H1N1 Swine Flu No Worse Than Seasonal FluWebMD - - 43 minutes ago Sept. 7, 2010 -- In adults and children over age 6 months, the H1N1 swine flu was no more severe -- and posed no greater risk of serious disease -- than recent seasonal flu bugs. H1N1 Pandemic Flu Even Milder Than Seasonal Strains BusinessWeek Pandemic H1N1 Similar to Seasonal Strains MedPage Today About 20% of U.S. adults, teens still smokeUSA Today - - 3 hours ago ATLANTA (AP) - US smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. Adult Smoking Hits Plateau MedPage Today US smoking rate hasn't changed, CDC says Los Angeles Times 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen Might Help Cancer PatientsU.S. News & World Report - - 5 hours ago TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A controlled dose of the main ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms appears to reduce anxiety and lift spirits in people battling advanced cancer, researchers report. 'Magic mushrooms' ingredient beneficial to cancer patients, report says Los Angeles Times BPA From Dental Sealants, Fillings: Is It Safe?WebMD - - 2 hours ago Sept. 7, 2010 -- Parents worried about mercury in amalgam dental fillings now have a new bugbear: BPA from dental sealants and "white" fillings. Fillings, Sealants May Leach BPA Into Kids' Mouths U.S. News & World Report Non-stick chemicals linked to high cholesterol in kidsCBC.ca - 7 hours ago The chemicals contained in non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics may be linked to elevated levels of cholesterol in children and teenagers, new research shows. Chemicals used in non-stick cookware coatings are linked to high cholesterol ... New York Daily News FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beveragesThe Associated Press - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages. Dr Pepper Snapple, Unilever Chided Over Green Tea Claims Food Product Design FDA To Lipton: Tea Can't Do That OPB News Sleep Linked to Childhood ObesityWebMD - - 1 hour ago Sept. 7, 2010 -- Infants and young children who don't get enough sleep at night may be more likely to become obese before adulthood, a new study says. Nighttime sleep patterns in babies linked to later obesity Los Angeles Times Report: Men More Likely to Suffer Memory Loss in Old AgeTIME - - 3 hours ago Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that, in old age ... wait, what were we saying? OK, memory loss in the elderly is no laughing matter. Men more susceptible to memory problems msnbc.com US Patients Going Straight To Emergency Department, Bypassing Personal PhysiciansMedical News Today - 2 hours ago Every wondered why emergency departments in the USA are so crowded? The answer seems to be in people's changing behaviors over the last few years. ER often first choice for non-emergency care ModernHealthcare.com More patients turning to ER for acute care CNN (blog) Animal-Based Low-Carbohydrate Diet Linked to Higher All-Cause MortalityMedscape - - 49 minutes ago September 7, 2010 - An animal-based, low-carbohydrate diet is associated with higher all-cause mortality rates, whereas a vegetable-based low-carbohydrate diet is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality rates, according to ... Olive: A fish story that's tough to believeToronto Star - - 5 hours ago Photo from AquaBounty Technologies Inc. shows a size comparison of a genetically modified salmon with a non-transgenic Atlantic salmon sibling of the same age. The Modified Fish Fight The Atlantic Malpractice Litigation, Defensive Medicine Cost Less Than ThoughtMedscape - - 4 hours ago September 7, 2010 - Many physicians and conservative politicians contend that to curb the rising cost of healthcare, the United States needs bold medical liability reform as opposed to the healthcare reform enacted by Congress this year. Medical Malpractice Costs US Billions MyFox Chicago Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in US U.S. News & World Report Vertex Cures Hard-to-Treat Hep C PatientsTheStreet.com - - 28 minutes ago CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (TheStreet) -- Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) released new late-stage clinical data Tuesday demonstrating that 65% of hepatitis C patients whose prior therapy was unsuccessful were able to later ... Vertex Maintains Lead Over Merck In Hepatitis C Forbes (blog) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Bearish Signs TradersHuddle.com Minn. gov to take $250M in federal Medicaid cashBusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty informed state and federal leaders Tuesday that Minnesota will accept about $250 million in federal medical assistance, relieving health care providers and Democrats who feared he would turn it down. Pawlenty Asks For Enhanced Medicaid Funding Kaiser Health News Pawlenty Will Take Extra Medicaid Funds TIME (blog) Emdeon to buy Chamberlin Edmonds for $260 millionBusinessWeek - 2 hours ago Emdeon Inc., a health care payment technology company, said Tuesday it plans to buy Chamberlin Edmonds & Associates Inc. for $260 million in cash. Emdeon To Buy Healthcare Backoffice Co For $260M Wall Street Journal Emdeon buying Atlanta-based company for $260 million The Tennessean The Downside of Weight LossWebMD - - 2 hours ago A new study finds that blood levels of substances known as persistent organic pollutants were higher in people who had lost weight compared to people who maintained or gained weight. Weight Loss Increases Pollutant Levels in Blood CalorieLab Calorie Counter News St. Jude to buy stake in cardio devicemakerModernHealthcare.com - - 3 hours ago Medical-devicemaker St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minn., has struck a deal to pay $60 million to acquire a 19% ownership interest in Atlanta-based cardiovascular-device manufacturer CardioMEMS. St. Jude invests in heart monitor device Minneapolis Star Tribune Giving Big Health-Care Companies The Option To Acquire Wall Street Journal (blog) Whooping cough diagnoses lagged in eight California deaths, analysis showsLos Angeles Times - - 18 hours ago All eight of the infants who have died in the current epidemic had been taken to clinics and hospitals multiple times before an accurate diagnosis was made, a state review shows. State's first West Nile death reported in Orange CountyOrlando Sentinel - - 1 hour ago An 80-year-old man who resided in east Orange County died recently of the mosquito-borne illness, county health officials said today, but officials did not give the exact date to protect the patient's privacy. Your view: Are you concerned about catching the West Nile virus? Suburban Life Publications The Big Small Business Health Insurance ProblemBusinessWeek - - 2 hours ago Through the debate on reforming health insurance for small businesses, an important piece of information was missing: Policymakers had little data on why only some young companies offer their employees health insurance. |
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Swine flu less serious than other influenza: US studyAFP - 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON - Infection from the 2009 A(H1N1) pandemic virus presented a lower risk of serious complications than other recent strains of the...
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