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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Health - Google News - Google News ACLU Doubts O'Hare Body Scanner Plan - Chicago Public Radio December 29, 2009 at 7:28 pm WBBM780 ACLU Doubts O'Hare Body Scanner Plan Chicago Public Radio The American Civil Liberties Union says full body scanners headed for Chicago's O'Hare International Airport should not be used as the first line of defense to prevent terrorist attacks. That's despite suggestions that general use of the scanners could ... Full Body Scanners Coming To O'HareFOXNews (blog) WREX.com – Rockford's News LeaderSecurity upgrade at O'Hare following recent ...WREX-TV Chicago Aviation Dept. urges travelers to be awareChicago Tribune WBBM780 -CBS2 Chicago -WGNtv.com all 49 news articles » Studies Spotlight Problems in FDA Device Approvals - Wall Street Journal December 29, 2009 at 7:24 pm Studies Spotlight Problems in FDA Device Approvals Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON -- Two leading medical journals have found flaws in how the Food and Drug Administration approves cardiovascular medical devices, saying some products reached the market based on tests that were inadequate ... FDA Clears Cardio Devices on Weak Research: StudyABC News Study Questions FDA Approvals of Cardiac DevicesBusinessWeek FDA to Seek New Standards on Human Test DataNew York Times Science Daily (press release) -TransWorldNews (press release) -MedPage Today all 143 news articles » Pfizer Ends Test of Lung-Cancer Drug - Wall Street Journal December 29, 2009 at 7:10 pm Pfizer Ends Test of Lung-Cancer Drug Wall Street Journal Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday it ended a Phase III study for an experimental lung-cancer drug called figitumumab that had been associated with an unexpected number of deaths in testing among patients. The drug resulted in a higher ... Pfizer ends late-stage lung-cancer studyReuters Pfizer ends trial of lung cancer drug candidateBusinessWeek Pfizer cancer drug fails in late stagesTheDay.com MSN Money -Earthtimes (press release) all 32 news articles » NH health official: Woman with anthrax may have swallowed spores airborne by ... - Los Angeles Times December 29, 2009 at 6:48 pm My Fox Boston NH health official: Woman with anthrax may have swallowed spores airborne by ... Los Angeles Times CONCORD, NH (AP) — A New Hampshire woman diagnosed with a rare gastrointestinal anthrax case may have swallowed spores propelled into the air by vigorous drumming, a state health expert said. Officials haven't confirmed how the woman contracted the ... New Hampshire probes GI anthrax caseCIDRAP State Offers Antibiotics and Anthrax Vaccine to 80NHPR Third sample of anthrax found in New…My Fox Boston Boston Herald -The Union Leader -WHDH-TV all 271 news articles » Swine flu virus 'could still mutate' WHO warns - BBC News December 29, 2009 at 5:16 pm New York Daily News Swine flu virus 'could still mutate' WHO warns BBC News The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned the global swine flu pandemic is not yet over and the virus could still mutate. Dr Margaret Chan said it was important to "guard against complacency" despite signs the disease had peaked in ... 5 reasons the H1N1 flu is actually good for usmsnbc.com May take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic - WHOReuters Thousands get H1N1 shots in Centerville — some for the second timeDayton Daily News Xinhua -KTVB -Chippewa Herald all 880 news articles » Jewish groups still angling for health care bill fixes - Jewish Telegraphic Agency December 29, 2009 at 4:58 pm Kansas City Star Jewish groups still angling for health care bill fixes Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Repair the world? Jewish groups would be happy just to fix health care legislation. For months, Jewish groups have been at the forefront of lobbying the US Senate and House of Representatives for ... Public option may be dropped from final health care billCNN Bend over America: Health care diagnosis comingSan Diego News Room Johnson Supports Bill Without Public OptionKELOLAND TV National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News -Lake Stevens Journal -Politico all 1,167 news articles » Ginkgo extract doesn't slow cognitive decline - Reuters December 29, 2009 at 4:03 pm SAMAA TV Ginkgo extract doesn't slow cognitive decline Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The widely used herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow the rate of cognitive decline in healthy older people or those with mild cognitive impairment, US researchers said on Tuesday. Their study involved 3069 ... Ginkgo Biloba Doesn't Slow Mental DeclineWebMD Study: Ginkgo Flunks Test as a Brain BoosterTIME Ginkgo biloba does not slow cognitive decline: studyAFP Daily Mail -MedPage Today -Scientific American all 74 news articles » HEALTHY EATING: Set realistic goals to lose weight - Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) December 29, 2009 at 3:44 pm Globe and Mail HEALTHY EATING: Set realistic goals to lose weight Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) By Carolyn O'Neil, for the AJC For many of us, ringing in the new year brings a new commitment to improve our lives with resolutions to make positive changes. Diet resolutions are among the most popular. Fitness centers fill up, and restaurants sell ... Keeping New Year Weight Loss ResolutionsSenior-Spectrum Tapeworm diet not recommended for New Year's ResolutionseMaxHealth Make realistic resolutions for 2010Maryville Daily Times The Cypress Times -Pacific Daily News -Globe and Mail all 15 news articles » Anthrax found in drums used at UNH ministry - The Union Leader December 29, 2009 at 1:49 pm NECN Anthrax found in drums used at UNH ministry The Union Leader Concord - The state has ordered the immediate closure of the United Campus Ministry building in Durham. A woman who attended a drum circle there is hospitalized in critical condition. A Strafford County woman with gastrointestinal anthrax is in ... Drums test positive for anthraxConcord Monitor Investigation into NH anthrax outbreak ongoingBioPrepWatch.com Anthrax Found in African Drum Woman Was PlayingdBTechno Foster's Daily Democrat -WBZ -The Money Times all 75 news articles » Vivus submits obesity drug to FDA - Bizjournals.com December 29, 2009 at 12:23 pm RTT News Vivus submits obesity drug to FDA Bizjournals.com After wrapping up two recent year-long Phase III tests of its obesity drug Qnexa, Vivus Inc. asked the Food and Drug Administration to OK it for sale. Mountain View-based Vivus (NASDAQ: VVUS) found in clinical testing that the drug helped patients lose ... Vivus files marketing application for obesity drugReuters New drug promotes weight loss in obeseUPI.com Vivus Files Application With FDA For Obesity DrugFOXBusiness Los Angeles Times -RTT News -NASDAQ all 106 news articles » Tylenol Recall Expands - WebMD December 29, 2009 at 11:58 am Reuters Tylenol Recall Expands WebMD Dec. 29, 2009 - A nauseating "moldy" odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with red EZ-Open caps. Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is easily ... Company Says Diarrhea, Stomach Pain From Caplets Is Temporary, Not SeriousABC News J&J expands recall of Tylenol arthritis capletsReuters Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2009BusinessWeek WXIA-TV -Daily Finance -Living the Science all 612 news articles » Former Marshfield Clinic doctor arrested for alleged sexual assaults - Wisconsin Rapids Tribune December 29, 2009 at 11:56 am WSAU Former Marshfield Clinic doctor arrested for alleged sexual assaults Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Police arrested a former Marshfield Clinic doctor Monday on multiple sexual-assault charges following a three-month investigation, police chief Joe Stroik said. Dr. Kevin A. Lang, 47, ... Wis. doctor accused of touching sedated patientsChicago Tribune Marshfield doctor arrested for sexual contact with patientsPierce County Herald NEW INFO: Dr. Kevin A. Lang Scheduled for Bond Hearing TuesdayWSAW Minneapolis City Pages (blog) -WSAU -WAOW all 33 news articles » May take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic - WHO - Reuters December 29, 2009 at 11:53 am BBC News May take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic - WHO Reuters GENEVA, Dec 29 (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic may not be conquered until 2011 and continued vigilance is required against the virus which can still mutate, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday. ... Vaccine trickle turns to 'flood'Annandale Advocate 2009 in Review: Swine FluWCSH-TV H1N1 Area Vaccine Clinics AnnouncedPeshtigo Times Asheville Citizen-Times -WALA-TV FOX10 -KVEC all 823 news articles » New Year resolutions: hope or self-deception? - The Money Times December 29, 2009 at 9:21 am The Money Times New Year resolutions: hope or self-deception? The Money Times New York, December 29 -- As we prepare to toss 2009 into history, people around the world are preparing to delude themselves again--by making resolutions for the New Year. Is it a tradition that we must ... 6 Steps to Making New Year's Resolutions That WorkPsychCentral.com How to make your New Year's money resolutions payAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Dalrymple: I hereby resolve to make fewer resolutionsNew York Daily News KERA -Times-Journal -WTAP-TV all 67 news articles » FDA: J&J recalling contaminated Tylenol bottles - MarketWatch December 29, 2009 at 9:12 am ABC News FDA: J&J recalling contaminated Tylenol bottles MarketWatch BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The US Food and Drug Administration said late Monday that it and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) are expanding a voluntary recall of certain bottles of J&J's popular pain reliever Tylenol over contamination concerns. ... Tylenol Arthritis Caplets recalledJackson Sun Tylenol RecallKNX1070 Tylenol Recallmyfoxny.com Twenty Peaceful Minutes -TransWorldNews (press release) -The Canadian Press all 223 news articles » Vivus files marketing application for obesity drug - Reuters December 29, 2009 at 8:57 am Vivus files marketing application for obesity drug Reuters (Reuters) - Vivus Inc (VVUS.O) said it filed for marketing approval for its experimental weight-loss drug, sending its shares up 3 percent in pre-market trade. In September, the company said the drug, Qnexa, showed positive late-stage results in ... Vivus Files Application With FDA For Obesity DrugFOXBusiness VIVUS Files NDA For Investigational Obesity Drug Qnexa - UpdateRTT News Vivus Submits New Drug Application For Obesity TreatmentNASDAQ MSN Money -TransWorldNews (press release) -PR Newswire (press release) all 27 news articles » Study: Childhood smoke exposure increases emphysema chances in adulthood - TopNews United States December 29, 2009 at 6:58 am TheMedGuru Study: Childhood smoke exposure increases emphysema chances in adulthood TopNews United States According to the findings of a new study published in the December edition of American Journal of Epidemiology, children exposed regularly to secondhand tobacco smoke at home show increased likelihood of developing emphysema in adulthood – and, ... Risk Of Childhood Exposure To Smoke May Be Worse Than ThoughtAHN Child smoke exposure linked to emphysemaUPI.com Children exposed to cigarette smoking at risk for lung disease in adulthoodbolohealth.com Los Angeles Times (blog) -Xinhua -Biomed Middle East all 40 news articles » Subway Had Jared, Now Taco Bell's Got Christine - ABC News December 29, 2009 at 6:54 am ABC News Subway Had Jared, Now Taco Bell's Got Christine ABC News Just in time for the post-holiday gorge in front of the TV, Taco Bell is unleashing a weight loss advertisement campaign that is the first to compete with Subway's Jared Fogle. Christine said she lost 54 pounds by eating at Taco Bell. ... New Taco Bell restaurant set to reopen on Stafford Drive in PrincetonBluefield Daily Telegraph Deal of the Day: FREE TACO!10 Connects Freeloader alert: Free Fresco Tacos at Taco BellSeattle Times Los Angeles Times (blog) -TopNews New Zealand -Gather.com all 43 news articles » May take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic: WHO - Reuters December 29, 2009 at 5:29 am BBC News May take a year to conquer H1N1 flu pandemic: WHO Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 flu pandemic may not be conquered until 2011, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. "I think we must remain prudent and observe the evolution of the pandemic in the course of the next six to 12 ... For heart's sake, get flu shotNorthJersey.com Swine flu vaccine available in countyRoyal Oak Daily Tribune WHO chief: A/H1N1 pandemic still going onXinhua Wall Street Journal -BBC News -phillyBurbs.com all 531 news articles » Oklahoma firm recalls beef products might be contaminated - Xinhua December 29, 2009 at 2:07 am Daily Contributor Oklahoma firm recalls beef products might be contaminated Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Xinhuanet) -- National Steak and Poultry of Owasso, Oklahoma, is voluntarily recalling about 248000 pounds of beef it said might be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacteria, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food ... Oklahoma Company Recalls 248000 Pounds of BeefABC News 248000 pounds of beef recalledTopNews United States Oklahoma firm recalling beef products in six statesReuters The Saginaw News - MLive.com -Food Product Design -Tulsa World all 261 news articles » Drums test positive for anthrax - Concord Monitor December 29, 2009 at 12:16 am RTT News Drums test positive for anthrax Concord Monitor Anthrax has been found in two African drums used during community drum circles at the University of New Hampshire that were attended this month by a young woman who has since been diagnosed with the gastrointestinal strain of the ... Anthrax found in drums used at UNHThe Union Leader Anthrax found on 2 drums at UNH ministry: But no link found to infected woman ...Foster's Daily Democrat NH Investigates 1st US Case Of Digestive AnthraxWBZ RTT News -The Money Times -NECN all 67 news articles » Expanding Health Coverage and Shoring Up Medicare: Is It Double-Counting? - New York Times December 28, 2009 at 11:43 pm New York Times Expanding Health Coverage and Shoring Up Medicare: Is It Double-Counting? New York Times WASHINGTON — At the heart of the fight over health care legislation is a paradox that befuddles lawmakers of both parties. Share your thoughts about the health care debate. Recent developments on the struggle over health care with ... Health care 2009: The little state that couldCapital Times Health CostsWall Street Journal Seniors Worry About Medicare Advantage CutsABC News Summit Daily News -The Union Leader -Bangor Daily News all 365 news articles » Bacterial threat possible at 4 other buildings - MiamiHerald.com December 28, 2009 at 10:53 pm dBTechno Bacterial threat possible at 4 other buildings MiamiHerald.com The bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in the Epic Hotel's water, health officials say. And at least four other local buildings have similar water filtering systems that can strip away protective chlorine. BY FRED TASKER At least four ... Health Advisory Lifted at Luxury Miami HotelFOXNews The EPIC Hotel Has Reopened to GuestsHotelChatter Epic hotel reopens after health scareSouth Florida Business Journal SmartAboutHealth -dBTechno -AHN all 47 news articles »   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.