in a mouse ...
Diabetes drug can reduce risk of cancer, researchers findLos Angeles Times
Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bayReuters
Diabetes drug metformin reduces the risk of lung cancerHealth Jackal
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The Rockefeller University Newswire
Finding Suggests New Aim for Alzheimer's Drugs
New York Times
In a year when news about Alzheimer's disease seems to whipsaw between encouraging and disheartening, a new discovery by an 84-year-old scientist has illuminated a new direction. The scientist, Paul Greengard, who was awarded a Nobel ...
Cancer drug inspires new Alzheimer's approachmsnbc.com
New clue may lead to possible cure for Alzheimer's one day.CNN (blog)
Clinical News "Competitor Analysis: Tau and Amyloid Beta Targeted Therapy of ...Behavioral Health Central (blog)
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AccessRx Health Blog (blog)
No risk seen from delaying prostate cancer surgery
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adding to evidence that men with early prostate cancer can safely put off surgery, a new study finds that patients who delayed surgery by over a year had similar outcomes as those who opted for immediate ...
The Medical Minute: The basics of prostate cancer screeningPenn State Live
Cancer Institute Announces Prostate Awareness Month ScreeningsNJ TODAY
Aureon Biosciences Partners with Men's Health Network to Support its Newly ...PR Newswire (press release)
Brockville Recorder and Times -UroToday -Renal and Urology News
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Novinite.com
Two Mosquito Pools Tested Positive For West Nile Virus, Boston, Massachusetts
Medical News Today
The Boston Public Health Commission reported today that two more mosquito pools have confirmed contamination of West Nile Virus (WNV), one pool was detected in North Dorchester and the other one in Hyde Park (first time this season). ...
West Nile mosquitoes are detected againBoston Globe
2 New Cases Of West Nile Found In El PasoKVIA El Paso
Clinical trials aim to find help for West Nile victimsChicago Tribune
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ABC News
Schools Bans Cancer-Awareness Bracelets: Are They In Poor Taste?
ABC News
Bracelets promoting breast cancer awareness are causing a stir at school districts across the country, leading some educators to ban them from classrooms for a message that some say is in poor taste. USA Today reports this week, Baltic High School, ...
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness MontheMaxHealth
Cancer awareness bracelets stir controversy in schools (video)Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Schools ban bracelets promoting cancer awarenessUSA Today
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