Archive for April, 2008
Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 5:04 am
 Wall Street Journal Blogs |
Ban Urged on Gifts at Medical Schools
New York Times - By GARDINER HARRIS Drug and medical device companies should be banned from offering free food, gifts, travel and ghost-writing services to doctors, staff and students in all 129 of the nation’s medical colleges, an influential college association has … All 40 UCF med school scholarships funded Policy overhaul designed to lessen influence of drug industry on … |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 5:04 am
 Scientific American |
Many Americans struggling in life, survey finds
Reuters - By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, April 29 (Reuters) - Many Americans are struggling through life but only 4 percent are truly miserable, with no hope for the future, according to a survey released on Tuesday. Researchers create health, happiness index Diseases, Insurance Woes Sap Well-being |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 5:04 am
 E Canada Now |
Patient Denied Liver Transplant Due to Medical Marijuana Use
eFluxMedia - By Anna Boyd The University of Washington Medical Center denied 56-year-old Timothy Garon’s request for a transplant because he used medical marijuana for the relief of symptoms of hepatitis C. The man, whose disease has brought him in the worst shape … Marijuana use forces Seattle patient off transplant list Medical marijuana knocks Seattle musician off transplant list |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 5:04 am
 The Money Times |
Senators Propose Ban on Chemical in Plastics
Washington Post - By Lyndsey Layton Senate Democrats introduced a bill yesterday that would ban a controversial chemical found in plastics from all products made for infants and children up to age 7 and would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to … FDA reviewing plastic ingredient BPA Investigation Into Regulation Of BPA In Plastics Gets In Gear |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 5:04 am
 CCTV |
Indonesian boy dies of bird flu
Reuters - JAKARTA, April 29 (Reuters) - A three-year-old boy from Indonesia's main island of Java has died from bird flu, pushing the country's total confirmed human cases to 108, a health ministry official said on Tuesday. Bird flu kills boy in Indonesia Bird flu: Indonesia's trial run |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 4:04 am
 dBTechno |
Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease
Washington Post - TUESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) — Increased levels of exercise can reduce but not eliminate the risk of heart disease in overweight and obese women, a US study finds. Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory Low thyroid output tied to heart attacks in women |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 4:04 am
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Singapore sees more HIV infections in 07
The Associated Press - SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore recorded 422 new HIV infections last year, the highest number in a single year since records started in 1985, the city-state of 4.5 million people said Tuesday. More HIV cases detected in Singapore last year HIV Cases On The Rise In Singapore |
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Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 4:04 am
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Workers' health insurance costs soar
Los Angeles Times - By Lisa Girion, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer » Discuss Article If gas and milk price hikes seem steep, check out health insurance premiums. Rally aimed at getting more West Virginians health care Study: Minnesotans income nearly flat, while health premiums soar |
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