Monday, April 20, 2009

4/21 CNN.com - Health

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Commentary: How to outlive your doctor
April 20, 2009 at 5:37 pm

In 1970, when doctors diagnosed Greek-American Yiannis Karimalis with stomach cancer and only gave him a few months to live, he decided to move back to Ikaria, his birth island. There, he reasoned, he could be buried more inexpensively among his fellow Greeks. But when he moved back to the island he didn't die. He has lived nearly 40 years more. And when he returned to America on a recent visit, he discovered that his doctors were all dead.
 

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4/21 HealthNEWS.Direct!

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IBA to Acquire Medication Management Vendor HATRIX
April 20, 2009 at 8:02 am

IBA Health Group Limited has entered into an A$15 million (US $10.8 million) agreement to acquire HATRIX Pty Ltd, a provider of medication management solutions. Under the terms of the acquisition, which is expected to complete in the upcoming days, HATRIX shareholders will initially receive a consideration of A$2 million (US$1.4 million) and will further [...]
 

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4/21 Telegraph Health

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My daughter's sudden death and my soninlaw's decision to take a new lover have left my family at war
April 20, 2009 at 1:03 pm

Lesley Garner advises a family struggling to cope with unexpected grief.

How to ease your financial anxieties
April 20, 2009 at 10:52 am

According the Mental Health Foundation twothirds of the population is experiencing fear and anxiety.
 

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4/21 mirror.co.uk - Dieting - Latest dieting news & features

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Drink yourself slim - How to manage those liquid calories
April 19, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Those liquid calories are important to watch. Here's how to organise your fluid intake so that what you drink doesn't end up round your waist.

How to halve your bikini age
April 19, 2009 at 7:00 pm

We look at how celebs manage to keep their figures - and how you can, too.
 

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4/20 Yahoo! News: Health News

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Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP)
April 20, 2009 at 12:19 am

In this photo taken on Feb. 26, 2009, aeration basins are seen in operation at the Wilmington Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Del. Scientists took samples from the Delaware River nearby and found elevated concentrations of the painkiller codeine that are prompting them to try and track the source of the drug; this treatment plant handles sewage from a nearby pharmaceutical factory that makes codeine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.



Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers (HealthDay)
April 19, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Harnessing cutting-edge techniques, a variety of human, animal and laboratory studies are suggesting innovative new ways to beat cancer.

Urine Test Could Gauge Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
April 19, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Someday, a simple urine test might spot smokers at highest risk for lung cancer, scientists report.

China drug scams challenge pharmaceutical firms (Reuters)
April 19, 2009 at 8:23 pm

Reuters - When Pang Jianli walked into a Beijing pharmacy to buy medicine for his flu-stricken son, he was greeted by an overwhelming display of boxes and bottles emblazoned with promises of miraculous cures.

Gene discovery sheds light on childhood cancer (Reuters)
April 19, 2009 at 5:09 pm

Reuters - Researchers have found an unexpected genetic mutation that causes a rare type of early childhood cancer, and said on Sunday it represents a whole new mechanism for the development of cancer.

Tons of released drugs taint U.S. water (AP)
April 19, 2009 at 2:24 pm

In this photo taken on Feb. 26, 2009, aeration basins are seen in operation at the Wilmington Wastewater Treatment Plant in Wilmington, Del. Scientists took samples from the Delaware River nearby and found elevated concentrations of the painkiller codeine that are prompting them to try and track the source of the drug; this treatment plant handles sewage from a nearby pharmaceutical factory that makes codeine. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways that often provide drinking water — contamination the federal government has consistently overlooked, according to an Associated Press investigation.



Diabetes? Some beat it, but are they cured? (AP)
April 19, 2009 at 2:13 pm

This April 16, 2009 photo shows JoAnne Zoller Wagner, 55, walking near her home in Pasadena, Md. Wagner, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, exercises regularly to keep her blood sugar levels at a healthy, normal range. (AP Photo/Patrick Smith)AP - JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had died because of diabetes.



Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
April 19, 2009 at 2:04 pm

HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 19 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug dasatinib to a standard, two-drug chemotherapy regimen for treating ovarian cancer boosted the effectiveness of the drugs in laboratory tests, new research shows.

Studies find factories release pharmaceuticals (AP)
April 19, 2009 at 12:26 pm

AP - Federal scientists testing for pharmaceuticals in water have been finding significantly more medicine residues in sewage downstream from public treatment facilities that handle waste from drugmakers.

Research Takes Aim at Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)
April 18, 2009 at 11:47 pm

HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- An active receptor found in certain pancreatic cancers might offer hope for treatment of the often fatal disease.
 

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