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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 Rise of the Part-Time Smoker - Wall Street Journal January 12, 2010 at 12:02 AM The Age Rise of the Part-Time Smoker Wall Street Journal Half of the US population lives in areas where smoking is banned in workplaces, bars and restaurants. More than 70% of Americans don't allow smoki! ng in their homes, including about 50% of current smokers. Taxes have pushed the cost of ... NC law changes, workplace aid add incentives to end tobacco useAsheville Citizen-Times Smoking stats trigger alarm bells over budget cutJanesville Gazette Jackson Tobacco Reduction Coalition urges smokers to quitThe ! Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com Press & Sun-Bulletin -Voxy -KULR-TV all 74 news articles »   New Breast Screening Limits Face Reversal - Wall Street Journal January 12, 2010 at 12:00 AM Corning Leader New Breast Screening Limits Face Reversal Wall Street Journal Annual mammograms, seemingly on their way out under new federal guidelines last year, may be coming back. The final health-care bill is likely to req! uire coverage for more mammograms than the new guidelines recommend after women's ... "Flashes" of Color on FacebookABC30.com 5-K walk to be held in honor of Cathy Balog MershonWalpole Times HAS SOMEONE IN YOUR LIFE CONQUERED BREAST CANCER?Palm B! each Post Corning Leader -Boston Globe -Politics Daily (blog) all 11 news articles »   In the News: - Los Angeles Times January 11, 2010 at 11:28 PM In the News: Los Angeles Times An estimated 3 million to 5 million people have hepatitis B or C, which can cause liver failure and cancer, and many don't have symptoms. Many doctors underestimate the problem, the report says. By Rong-Gong Lin II Hepatitis B and C remain serious ... Better awareness of hepatitis urgedSan Antonio Express Report recommends steps to reduce hepatitis B, CModernHealthcare.com Campaign to dispel hepatitis stigma neededUPI.com The Canadian Press -CBC.ca  -AZFamily all 141 news articles »   New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill - CNN January 11, 2010 at 11:15 PM KATU New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana bill CNN (CNN) -- The New Jersey legislature voted Monday to make that state the 14th in the country to approve marijuana for medicinal use, pending the governor's signature. Gov. Jon Corzine, who leaves office next! week, has said he would ... New Jersey lawmakers vote to legalize medical marijuanaSeattle Times Senate, Assembly OK medical potThe Star-Ledger - NJ.com NJ Legislature approves medical marijuanaPhiladelphia Inquirer newjerseynewsroom.com -NewsOK.com -New York Times all 462 news articles »   Mass H1N1 swine flu vaccinations begin today - San Jose Mercury News January 11, 2010 at 9:40 PM ABC News Mass H1N1 swine flu vaccinations begin today San Jose Mercury News The vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu will be made widely available to San Mateo County residents starting today, county officials announced. County officials said the health system received a large enough sup! ply of the vaccine in recent weeks to offer it ... Countries re-think swine flu vaccine ordersReuters Most kids need 2 doses of vaccineRoanoke Times RiverStone expands vaccination offeringsBillings Gazette Pittsburg Morning Sun  -WIBW -Sioux City Journal all 886 news articles »   Health report calls for hepatitis awareness campaign - Los Angeles Times January 11, 2010 at 8:51 PM Health report calls for hepatitis awareness campaign Los Angeles Times An estimated 3 million to 5 million people have hepatitis B or C, which can cause liver failure and cancer, and many don't have symptoms. Many doctors underestimate the problem, the report says. By Rong-Gong Lin II Hepatitis B and C remain serious ... Report recomme! nds steps to reduce hepatitis B, CModernHealthcare.com Campaign to dispel hepatitis stigma neededUPI.com Institute of Medicine urges steps to battle liver-damaging hepatitis B and CThe Canadian Press CBC.ca -ABC Online -AZFamily all 133 news articles »   New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill - New York Times January 11, 2010 at 7:34 PM The Star-Ledger - NJ.com New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana Bill New York Times TRENTON — The New Jersey Legislature approved a measure on Monday that would make the state the 14th in the nation, but one of the few on the East Coast, to lega! lize the use of marijuana to help patients with chronic illnesses. ... NJ lawmakers OK medical potUPI.com NJ Legislature approves bill to make state 14th with medical marijuana ...Los Angeles Times NJ Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana BillABC News KYW1060.com -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -Capitol Weekly all 258 news articles »   Countries re-think swine flu vaccine orders - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 6:49 PM ABC News Countries re-think swine flu vaccine orders Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday it had cut in half its order for H1N1 flu vaccine from Australia's CSL Ltd, but said it is not certain how far orders from other suppliers will be trimmed. W! hile US officials are still calculating ... SNHD: H1N1 Vaccinations Still NecessaryFox5 KVVU High schools to offer second dose of H1N1 vaccine this weekTampabay.com County schedules free Swine Flu vaccinationsCoastsider News The Almanac Online -DeRidder Beauregard Daily News -Effingham Herald all 788 news articles »   Food Makers Cut Back on Salt - Wall Street Journal January 11, 2010 at 6:49 PM Globe and Mail Food Makers Cut Back on Salt Wall Street Journal Amid rising government pressure and consumer concern, food makers are taking a new tack in their long-running effort ! to sell products with less salt. Instead of offering foods labeled as low salt that few people eat, ... New York City leads drive to cut US salt intakeReuters New York seeks national reduction of salt in foodCNN Salt-Loving Mayor Seeks to Trim It From NYC DietsABC News CalorieLab Calorie Counter News -New York Times -New York Daily News all 536 news articles »   More Aggressive Treatment for Weekend Stroke - BusinessWeek January 11, 2010 at 5:57 PM More Aggressive Treatment for Weekend Stroke BusinessWeek MONDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Stroke victims brought to a hospital on a weekend are more likely to receive the powerful clot-dissolving drug tPA than those who arrive on a weekday, a study finds. It's an unexpected finding, ... Weekend Strokes: Better TreatmentIvanhoe Stroke Patients May Get More Aggressive Care on WeekendsTIME (blog) Patients who have a stroke on the weekend treated more aggressivelyeMaxHealth MedPage Today - EurekAlert (press release) all 19 news articles »   US GAO finds "extraordinary" increases in drug prices - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 5:41 PM CNSNews.com US GAO finds "extraordinary" increases in drug prices Reuters WASHINGTON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Prices for hundreds of brand-name drugs have soared since the beginning of the decade, especially those that treat depression, infections and heart disease, according to a U! S government report on Monday. ... GAO: Some Drugs Had 'Extraordinary' Price IncreasesWall Street Journal Investigators Say Price Hikes on Drugs IncreasingABC News GAO study finds drastic drug price increasesModernHealthcare.com New York Times -FiercePharma -NPR (blog) all 104 news articles »   Weekend stroke care more aggressive but not better - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 5:26 PM Weekend stroke care more aggressive but not better Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There is never a good time to have a stroke, but a new study suggests that a person who suffers a stroke on a weekend is more apt to get clot-busting therapy on arrival at the hospital than a person who suffers a stroke on a ... More Aggressive Treatment for Weekend StrokeBusiness! Week Stroke Patients May Get More Aggressive Care on WeekendsTIME (blog) Stroke Patients More Likely to Get a Clot Buster on the WeekendMedPage Today EurekAlert (press release) all 15 news articles&! nbsp;»   New Arthritis Drug Actemra Approved - WebMD January 11, 2010 at 5:06 PM eFitnessNow New Arthritis Drug Actemra Approved WebMD Jan. 11, 2010 -- The FDA has approved Actemra for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis for patients who have not responded to one or more TNF inhibitors. A! ctemra, given by once-monthly hour-long infusions, is the first IL-6 ... CORRECTED-UPDATE 2-US approves Roche's Actemra arthritis drugReuters Roche: FDA Approves Actemra For Rheumatoid ArthritisWall Street Journal Actemra Approved for Rheumatoid ArthritisBusinessWeek The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -New York Times -DrugWatch.com all 212 news articles »   Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancer - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 4:06 PM AFP Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancer Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a genetic mutation that helps predict which men will have aggressive prostate cancer and said it might help doctors choose who needs treatment and who does ! not. Men with the genetic change had a 26 percent ... Genetic Marker for Aggressive Prostate Cancer FoundBusinessWeek Gene linked to aggressive prostate cancerAFP Gene link to aggressive form of prostate cancerDaily Mail Scientific American (blog) -The Press Association -PhysOrg.com all 31 news articles »   NYC Asks Food Manufacturers to Cut Salt Content - ABC News January 11, 2010 at 2:40 PM ABC News NYC Asks Food Manufacturers to Cut Salt Content ABC News AP City health officials have battled trans fats and high-calorie fast food. Now, they're taking on salt. This file photo shows various salts in Concord, NH While different salts have different! tastes,. ... City targets salty dietsCrain's New York Business Food Makers Quietly Cut Back on SaltWall Street Journal National Salt Reduction Initiative Targets Packaged And...MyStateline.com BusinessWeek -UPI.com -WNYC all 410 news articles »   Too Much Flu Vaccine? Shot Push This Week to Tell - ABC News January 11, 2010 at 2:26 PM ABC News Too Much Flu Vaccine? Shot Push This Week to Tell ABC News AP First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much? Edwin Garcia, 5, reacts as he gets a flu vaccination at Carlin Springs Elementary School in... This week will tell. ...UTSA works to protect students, faculty against H1N1Bizjournals.com Another wave of Swine Flu on the way?KMOX.com Officials renew call for swine flu vaccinationsBoston Herald WCT V -Billings Gazette -WVLT all 495 news articles »   Tocilizumab Approved for Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis - Medscape January 11, 2010 at 1:12 PM eFitnessNow Tocilizumab Approved for Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis Medscape January 11, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved tocilizumab intravenous infusion (Actemra, Roche) for the once-monthly treatment of moderately to severely acti! ve rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults who have had an inadequate ... Roche: FDA Approves Actemra For Rheumatoid ArthritisWall Street Journal STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Roche gains as US clears arthritis drugReuters FDA Approves New Drug for Rheumatoid ArthritisFDA.gov New York Times -San Francisco Chronicle -eFitnessNow all 198 news articles »   Stem cell doctor Trossel denies charges at GMC hearing - BBC News January 11, 2010 at 12:48 PM BBC News Stem cell doctor Trossel denies charges at GMC hearing BBC News A doctor offering controversial stem cell treatment to multiple sclerosis sufferers has denied charges at the General Medical Council (GMC) today. Nine men and women consulted Dutch-trained Dr Robert Trossel in the 'desperat! e' hope they could get help, ... Grant money could speed stem cell curesLos Angeles Times Doctor 'misled MS sufferers'The Press Association Stem Cell Nutrition - Have Optimal Health and Feel GreatI-Newswire.com (press release) Public Radio International PRI -Crain's Detroit Business -PR Newswire (press release) all 29 news articles »   APNewsBreak: Increase in Suicide Rate of Vets - ABC News January 11, 2010 at 12:13 PM APNewsBreak: Increase in Suicide Rate of Vets ABC News AP The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who've left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday. The rate for these veterans went up 26 percent from 2005 to 2007, according to preliminary ... Suicide Rate Increases Among VeteransWall Street Journal all 168 news articles »   Report: Tackle Overlooked Threat of Hepatitis B, C - New York Times January 11, 2010 at 11:43 AM Report: Tackle Overlooked Threat of Hepatitis B, C New York Times By AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- They're the overlooked viruses: Hepatitis B and C together infect three to five times more Americans than the AIDS virus does, and most don't know it. In the next 10 years, these two liver-damaging infections will kill about ... Even medical professi! onals lack awareness of hepatitis threat, new report findsLos Angeles Times Report urges steps to battle hepatitis B and C, citing overlooked tollAZFamily My Turn: What Happens After HepatitisNewsweek Tehran Times -Medical News To! day (press release) -WKOW-TV.com all 93 news articles »   Sanofi says no change in its H1N1 US contracts - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 11:42 AM Reuters Sanofi says no change in its H1N1 US contracts Reuters LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA) is meeting all its US contracts for sales of swine flu vaccine, despite Washington's decision to cut supplies from rival drugmaker CSL (CSL.AX), a company spokesman said on Mon! day. ... US Trims Vaccine Order From CSL as Interest WanesBloomberg Sanofi touts dengue fever vaccine dataFierceBiotech Flu Vaccine: US Cuts Order, UK Tries to Recoup CostsWall Street Journal (blog) BusinessWeek -Comtex Smartrend -Daily News & Analysis all 25 news articles »   Study: Youth now have more mental health issues - KGAN January 11, 2010 at 10:20 AM Washington Post Study: Youth now have more mental health issues KGAN CHICAGO (AP) -- A new study on the stress levels of high school and college students has some skeptics. The study found that five times as many studen! ts are dealing with anxiety and other issues than those during the Great Depression. ... Why Do Youth Have More Mental Health Issues?PsychCentral.com (blog) Study: More of today's US youth have serious mental health issues than ...The Canadian Press Today's Yo! uth Have More Mental Health Issue Then Generations BeforeeMa xHealth Washington Post all 463 news articles »   Why Bright Light Worsens Migraine Headache Pain - FOXNews January 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM BBC News Why Bright Light Worsens Migraine Headache Pain FOXNews When a migraine hits, many sufferers hide out in a dark room, away from the painful light. Now scientists think they know why light makes migraines worse. New research on humans and rats has revealed a visual pathway in the brain! that underlies this ... Bright light intensifies migrainesWGNtv.com Even in blind patients, light worsens migrainesBoston Globe Researchers probe how migraines worsened by lightCBC.ca Scientific American -eFitnessNow -Telegraph.co.uk all 181 news articles »   New city plan pushes for 25% reduction of salt in nearly all food products - New York Daily News January 11, 2010 at 9:03 AM Globe and Mail New city plan pushes for 25% reduction of salt in nearly all food products New York Daily News The City Health Department is loo! king to reduce salt in foods like cereals, pretzels, potato chips and canned vegetables. The City Health Department is shaking up the food industry Monday by giving it tough targets to reduce salt ... New York Seeks National Effort to Curb Salt in FoodNew York Times Food Makers Quietly Cut Back on SaltWall Street Journal NYC Asks Food Manufacturers to Cut! Salt ContentABC News NY1 -DNAinfo -The Age all 262 news articles »   Facebook bra colour status update craze prompts naked video prank - Telegraph.co.uk January 11, 2010 at 8:11 AM Telegraph.co.uk Facebook bra colour status update craze prompts naked video prank Telegraph.co.uk The Facebook craze for users to give details of the! ir bra colour has been exploited by pranksters who are urging women to post adult movies of themselves on the web. By Matthew Moore Within a hours of the bra colour status update trend going viral on ... Revealing Facebook posts promote cancer awarenessCNN Bra Color Status on Facebook Goes ViralABC News Facebook bra ! color question: Real breast cancer awareness effort, or ...! Chicago Tribune Forbes -ChattahBox -Toronto Star all 250 news articles »   Turks shun A/H1N1 flu vaccines amid fear of side effects: survey - Xinhua January 11, 2010 at 7:54 AM CBS News Turks shun A/H1N1 flu vaccines amid fear of side effects: survey Xinhua ISTANBUL, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Turks avoided A/H1N1 flu vaccinations due to the fear of its side effects, according to a recent survey published on local Daily News on Mon! day. The Fikri Muhim Agency, a research company, asked its members to answer an ... Flu Vaccination Clinic in Park RapidsReview Messenger Vaccines seen as responsible choiceWicked Local Stow County clinics still offering H1N1 shots! Chronicle-Telegram Gainesville Sun -Augusta Chronicle -Los Angeles Times (blog) all 335 news articles »   Exposure to Bright Light Intensifies Migraine Pain - dBTechno January 11, 2010 at 7:31 AM TheMedGuru Exposure to Bright Light Intensifies Migraine Pain dBTechno Boston (DbTechNo) - Results of a new study show us that people with migraines should stay away from bright lights. The study was condu! cted on two different groups of blind people, all of whom suffered from migraines. The first group of participants ... Even in blind patients, light worsens migrainesBoston Globe Why light intensifies the pain of migraine even among the blind discoveredTelegraph.co.uk Study: Light worsens migraine sufferers' painsXinhua BusinessWeek -Boston Herald -BBC News all 109 news articles »   STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Roche gains as US clears arthritis drug - Reuters January 11, 2010 at 3:40 AM TopNews New Zealand STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Roche gains as US clears arthritis drug Reuters Roche (ROG.VX) gains 1 percent after US regulators approve Actemra to treat rheumatoid arthritis, marking a key step in diversifying the Swiss drugmaker! 9;s business away from cancer. Deutsche Bank analyst Tim Race says the green light in the world's top ... Roche: FDA Approves Actemra For Rheumatoid ArthritisWall Street Journal Genentech Says FDA Approves Actemra Arthritis DrugNew York Times FDA OKs Genentech's new arthritis drugSan Fran! cisco Chronicle Food Consumer -SmartAboutHealth -The Money Times all 167 news articles »   Study: Youth Now Have More Mental Health Issues - ABC News January 11, 2010 at 3:08 AM Nanaimo Daily News Study: Youth Now Have More Mental Health Issues ABC News AP A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues than youth of the same age who were studied in the Great Depress! ion era. ... More of today's youth have serious mental health issues than previous ...Los Angeles Times Public servant depression a 'crisis'National Post Ruehling: The tight grip of depressionNews Enterprise China Post all 177 news articles »   Flu shot supply meets demand - TheNewsTribune.com January 11, 2010 at 3:03 AM Thai News Agency MCOT Flu shot supply meets demand TheNewsTribune.com Registered Nurse Lynne Hummel gives a flu shot to Bob Narby as part of a Sunday clinic at Ralph's Thriftway in Olympia. Narby hadn't planned to get vaccinated but said his pulmonologist and his wife wanted him to.! Area doctors and health officials are ... Swine flu waningWaterbury Republican American Free swine flu shot clinicsAkron Beacon Journal H1N1 lessonsHenderson Gleaner CBS Ne! ws -Dekalb Daily Chronicle -Today's Sunbeam - NJ.com all 264 news articles »   Facebook bra color question: Real breast cancer awareness effort, or ... - Chicago Tribune January 11, 2010 at 3:01 AM New York Daily News Facebook bra color question: Real breast cancer awareness effort, or ... Chicago Tribune Ladies, would you share your bra color with strangers? Perha! ps only "friends" should know something so private? Brassiere-wearing Facebook users were asked, seemingly in the name of breast cancer awareness, to share a bit of sensitive information they ... Revealing Facebook posts promote cancer awarenessCNN Bra Color Status on Facebook Goes ViralABC News Tweets (And More) Of The Week: Bras Gone ViralForb es ChattahBox -WFAA -eFitnessNow all 243 news articles »   Roche: FDA Approves Actemra For Rheumatoid Arthritis - Wall Street Journal January 11, 2010 at 2:22 AM TopNews New Zealand Roche: FDA Approves Actemra For Rheumatoid Arthritis Wall Street Journal ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Roche Holding AG (ROG.VX) said Monday the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Actemra, a potential ! blockbuster, to treat a type of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the Basel-based drug company didn't garner a much hoped-for ... STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Roche gains as US clears arthritis drugReuters FDA OKs Drug for Refractory RAMedPage Today Genentech Says FDA Approves Actemra Arthritis DrugNew York Times dBTechno -San Francisco Chronicle -Food Consumer all 177 news articles »   Even in blind patients, light worsens migraines - Boston Globe January 11, 2010 at 12:33 AM The Nation, Pakistan Even in blind patients, light worsens migraines Boston Globe The painful aversion to light that sends migraine sufferers into darkened rooms wh! en their throbbing headaches start surprisingly also affects some blind people, Boston researchers report in a paper that describes a new light-sensitive pathway in the ... Why light intensifies the pain of migraine even among the blind discoveredTelegraph.co.uk Study: Light worsens migraine sufferers' painsXinhua Sci! entists shed new light on migraines, painBoston Herald Times of India -eFitnessNow -BusinessWeek all 86 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.