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September 30, 2007
Ban
Sought on Cold Medicine for Very Young (New York Times)
Health
Highlights (U.S. News and World Report)
Democrats
Build Plan to Override Health Bill Veto (New York Times)
E.
Coli Fears Trigger Large Recall of Ground Beef (MarketWatch.com)
Common
Medicines Bad for Kids, FDA Says (Seattle Times)
Health
Insurance Information (Village Soup Belfast)
September 29, 2007
Candidates
Go Code Blue on Health Care (Los Angeles Times)
In
a Contaminated World, Play Isn't the Only Hazard (New York Times)
FDA
Approves New Flu Vaccine (Forbes)
A
Boon for Lead-Testing Companies (New York Times)
DRC
Officials Confirm Seven New Ebola Cases (Voice of America)
Health
Highlights (U.S. News and World Report)
Some
Parents Test Toys at Home (New York Times)
September 28, 2007
Report
Assails FDA Oversight of Clinical Trials (New York Times)
Report
Faults FDA Oversight of Drug Trials (Reuters)
Diabetes
Drugs Boost Heart Failure But Not Death (Forbes)
Cinnamon
Questionable as Diabetes Therapy (Daily Times)
Treating
Sleep Apnea Good for the Heart (Reuters)
September 27, 2007
Fear
Factor: Vaccines (Forbes)
Vaccine
Compound is Harmless, Study Says, as Autism Debate Rages (New York
Times)
Economic
Factors Pushing Surge in Food Imports - FDA (Reuters)
FDA
Warns of Fatal Risk with Cephalon Pain Drug (Scientific American)
Bush
Signs Drug Safety Bill into Law (Fox News)
Alcohol
Increases Breast Cancer Risk (WebMD)
Consortium
to Study Genetics, Drug Safety (Wall Street Journal)
September 26, 2007
FDA
is Expected to Seek More Food-Safety Powers (Wall Street Journal)
Drug
Industry Seeks Tests to Spot Side-Effects Risks (Forbes)
Bill
Seeks Regulation of Popcorn Addictive (Seattle Times)
End
the Shame of Our Health-Care Crisis (Chicago Tribune)
Where
Hillary Fears to Tread (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Choice'
in Health Care (Wall Street Journal)
September 25, 2007
Atlanta
Firm Gets $15M Grant for AIDS Vaccine (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Lack
of "Good" Cholesterol Always Poses Heart Risk (Reuters)
High
HDL Levels Protect Heart Health (U.S. News and World Report)
Acetaminophen,
Caffeine Shouldn't Be Mixed (United Press International)
Some
Diabetics Sick of Treatment (Chicago Tribune)
WalMart
Adds Drugs to $4 Program (New York Times)
September 24, 2007
Well: A Health Blog
(New York Times)
USF
Student with Meningitis Dies (Florida Today)
Study:
Acupuncture Eases Low Back Pain (WebMD)
Quick
Detection Device Developed (The Hindu)
Health
Care Premiums Expected to Jump 8.7% in 2008, Study Says (Wall Street
Journal)
One in 12
Adult Outpatient Visits Are for Preventative Health Examinations
(Medical News Today)
September 23, 2007
Bush,
Democrats Duel on Children's Insurance (Associated Press)
More
Profit and Less Nursing at Many Homes (New York Times)
AIDS
Vaccine Fails, So Merck is Ending Study (Washington Post)
Surrey
Cattle Killed Over Foot and Mouth (The Observer)
West Nile
Cases Surfacing Earlier, But Down Overall (San Jose Mercury News)
California's
'Healthy Lunchbox' Promotion Backfires (ConsumerAffairs.com)
Congolese
No Longer Kiss as Ebola Seems to Spread (Reuters)
September 22, 2007
HPV:
An STD with Life-Threatening Strings Attached (OnMilwaukee.com)
Senate,
House Reach Accord on Health Insurance for Children (Washington
Post)
Promising
AIDS Vaccine Fails; Testing Halted (Associated Press)
Study
Finds 89.6 Million Lacked Health Insurance (Los Angeles Times)
The
Most Important Issue (Cincinnati Post)
U.S.
Rule Limits Emergency Care for Immigrants (New York Times)
New
York State Holds Out on Abstinence-Only Sex Education (New York
Post)
September 21, 2007
Eat
(Less) to Live (Longer) (Scientific American)
Scientists
Study Enzymes as Keys to Longer Lives (Boston Herald)
Using
Testicles to Fix the Brain, Heart and Blood (Toronto Globe and Mail)
HIV/AIDS
Cases Soar in Beijing in First Half Year (China Daily)
Enlarged
Breasts in Men Often Troubling (Chicago Sun-Times)
Environmental
Groups Petition U.S. to Regulate Air Fresheners (San Francisco
Chronicle)
Helped
by Generics, Inflation of Drug Costs Slows (New York Times)
September 20, 2007
Flu
Vaccination Program Gets Added Boost (USA Today)
Location,
Location, Location: A Key to Good Health, Too (New York Times)
EU
Experts: Lift Ban on Roche HIV Drug (Forbes)
Biocon to
Widen Oral Insulin Trials (SIFY.com)
Catholic
Trustees Vote to Allow HPV Vaccine in Schools (Toronto Globe and
Mail)
Feel
Pudgy? There's a Shot for That (New York Times)
Research
Tools Offer New Look at Common Cold (Reuters)
September 19, 2007
Report
Urges Screening for Family of Heart Patients (New York Times)
Overweight
Kids Show Heart Risks in Teens (Reuters)
Congress
Acts to Improve Drug Safety (Baltimore Sun)
Diarrhea
Bacteria Lurk Quietly in Some: Report (Reuters)
September 18, 2007
Elderly
at Highest Risk for Suicide (Associated Press)
The
'Poisonous Cocktail' of Multiple Drugs (New York Times)
Pain
Meds May Worsen Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate (Reuters)
Eat to Live: Organic
Debate Reopens (UPI)
Stubborn
Arm Fat (Louisville Courier-Journal)
September 17, 2007
Scientists
Do the Numbers (Los Angeles Times)
Cancer
Society Ads Push Health Reform (Associated Press)
Cancer-Free
at 33, But Weighing a Mastectomy (New York Times)
Flu
Vaccine Looks Plentiful - So Far (USA Today)
Too Few
Men Get Prostate Cancer Test, Study Says (Toronto Star)
Veto
Risk Seen in Compromise on Child Health (New York Times)
Vitamin C
Limits Tumor Growth, Study Finds (Reuters)
September 16, 2007
Four
Winners of Lasker Medical Prize (New York Times)
Woman's
Death Raises Questions About Gene Therapy (Associated Press)
Heart
Treatment Wins "America's Nobel" Prize (USA Today)
Vitamin D
May Add Years to Life (Toronto Star)
Adverse
Drug Effects Reported to FDA Appear to Have Increased Markedly (HealthNews-Stat.com)
Clinton
to Offer Health Care Plan (Associated Press)
September 15, 2007
Go
On, Bend It Like Beckham (Los Angeles Times)
Clinton
to Propose Universal Health Care (New York Times)
Early
Puberty Increases Risk of Later Breast Cancer (Baltimore Sun)
Women
Failing to Heed Heart Disease Warnings (Los Angeles Times)
Progress
for Crohn's (Baltimore Sun)
Study:
College Grads Less Likely to Die of Cancer (Indianapolis Star)
September 14, 2007
The
Dialysis Business: Fair Treatment? (New York Times)
Loneliness
Harms Health (The Australian)
Gut
Virus Causes Fatigue Syndrome (Times of India)
Odor
Depends on Gene, Study Says (Reuters)
Painkiller
Maker Reports Four Deaths of Patients (Associated Press)
September 13, 2007
Child
Mortality at Record Low (New York Times)
Life
Expectancy in U.S. Rises to All-Time High of 78 (Reuters)
Fresh
Diabetes Drug Fears Weigh on GSK (The Independent)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
The Benefits of the
Contraceptive Pill Far Outweigh the Risks (News-Medical.net)
Jogging
in Traffic Cuts Blood Flow to Heart (U.S. News and World Report)
Property
Values Signal Obesity (Chicago Tribune)
New
Zeal in Organ Procurement Raises Fears (Washington Post)
September 12, 2007
Workers
Paying More for Coverage (Los Angeles Times)
Avandia
Should Be Pulled, Say Authors of Studies (USA Today)
Diabetes
Drug Avandia Boosts Heart Risks: Study (Forbes)
More
Studies Cast Doubt on Safety of Diabetes Drug (New York Times)
Health
Care Premiums Climbing Faster Than Inflation, Studies Say (Wall
Street Journal)
Lipodissolve
Proves Popular Despite Lack of FDA Nod (USA Today)
Cost
of Health Insurance Rises Again, But at a Slightly Lower Rate (New
York Times)
New
Study Looks at Benefits, Side Effects of Diabetes Drug Actos
(Canadian Press)
September 11, 2007
FDA
Advisory Panel Opposes Curb on Anemia Drugs (New York Times)
Major
Ebola Outbreak in DR Congo (BBC News)
Price
of Health Care Coverage Marches Upward (Houston Chronicle)
Smaller
Rise in Health Premiums (New York Times)
RFID
Chips Linked to Fast-Growing Cancer (DailyTech.com)
Vitamin
D Might Be Factor in Longer Life (Baltimore Sun)
September 10, 2007
Everything
You Need to KNow About Caring for Your Kids' Teeth (Parenting.com)
In
an Age of Images, Teaching Pathology by Hand (New York Times)
Nursing
Home Differences Lead to Care Disparities for Blacks (St. Louis
Post-Dispatch)
A
Genetic Test That Very Few Need, Marketed to the Masses (New York
Times)
Study
Says Paying Employees To Lose Weight Works (Reuters)
China
to Restrict Medical Apparatus Registration (China Daily)
September 9, 2007
Ten
Health Trends You Can't Ignore (Forbes)
As
Youth Suicides Increase, FDA's Label Rule Criticized
(Chicago Tribune)
An
Elusive Agony (New York Times)
U.S.
Free of Canine Rabies Virus (Reuters)
California's
Ambitious Health Plan Stalls (New York Times)
Top
Gamers' Workouts (Forbes)
Cancer
Fears Raised Over Chip Implants (Associated Press)
Rally
at Ground Zero Aims to Build Support for 9/11 Health Care Legislation
(New York Times)
Saturated
Fat: Even a Little Splurge May Be Too Much (Forbes)
China
Reports Leap in New HIV/AIDS Cases (Reuters)
Plastic
May Not Be So Fantastic For Kids (Los Angeles Times)
September 8, 2007
Exercisers
Stuck in Unwalkable Settings (Associated Press)
For
Living Donors, Many Risks to Weigh (New York Times)
Suspended
Doctors Taint Drug Trials (St. Petersburg Times)
Health
Highlights (Forbes)
A
Drug Maker's Views of What Ails Health Care (New York Times)
Market
Food Rating System Has Influence (Associated Press)
Depression
May Be World's Most Disabling Disease (Forbes)
New
York City Puts Hospital Error Data Online (New York Times)
Heart Tests for
At-Risk Families (BBC News)
September 7, 2007
For
Doctors, Diagnosing Gets a Technological Boost (USA Today)
Some
Food Additives Raise Hyperactivity, Study Finds (New York Times)
Labeling
Helps Shoppers Choose Healthier (Associated Press)
Yoga
Is More Than Just Showing Up, But That Does Help (New York Times)
Popcorn
Maker Drops Diacetyl Flavoring to Prevent Lung Risk (Medical News
Today)
Agency:
Food Coloring May Stimulate Kids (Associated Press)
Studies
Shed New Light on Breast Cancer, Treatment (Forbes)
Mapping
Own DNA Changes Scientist's Life (CNN)
September 6, 2007
Suicides
Up After Warning, Study Shows (Los Angeles Times)
How
to Win the Weight Battle (U.S. News and World Report)
Cell
Phones in Hospitals: Bad Rx (Time)
Store
Chain's Test Concludes That Nutrition Sells (New York Times)
Official:
States Take Program Too Far (Associated Press)
Africa: Daily
HIV/AIDS Report (AllAfrica.com)
Condoms
in Giveaway Are Effective, Officials Say (Washington Post)
September 5, 2007
The
School Cafeteria, On a Diet (New York Times)
Mysteries
of Autoimmune Diseases Unravel
(USA Today)
Asians
Say Trade Complaints Bring Out the Bully in China (Washington Post)
Studies
Say Newer Stents for Arteries Show Promise (New York Times)
Citrus
Sodas' Caffeine Content Tops Cola (Associated Press)
Fat
Builds Up in Hearts Before Diabetes Onset (Forbes)
Skinny Gene
Could Become Weapon in Fight Against Obesity (Guardian Unlimited)
Gehrig's
Discovery Sparks Hope (Toronto Star)
A
Supple Casing, Prone to Damage (New York Times)
Pfizer
Study Shows Risk of Cholesterol Pill Switch (Reuters)
September 4, 2007
Teaming
Up to Prevent 'Crashes' (Washington Post)
Limiting
Residents' Hours Has Little Impact on Patient Mortality (Forbes)
Doctor
Links a Man's Illness to Microwave Popcorn Habit (New York Times)
Second
West Nile Case Reported in Massachusetts (Boston Globe)
Health Improves
Without HRT (Toronto Star)
Chickenpox?
No, Worse (Washington Post)
Heirs
to a Rare Legacy in New Mexico (New York Times)
Dementia
Risk Increased Among Older Smokers (HealthCentral.com)
A
Tiny Cut Turns Into a Close Call (Los Angeles Times)
September 3, 2007
Heart
Surgeries That Save Men May Kill Women (Associated Press)
Record
Number of Californians Living Without Health Insurance (San
Francisco Chronicle)
Explaining
Away Mental Illness (Washington Post)
In
the Genome Race, the Sequel is Personal (New York Times)
U.K.
Set to Greenlight Chimera Research (The Register)
Bipolar
Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young (New York Times)
'Human-Animal'
Embryo Ruling Due (BBC News)
September 2, 2007
A
Two-Wheeled Campaign Against AIDS in Africa (Washington Post)
FDA
Approves Smallpox Vaccine, Says Shots Can Be Made Quickly
(Associated Press)
Communication
Test Predicts Problem Doctors - Study (Reuters)
Children's
Health Coverage Seen at Risk (Education Week)
Breastfed
Babies May Sleep Less When Mothers Smoke (Scientific American)
Poorer
Nations Asked to Aid Mentally Ill (Washington Post)
Edwards
Describes Stands on Energy, Health Care, Iraq (San Jose Mercury
News)
John
Edwards Would Require Women to Undergo Mammograms (FoodConsumer.org)
September 1, 2007
West
Nile Virus Found in Brattleboro (Rutland Herald)
West Nile Virus
Case Found in Brattleboro (Brattleboro Reformer)
National
Body Set Up to Rethink Mental Health (Montreal Gazette)
U.S.
FDA Staff Supports Benefits of Merck AIDS Drug (Reuters)
Women
Urged to Shun Trendy Plastic Surgery (Chicago Tribune)
Medicare
to Reveal Data About Doctors (Washington Post)
August 31, 2007
Cancer
Society Focuses Its Ads on the Uninsured (New York Times)
Salmonella
Found in Spinach After Routine Tests (Medical News Today)
Smokers'
Cough Is Not Just a Smokers' Disease, Study Shows (Bloomberg)
Confronting
Syphilis, Quite Candidly (New York Times)
Consumers
Warned on Tainted Beef (CNN)
Good
Eggs: Ovaries Aid the Brain (U.S. News and World Report)
Flaxseed
May Relieve Hot Flashes (Forbes)
August 30, 2007
E.
Coli Could Become Cavity Killer (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Arsenic
in Drinking Water Said to Be Rising Risk (New York Times)
New
Asthma Guidelines Urge Daily Control (Associated Press)
Will
Nothing Stop That Infernal Itch? (Washington Post)
It's
Banned But Not Gone: Lead Paint is Still a Danger (USA Today)
Patients
Turn to No-Interest Loans for Health Care (New York Times)
FDA
Approves Roche Molecular West Nile Virus Test (Sacramento Business
Journal)
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