Industry meeting centers on health care reform – Fort Worth Business Press

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Industry meeting centers on health care reformFort Worth Business PressThe Health Industry Council of North Texas focused its 2010 annual meeting on legislative attempts to make health care reform a reality in the United States. A panel discussion Feb. 4 looked at legislative reform from the …No brakesModernHealthcare.comTake action on health [...]

Smokers More Likely To Give Kids HPV Shot – WLKY.com

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Smokers More Likely To Give Kids HPV ShotWLKY.comParents who smoke or who used to smoke are more likely to let their daughters get the vaccine meant to prevent HPV infections that can lead to cervical cancer, according to a new study. Researchers from the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia said …Market Report [...]

Cancer nurses funding row

Gordon Brown has given more details of Labour’s plans to provide dedicated one-to-one specialist nursing for everyone in England diagnosed with cancer.
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Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice and Rats – dBTechno

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Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice and RatsdBTechnoBoston (DbTechNo) – A new drug has been used to cure osteoporosis in rats and mice, a breakthrough that could one day benefit human patients. Osteoporosis is a condition characterized by brittle and weak bones which puts them at risk of fracture. …Daily pill helped cure osteoporosis in [...]

Prescription drug abuse on the rise in Ohio – WFMJ

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Prescription drug abuse on the rise in OhioWFMJCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Authorities in southern Ohio are increasingly frustrated with an illegal prescription drug trade that is killing more people every year. Police say they don't have enough money or legal authority to get at the heart of the problem …Abuse of Prescription Drugs Emerges [...]

Controversial Study Blaming MMR for Autism Retracted by The Lancet – TopNews United States

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Controversial Study Blaming MMR for Autism Retracted by The LancetTopNews United StatesIn February of 1998, a study by British laboratory researcher Dr. Andrew Wakefield appeared in The Lancet, which resulted in the first widespread outbreak of measles in the UK in decades. The research stressed that there was a strong link between the [...]

Scientists Find Gene Variant Link to Ageing Cells – ABC News

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Scientists Find Gene Variant Link to Ageing CellsABC NewsLONDON (Reuters) – Scientists have found specific genetic variants which may explain why some people age earlier than others and say their findings have important implications for understanding cancer and age-related diseases. …Genes reveal 'biological ageing'BBC NewsLiving fast? Scientists show lifespan is linked to DNAThe GuardianAgeing [...]

3 simple steps can cut child obesity – msnbc.com

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3 simple steps can cut child obesitymsnbc.comBy LiveScience staff A new study finds three household routines lower the risk of obesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limiting weekday TV time. Four-year-olds in homes that followed these practices had a nearly 40 …Family Routine Can Help Reduce Childhood ObesitydBTechnoPromoting Healthy Weight [...]

Michelle Obama Urged to Speak Out for Breastfeeding – Women’s eNews

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Michelle Obama Urged to Speak Out for BreastfeedingWomen’s eNewsMichelle Obama breastfed both her daughters and advocates are hoping she will use the platform of her anti-obesity campaign to promote breastfeeding and share her own experiences. (WOMENSENEWS)–Michelle Obama breastfed her daughters …County official to be part of anti-obesity effortGreat Falls TribuneWho's meeting with Cabinet members [...]

Exercise ‘can cut gallstone risk’

Doing lots of exercise drastically cuts the risk of developing painful gallstones, UK researchers have found.
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