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Flu vaccine clinic turnout lower than expected

Boston Globe - Meghan E. Irons - ‎7 hours ago‎
Kyle Kelley of West Roxbury put on a brave face as a public health nurse wiped a spot on his arm and gave him a quick shot of the H1N1 vaccine.
5000-plus H1N1 vaccines down Galesburg Register-Mail
More swine flu clinics set Marco Island Sun Times

Fear of contamination spurs recall of Slim-Fast canned drinks

Chicago Sun-Times - ‎1 hour ago‎
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- All canned Slim-Fast drinks have been recalled by Unilever PLC's US subsidiary because of the possibility of bacterial contamination that could cause diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.

USPSTF breast cancer study questioned

The Money Times - Jaspreet Virk - ‎2 hours ago‎
The task force asserts that many times mammographies result in false positives. Even if the positives are true, they lead to unnecessary treatment like surgery, chemotherapy etc.

State budget cuts include HIV/AIDS programs

Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Helen Altonn - ‎2 hours ago‎
State Department of Health budget cuts for the fiscal year ending June 30 include money for several HIV/AIDS programs. About $40000 is being cut from Gregory House Programs, Hawaii's only statewide HIV/AIDS housing provider; ...

Worries grow that health overhaul could price out many

Boston Globe - Lisa Wangsness - ‎8 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON - President Obama has promised that the nation's health care overhaul will make medical insurance available - and affordable - for everyone.

Flu virus cases slowing down

The Record-Courier - ‎19 hours ago‎
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services is warning residents to beware of potential scams preying on concerns generated by the H1N1 influenza outbreak.
H1N1 Scam Online Wheeling News Register

A changing fight against AIDS

Boston Globe - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
AS THE global AIDS epidemic evolves, so should the tools used to fight it. Because of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the number of HIV-positive adults receiving life-saving drugs has grown more than eightfold in recipient countries ...

FDA Staff Recommends Look At Child Weight Gain With Antipsychotics

Wall Street Journal - Jennifer Corbett - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Food and Drug Administration medical reviewers said Friday the agency should conduct an additional review of antipsychotic drugs to look at the impact of weight gain in children, ...

Stem cells for federal research approved

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Rob Stein - ‎Dec 3, 2009‎
Scientists can start using taxpayer money to study stem-cell lines that had been put off-limits on moral grounds by the Bush administration.

Steam plant failure affects 2 Chicago hospitals

Chicago Tribune - ‎22 hours ago‎
AP CHICAGO - Authorities say an electrical failure at a steam generation plant cut off heat and hot water to two Chicago hospitals.

Studies: Colorectal, breast cancers linked to smoking

Private MD - Brendan Missett - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
Most smokers have long known that their habit puts them at risk for developing lung cancer, but new studies may encourage them to undergo colorectal and breast cancer testing as well.

Makers of Powerful Painkillers Present Safety Plans

U.S. News & World Report - Alan Mozes - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- The makers of 24 different prescription painkillers on Friday presented federal regulators with plans to curb the abuse of these opioid drugs.

Becky Griggs Shares Secret of Losing 200 Pounds without Diets and Surgery

TopNews United States - Amit Pathania - ‎4 hours ago‎
Six years back, 43 year old Becky Griggs weighed a whopping 352 pounds, and was struggling with high blood pressure and a myriad of other medical problems, but today, 200 pounds lighter and free of all those dangers, the woman has come out to share the ...
Becky Griggs Los Angeles Public Relations News

FDA Warns of Problems With Sterilization Device

New York Times - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
By AP Doctors and hospitals should stop using a device from the Steris Corporation to sterilize surgical tools after reports of malfunctions, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

wthrvera Bradley helps IU make strides in cancer fight

WTHR - ‎19 hours ago‎
Entertainment News from AP Indianapolis - Pink has become the internationally recognized symbol for breast cancer awareness, but the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer Research Laboratories aren't as drenched in pink as one might expect.

Schools to get masks, gloves to help prevent spread of flu

Los Angeles Times - Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Seema Mehta - ‎Dec 4, 2009‎
Millions of them, purchased with federal grants, will be distributed throughout California for use by ill students and the nurses who examine them.

Arizona Safeway stores recall ground beef products

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) - Deborah Stocks - ‎10 hours ago‎
PHOENIX -- A Valley grocery store chain is recalling beef products that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak. Beef Packers Inc. of Fresno, California is recalling approximately 22723 pounds of ground beef products that may be linked to an outbreak of ...
Safeway recalls beef in Arizona, NM Phoenix Business Journal

Police raid elaborate pot-growing operation in Englewood

WGNtv.com - ‎21 hours ago‎
ENGLEWOOD, Ill. - Chicago drug investigators raided an elaborate marijuana growing operation housing more than 400 cannabis plants in two adjacent South Side storefronts and arrested the alleged proprietor, police said Friday.

Family of E. coli victim sues Cargill for $100 million

Minneapolis Star Tribune - Matt McKinney - ‎14 hours ago‎
She was a dance instructor who lost use of her legs, bladder and bowel after eating tainted hamburger produced by Cargill. By MATT mckinney, Star Tribune You are too funny.

John Forester: Medical use of marijuana just a smoke screen

Reading Eagle - ‎9 hours ago‎
Last week, the House Health and Human Services Committee held a hearing on a bill that would allow the use of marijuana for medical reasons.

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