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12-Year-Olds Turning to Huffing Household Chemicals for Cheap High

dBTechno - ‎24 minutes ago‎
More and more 12 year olds are turning to huffing as a way to get high according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

$650m compensation settlement for heroes of September 11

Times Online - Nico Hines - ‎4 hours ago‎
Rescue and recovery workers who were exposed to a toxic brew of smoke and dust in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks have been awarded $650 million in a compensation deal struck in New York.

People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk

The Associated Press - Maria Cheng - ‎3 hours ago‎
LONDON - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday.

FOCUS: Roche Faces Investor Test After Recent Trial Failures

Wall Street Journal - Goran Mijuk - ‎31 minutes ago‎
ZURICH (Dow Jones)--Roche Holding AG's (RHHBY) recent drug trial failures involving some of its most potent products have increased pressure on the Swiss firm ahead of its investor day on whether it can meet market ...

Are Doctors Recommending Too Many Tests?

ABC News - Lara Salahi - ‎12 hours ago‎
Many who opt for angiograms, tests designed to detect the presence of heart disease, may be receiving the test unnecessarily, according to researchers.
Heart Test May Be Overused Wall Street Journal

Health Buzz: Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Products Expands

U.S. News & World Report - Megan Johnson - ‎21 hours ago‎
The Department of Agriculture has recalled 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that contain a flavoring ingredient probably tainted by salmonella, the Associated Press reports.

Healthier men want more sex for more years

CNN - Ashley Fantz - ‎Mar 9, 2010‎
If men stay in good shape, they can enjoy more years of good sex, a study says. (CNN) -- Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome

New York Times - Nicholas Wade - ‎Mar 10, 2010‎
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major ...

Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean Guidelines

New York Times - Denise Grady - ‎Mar 10, 2010‎
A panel of medical experts on Wednesday recommended steps to reverse a trend that has dismayed many pregnant women: the increasing difficulty of finding doctors and hospitals that will let a woman try to give birth normally if she has ...

Pfizer Disappointed in Study Results for Two Drugs

Wall Street Journal - John Kell - ‎1 hour ago‎
Pfizer Inc. said it ended a Phase III trial for its experimental lung-cancer drug called figitumumab. The drug giant also announced two Phase III studies of its advanced breast-cancer drug Sutent failed to meet their primary endpoints.

Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Fractures

BusinessWeek - Kathleen Doheny - ‎9 hours ago‎
THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of oral drugs prescribed to keep osteoporosis at bay may be associated with unusual fractures of the thigh bone, two new studies suggest.

H1N1 immunizations available through March from Wayne County Health Department

Palladium-Item - Pam Tharp - ‎3 hours ago‎
The H1N1 influenza virus is still circulating in Indiana and the nation, but many Wayne County residents won't be worried about a possible third wave of the illness this spring.

Single Payer, Many Faults

Wall Street Journal - Joseph Rago - ‎10 hours ago‎
To hear President Obama tell it, the health-care entitlement that Democrats are on the verge of passing is the natural result of his pragmatic approach to government.

Amnesty International: In the U.S., Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies

TIME - Jennifer Block - ‎2 hours ago‎
Amnesty International may be best known to American audiences for bringing to light horror stories overseas such as the disappearance of political activists in Argentina or the abysmal conditions inside South ...

SF police turn elsewhere for drug-test help

San Francisco Chronicle - Jaxon Van Derbeken, Rachel Gordon - ‎8 hours ago‎
(03-11) 19:11 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco's police chief said Thursday he hopes drug evidence testing will resume as soon as today with the help of outside agencies, even as prosecutors said that the number of cases dropped because of a ...

Relay refrain: 'A cure for cancer will be music to our ears'

Weymouth News - Maureen Walsh - ‎4 hours ago‎
Team members and supporters gathered last Thursday for the overture to the 2010 Relay For Life: “A Cure for Cancer Will Be Music to Our Ears.

Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills two Oklahoma students

CNN - ‎14 hours ago‎
(CNN) -- Authorities are investigating six possible cases of bacterial meningitis -- including two deaths -- in rural Oklahoma elementary school students.

Learning to Keep Patients Safe in a Culture of Fear

New York Times - Pauline W. Chen - ‎6 hours ago‎
One afternoon during my training, I watched as one of my closest friends, another surgery resident, was led into the office of the department chief.

HIV/AIDS Registers a Rise Among Girls and Women

TopNews United States - Jason Ramsey - ‎3 hours ago‎
Women are encouraged to get tested for HIV/AIDS regularly —every six months - and participate in National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD).

Why Rush Limbaugh would go to Costa Rica if Obama's healthcare plan passes

Christian Science Monitor - Chrissie Long - ‎15 hours ago‎
Rush Limbaugh said he'd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if the healthcare reform touted by President Barack Obama is passed.
'Limbaugh Leaving' New York Times (blog)

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