Fitness for Every Body: O.K., Avatar, Work With Me
May 15, 2008
NYT > Health / By SETH SCHIESEL
Can Wii Fit, born of a best-selling gaming console, revolutionize exercise? Five testers weigh in. ...
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On tap in space: Urine will not go to waste
May 15, 2008
USATODAY.com Health - Top Stories
NASA has spent decades perfecting a system to transform urine into water that can be used in space for drinking, food preparation ... ...
Prison for Man With H.I.V. Who Spit on a Police ...
May 15, 2008
NYT > Health / By GRETEL C. KOVACH
The man, Willie Campbell, was found guilty of harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon: his saliva. ...
Girl's twin is found inside her stomach
May 15, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said Thursday. ...
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Quack Medicine
May 16, 2008
Fat Doctor / noreply@blogger.com (Fat Doctor)
(I took this photo at the park today.) Brother: Maybe you shouldn't let him feed all of that seven grain bread to the ducks. They might get bloated.Me: It'll be OK.Brother: Oh, so you're a duck d ...
Review of Millennium Health Supplement Hoodia Capsules
May 16, 2008
Most Recent Alternative Medicine - Associated Content / By info@associatedcontent.com (Alia Jae)
Also on Amazon this has a pretty good rating Customers really liked it and saw results from using it Out of five stars Millennium Health Supplement Hoodia Capsules got four stars ...
CDC: Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
May 16, 2008
MiamiHerald.com: Health
A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday. ...
Reaching
May 16, 2008
Most Recent Mental Health - Associated Content / By info@associatedcontent.com (Gail M Feldman)
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Vitamin D may benefit breast cancer patients
May 15, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the ...
Judge Sides With Red Cross Over Trademark
May 15, 2008
NYT > Health / By STEPHANIE SAUL
Johnson & Johnson lost the second round in its trademark dispute against the disaster relief agency when a federal judge in Manhattan threw out most of the case. ...
TV drug ads may zoom in on side effects
May 15, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
Would consumers get the same warm, fuzzy message from a drug advertisement that promised to lift their mood if it also urged them to report side effects like suicidal thoughts and diarrhea? ...
NHS IT 'at least four years late'
May 15, 2008
BBC News | Health | UK Edition
It will be at least 2014 before the NHS in England has a single electronic records system, say auditors. ...
Shingles vaccine recommended for seniors
May 15, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
Merck & Co. said Thursday the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that adults 60 and over be given the company's shingles vaccine Zostavax. ...
Obesity contributes to global warming: study
May 15, 2008
Reuters: Health News
GENEVA (Reuters) - Obesity contributes to global warming, too. ...
PRoFESS(R) Results Announced At XVII European Stroke Conference
May 15, 2008
Health News from Medical News Today
Results of the PRoFESS(R) (Prevention Regimen For Effectively avoiding Second Strokes) trial -- the world's largest clinical research study for secondary stroke prevention -- were presented at the X ...
All of the Medical School, None of the Tuition
May 15, 2008
WSJ.com: Health Blog / Jacob Goldstein
The Cleveland Clinic’s med school is going tuition free. Starting this summer, the school will give all incoming students scholarships to cover the annual tuition of more than $40,000. The hope ...
Skin Deep: Eco-Friendly Paths to Exfoliation
May 15, 2008
NYT > Health / By NORA ISAACS
In an age of global warming and high gas prices, is it any wonder that more spagoers are gravitating to spa products that are cultivated locally? ...
Study Links Rise in Mastectomies to M.R.I. Detection
May 16, 2008
NYT > Research / By ANDREW POLLACK
New techniques for detecting breast cancer may be leading more women to have their entire breast removed. ...
I Have A Good Doctor
May 15, 2008
Shrink Rap / noreply@blogger.com (ClinkShrink)
I've heard it said that the good doctors are the ones who don't take insurance. The theory is that if a doctor is skilled enough, he or she can fill up their practice with private-pay patients without ...
Boy, 3, Sleeps For First Time After Experimental Surgery
May 16, 2008
FOXNews.com / foxnewsonline@foxnews.com
A 3-year-old boy from St. Petersburg, Fla., has fallen asleep for the first time in his life after doctors performed experimental surgery to fix a rare brain condition, Local6.com reported. ...
Applied NeuroSolutions To Offer P-Tau 231 Test For Use In ...
May 16, 2008
Alzheimer's / Dementia News From Medical News Today
Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS)( http://www.AppliedNeuroSolutions.com), a company focused on the development of products for the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease ("AD"), ...
Child cancer survivors face heart risks later
May 15, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research shows. ...
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Cord blood cancer therapy boost
May 16, 2008
BBC News | Health | UK Edition
Immune cells grown from umbilical cord blood may one day be used to improve leukaemia treatment, say researchers. ...
Stroke outcome helped by clot-busting drug
May 16, 2008
NewsTrack - Health - UPI.com
BALTIMORE, May 16 (UPI) -- A multicountry study of stroke patients found survivability was boosted by prescribing the clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator, a U.S. researcher says. ...
Syringe reuse linked to hepatitis C outbreak
May 16, 2008
MSNBC.com: Health
A hepatitis C outbreak affecting more than 80 people and exposing tens of thousands more was caused by workers reusing syringes at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said. ...
High Food Costs Are Pinching the Poor
May 16, 2008
ABC News: Health
Rising food costs put the pinch on those who depend on government assistance. ...
UHA reports $438K profit in Q1
May 16, 2008
bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines
University Health Alliance, the state's third-largest health plan, reported a $438,129 profit in the first quarter of the year compared to a $278,958 loss during the same period last year. ...
Experimental Novartis drug slows kidney cancer (Reuters)
May 16, 2008
Y! Health Cancer & Chemotherapy News
Reuters - An experimental drug from Swiss drugmaker Novartis slowed the progression of kidney cancer in patients whose tumors returned after initial chemotherapy, researchers reported on Friday. ...
Experimental Novartis drug slows kidney cancer
May 16, 2008
Reuters: Health News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental drug from Swiss drugmaker Novartis slowed the progression of kidney cancer in patients whose tumors returned after initial chemotherapy, researchers reported on ...
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