Washington Post
LCS pulls peanut butter from schools as precautionThe County Press -37 minutes agoBy PHIL FOLEY LAPEER — Amid growing concerns about a salmonella outbreak traced to a Georgia peanut processor that has sickened more than 500 people nationwide and resulted in a least six deaths, the head of Lapeer Community School's food service says …PET [...]
Dal News
AIDS awareness summit plannedPottstown Mercury -1 hour agoBy Mercury Staff POTTSTOWN – In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Mount Olive Baptist Church will host a summit on the subject on Feb. 7 from 8 am to noon.Crystal man gets up to 15 years in HIV status caseMLive.comHIV/AIDS cases on the rise in South [...]
ABC News
New mom of 8 was already a mother of 6Minneapolis Star Tribune -3 hours agoBy THOMAS WATKINS and LAURAN NEERGAARD AP, Associated Press I have been through IVF to have my second child. My MD told me they will only place three viable embryos back into my uterus.Doctors give update on octupletsBBC NewsMother of octuplets [...]
TheMedGuru
Early detection is key with breast cancerAsheville Citizen-Times -37 minutes agoASHEVILLE – The death of NC State women's basketball coach Kay Yow Jan. 24 serves as a reminder that breast cancer is a killer and highlights the importance of getting screened for the disease.Teams, officials honor Yow by wearing pinkThe Associated PressChildhood Cancer Survivors [...]
EfluxMedia News
Lilly, Daiichi’s Prasugrel Backed With RestrictionsBloomberg -Jan 30, 2009By Catherine Larkin and Tom Randall Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Eli Lilly & Co. and Daiichi Sankyo Co.’s experimental blood thinner prasugrel should be approved with limitations on use and warnings about potential risks, US regulators said.FDA: Eli Lilly blood thinner has clear benefitsThe Associated PressFor Lilly: [...]
ABC News
Bisphenol A (BPA) May Persist in Body Longer than ThoughtLiving the Science -1 hour agoBisphenol A (BPA) may persist in the body longer than is generally thought. This finding, published online this week in the online journal Environmental Health Perspectives, was reported by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center and …Healthy Living: [...]
NewsHour
$58 million in Calif. stem cell grants delayedSan Jose Mercury News -11 hours agoAP BURLINGAME, Calif.—The governing board of the California stem cell agency is delaying $58 million in research grants at least until March because of the poor economy and credit market.Stem cell board awards, then delays, new grantsSan Francisco ChroniclePolitics enters state's stem cell [...]
Medical experts call on drug industry representatives to stop giving gifts to doctors, the BBC learns.
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Scientists claim to have discovered a missing link in the way cells protect themselves against cancer.
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CTV.ca
Octuplets' Mom "Obsessed" With Having KidsCBS News -1 hour agoThe father of the California woman who gave birth to octuplets says his daughter (who already had six kids) was only looking to have one more baby, not eight.Grandma: Octuplets mom obsessed with having kidsThe Associated PressNew mom of 8 was already a mother of 6Minneapolis Star [...]
