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Lung cancer scans advised for older, heavy smokers; no benefit for others ... - Washington Post

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Lung cancer scans advised for older, heavy smokers; no benefit for others ...
Washington Post
CHICAGO — New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older ...
Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokersThe Associated Press

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Salad recall expanded after Listeria contamination - CBC.ca

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CBC.ca
Salad recall expanded after Listeria contamination
CBC.ca
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says some bags of salads that are distributed to restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes need to be thrown in the garbage because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The brands included in the ...
CFIA issues another warning for bagged salads possibly contaminated with Listeria680 News
Salinas grower recalls bagged iceberg lettuceSan Jose Mercury News
Canadian food regulator issues alert against some salads – Quick FactsRTT News
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'Generic Versions Of Blood Thinning Plavix Approved By FDA' - Medical News Today

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CBS News
'Generic Versions Of Blood Thinning Plavix Approved By FDA'
Medical News Today
Generic versions of blood-thinning medication - Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate) - have been approved by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). Clopidogrel bisulfate reduces the likelihood of blood platelets clumping together and forming clots in blood ...
FDA approves sales of generic versions of blood thinner by multiple companiesWashington Post
FDA OKs multiple companies to sell generic PlavixThe Associated Press
Plavix goes generic; drowning is a leading killer of kidsUSA TODAY
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"Good" Cholesterol Not So Good After All, New Study Shows - Singularity Hub

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Singularity Hub
"Good" Cholesterol Not So Good After All, New Study Shows
Singularity Hub
by Peter Murray May 20th, 2012 | Comments (0) A study of over a hundred thousand trial participants showed that gene variations which change levels of HDL have no effect on heart attack risk. The revelation that high-density lipoprotein, or HDL, ...
'Some "Good" Cholesterol May Be Bad For Heart'Medical News Today
Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol'New York Times
Raising HDL Levels May Not Lower Heart Attack RiskWebMD
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Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition - Reuters

Health News - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 06:21

The Province
Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition
Reuters
(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surgery ...
Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display of courage'CNN
Flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland on amputations: "Let's do this"CBS News
Georgia Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease to Lose Hands, Right FootABC News
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Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC - iVillage Entertainment

Health News - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 03:46

CBC.ca
Test Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, Says CDC
iVillage Entertainment
FRIDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants all Americans born between 1945 and 1965 -- the baby boom generation -- tested for hepatitis C. Most cases of the potentially deadly disease occur in this age ...
CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis CUSA TODAY
US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood testBBC News
Boomers urged to get tested for virusSan Francisco Chronicle
Washington Post -BusinessWeek
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Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India - CNN

Health News - Sun, 05/20/2012 - 00:55

My Fox 8
Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India
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By David Fitzpatrick and Drew Griffin, CNN Special Investigations Unit For more of CNN correspondent Drew Griffin's investigation of India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, watch "CNN Presents: Selling a Miracle," at 8 and 11 pm ET Sunday on ...
Madison family to be featured in CNN stem cell documentaryWisconsin State Journal
Family hangs hope for SC boy on unproven therapy in IndiaMy Fox 8
CNN Investigates Controversial Stem Cell Therapies, Just Days After Promoting ...mediabistro.com

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'Dieting During Pregnancy Is Safe And Helpful' - Medical News Today

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 17:12

Telegraph.co.uk
'Dieting During Pregnancy Is Safe And Helpful'
Medical News Today
A study in BMJ reports that the risk for serious complications, such as pre-eclampsia, diabetes and premature birth can be safely reduced even in overweight and obese pregnant women by following a healthy calorie controlled diet during pregnancy.
A Healthy Diet During Pregnancy Reduces Risk of Pregnancy ComplicationsDaily Disruption
Weight management 'benefits' for mother and babyBBC News
Dieting During Pregnancy More Beneficial Than ExerciseDaily Gossip
Hollywood Life -abc7.com -CBS News
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US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood test - BBC News

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 12:03

BBC News
US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood test
BBC News
US baby boomers have been advised by health officials for the first time to get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C. Those born between 1945-1965 are most likely to be infected but it is thought only a quarter of this generation has been ...
CDC: All Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hep CWebMD
Test All Baby Boomers for Hepatitis C, CDC UrgesBusinessWeek
CDC recommends hepatitis C tests for all baby boomersWashington Post
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Why do men like meat? Answer may be obvious - Chicago Sun-Times

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 11:28

Daily Mail
Why do men like meat? Answer may be obvious
Chicago Sun-Times
by Ronald Bailey May 18, 2012 6:56PM Duh. A terrific new insight about guys is reported in a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. The findings come out just in time to kick off the summer grilling season.
Surprise! Men, Meat and Masculinity LinkedKGO-AM
Why do men avoid veggies - Lifestyle NewsSan Francisco Luxury News
You are what you eat: Why do male consumers avoid vegetarian options?Medical Xpress
National Geographic -Irish Independent -ABC News (blog)
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USDA lifts quarantines at 2 Calif. dairies after mad cow tests confirm no link ... - Washington Post

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 05:25

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USDA lifts quarantines at 2 Calif. dairies after mad cow tests confirm no link ...
Washington Post
FRESNO, Calif. — Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday.
Review so far shows mad cow case was atypicalReuters
California Dairy Farms Released From Mad Cow QuarantineBusinessWeek
Mad cow quarantines lifted at two California dairiesmsnbc.com
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Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria - USA TODAY

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 03:33

USA TODAY
Georgia woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteria
USA TODAY
By Eve Chen, WXIA-TV, Atlanta AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A woman whose extremities have been stricken with a case of flesh-eating bacteria is seeing improvement, her father wrote Friday on Facebook. AP Graduate student Aimee Copeland, 24, is fighting to survive a ...
Flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland on amputations: "Let's do this"CBS News
Georgia woman battling flesh-eating bacteria will lose hands and footFox News
Ga. woman learns toll of flesh-eating bacteriaTucson Citizen

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Trial Vaccine Made Some More Vulnerable to HIV, Study Confirms - New York Times

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 03:26

UNAIDS
Trial Vaccine Made Some More Vulnerable to HIV, Study Confirms
New York Times
A follow-up study on an AIDS vaccine trial that had to be stopped early has confirmed the worst fears of researchers: The vaccine made it more likely, not less, that some men would become infected with HIV Men who were not circumcised and who had ...
International Aids Candlelight MemorialNagaland Post (blog)
For HIV/AIDS patients, stress management is a significant factor in successful ...Los Angeles Wave Newspapers
A Changing Landscape in Fighting AIDSSacramento Bee
EDGEOnTheNet -Daily Disruption
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Osiris shares climb on stem-cell therapy approval - BusinessWeek

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 02:37

Globe and Mail
Osiris shares climb on stem-cell therapy approval
BusinessWeek
Shares of Osiris Therapeutics traded higher Friday, a day after Canadian regulators approved the company's first-of-a-kind stem cell therapy Prochymal, a treatment for a deadly side effect of bone marrow transplants. The company announced that Health ...
A Stem-Cell-Based Drug Gets Approval in CanadaNew York Times
Osiris becomes first company to market stem-cell therapyBaltimore Business Journal
Osiris Shares Increase on Approval for Stem-Cell TherapyBloomberg
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Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay 'Cure' - New York Times

Health News - Sat, 05/19/2012 - 00:55

New York Times
Psychiatry Giant Sorry for Backing Gay 'Cure'
New York Times
PRINCETON, NJ — The simple fact was that he had done something wrong, and at the end of a long and revolutionary career it didn't matter how often he'd been right, how powerful he once was, or what it would mean for his legacy. Dr. Robert L. Spitzer, ...
Psychiatrist who championed 'gay cure' admits he was wrongThe Guardian
A decade later, researcher apologizes for study suggesting gays can go ...Washington Post
Researcher apologizes for study of gay therapySan Francisco Chronicle
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French autistic kids mostly get psychotherapy - The Associated Press

Health News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 18:02

The Associated Press
French autistic kids mostly get psychotherapy
The Associated Press
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer – 5 minutes ago LONDON (AP) — In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they ...
In France autistic kids get psychotherapy; critics slam approach as outdated ...Washington Post

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Daily Cup Of Coffee Could Help Elderly Americans Avoid Death - RTT News

Health News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 03:31

RTT News
Daily Cup Of Coffee Could Help Elderly Americans Avoid Death
RTT News
(RTTNews) - There may be a link between coffee consumption and longer lifespan for those over 50, a new study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine says. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health reviewed health records of ...
Two cups of coffee a day cuts overall risk of dying by 10 percent, research showsCBS News
Study: People With A Serious Coffee Habit Cheat Death Longer Than Those WithoutGeekosystem
Coffee is good for you againDeath and Taxes
Los Angeles Times -VendingMarketWatch -USA TODAY
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Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer - Chicago Tribune

Health News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 03:13

msnbc.com
Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more ...
Mutations 'storm' may drive cancerThe Press Association
Breast cancer evolves years before detected, two scientific studies findToronto Star
Researchers announce the first comprehensive genome studies of the evolution ...Medical Xpress
Los Angeles Times
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New SC mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria - The Associated Press

Health News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 02:50

Daily Mail
New SC mom hospitalized with flesh-eating bacteria
The Associated Press
By MEG KINNARD, AP – 1 minute ago COLUMBIA, SC (AP) — Days after giving birth to twins, a South Carolina mother has been hospitalized for what doctors say is a rare flesh-eating infection. The development follows the similar affliction of a Georgia ...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria Strikes Mom of TwinsTIME
New case of flesh-eating bacteria reported in SC momCBS News
Flesh-eating bacteria hospitalizes another victim: New SC momLos Angeles Times
Spartanburg Herald Journal
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Home saliva test for HIV unlikely to be approved - Jerusalem Post

Health News - Fri, 05/18/2012 - 01:51

AFP
Home saliva test for HIV unlikely to be approved
Jerusalem Post
By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH Despite approval by FDA panel this week, Health Ministry unlikely to approve home test for AIDS virus anytime soon. Although an expert panel of the US Food and Drug Administration this week recommended the first ...
Home HIV test should be approved, FDA panel rulesWashington Post
OraSure In-Home HIV Test Kit Moves Closer to FDA ApprovalBusinessWeek
First at-Home HIV Test Nears ApprovalWebMD
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