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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 Mexico Still Waiting for Most Swine Flu Vaccines - New York Times January 12, 2010 at 10:33 PM CTV.ca Mexico Still Waiting for Most Swine Flu Vaccines New York Times By AP MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico -- the epicenter of last year's swine flu outbreak -- has received less than half of the 30 m! illion vaccine doses it ordered last year, the country's health secretary said Tuesday. Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova ... WHO to Review Swine Flu Response Amid 'False Pandemics' DebateBusinessWeek H1N1 Shots Widely Available, but Do People Want Them?ABC News Mobile H1N1 Clinic Makes Stops in M! arion CountyWBOY-TV Colusa County Sun Herald -BBC News -KFSM all 1,281 news articles »   Man with TB took flight to San Francisco - San Jose Mercury News January 12, 2010 at 10:08 PM MyFox Philadelphia Man with TB took flight to San Francisco San Jose Mercury News SFO — Passengers on a flight from Philadelphia to San Francisco on Saturday were exposed to tuberculosis when a sick man on a no-fly list was allowed aboard, but the risk of the infection s! preading is low, officials said Tuesday. ... Feds: Man with TB allowed on Philly-to-SF flightSan Francisco Chronicle Tuberculosis patient flies despite being on banned listCNN New TSA lapse: TB patient flies from PHL to SFOPhiladelphia Metro msnbc.com -CBS News -abc7news.com all 71 news articles »   South Carolina gets straight 'F's' for anti-smoking efforts - MiamiHerald.com January 12, 2010 at 8:59 PM KSFY South Carolina gets straight 'F's' for anti-smoking efforts MiamiHerald.com By John O'Connor South Carolina ranks among the worst states in the nation in smoking prevention efforts, according to a new report, just as lawmakers return to Columbia today with raising! the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax a top issue. ... American Lung Association pushes for Illinois cigarette tax increaseQuad City Times Smoking efforts earn AGlendale News Press Indiana Gets Failing Grade In Stopping SmokingINDYchannel.com Contra Costa Times -WCTV -Minnesota Public Radio all 226 news articles »   Lack of Medicare Chief Is a Strike Against Reform - New York Times January 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM Salem-News.Com Lack of Medicare Chief Is a Strike Against Reform New York Times Almost a year after taking office, President Obama has not yet nominated anybody to run Medicare. Jon Kingsdale, who oversees the universal health care plan in Massachusetts, says ! putting the state's reform, which is less ambitious ... Health Reform RevisionismNewsweek Taxing Details That Harm PatientsWall Street Journal Analysts question savings, revenue in health care billUSA Today Medi! ll Repor ts: Chicago -Salem-News.Com -Forbes all 91 news articles »   Key vote supports recreational marijuana use - San Francisco Chronicle January 12, 2010 at 8:41 PM New York Daily News Key vote supports recreational marijuana use San Francisco Chronicle California lawmakers on Tuesday endorsed an overhaul of the state's marijuana laws by pushing forward a! bill to legalize adult recreational use and taxation of the drug. The 4-3 vote by the Assembly Public Safety Committee was the first in the nation ... Committee Approves Calif. Pot Legalization BillNew York Times Committee passes marijuana legalization billSan Jose Mercury News Assembly committee OKs bill to legalize marijuanaLos Angeles TimesChristian Science Monitor -The Star-Ledger - NJ.com all 843 news articles »   Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 7:36 PM BBC News Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, US scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers from Boston found that old! er people taking a certain ... Blood pressure drug offers fresh hope for dementiaBBC News Some Blood Pressure Drugs May Stave Off DementiaBusinessWeek Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Associated With Lower Risk of Alzheimer's DiseaseScience Daily (press release) The Guardian -Pharmacy News -AFP all 27 news articles »   Fat butt? It may be healthier than you think - msnbc.com January 12, 2010 at 7:04 PM New York Daily News Fat butt? It may be healthier than you think msnbc.com Having junk in your trunk is healthier than a spare tire around the gut, new research suggests. The extra padding on the backside and thighs could even help to pro! tect against disease. The results come from a review that summarizes various studies on ... Why those fat thighs may help you live longerReuters Does Butt, Thigh Fat Make You Healthier?ABC News 26 m ago By Jason FinkamNY TurnTo23.com -AFP -BBC News all 146 news articles »   'Longevity' Gene May Cut Dementia Risk - WebMD January 12, 2010 at 6:57 PM Reuters 'Longevity' Gene May Cut Dementia Risk WebMD Jan. 12, 2010 -- The so-called "longevity gene" may do more than add years to your life. It may also help stave off age-related cognitive decline, and this discovery is paving the way for ne! w drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease, ... Gene Variant Might Guard Against Alzheimer'sU.S. News & World Report Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's: studyReuters Cholesterol Protein Variation Linked to Lower Alzheimer's RiskBloomberg BusinessWeek -Science Daily (press release) -Daily Mail all 32 news articles »   Green Tea May Cut Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk - WebMD January 12, 2010 at 6:30 PM Green Tea May Cut Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk WebMD Jan. 12, 2010 (Coronado, Calif.) -- Drinking a cup or more a day of green tea may counteract the effect of smoking on lung cancer, especially in smokers who may not be genetically susceptible to the cancer, according to a Taiwanese ... Green Tea May Lower Lung Cancer RiskBusinessWeek Green Tea Could Modify the Effect of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Cancer RiskScience Daily (press release) Study: Green Tea May Fight Lung CancerNews Channel 8 Natural Products Industry Insider -Los Angeles Times (blog) -MyStateline.com all 63 news articles »   Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's: study - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 5:31 PM Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's: study Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with a gene linked to long life and good health are also less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, US researchers said on Tuesday. They said people with two copies of a certain version of the cholesteryl ester transfer ... Gene Variant Linked to Lower Dementia RiskMedPage Today ! One in five has age-defying 'centenarian gene' that greatly increases odds of ...Daily Mail Gene variation associated with lower risk of dementia, Alzheimer diseaseEurekAlert (press release) all 15 news articles »   Surgeon general to highlight vaccinations - Detroit Free Press January 12, 2010 at 5:09 PM Daily Mail Surgeon general to highlight vaccinations Detroit Free Press Just days after taking her post as the new US Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin may st! op by at least two Detroit flu clinics and a local church, officials said. Benjamin will tour a school-based vaccination clinic at Davison Elementary ... Surgeon General Exclusive: 'I Struggle With My Weight'ABC News Regina Benjamin And The Booty Pop ParadoxNewsweek (blog) America! 9;s new surgeon general says jibes that she is overweight were 'hurtful'Daily Mail WKRG-TV -New York Times (blog) -Los Angeles Times (blog) al! l 24 news articles »   Committee Approves Calif. Pot Legalization Bill - New York Times January 12, 2010 at 4:33 PM The Money Times Committee Approves Calif. Pot Legalization Bill New York Times By AP SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Its first victory could also be the last gasp for a California bill that would treat marijuana as ! alcohol is for taxation and regulation. The state Assembly's public safety committee voted 4-3 for the bill on Tuesday. ... Assembly committee OKs bill to legalize marijuanaLos Angeles Times Lame-Duck Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana, Rejects Gay MarriageNJ TODAY Colorado lawmakers consider medical m! arijuana limitsAspen Times Bizjournals.com -LBPOST.com -KEYT all 785 news articles »   US medical research funding falls: analysis - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 4:30 PM US medical research funding falls: analysis Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public and private funding for US biological and medical research has slowed and resources from one major federal source shrank when inflation is taken into account, researchers reported on Tuesday. They said their findings ... Biomedical Research Funding Fails! to Yield Rise in Novel DrugsBusinessWeek Study: Funding for medical research has decreasedNewsChannel 9 WSYR Study: Era of Rapid Growth in Biomedical Research OverPR Newswire (press release) Endocrine Today -Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) -EurekAlert (press release) all 26 news articles »   NIH: Vitamins and Greens May Ward Off Lung Cancer - Natural Products Industry Insider January 12, 2010 at 4:30 PM NIH: Vitamins and Greens May Ward Off Lung Cancer Natural Products Industry Insider ALBUQUERQUE—Based on results of a recent study published in Cancer Research online, intake of multivitamins, folate and green leafy vegetables may help protect smokers from gene action that promotes lung cancer. Researchers from University of New ... Green Tea May Lower Lung Cancer RiskPalm Beach Post Green tea cancer protection linkThe Press Association Green Rx for lung cancer prevention--leafy veggies, green teaLos Angeles Times (blog) EurekAlert (press release) -National Institutes of Health (press release) -Vanguard all 36 news articles »   Why those fat thighs may help you live longer - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 1:55 PM TopNews United Kingdom (blog) Why those fat thighs may help you live longer Reuters As leech therapy gains popularity, a laboratory near Moscow is boosting production of this increasingly valuable -- and slimy -- commodity. Video Autopsies have gone virtual t! hanks to Swiss forensic pathologists who are conducting about 100 ... Having a big bottom is good for your healthDaily Mail Scientists back bigger bottomsABC Online Does Butt, Thigh Fat Make You Healthier?ABC News AFP -Air America -BBC News all 119 news articles »   H1N1 Shots Widely Available, but Do People Want Them? - ABC News January 12, 2010 at 12:41 PM ABC News H1N1 Shots Widely Available, but Do People Want Them? ABC News A few months ago lines worthy of a rock concert formed around flu clinics as people clamored for the limited number of H1N1 vaccines. A student a! t Carlin Springs Elementary School receives an H1N1 flu vaccination Jan. 7, 2010, in. ... World Health Organization to review swine flu responseBBC News WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemicReuters Health officials have concern about H1N1 resurgenceWSBT-TV 10 C! onnects< /nobr> -Queens Courier -Williams Grand Canyon News all 1,174 news articles »   Why Light Worsens Migraine Headaches - WebMD January 12, 2010 at 12:25 PM BBC News Why Light Worsens Migraine Headaches WebMD Jan. 12, 2010 -- Researchers in Boston say they've gained new insight into why light makes migraine headaches so painful. The culprit, they say, is a new pathway that underlies sensitivity to light d! uring migraine episodes in blind ... Why Bright Light Worsens Migraine Headache PainFOXNews Even in blind patients, light worsens migrainesBoston Globe Study Explains Why Light Makes A Migraine WorseSmartAboutHealth Science News -Telegraph.co.uk -Private Healthcare UK all 203 news articles »   "Extraordinary" increases in drug prices: report - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 12:10 PM Visit Bulgaria "Extraordinary" increases in drug prices: report Reuters WASHINGTON (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 US government report on Monday. ... Investigators Say Price Hikes on Drugs IncreasingABC News GAO Report on Drug Price Increases Raises More Questions Than AnswersBNET Large Price Jumps Reported for Small but Vital DrugsNew York Times ModernHealthcare.com -FiercePharma -Visit Bulgaria all 118 news articles »   Report: Kansas failing in tobacco control - Bizjournals.com January 12, 2010 at 11:59 AM MSN Health & Fitness Report: Kansas failing in tobacco control Bizjournals.com Kansas scored poorly in nearly all categories in the American Lung Association's 2009 tobacco control report released Tuesday. Kansas failed to enact proven policie! s for preventing death and disease caused by tobacco use, according to the study. ... S.C. scores 'F's in smoking preventionThe State Report Card on Tobacco Control Laws a Mixed BagBusinessWeek US makes progress in tobacco control, group saysReuters 93.1 WIBC ! Indianap olis -OPB News -Topeka Capital Journal all 122 news articles »   Abortion issue threatens health care deal - USA Today (blog) January 12, 2010 at 11:39 AM LifeNews.com Abortion issue threatens health care deal USA Today (blog) The National Right to Life Committee today said it is sending letters to abortion opponents in the House to urge them stand firm and support the abortion language in the House version. "The Sen! ate-passed bill contains provisions that would ultimately ... US bishops launch massive effort to keep abortion out of health legislationCatholic Culture Stupak Abortion Curbs Fit DistrictWall Street Journal US bishops reactivate nationwide campaign against federal abortion fundingCatholic News Agency U.S. News & World Report (blog) -UpperMichigansSource.com -News-Medical.net all 30 news articles »   SciClone says adjuvant raises H1N1 vaccine response - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 11:22 AM SciClone says adjuvant raises H1N1 vaccine response Reuters BANGALORE, Jan 12 (Reuters) - SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc (SCLN.O) said its adjuvant, Zadaxin, in combination with Novartis' (NOVN.VX) H1N1 vaccine increased immune response, sending SciClone's shares up as much as 14 percent. ... Data Sh! ow SciClone Hepatitis Drug Enhances H1N1 Flu ShotWall Street Journal SciClone drug strengthens swine flu shot in testsBusinessWeek SciClone says drug boosts H1N1 defenseSan Francisco Business Times TheStreet.com -MSN Money -CNNMoney.com (press release) all 34 news articles »   Exercise May Aid Cognitive Function - MedPage Today January 12, 2010 at 10:57 AM TheMedGuru Exercise May Aid Cognitive Function MedPage Today Explain to patients that two different studies showed that physical activity in midlife or late in life may improve certain aspects of cognitive function. The studies differe! d in that one showed benefits ... Exercise associated with improved mild cognitive impairmentEndocrine Today Exercise improves memory for older womenThe Guardian Study: Exercise May Stem Mental DeclineAHN BusinessWeek -Ivanhoe -Times of India all 38 news articles »   Restaurant Chefs Boiling Over NYC Mayor's Salt Crackdown - FOXNews January 12, 2010 at 8:57 AM ABC News Restaurant Chefs Boiling Over NYC Mayor's Salt Crackdown FOXNews NEW YORK CITY — Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended his latest nanny initiative — a controversial crackdown on salt — by comparing the simple seasoning to killer asbestos in the classroom. &qu! ot;If we know there's asbestos in a school room what do you expect ... New York City's New Sodium Guidelines Meet ResistanceConvenience Store Decisions NYC proposes national salt reduction plan for restaurantsQSR Web Food Makers Cut Back on SaltWall Street Journal Reuters -AFP -CNN all 610 news articles »   Circumcise or not? Parents, you're on your own - msnbc.com January 12, 2010 at 8:24 AM Circumcise or not? Parents, you're on your own msnbc.com Over just the past week, two reputable medical journals published articles on male circumcision and came to totally different conclusions, leaving parents of newborn boys with a stark realization they are on their own, ... To Circumcise or Not?BusinessWeek Rwanda: Running Out HIV/Aids Through CricketAllAfrica.com The Article in BriefAnnals of Family Medicine AllAfrica.com all 22 news articles »   WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 7:59 AM Boston Globe WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic Reuters As leech therapy gains popularity, a laboratory near Moscow is boosting production of this increasingly valuable -- and slimy -- commodity. Video Autopsies have go! ne virtual thanks to Swiss forensic pathologists who are conducting about 100 ... H1N1's Teachable MomentCouncil on Foreign Relations Under fire WHO to review handling of flu pandemicAFP H1N1 remains serious problem; county urges vaccinationNews Dispatch Greenwich Post -Redlands Daily Facts -West Kentucky Star all 1,159 news articles »   Medical marijuana, meet e-commerce - CNNMoney.com January 12, 2010 at 5:18 AM CNBC Medical marijuana, meet e-commerce CNNMoney.com (CNNMoney.com) -- Entrepreneur John Lee thinks the pot business is ready for its own Amazon.com. The numbers back him up. Marijuana is California's biggest cash crop, generating sales ... New Jersey legislature approves medical marijuana billCNN New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Medical Marijuana BillNew York Times Claude Lavallee MD: Medical marijuana's dubious statusSummit Daily News The Star-Ledge! r - NJ.c om -Capitol Weekly -Philadelphia Inquirer all 510 news articles »   US makes progress in tobacco control, group says - Reuters January 12, 2010 at 3:13 AM WCBD US makes progress in tobacco control, group says Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The US government took major steps toward curbing tobacco use in 2009 but still needs to do more to fight tobacco-related illnesses that kill ! hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, the American Lung Association said on ... Report: NC still gets mostly Fs on tobacco controlWRAL.com NC law changes, workplace aid add incentives to end tobacco useAsheville Citizen-Times Anti-smoking group chastises OhioColumbus Dispatch Public News Service -South Carolina Now -Richmond Times Dispatch all 62 news articles »   First gene 'linked to aggressive prostate cancer found' - Telegraph.co.uk January 12, 2010 at 2:31 AM KAUZ First gene 'linked to aggressive prostate cancer found' Telegraph.co.uk Scientists have discovered the first gene linked to the aggressive form of prostate cancer, raising hope that doctors will someday be able to predict ! how the disease will progress. By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent The cancer is often either ... Gene Mutation Tied to Increased Risk of Aggressive Prostate CancerdBTechno Gene may pinpoint most aggressive prostate cancerReuters Genetic Mutation May Help Men With Prostate CancereFitnessNow WITN -KAUZ -BusinessWeek all 52 news articles »   Rise of the Part-Time Smoker - Wall Street Journal January 12, 2010 at 12:02 AM TheMedGuru 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 smoking in their homes, including about 50% of current smokers. Taxes have pushed the cost of ... Smoking stats trigger alarm bells over budget cutJanesville Gazette Jackson Tobacco Reduction Coalition urges smokers to quitThe Jackson Citizen Patriot - MLive.com S! witching to low tar is not the answer to kicking habitIrish Independent KULR-TV -TopNews New Zealand -About.com: Health all 74 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.