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Health News - NYTimes

Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and re...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:14:53 GMT

The New Old Age: The Car Key Conversation
The ?car key conversation? is a dreaded milestone of eldercare and one that adul...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:48:24 GMT

Aiming to Sell the World on Fitness
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:49:49 GMT

Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die
A woman?s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront th...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:39:08 GMT

F.D.A. Panel Urges More Testing for Diabetes Drugs
Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards under recomme...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:19:45 GMT

Health News - CNN.com

Watermelon may juice up sex drive
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Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:20:12 EDT

'Empowered' heroes' lessons now help others
The mission of the Empowered Patient column is to help you take charge of your h...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:02:43 EDT

Panel urges stricter diabetes drug testing
Read full story for latest details.
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:02:48 EDT

Helping kids get well one car ride at a time
If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the t...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:50:51 EDT

Life of a military boy: 'My heart kind of dropped'
Jordan has moved 10 times in the last three years, but his most unsettling news ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:14:42 EDT

Health News - BBC News

Sporting 'heart screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a stu...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:14:53 GMT

'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the U...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:09:21 GMT

US 'pregnant man' has baby girl
An American man who was born female but underwent gender realignment surgery, gi...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:10:33 GMT

Romanian girl in UK for abortion
An 11-year-old Romanian rape victim is to have an abortion in the UK despite bei...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:55:51 GMT

Woman 'not in danger' if removed
A campaign tries to halt the removal of a pregnant Nigerian woman and her family...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:18:11 GMT

Health News - NaturalNews.com

The Poisoning of America's Water Supplies
(NaturalNews) Every day in the United States more than 240 million people turn on their faucets in order to drink, bathe, and cook, using water from public water systems. But more people are arriving ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Big Pharma "Doomed" if it Doesn't Change, Says Eli Lilly Chairman
(NaturalNews) With patents set to expire on major products and no new blockbusters on the horizon, the pharmaceutical industry must adapt or die, the chairman of Eli Lilly and Co. has said. "I think...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

The Politics of National Health Care Reform: Why no Popular Presidential Candidate can Solve Our Health Care Crisis (transcript)
(NaturalNews) The following is a transcript of Health Ranger Report #16, entitled The Politics of National Health Care Reform, which is available free of charge as an MP3 download at: http://www.natur...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Health News - Mercola.com

Vital for Preemies to Get Good Bacteria
In preterm newborns who are exclusively bottle-fed, treatment with the...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26:23 GMT

Mayonnaise Won't Ruin Your Picnic
Summer is the time of year when food poisoning typically spikes, and o...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26:19 GMT

A Shove with Love -- A Kickstart to Change
Everyone has behaviors and habits that they need to change, and from t...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26:09 GMT

Pesticides Persist in Ground Water
Many studies over the past four decades have established that pesticid...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:26:02 GMT

Even Modest Weight Gain Raises Kidney Disease Risk
Relatively small increases in weight raise the risk of chronic kidney ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:25:56 GMT

Health News - Google.com

FDA, produce industry talk safety measures for future - USA Today
CTV.ca FDA, produce industry talk safety measures for future USA Today&...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:06:24 GMT

Drug Companies Asked to Settle - WSFA
NBC13.com Drug Companies Asked to Settle WSFA - 1 hour ago The re...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:04:11 GMT

A hint, but no answers, to SIDS mystery - Los Angeles Times
Citizen A hint, but no answers, to SIDS mystery Los Angeles Times ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:01:26 GMT

Window is closing on Congress' ability to address Medicare cuts -...
dBTechno Window is closing on Congress' ability to address Medicare c...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:41:09 GMT

Tips for calming fireworks fears - Los Angeles Times
NBC13.com Tips for calming fireworks fears Los Angeles Times - 1 h...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:14:36 GMT

Health News - USA Today

FDA, produce industry talk safety measures for future
The produce industry, which has sustained heavy financial losses in the continui...
Publ.Date : Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:02:23 GMT

Before you barbecue: Beef recall hits 20 states
Fourth of July picnic tables are getting a careful look as familiar hamburgers a...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:38:26 GMT

CDC finds source of FEMA trailer health problems
Construction materials combined with poor ventilation were behind the high level...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:53:40 GMT

Latest suspect in salmonella outbreak: Fresh salsa
The CDC has asked state and local health officials to focus their efforts on ite...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:48:47 GMT

New test could track tumors in 'real time'
Doctors have developed new technology to measure cancer cells that break off fro...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:18:54 GMT

Health News - The WSJ

Professor Defends Research on FDA
A Harvard University professor defended research suggesting the FDA was making o...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

UnitedHealth Settles Suits
UnitedHealth agreed to pay more than $900 million to resolve shareholder lawsuit...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:13:00 EDT

Upgrade of Diabetes-Drug Standards Urged
An FDA panel of outside medical experts said the agency should raise standards f...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:08:00 EDT

Abbott's Drug-Coated Stent Approved
Abbott received FDA approval for its Xience V drug-coated stent, which is expect...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:31:00 EDT

AstraZeneca Wins Key Patent Victory
AstraZeneca won a ruling likely to delay U.S. generic competition for its schizo...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:30:00 EDT

Health News - TIME Magazine

A Cost-Effective Way to Save the World?
Economists from the Copenhagen Consensus claim to have calculated how to get the...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EST

Lowering Your Own Blood Pressure
A new study shows that patients don't need doctors to help control their blood p...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EST

Stem-Cell Treatments for Pets
With owners willing to spend more and more on their pets' health, vets are incre...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EST

How Dangerous Are CT Scans?
Recent studies show that many U.S. patients are getting multiple, unnecessary CT...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EST

Your Laptop's Dirty Little Secret
If you knew where your cast-off high-tech hardware ended up -- in toxic heaps in...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:15:00 EST

Health News - Associated Press

Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) -- A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to t...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:48:59 GMT

Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:49 GMT

Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
NEW YORK (AP) -- When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:12 GMT

Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time
NEW YORK (AP) -- A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could p...
Publ.Date : Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:07:49 GMT

First floods, now pesky mosquitoes for Midwest
CHICAGO (AP) -- First came the floods - now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesk...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:52:06 GMT

Health News - FDA News Releases

FDA Food Protection Plan Shows Significant Progress
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Protection Plan Progress Repor...
Publ.Date : Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:52:00 GMT

FDA Approves First Generic Risperidone to Treat Psychiatric Conditions
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic vers...
Publ.Date : Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:13:00 GMT

FDA Requests Seizure of Animal Food Products at PETCO Distribution Center
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), U.S. Marshal...
Publ.Date : Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:23:00 GMT

United States and China Outline Progress on Agreement on Food and Feed Safe...
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Mike Leavitt signed a Joi...
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:28:00 GMT

FDA Approves Diaphragm-Pacing Device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it approved the ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:17:00 GMT

Health News - Eureka Alert

Extended cyclone relief efforts aided from space
(European Space Agency) Earth observation satellites have provided vital informa...

Funding boost in fight against leukaemia
(University of Manchester) University of Manchester researchers have been awarde...

Stem cells from umbilical cord used in the treatment of hepatic diseases
(Universidad de Granada) Researchers of the University of Granada and the Univer...

Disclosing violence to primary care or obestetrics/gynecology physicians mo...
(Boston University) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine and Bo...

Pioneering stroke researcher awarded Canada's highest honor
(University of Western Ontario) Renowned stroke researcher Dr. Vladimir Hachinsk...

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