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.