Men want to be seen as honorable
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Many men say they prefer being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected than attractive, sexually active or successful with women, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)...
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Thomas h. weller, whose work on tissue led to nobel prize, is dead at 93
Dr. Weller was a tropical-medicine specialist whose tissue-culture research in 1949 made development of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines possible. (Source: NYT > Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 11:58 PM --
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Economy may stall push for health care
A drop in the number of people who lacked health insurance last year reflects a push by states to cover more lower-income adults ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 11:55 PM --
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Diabetes drug tied to new deaths
The diabetes drug Byetta was linked to four more deaths in patients with pancreatitis, adding to two deaths announced by federal regulators last week. (Source: NYT > Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 11:00 PM --
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Poverty rate held steady last year, census says
The nation's poverty rate held steady as median household income edged upward last year, according to annual census data released yesterday. The Census Bureau also reported that the number of people without health insurance decreased by more than 1 million people in 2007. (Source: washingtonpost.com - Health)...
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Higher prices, shoppers want food quality
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults say they do not want to compromise on the quality of food they buy despite inflation, a survey indicates. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 09:24 PM --
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Number of uninsured americans declines modestly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fewer Americans went without health insurance last year for the first time since President George W. Bush took office as more people received government coverage, U.S. officials said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:38 PM --
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Mumps outbreak spreads into metro vancouver
An outbreak of the mumps in the Fraser Valley has prompted health officials to warn people to make sure they are immunized against the disease. (Source: CBC | Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:35 PM --
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Changes to california health insurance programs might result in loss of coverage for thousands of children
Efforts by California to expand health insurance to all children have "stalled," and "thousands of kids are in danger of losing insurance" as a result of recent changes to state programs, the Los Angeles Times reports. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:28 PM --
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Democratic national committee approves platform with health care language; obama campaigns in iowa
The Democratic National Committee on Monday during the Democratic National Convention voted to adopt a non-binding party platform that includes language about health care, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports. According to the AP/Newsday, the platform in large part follows recommendations from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) but moves "beyond his proposals in calling for guaranteed health care for all" (Woodward, AP/Long Island Newsday, 8/26). (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:28 PM --
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Alabama board approves plan to charge state employees for obesity, health problems
The Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board last week approved a plan that will require state employees who are obese or have health problems to make progress to address those issues or pay a monthly charge for health insurance, the AP/Philadelphia Inquirer reports. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:28 PM --
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Stanford university to limit pharmaceutical industry financing of cme
Stanford University officials on Tuesday plan to announce a new policy under which pharmaceutical and medical device companies no longer will have the ability to select continuing medical education courses that they seek to finance for physicians at the university's School of Medicine, the New York Times reports. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:28 PM --
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Uninsured u.s. residents will spend $30 billion out-of-pocket on health care this year, while receiving $56 billion in uncompensated care
Uninsured U.S. residents will spend about $30 billion out-of-pocket on health care this year, while other parties -- mainly the government -- will spend about $56 billion on uncompensated care for the uninsured, according to a study published online Monday in the journal Health Affairs, the Wall Street Journal reports. (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:16 PM --
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U.s. seeks more data for j&j schizophrenia drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have called for more data before deciding whether a Johnson & Johnson experimental schizophrenia drug could be sold on the U.S. market, the company said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:13 PM --
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Aggressive diabetes control in very ill questioned
CHICAGO (Reuters) - An analysis of recent diabetes studies debunks the notion that aggressive blood sugar control of critically ill hospital patients with diabetes can help save lives, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
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New york health department to decide soon whether medicaid beneficiaries with hiv/aids should be moved into managed care plans
The New York State Department of Health in the next few weeks is expected to issue a final decision on whether to switch Medicaid beneficiaries with HIV/AIDS from fee-for-service plans to managed care plans, the AP/Long Island Newsday reports (AP/Long Island Newsday, 8/24). (Source: News-Medical News Feed)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:10 PM --
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Some ayurvedic medicines have harmful metals: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - One in five Ayurvedic medicines commonly used by followers of the ancient Indian health philosophy were found to contain the metallic poisons lead, mercury or arsenic, researchers said on Tuesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)...
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Hazel courteney: they were healthier than us and lived longer. so should we all copy the victorian diet?
Not only did many of our Victorian forebears live longer than we do today - but they were also healthier and had stronger immune systems, research has shown. (Source: the Mail online | Health)...
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Cancer cluster confirmed near pa. superfund sites
Nearly a year after federal epidemiologists first sounded the alarm over a cluster of rare blood cancers in northeastern Pennsylvania, ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)...
POSTED 08/26/2008 at 08:02 PM --
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Number of americans in poverty up slightly
The Census Bureau reports that 12.5 percent of Americans, or 37.3
million people, were living in poverty in 2007, up from 36.5 million in
2006. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)...
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