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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 Study: Heart rehabilitation sessions boost survival - Xinhua December 21, 2009 at 8:10 pm CBS News Study: Heart rehabilitation sessions boost survival Xinhua BEIJING, Dec. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- New research in US shows that cardiac rehabilitation sessions designed for senior citizens who have been diagnosed with heart disease can decrease the possibility of getting an emergency heart attack, according to news ... Study: Sticking with heart rehab boosts survivalThe Associated Press With Cardiac Rehab, More Is Better: StudyBusinessWeek Study: Sticking with heart rehab boosts survivalWFMJ KWTX -TheHeart.Org all 98 news articles » A Downside of Organ Donation - Wall Street Journal December 21, 2009 at 8:07 pm BBC News A Downside of Organ Donation Wall Street Journal Within three months of his kidney transplant last March at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Peter C. Platt was rehospitalized with serious infections that did not respond to treatment. The culprit: strongyloides, an intestinal parasite ... Live transplants hit 3000 figureBBC News Living organ donor numbers riseThe Press Association Patients meet donors from largest-ever kidney swapPottstown Mercury The Virginian-Pilot -AFP -Malaya all 20 news articles » Reid defends health care bill deal - Las Vegas Review - Journal December 21, 2009 at 7:57 pm Reid defends health care bill deal Las Vegas Review - Journal WASHINGTON — Sen. Harry Reid defended the health care agreement that Democrats reached over the weekend, saying today that support for the bill will grow once it gets passed and Americans see its benefits. The Nevada Democrat said ... O Come O Come, EmanuelWall Street Journal Mitchell reacts to health care planphillyBurbs.com Health care compromise gives sweet Medicaid deal to NebraskaLas Vegas Sun Rome News Tribune -Politico -The Moderate Voice all 18 news articles » Study shows one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough for children - Los Angeles Times December 21, 2009 at 7:35 pm CTV.ca Study shows one dose of H1N1 vaccine may be enough for children Los Angeles Times Australian researchers find that more than 90% of those in study had effective immunity after a single dose, but the 15-microgram dose of antigen is twice that used in the United States. By Thomas H. Maugh II Australian researchers have shown that a ... CSL says its H1N1 vaccine effective with 1 doseReuters Study: One H1N1 vaccine dose may be OK for young childrenCIDRAP Swine-flu vaccinations open to all as of TuesdaySan Diego Union Tribune El Dorado Hills Telegraph -State Journal -In-Forum all 430 news articles » Bill Would Require Warning On Cell Phones - WMTW.com December 21, 2009 at 7:16 pm New York Daily News Bill Would Require Warning On Cell Phones WMTW.com A Maine lawmaker concerned with the widespread use of cell phones is seeking to warn people of health risks. The scientific community is anything but convinced that cell phones can cause brain cancer, but Sanford Rep. Andrea Boland, D-District 142, ... Maine politician pushes for cell phone warning that cellular use could pose ...New York Daily News Who needs science? Lawmakers mull cell phone warningsArs Technica Maine to consider cell phone cancer warningThe Associated Press RedOrbit -CNET News -Abacus Chinese Translation all 522 news articles » Pentagon Fast-Tracks Face Transplants for Injured Veterans - Wired News December 21, 2009 at 6:48 pm Daily Mail Pentagon Fast-Tracks Face Transplants for Injured Veterans Wired News It's been less than a year since American surgeons completed their first facial transplant — replacing 80 percent of a trauma patient's face. Now, the Department of Defense wants to fast-track the surgical science, in hopes of helping ... From Hollywood Fantasy to the Medical Fast-TrackSphere Boston Hospital Receives $3.4 Million Grant to Perform Face Transplants on ...FOXNews Brigham gets $3.4m for face transplantsBoston Globe Daily Mail -MyStateline.com -NECN all 44 news articles » Don't DWH (drive while hung over) - Los Angeles Times (blog) December 21, 2009 at 6:16 pm Peace fm Online Don't DWH (drive while hung over) Los Angeles Times (blog) That's because of the "congeners," or impurities in alcohol that provide much of the aroma and color in different beverages. These organic molecules, which include acetone, fusel oil and tannins, come about as a result of the fermenting process, ... Hangover Impairs Judgment in Young AdultsABC News Bourbon Gives You a Worse HangoverMyFox Los Angeles Not all hangovers are created equal14WFIE.com DUIAttorney.com -CNN -msnbc.com all 132 news articles » MRI tests identify common symptom of autism - Private MD December 21, 2009 at 6:11 pm dBTechno MRI tests identify common symptom of autism Private MD Magnetic resonance image tests have allowed researchers to identify the symptoms of autism and analyze the ways in which the condition affects cognitive processing, according to a new study. A study published in the December 14 issue of ... Autism cases spike dramaticallyFood Consumer Nearly 1 percent of US children have autism, report indicatesBoston Globe Autism cases rise dramaticallyKRNV FierceHealthcare -Xinhua -Reuters all 565 news articles » Botox spared over tanning beds in US health fight - Reuters December 21, 2009 at 4:13 pm American Health and Beauty (press release) Botox spared over tanning beds in US health fight Reuters WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - In the rush to fund a US healthcare overhaul, Botox injections to smooth wrinkles will not be taxed, but visiting a tanning salon will be. Plastic surgeons and Botox maker Allergan Inc (AGN. ... Strange health care tax provisionsFOX Toledo Online Senate Replaces Bo-tax With Tan TaxNew York Magazine Senate plan would tax tanning servicesLos Angeles Times Looking Fit -CNNMoney.com -Cityfile all 73 news articles » US set up face transplant programme for disfigured war veterans - Daily Mail December 21, 2009 at 2:42 pm Boston Globe US set up face transplant programme for disfigured war veterans Daily Mail The world's biggest face transplant programme is being set up in Boston for veterans left severely deformed after surviving horrific war injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan. The US Department of Defense has given Brigham and Women's Hospital ... Boston Hospital Receives $3.4 Million Grant to Perform Face Transplants on ...FOXNews Pentagon Fast Tracks Face Transplants; 8 Operations in 18 MonthsWired News Brigham gets $3.4m for face transplantsBoston Globe MyStateline.com -NECN -OfficialWire all 39 news articles » Bourbon Gives You a Worse Hangover - MyFox Los Angeles December 21, 2009 at 1:55 pm TG Daily Bourbon Gives You a Worse Hangover MyFox Los Angeles (MYFOX NATIONAL) - Researchers have discovered that drinking bourbon will give you a worse hangover than drinking vodka, according to a new study. You can't get around the hangover, as both drinks will make you feel bad in the ... Hangover cure study praises vodkaDUIAttorney.com Hangover Impairs Judgment in Young AdultsABC News Not all hangovers are created equal14WFIE.com dBTechno -msnbc.com -NBC4i.com all 132 news articles » Fighting Diabetes With Lots of Espresso - New York Times December 21, 2009 at 1:50 pm AsiaOne Fighting Diabetes With Lots of Espresso New York Times Coffee and tea drinkers are less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than nondrinkers, with those drinking three to four cups a day at a 25 percent lower risk for the disease than those who drink less than two cups, a large analysis ... Coffee and tea linked to lower type 2 diabetes riskBoston Globe Four cups of coffee or tea daily lowers diabetes riskChicago Daily Herald That Morning Cup o'Joe may lower your diabetes riskFood Consumer Daily Times -AsiaOne -American Consumer News (blog) all 10 news articles » Cell Phone Cancer Risk Confirmed. Radiation Protection Possible? - Abacus Chinese Translation December 21, 2009 at 1:42 pm UberGizmo (blog) Cell Phone Cancer Risk Confirmed. Radiation Protection Possible? Abacus Chinese Translation When brain surgeons refuse to use a cell phone without a speaker on, it says something. Maine State legislators are proposing to place cancer risk warnings on cell phones, an action that seems to confirm the relationship between cell phone radiations ... Maine Considering Cell Phone Cancer WarningTom's Guide Maine to consider cancer warnings on cell phonesCNET News Maine Pushing for Cancer Warnings on CellphonesdBTechno Phandroid.com -BusinessWeek -CBS News all 491 news articles » Merck Appoints Former CDC Chief As Head Of Vaccines - Wall Street Journal December 21, 2009 at 12:55 pm The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Merck Appoints Former CDC Chief As Head Of Vaccines Wall Street Journal (Adds background and details about new Merck leadership team beginning in 4th paragraph; updates stock price.) Merck & Co. (MRK) named former public-health authority Julie Gerberding as the head of the company's $5 billion vaccines business, ... Former CDC head lands vaccine job at MerckReuters Former CDC director Gerberding to lead Merck VaccinesPhiladelphia Business Journal Ex-CDC director will lead Merck vaccines businessBusinessWeek The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Wall Street Journal (blog) -NPR (blog) all 44 news articles » President Obama Praises Senate for Advancing Health Care Bill - ABC News December 21, 2009 at 12:38 pm Globe and Mail President Obama Praises Senate for Advancing Health Care Bill ABC News President Obama hailed Senate Democrats' advancing the $871 billion health care bill as a "big victory for American people," even as the legislation lost many of the components he had pushed. ... Senate advances health care reform billBizjournals.com Senate Health Bill Clears Crucial Test on Way to Final Passage This WeekBloomberg New Health Reform Measure Has Support of 60 SenatorsMedscape Christian Science Monitor -BBC News -Reuters all 8,272 news articles » Affymetrix gets emergency swine flu test clearance - The Associated Press December 21, 2009 at 12:12 pm Affymetrix gets emergency swine flu test clearance The Associated Press NEW YORK — Affymetrix Inc. said Monday it received emergency Food and Drug Administration approval to market a swine flu test. The TessArray RM-Flu test was developed by Affymetrix and privately held TessArrae LLC, and was developed using Affymetrix's ... FDA Authorizes TessArae's RM-Flu Chip for Emergency H1N1 TestingBioArray News Affymetrix says FDA allows emergency use of flu testReuters H1N1 Test With Affymetrix Technology Gets FDA ApprovalWall Street Journal San Jose Business Journal -GenomeWeb Daily News -MSN Money all 88 news articles » HGSI jumps on stock recommendation - Bizjournals.com December 21, 2009 at 12:05 pm HGSI jumps on stock recommendation Bizjournals.com Shares of Human Genome Sciences Inc. rose $1.41, or 5 percent, to $29.58 Monday after Morgan Stanley initiated new coverage of the Rockville drug maker with a rating of "overweight." Morgan Stanley set a share-price estimate of $40 on Human Genome ... Human Genome Sciences Has Taken Out The Morning HighsRTT News One to Watch - Human Genome SciencesSchaeffers Research Morgan Stanley Analysts Initiate Coverage Of Human Genome Sciences With OW ...Comtex Smartrend StreetInsider.com (subscription) -Wall Street Journal -Comtex Smartrend all 13 news articles » CSL H1N1 vaccine effective with 1 dose - Reuters December 21, 2009 at 11:14 am The Canadian Press CSL H1N1 vaccine effective with 1 dose Reuters CHICAGO, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Australian vaccine maker CSL Ltd (CSL.AX) said on Monday its pandemic H1N1 swine flu vaccine delivered a strong immune response after just one dose in children as young as 6 months. Global health authorities recommend ... Single Shot of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough for KidsBusinessWeek Report: One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine May Be Enough for KidsTIME Bayonne H1N1 flu vaccines available for at-risk populationsNJ.com Flathead Beacon -Midland Daily News -KFDA all 293 news articles » Athersys signs development deal with Pfizer - The Associated Press December 21, 2009 at 8:01 am Athersys signs development deal with Pfizer The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Athersys Inc. said Monday it signed a development deal with Pfizer Inc. worth $6 million upfront and potentially up to $105 million for an experimental stem cell therapy. Under the deal Athersys will receive the upfront cash payment, ... Athersys Inks Deal With Pfizer on Stem-Cell TherapyABC News Athersys May Get Up To $111M From Pfizer In Stem-Cell DealWall Street Journal Pfizer gambles up to $111M on Athersys' stem cell therapyFierceBiotech New York Times -Reuters -TheStreet.com all 119 news articles » Alcoholic Hangovers Impair Judgement of Drinkers - dBTechno December 21, 2009 at 7:49 am China Daily Alcoholic Hangovers Impair Judgement of Drinkers dBTechno Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a new study show that young people can be thrown off their game when they experience a hangover from too much alcohol. Hangovers can come in all forms, exhibiting a wide array of symptoms ranging from head aches to simply ... Hangover Impairs Judgment in Young AdultsABC News Being choosy about booze helps avoid hangover -- to a pointCNN Lighter Drinks Avoid Heavy HeadScientific American msnbc.com -Food Consumer -eFitnessNow all 100 news articles » WDBJ7 Red Cross blood drive - WDBJ7.com December 21, 2009 at 7:48 am WJBD Online WDBJ7 Red Cross blood drive WDBJ7.com This is the season of giving, not just in the way of gifts, but also in the way of giving blood. WDBJ is sponsoring a blood drive a day through December 31st. Locations will be varied across the News 7 viewing area. The kick off is today in Bedford at ... Red Cross hosts 3-day blood drive starting todayTwin Falls Times-News New year brings blood driveLawrence Journal World Red Cross hosting toy and food driveOnline Athens Green Bay Press Gazette -Pocono Record -Morris Daily Herald all 79 news articles » Pol wants cell cancer label - New York Post December 21, 2009 at 6:41 am Plain Dealer Pol wants cell cancer label New York Post AP AUGUSTA, Maine -- A Maine legislator wants to make the state the first to require cellphones to carry warnings that the devices can cause brain cancer. Democratic Rep. Andrea Boland of Sanford says numerous studies point to a risk, and she plans to ... In the Nation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/21/2009Philadelphia Inquirer Cell phone-cancer link remains unclear, but some scientists urge cautionTampabay.com Maine to consider cancer warning labels on cellphonesSlippery Brick Mobile Burn -WKOW-TV.com all 425 news articles » H1N1: Seasonal Flu Has Just Begun - Food For Thought, A News Cafe December 21, 2009 at 6:36 am East Valley Tribune H1N1: Seasonal Flu Has Just Begun Food For Thought, A News Cafe The past few months have been a wild ride for public health and the medical community as we've responded to the Pandemic H1N1 flu outbreak. As if the threat of a flu pandemic wasn't enough ... Flu vaccineJacksonville Daily News Dodge County offering H1N1 vaccineThe Reporter Public flu clinics scheduledNashua Telegraph Catskill Daily Mail -Asianjournal.com -The Salem News all 133 news articles » Electronic cigarette promoted as 'safer alternative' - Franklin News Post December 21, 2009 at 6:07 am Peace fm Online Electronic cigarette promoted as 'safer alternative' Franklin News Post When can a cigarette be legally smoked in a place of business, restaurant, bar or even on a commercial airplane? Anytime would be the answer if the "cigarette" is one of the electronic products now on the market. ... Ghana's Cheap Cigarettes…Even Children Can BuyPeace fm Online New York criticized for cuts to anti-tobacco fundsRochester Democrat and Chronicle WMC smoking ban could encompass Conwell ParkCasper Journal PR Newswire (press release) -Online PR News (press release) -Anchorage Daily News all 31 news articles » Why require people to buy health insurance? - Los Angeles Times December 21, 2009 at 2:05 am Austin American-Statesman Why require people to buy health insurance? Los Angeles Times The 'individual mandate' expected in any final healthcare bill is meant to spread the cost and risk and to make sure that people don't wait until they're ill to buy coverage. By Kim Geiger and James Oliphant Reporting from Washington - Any final ... Share your storySan Jose Mercury News CBO: Senate Health Bill Amendment Hard On Doctors, Tanning CentersNational Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News Democrats: Stop whining and pass health reformWashington Post West Virginia MetroNews -Wheeling Intelligencer -Brattleboro Reformer all 581 news articles » Turns out, sunshine states really are happiest - YourWestValley.com December 20, 2009 at 10:17 pm New York Daily News Turns out, sunshine states really are happiest YourWestValley.com AP WASHINGTON (AP) — People in sunny, outdoorsy states — Louisiana, Hawaii, Florida — say they're the happiest Americans, and researchers think they know why. A new study comparing self-described pleasant feelings with objective measures of good living ... New York's has a grumpy state of mind: study finds it's nation's most unhappyNew York Daily News The Happiest States For The HolidaysHouston Chronicle It's fine to be among happiest states, but ...Arizona Daily Star WCTV -KFBB NewsChannel 5 -ScienceBlogs (blog) all 28 news articles » In wake of mammography guidelines, US health task force faces new scrutiny - Washington Post December 19, 2009 at 10:01 pm dBTechno In wake of mammography guidelines, US health task force faces new scrutiny Washington Post Rep. Joe Barton (R-Tex.), right, fears the task force's greater role under health-care reform proposals would lead to rationing of care, while Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), left, disputes such assertions. (Linda Davidson/the Washington Post) By Rob ... Gauging the Odds (and the Costs) in Health ScreeningNew York Times Conflicting advice may confuse public about cancer screeningsDaytona Beach News-Journal She'll 'fight — fight until I can't'Arizona Daily Star American Journal of Hemotology and Oncology -American Medical News -SmartAboutHealth all 22 news articles » Autism Jumps 57% in Just 4 Years - WebMD December 18, 2009 at 4:58 pm eFitnessNow Autism Jumps 57% in Just 4 Years WebMD By the end of 2006, one in 110 US kids had an autism disorder diagnosed by age 8: one in 70 boys and one in 315 girls, reflecting a nearly fivefold higher risk for males. The new CDC estimate of autism prevalence, obtained from ... With autism at 1 in 110 kids, treatment in demandReuters Autism Rate Jumps Almost 60 Percent In Four YearsAHN One per cent children suffer from autism in USTopNews United States The Associated Press -Palm Beach Post -Tucson Citizen all 554 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.