Archive for August, 2007
Friday 31 August 2007 @ 4:08 am
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Official: States Take Program Too Far
Washington Post - By KEVIN FREKING AP WASHINGTON — States' efforts to expand a popular health insurance program triggered new federal policies that will limit the program's reach, Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said Thursday. 47 million Americans are uninsured The Afternoon Report |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 4:08 am
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Alaska remains steady in national obesity ratings
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Have tips for successful garage saling and selling? Ever find something incredibly valuable at a ridiculously low price? Do you love Twinkies? Americans fatter than ever: study Comment by J. Justin Wilson |
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Dissension Threatens Cancer Center
Forbes - By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS 08.30.07, 5:44 PM ET Infighting between doctors at Ohio State University's medical center and the university's cancer center could jeopardize both programs, two consultants hired by the university have concluded. Singapore Cancer Society gives out grants to 4 cancer research … Teamwork advocated on OSU Medical Center expansion |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 3:08 am
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Lung disease: passive smoking to kill millions in China
Channel News Asia - PARIS - Chronic bronchitis and emphysema caused by passive smoking are set to kill nearly two million people in China who are currently aged over 50, according to a study published Friday. Smokers' Cough Is Not Just a Smokers' Disease, Study Shows Study warns over serious lung disease |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 3:08 am
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Botox Appointments Faster Than for Moles, Study Finds
New York Times - By NATASHA SINGER Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study published online yesterday by The Journal of the American … Botox trumps suspicious moles in dermatology queue Botox May Beat Cancer Concern in Race to Dermatologist |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 3:08 am
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West Nile on the rise in Saskatchewan
Nipawin Journal - by Melissa Mangelsen Of the 339 cases of West Nile reported in Saskatchewan, this is the first death directly related to the virus. Pelican in Oregon Tests Positive for West Nile Virus First human West Nile virus case is confirmed |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 3:08 am
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Arsenic in water a risk to 140 million people
Reuters - By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - Naturally-occurring arsenic in drinking water poses a growing global health risk as large numbers of people unknowingly consume unsafe levels of the chemical element, researchers said on Wednesday. Poison in our lives Many nations suffer problem of arsenic in drinking water, new … |
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Friday 31 August 2007 @ 3:08 am
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New Asthma Guidelines Stress Disease Control
Forbes - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) — US health officials unveiled new asthma control guidelines Wednesday that seek to make breathing easier and maintaining an active lifestyle a reality for people with the lung disease. Guidelines Are Issued on Asthma and Youths New US guidelines look hard at childhood asthma |
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