12/24 Health - Google News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Health - Google News - Google News Madoff Is Taken to Medical Center at Prison - New York Times December 23, 2009 at 8:01 pm Reuters Madoff Is Taken to Medical Center at Prison New York Times The convicted swindler Bernard L. Madoff, who is serving a 150-year sentence in a federal prison in Butner, NC, was moved to a low-security medical center at the prison last Friday, according to the Bureau of Prisons. The bureau declined to say why Mr. ... Bernie Madoff Moved to HospitalABC News Madoff moved to medical wing of US prisonReuters Madoff moved to prison hospitalBBC News MarketWatch -BusinessWeek -New York Daily News all 435 news articles » COBRA enrollments increased after subsidy - San Antonio Express December 23, 2009 at 7:38 pm IFAwebnews.com COBRA enrollments increased after subsidy San Antonio Express Average monthly enrollments in COBRA health-insurance plans increased 20percentage since a federal subsidy covering 65 percent of premiums went into effect in March, a study by consulting firm Hewitt Associates found. ... How to Get Extended Cobra Health Insurance SubsidiesNew York Times (blog) Cobra Benefits ExpandedWall Street Journal Laid Off Employees Get Insurance ExtensionKBND USA Today -San Francisco Chronicle -KUIK all 80 news articles » Sanofi will market high-dose flu shot for seniors - Forbes December 23, 2009 at 6:38 pm Sanofi will market high-dose flu shot for seniors Forbes AP , 12.23.09, 06:25 PM EST NEW YORK -- French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis said Wednesday it will market a high-dose flu vaccine intended for seniors in time for the 2010-2011 flu season. Sanofi-Aventis ( SNY - news - people ) said the Food and Drug ... US FDA Approves High-Dose Flu Vaccine For People Older Than 65NASDAQ FDA Approves a High Dose Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Specifically Intended for ...PR Newswire (press release) FDA Licenses New Influenza Vaccine Designed Specifically for People 65 Years ...PR Newswire (press release) all 30 news articles » Swine flu deadlier in children than seasonal flu - Reuters December 23, 2009 at 5:06 pm New York Times (blog) Swine flu deadlier in children than seasonal flu Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) - H1N1 swine flu can kill children at a much higher rate than seasonal flu, and the elevated risk for pregnant women extends as long as two weeks after they give birth, researchers reported on Wednesday. The findings show that the H1N1 ... S. Nevada officials report 3 H1N1-related deathsSan Jose Mercury News World H1N1 Deaths Now at Least 11516: WHOABC News Swine Flu Hits Pregnant Women, Kids HardestBusinessWeek Hartford Courant -AAFP News Now -Xinhua all 2,236 news articles » Alzheimer's May Guard Against Cancer and Vice Versa - ABC News December 23, 2009 at 4:33 pm Reuters Alzheimer's May Guard Against Cancer and Vice Versa ABC News NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Alzheimer's disease may be less apt to get cancer and people with cancer may be less apt to get Alzheimer's disease, new research hints. "Discovering the links between these two conditions may ... Alzheimer's May Stave Off Cancer, and Vice VersaBusinessWeek Alzheimer's disease prevents against cancer and vice versaeFitnessNow Alzheimer's Disease May Protect Against Cancer and Vice VersaScience Daily (press release) Washington University in St. Louis News -The Press Association -Canada.com all 30 news articles » Long Line of Political Figures Shared Breast Cancer Stories - Sphere December 23, 2009 at 3:51 pm New York Daily News Long Line of Political Figures Shared Breast Cancer Stories Sphere WASHINGTON (Dec. 23) -- Teresa Heinz, wife of 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry, is the latest is an unsettling line of politically connected women to announce she has breast cancer. Heinz, 71, said the cancer was discovered in late September ... Teresa Heinz Kerry faces cancer battle; urges women to get screenedNECN Teresa Heinz Battling Breast CancerdBTechno Teresa Heinz Kerry reveals she has cancerUPI.com BusinessWeek -The Associated Press -RTT News all 496 news articles » Teresa Heinz Battling Breast Cancer - dBTechno December 23, 2009 at 2:36 pm CBS News Teresa Heinz Battling Breast Cancer dBTechno Boston (DbTechNo) - It is being reported that Teresa Heinz has been diagnosed with breast cancer. For those who may not know of her, she is the wife of Sen. John Kerry, 2004 Democratic presidential nominee. She was diagnosed with the disease back in ... Health Highlights: Dec. 23, 2009BusinessWeek Teresa Heinz Kerry Being Treated For Breast CancerKDKA Teresa Heinz Kerry reveals she has cancerUPI.com ChattahBox -RTT News -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 482 news articles » Face Looking Old? Don't Blame Your Genes - ABC News December 23, 2009 at 2:20 pm TopNews United States Face Looking Old? Don't Blame Your Genes ABC News NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight. ... Weight and Smoking Linked to Skin AgingWebMD Sun, Smoke, Extra Weight Add Years to SkinBusinessWeek How too much sun can pile on the years: New study shows environmental causes ...Daily Mail NHS Choices -MedPage Today -Science Daily (press release) all 58 news articles » Melanoma Less Common in Blacks But Deadlier - BusinessWeek December 23, 2009 at 2:11 pm Total Buzz (blog) Melanoma Less Common in Blacks But Deadlier BusinessWeek WEDNESDAY, Dec. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors are diagnosing more white people with the deadly skin cancer known as melanoma, and while Hispanics and blacks are much less likely to be diagnosed with the malignancy, they often have advanced forms of ... Medical Report: Melanoma & RaceWDIO-TV Heart Transplant Patients May be at a Greater Risk for Skin CancerBETTER Health Research Heart transplant recipients at increased risk for skin cancersHemOncToday Healthcanal.com -MedPage Today -AHN all 45 news articles » More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA - Reuters December 23, 2009 at 12:41 pm BBC News More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be. Norman Baylor, director of the office of ... Vaccine Recall Includes 27200 Doses in New HampshireFOXNews WHO Says World H1N1 Deaths Now at Least 11516ABC News Nearly 5 Million Doses of Nasal Swine Flu Vaccine RecalledBusinessWeek WebMD -LEX18 Lexington KY News -MyFoxOrlando.com all 2,005 news articles » No need to rush on health care - Wisconsin Radio Network December 23, 2009 at 10:56 am NECN No need to rush on health care Wisconsin Radio Network As the Senate continues work on its version of a national health care reform bill, Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) says he still has some major concerns about the package. Ryan says the proposal is the ... Rock the Vote Asks Supporters to Withhold Sex to Pass Health Care ReformFOXNews More Now Think Health Care Reform Will PassPew Research Center And Now We Have Health-Care Reform? Maybe?GOOD Indiana's NewsCenter -Politics Daily (blog) -News 10NBC all 29 news articles » Vytorin Cancer Link Not Seen by FDA - AboutLawsuits.com December 23, 2009 at 10:19 am TopNews United States Vytorin Cancer Link Not Seen by FDA AboutLawsuits.com Federal regulators indicate that it is unlikely that the cholesterol drug Vytorin causes cancer, despite a clinical study in 2008 which raised potential Vytorin cancer concerns. The FDA announced the findings of its review of the cholesterol drugs on ... US FDA: unlikely Merck's Vytorin ups cancer riskReuters FDA: Vytorin 'unlikely' to boost cancer riskFiercePharma FDA: Review finds no proof Vytorin causes cancerThe Associated Press Attorney at Law -BusinessWeek -Wall Street Journal (blog) all 371 news articles » Santa Claus, You're a Bad Role Model for Kids! - ABC News December 23, 2009 at 7:16 am Embrace Australia Santa Claus, You're a Bad Role Model for Kids! ABC News It had to come someday. Mounting evidence shows that the ultimate corrupter of our young people is a slovenly, brandy-swilling, disease-carrying fat old guy named Santa. St. Nick takes part in aerobics to make sure he's ready for holiday deliveries. ... Santa the bad public health influenceBaltimore Sun (blog) Up on the rooftop, Santa, for some exerciseCharlotteObserver.com Santa Not the Best Role Model for Kids' HealthBusinessWeek WCTV -Washington Times -Helsingin Sanomat all 31 news articles » 60 Million in US Vaccinated Against Swine Flu - WebMD December 23, 2009 at 7:15 am Reuters 60 Million in US Vaccinated Against Swine Flu WebMD Dec. 22, 2009 -- At least 60 million people in the US have rolled up their sleeves or taken the nasal spray version of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, according a briefing at the CDC today. Twice as many doses have gone to children than ... SF: Long wait for H1N1 swine flu vaccine overSan Francisco Chronicle U.S. Urges H1N1 Shots as Supplies SurgeWall Street Journal Official: Don't Be Complacent About H1N1Cape Cod Chronicle Washington Post -Urbana Daily Citizen -Xinhua all 1,833 news articles » Texas to destroy 5mn blood samples stored without consent - The Money Times December 23, 2009 at 6:38 am dBTechno Texas to destroy 5mn blood samples stored without consent The Money Times Texas, December 23 -- As per the terms of the settlement reached in a federal lawsuit filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, the Texas health authorities will destroy more than five million blood ... Texas to destroy baby blood taken without consentThe Associated Press State to destroy 4 million newborn blood samplesHouston Chronicle State of Texas to Destroy 5 Million Blood SamplesdBTechno Austin American-Statesman -KVUE -KWTX all 202 news articles » Md. vaccine maker recalls FluMist - Baltimore Sun December 23, 2009 at 3:22 am BBC News Md. vaccine maker recalls FluMist Baltimore Sun Gaithersburg-based MedImmune announced Tuesday evening a voluntary recall of early batches of its nasal spray vaccine against swine flu after tests revealed that the doses lost strength within months ... U.S. Urges H1N1 Shots as Supplies SurgeWall Street Journal More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicateWashington Post MedImmune recalling swine flu vaccine-FDAReuters Los Angeles Times -BusinessWeek -Demopolis Times all 1,684 news articles » Beluga whale calf dies at Shedd Aquarium as Brookfield Zoo euthanizes elephant - Chicago Tribune December 23, 2009 at 3:04 am WBBM780 Beluga whale calf dies at Shedd Aquarium as Brookfield Zoo euthanizes elephant Chicago Tribune Bad news visited the Shedd Aquarium and Brookfield Zoo on Tuesday as the two institutions announced the death of important animals in their collections. A male baby beluga whale, born in a difficult birth Sunday at ... Brookfield elephant diesChicago Sun-Times Brookfield Zoo Euthanizes 29-Year-Old ElephantNBC Chicago Elephant dies at Brookfield ZooChicago Breaking News - Tribune CBS2 Chicago -Chicago Tribune all 19 news articles » Doctors No One Needs - New York Times December 22, 2009 at 11:34 pm Mangalorean.com Doctors No One Needs New York Times FOR anyone who has had to wait a long time to schedule a medical appointment, it might seem as if the world needs more doctors, and that training more of them would be a good idea. An amendment that teaching ... Book Excerpt: Health Care Reform That Makes SenseBusinessWeek 'Massive Shock' Awaits American on Health Care Reform, Doctor SaysWXIA-TV Health Care: Five Trends for 2010HealthNewsDigest.com Dallas Morning News -WBUR -Worcester Telegram all 26 news articles » Health fight shifts to insurer shopping - Boston Globe December 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm FOXBusiness (blog) Health fight shifts to insurer shopping Boston Globe WASHINGTON - The public option is gone. Expansion of Medicare is dead. But an intense fight continues over a crucial issue in the proposed health care overhaul: how far Congress should go in emulating the type of insurance ... Health care failuresChicago Tribune Kelly Ayotte: Health care reforms that don't need back-room dealsThe Union Leader Health Care Legislation Turns Medicare Into Slush FundHealth Care News Washington Post -Christian Science Monitor -Aurora News Register all 242 news articles » Health fight shifts to insurer shopping - Boston Globe December 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm FOXBusiness (blog) Health fight shifts to insurer shopping Boston Globe WASHINGTON - The public option is gone. Expansion of Medicare is dead. But an intense fight continues over a crucial issue in the proposed health care overhaul: how far Congress should go in emulating the type of insurance ... How the House health care overhaul bill could affect youMarion Star A Great Tool for Tracking Health Care ReformForbes Book Excerpt: Health Care Reform That Makes SenseBusinessWeek The Union Leader -Health Care News -Los Angeles Times all 266 news articles » Health fight shifts to insurer shopping - Boston Globe December 22, 2009 at 11:10 pm Boston Globe Health fight shifts to insurer shopping Boston Globe WASHINGTON - The public option is gone. Expansion of Medicare is dead. But an intense fight continues over a crucial issue in the proposed health care overhaul: how far Congress should go in emulating the type of insurance ... Health care failuresChicago Tribune A Great Tool for Tracking Health Care ReformForbes How the House health care overhaul bill could affect youMarion Star BusinessWeek -Health Care News -Daily Citizen all 56 news articles »   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? 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12/24 Reuters: Health News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Health News Senate health bill clears final hurdle December 23, 2009 at 8:29 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate Democrats cleared the last 60-vote hurdle on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Wednesday, virtually ensuring final passage of its version of the biggest health policy changes in four decades. Alzheimer's may guard against cancer and vice versa December 23, 2009 at 4:57 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Alzheimer's disease may be less apt to get cancer and people with cancer may be less apt to get Alzheimer's disease, new research hints. World H1N1 deaths now at least 11,516: WHO December 23, 2009 at 4:33 pm GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 11,516 people around the globe have died from the H1N1 flu virus since the pandemic emerged in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. Face looking old? Don't blame your genes December 23, 2009 at 2:18 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Don't blame genes for aging facial skin. A new study of twins suggests you can blame those coarse wrinkles, brown or pink spots, and dilated blood vessels on too much time in the sun, smoking, and being overweight. WHO says world H1N1 deaths now at least 11,516 December 23, 2009 at 12:50 pm GENEVA (Reuters) - At least 11,516 people around the globe have died from the H1N1 flu virus since the pandemic emerged in April, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. Dirty air may raise pneumonia risk: study December 23, 2009 at 12:40 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Air pollution may double the risk that an elderly person will be hospitalized for pneumonia, according to a new study. Other viruses abound in flu season, tests show December 23, 2009 at 12:38 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Several flu-like viruses are more common than usual this flu season in the United States, adding to the misery and confusion caused by H1N1 swine flu, one lab company said on Tuesday. More swine flu vaccine recalled: FDA December 23, 2009 at 12:35 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday AstraZeneca's MedImmune unit is voluntarily recalling some of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine because it was not as potent as it should be. "Good" cholesterol less protective with diabetes December 23, 2009 at 12:18 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetes may lower the heart-protective benefits of high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, the so-called "good" cholesterol, but giving diabetics niacin, a drug that raises HDL levels, might restore the benefit, researchers said on Tuesday. Health bill clears second Senate hurdle December 23, 2009 at 7:18 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats cleared the second of three 60-vote hurdles on President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul on Tuesday, moving its version of the landmark legislation one step closer to passage before Christmas.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.