Examiner.com
Vigo officials testing dead birds for West Nile virusTerre Haute Tribune StarTERRE HAUTE — While Culex mosquitoes collected in southwest Vigo County last week tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Vigo County Health Department is now collecting dead birds as a final confirmation of the virus in the county. …Another mosquito in Berks [...]
Washington Post
Reynolds,others sue to stop parts of US tobacco lawReutersCHICAGO/NEW YORK, Aug 31 (Reuters) – A group including some top US tobacco companies filed a federal lawsuit on Monday to block provisions of a new tobacco law, arguing it violated their free speech rights under the …Reynolds, Lorillard Sue FDA, Alleging Free-Speech InfringementWall Street JournalLawsuit [...]
Washington Post
Swine flu: 10 things you need to knowThe Associated PressATLANTA — Since it first emerged in April, the global swine flu epidemic has sickened more than 1 million Americans and killed about 500. It's also spread around the world, infecting tens of thousands and killing nearly 2000. This summer, the virus has …Stanford study [...]
Globe and Mail
Winners and Losers of a Health Care Stalematemsnbc.comIn a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece last week, US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke argued that the scary thing isn't what health-care reform will look like, but whether health-care reform happens at all. While he fails to propose any …Myths & facts about health insurance [...]
Teenagers who have minor depression are at a significantly higher risk of a range of mental health problems in later life, a US study suggests.
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State to foot immigrants's health care despite big cutsBoston HeraldBy AP State health care coverage for about 31000 legal immigrants in Massachusetts will continue despite a sharp funding cut in the new budget, Gov. Deval Patrick announced yesterday. But the new coverage won't include hospice or dental care, …Centene to provide health [...]
InjuryBoard.com
Heart Patients Safely Combine Plavix, Heartburn PillsBloombergAug. 31 (Bloomberg) — Heart patients can safely take drugs to prevent blood clots from forming with pills to protect the stomach against heartburn and ulcers, a study found. The results should ease concerns that mixing the …Study: Heartburn Drugs OK With Plavix?WebMDHealth Buzz: New Blood Thinner Outdoes PlavixU.S. [...]
New York Times
Prostate Cancer Over-Diagnosed: StudyU.S. News & World ReportMONDAY, Aug. 31 (healthday News) — Mass screening for prostate cancer with a test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has led to mass over-diagnosis and over-treatment, a new study contends. Since the PSA screening test came into use in …Facts about prostate cancer tests, treatmentsReutersPSA Test: More [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Colombian Leader Getting Over FluNew York TimesBy AP BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — President Álvaro Uribe is recovering from the swine flu, but now his defense minister is showing some symptoms of the same illness, officials said Monday. Mr. Uribe received the diagnosis of the H1N1 swine flu after he …Colombia's Uribe recovering from swine fluThe [...]
New York Daily News
City's latest ads target soda, juiceamNYThe city's latest gross-out ad campaign, which targets sugary drinks from soda to bottled iced teas, seems to condemn some of the same beverages once sold in schools and city buildings as part of an exclusive contract with Snapple. The new subway ads, …New Salvo in City's [...]
