Archive for June, 2007
Saturday 30 June 2007 @ 3:06 am
| Bush Has New Wrinkle in Insurance Plan Forbes - By KEVIN FREKING 06.27.07, 8:10 PM ET The Bush administration sought Wednesday to turn a coming debate over children's health insurance into one that focuses on helping all of the uninsured. CostRx: Olympia Snowe talks SCHIP US Doctors Call for Video-Game Research, Children's Insurance |
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Saturday 30 June 2007 @ 2:06 am
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Probiotic Supplement May Fend Off Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea MedPage Today - By Charles Bankhead, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today LONDON, June 29 — Bolstering the GI tract with a mix of disease-fighting microbes significantly reduced the occurrence of diarrhea associated with antibiotics and Clostridium difficile, … Probiotic 'can cut C diff risk' Danone Position Statement Re: BMJ Publication |
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Saturday 30 June 2007 @ 2:06 am
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Office smoking hits non-smokers hard Hindustan Times - Working in an environment where smoking is allowed is especially harmful for non-smokers, as they immediately absorb a potent carcinogen that is not considered safe at any level, a study has found. Just a bit of smoke dangerous, study says Passive smokers face greater risk: study |
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Friday 29 June 2007 @ 6:06 am
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"Permanent makeup" can disfigure long term: report Reuters - By Gene Emery BOSTON (Reuters) - "Permanent makeup" — a kind of tattoo of the lips, eyelids and eyebrows undergone by more than 8 million US women — can for years disfigure patients who suffer allergic reactions, federal researchers said on Wednesday … Permanent Makeup Isn't Always Pretty Experts warn: "permanent makeup" causes disfigurement |
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Friday 29 June 2007 @ 5:06 am
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Needlestick Injuries Common Among Surgery Students Forbes - WEDNESDAY, June 27 (HealthDay News) — American surgeons-in-training stick themselves far too often with needles that could carry infection, and they often fail to report that they've done so. Study Finds Many Injuries to Surgeons Go Unreported Needlestick injuries often unreported by surgeons |
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Friday 29 June 2007 @ 5:06 am
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Dietary calcium may be better than supplements Food Consumer - By Ben Wasserman-foodconsumer.org Eating calcium-rich food is better than taking calcium supplements when it comes to bone health for postmenopausal women, a new study suggests. Study: With Calcium, Food Trumps Pills Calcium from food better than pills |
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Friday 29 June 2007 @ 5:06 am
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Lupus Treatments Increase Risk of Infertility in Men MedPage Today - By Peggy Peck, Managing Editor, MedPage Today SÃO PAULO, Brazil, June 28 — Men with systemic lupus erythematosus, especially those who begin treatment with intravenous cyclophosphamide after puberty, are at risk for sperm abnormalities associated with … Lupus Treatment Linked to Male Fertility Problems Lupus drug may cause sperm damage |
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Friday 29 June 2007 @ 5:06 am
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Ahead of the Bell: Medicare Advantage BusinessWeek - Lawmakers meet Thursday to assess how much the government spends paying private health insurance companies to care for seniors in Medicare. Lawmakers look to protect seniors from Medicare Advantage fraud Medicare Advantage Marketing Tactics Reviewed |
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