Archive for April, 2007
Monday 30 April 2007 @ 6:04 am
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'Popcorn Lung' Erupts in Flavor Industry MedPage Today - By Michael Smith, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today. ATLANTA, April 27 — Bronchiolitis obliterans — called "popcorn lung" when it affects workers making butter flavoring for microwave popcorn — has been identified in other sectors of the flavoring … Flavor factory workers develop lung disease-US CDC New Cases of 'Popcorn Lung' Identified |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 5:04 am
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Why are so many women getting MS? Daily Mail - Women have always been more susceptible to the damaging neurological condition, which affects 85000 victims in the UK. But the proportion of women affected has shot up, according to US research. Women more susceptible to MS Ratio of women stricken with MS rockets by 50% each decade |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 5:04 am
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Panel supports EU approval of cell-based flu vaccine CIDRAP - Apr 27, 2007 (CIDRAP News) - A committee that reviews medical product applications for the European Union (EU) yesterday recommended approval of a cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine made by Novartis, improving the company's chance of becoming the … Novartis Flu Vaccine Nears EU Approval Europe backs new cell-based flu shot from Novartis |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 5:04 am
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Taking on the drug companies Guardian Unlimited - In the west we breathlessly report on new breakthroughs in science, but it's easy to forget that ideas are bought, rented and sold, as surely as deckchairs. Thailand takes on drugs giants AIDS controversy dominates Abbott Labs' annual meeting |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 5:04 am
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• State still limping on dealing with uninsured MLive.com - AP Photo. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, from Michigan, finished a two-day trip through the state, which may be key in determining the 2008 presidential election. LOCAL COMMENT: Insurance alone won't make nation healthy Congress must keep promises to fund SCHIP |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 5:04 am
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Banishing boredom could benefit dementia patients Scotsman - BATTLING boredom and keeping life colourful could help dementia patients recover their memory, research showed yesterday. People with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia can quickly suffer memory loss, making everyday life difficult. Memory loss caused by brain damage is reversible: study Alzheimer's may not spell end of memory |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 4:04 am
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New OMA president stresses doctor retention CTV.ca - OTTAWA - A gynecologist from Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been named the new president of the Ontario Medical Association. On her first day on the job, Dr. New President of OMA Osprey News Archive Service |
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Monday 30 April 2007 @ 4:04 am
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Woman faked cancer for cash, police say Seattle Post Intelligencer - AP. JACKSON, Mich. — A woman pretended to have liver cancer and took in about $20000 from fundraisers to pay for her fictitious treatments, authorities said. Woman Fakes Cancer; Betrays Friends Cops: Cancer faker raised $20000 |
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