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- Dennis Quaid backs drugmaker liability suits - Reuters

eFluxMediaDennis Quaid backs drugmaker liability suits
Reuters -1 hour ago
By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actor Dennis Quaid urged the US Congress on Wednesday to preserve patients' rights to sue drugmakers for injuries, recounting how his newborn twins nearly died from an accidental drug overdose.
Quaid testifies of peril to newborn twinsThe Associated Press
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NECNAlbany resident testifies for Alzheimer's funding
Bizjournals.com -3 hours ago
An Albany resident, appearing at the invitation of Sen. Gordon Smith, called for Congress to increase the funding it will allot toward Alzheimer's disease research.
Video: O'Connor Makes Personal Plea for Alzheimer's AidAssociatedPress
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Earthtimes (press release)Bayer pulls Trasylol supplies after study
Reuters -47 minutes ago
By Gene Emery BOSTON (Reuters) - Bayer AG is removing remaining supplies of its heart-surgery drug Trasylol from the US market after a long-awaited study found it raised the risk of death compared to two alternatives, US regulators said on Wednesday.
Bayer Healthcare to remove remaining Trasylol from market: FDAForbes
Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drugThe Associated Press Washington Post -InjuryBoard.com -MedPage Today -TheHeart.Org all 154 news articles - Child-killing virus hits Beijing - CNN

Ontario NowChild-killing virus hits Beijing
CNN -12 hours ago
BEIJING, China (CNN) -- The death toll in China's outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease has risen to 42 children, with the capital Beijing reporting its first case Wednesday, state media said.
Beijing reports first child virus deathThe Associated Press
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KVALPhysical activity's effect on breast cancer varies
Reuters -8 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a literature review of published studies confirm that while all women are likely to reduce their risk of breast cancer with regular physical activity, certain subgroups benefit more than others.
Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for SistersU.S. News&World Report
Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancerThe Associated Press Food Consumer -MedPage Today -Tyler Morning Telegraph -New York Times all 460 news articles - Health Highlights: May 14, 2008 - Washington Post

CTV.caHealth Highlights: May 14, 2008
Washington Post -7 hours ago
A new study suggests that more than half of all insured Americans regularly take prescription drugs to treat chronic health problems, with drugs to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol the most widely used, theAssociated Pressreported.
Most Americans on Prescription DrugseFluxMedia
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dBTechnoDeath Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not
Washington Post -7 hours ago
WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Being well-educated can lengthen your life span, according to new study. The research, published in the May 14 issue ofPLoS ONE, shows that the gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than a high...
Death Gap In US Widens Based On Level Of EducationdBTechno
Years of Education a Marker for Widening Socioeconomic Gap in...MedPage Today Kaiser network.org -ACS News Center -Newsweek -WebMD all 27 news articles - Picking The Best Embryo For IVF - CBS News

Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesPicking The Best Embryo For IVF
CBS News -5 hours ago
The Pregnancy Loss Support Program of the National Council of Jewish Women created a list of support groups that provide services available nationwide.
DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable EmbryosABC News
Better Baby-Making: Picking the Healthiest Embryo for IVFScientific American Reuters -RedOrbit -eFluxMedia -BBC News all 74 news articles - Meningitis B trials'encouraging' - BBC News

BBC NewsMeningitis B trials'encouraging'
BBC News -49 minutes ago
Thousands of deaths and disabilities are caused globally by meningitis B, but a vaccine is difficult to produce because of the many different strains.
Trials raise hopes for vaccine against killer meningitis strainTimes Online
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Insider MedicineStudy Finds Connection Between Pollution, DVT
KDKA -3 hours ago
PITTSBURGH (KDKA)― When it comes to air pollution, people think about what it might do to the lungs, but a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine is focusing on a different part of the body - the veins.
Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in LegsWashington Post
Study links air pollution, blood clots in veinsReuters BBC News -CBS News -eFluxMedia -U.S. News&World Report all 117 news articles - Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link - New York Times

eFluxMediaCourt Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link
New York Times -May 12, 2008
By GARDINER HARRIS WASHINGTON - The United States Court of Federal Claims began another hearing on Monday to decide whether a vaccine additive led thousands of children to become autistic.
Court to Hear Families on Vaccine-Autism LinkABC News
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FireFighting News.comCorrection: Missing helicopter story
The Associated Press -5 hours ago
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - In a May 11 story about a University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter crash, The Associated Press, relying on a news release from the university, misidentified the type of helicopter.
First Funeral Held for Helicopter Crash VictimWKBT
Separate funds cause confusion for Med Flight crash victimsWKOW-TV.com The Capital Times -Park Record -New York Times -Chicago Tribune all 653 news articles - 14 more people implicated in UCLA medical records snooping - TG Daily

dBTechno14 more people implicated in UCLA medical records snooping
TG Daily -10 hours ago
By Humphrey Cheung Los Angeles (CA) - The California Department of Public Health has issued its findings in the UCLA celebrity medical records snooping case.
Report: 68 now implicated in UCLA medical records snoopingSan Francisco Chronicle
14 More Accused At Peeking On Celebs At UCLA Medical CenterdBTechno Los Angeles Times -USA Today -Access Hollywood -The UCLA Daily Bruin all 54 news articles - Rodent Virus Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient - FOXNews

ABC NewsRodent Virus Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient
FOXNews -11 hours ago
Health authorities said a 70-year-old woman died and a 57-year-old man is critically ill in a Boston hospital after each was given a kidney from an infected donor, reports The Boston Globe.
Recipients Accepted Organs From"High Risk" Homeless DonorABC News
1 dies, 1 ill after receiving kidneysBoston Globe United Press International -Concord Monitor -Boston Channel.com all 74 news articles - Gene Therapy Found to Slow Progression of Fatal Brain Condition - eFluxMedia

dBTechnoGene Therapy Found to Slow Progression of Fatal Brain Condition
eFluxMedia -12 hours ago
By Anna Boyd An experimental gene therapy had positive effects in slowing the progression of Batten disease, or Late Infantile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (LINCL), a team of New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine Center...
Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological ConditionWashington Post
Gene Therapy Helps Children Fight Rare Brain DiseaseChattahBox Telegraph.co.uk -dBTechno -Science Now -Bloomberg all 52 news articles - Healthcare industry, foundation offer reform plans - ReutersHealthcare industry, foundation offer reform plans
Reuters -May 13, 2008
By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group representing health plans and hospitals proposed health insurance reforms that would revise payment systems on Tuesday, clashing with a respected private foundation that proposed much more extensive reforms.
Healthcare Reform, by the Commonwealth FundU.S. News&World Report
Comment by Karen Davis, Ph.D. President, The Commonwealth FundIndianapolis Star -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Kaiser network.org -American Enterprise Institute all 37 news articles - Programs Tap Internet To Increase Clinical Trial Recruitment - iHealthBeatPrograms Tap Internet To Increase Clinical Trial Recruitment
iHealthBeat -6 hours ago
Amid a growing shortage of clinical trial participants -- especially among adult cancer patients, minorities and adolescents -- medical centers and other health care groups are launching Internet-based programs aimed at matching patients with clinical...
EmergingMed matches patients with clinical trialsFierceBiotech
For the Ill, Guidance in Finding a Clinical TrialWall Street Journal Blogs Biloxi Sun Herald -Wall Street Journal -Insurance News Net (press release) all 15 news articles - Health Buzz: Celebrex, Naproxen, and Other Health News - U.S. News&World Report

ChattahBoxHealth Buzz: Celebrex, Naproxen, and Other Health News
U.S. News&World Report -May 13, 2008
Taking the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines Celebrex and naproxen does not appear to slow mental decline in people with a family history of Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports.
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Inefficient in Preventing Alzheimer’seFluxMedia
Anti-inflammatories did not ward off dementia-studyReuters Washington Post -WLNS -Newsinferno.com -The Associated Press all 252 news articles - Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen - U.S. News&World Report

MedPage TodayStudy Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen
U.S. News&World Report -3 hours ago
By Randy Dotinga WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind supports the use of a popular three-drug regimen for HIV patients and suggests a cocktail of two classes of drugs is a good alternative.
Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Against HIVVoice of America
Most effective initial therapy for HIV-1 infection identifiedEurekAlert (press release) MedPage Today -New England Journal of Medicine (subscription) all 15 news articles - LA moves to halt Skid Row patient dumping - San Jose Mercury NewsLA moves to halt Skid Row patient dumping
San Jose Mercury News -3 hours ago
AP LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles is cracking down on so-called patient dumping on Skid Row. The City Council gave tentative approval Wednesday to a law that would fine hospitals up to $25000 for taking patients anyplace but home without their written...
LA Council gives early OK to patient'dumping' fineLos Angeles Times
Ordinance Would Fine Hospitals $25k For Dumping PatientsKNBC.com abc7.com -Los Angeles Times all 22 news articles
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