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New Zealand influenza A/H1N1 confirmed cases rise to 711

Xinhua - Wang Guanqun - ‎40 minutes ago‎
WELLINGTON, July 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of influenza A/H1N1 confirmed cases in New Zealand rose to 711 on Wednesday, up 58 from 653 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said.

Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular Painkillers

New York Times - Gardiner HarrisDonald G. McNeil Jr. - ‎6 hours ago‎
ADELPHI, Md. - A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.

Senate health panel readies gov't insurance option

The Associated Press - Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar - ‎13 hours ago‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senators on a key committee are putting the finishing touches on a government health insurance option that they hope will win broad support among Democrats and the public.

Report on protein test to predict heart attack sounds cautious note

Boston Globe - Liz Kowalczyk - ‎3 hours ago‎
Researchers, led by cardiologists at Massachusetts General Hospital, reported yesterday that testing patients for a protein associated with inflammation may help predict the risk of heart attacks and strokes in certain cases but that ...

City Officials Promote Free HIV Testing

Washington Post - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
The DC Council recognized National HIV Testing Day yesterday by publicizing free testing with an event at the John A. Wilson Building.

E. Coli Confirmed In Nestlé Samples

Washington Post - Lyndsey LaytonGreg Gaudio - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that it had confirmed the presence of E. coli 0157, a deadly strain of bacteria, in samples of Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough produced at the company's plant ...

Institute Offers Blueprint for U.S. Effort to Compare Medical ...

Wall Street Journal - Laura Yao - ‎7 hours ago‎
The nonprofit Institute of Medicine provided a road map Tuesday for a new US-backed effort to compare medical treatments and give doctors and patients better information to guide care for dozens of diseases and conditions.
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Price of tobacco just got costlier

Daytona Beach News-Journal - Jim SaundersKari Cobham - ‎4 hours ago‎
DAYTONA BEACH -- Not much can stand between Dot Kelley and her cigarettes -- not even taxes. "I might have to switch to a cheaper brand, but I will continue to smoke," said Kelley, almost defiantly as she lugged bags of ...

UnitedHealth sees $332 bln in US health savings

Reuters - Susan KellyCarol Bishopric - ‎13 hours ago‎
CHICAGO, June 30 (Reuters) - Making better use of technology could reap savings of $332 billion across the US health care system over a decade, UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.

Novavax Wins Flu Vaccine Deal in Spain; Shares Surge

Washington Post - Jonathan Starkey - ‎5 hours ago‎
Shares of the Rockville-based vaccine maker Novavax surged more than 30 percent yesterday on news that the Spanish government plans to use its technology to protect people from the flu.

Otter population falls as humans pollute ocean

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎2 hours ago‎
Sea otters along the California coast are dying off faster than at any time since the late 1990s, a disturbing trend that experts say is partially due to human-caused water pollution, the US Geological Survey reported Tuesday.

Community health centers get $3.5 million in stimulus funds

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Guy Boulton - ‎3 hours ago‎
The four community health centers in Milwaukee, which collectively provide care for more than 70000 people a year, will receive more than $3.5 million in grants from the economic recovery act passed in February.

US preparing to lift HIV travel ban

Seattle Times - Kristi Heim - ‎11 hours ago‎
The Obama Administration is proposing a policy change that would effectively lift a ban on HIV-positive visitors from entering the United States.
Black Gay Men May Be At Increased HIV Risk Science Daily (press release)

EPA proposes tougher clean air rule

The Associated Press - Josef Hebert - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Monday proposed to strengthen a key air pollution health standard to better protect children and people with respiratory illnesses.

Plainview recalls products on Salmonella scare

Reuters - Clare BaldwinEdwin Chan - ‎Jun 29, 2009‎
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Plainview Milk Products Cooperative is voluntarily recalling a number of dairy products due to possible Salmonella contamination, but said on Monday there had been no reports of illness related to its product.

Pfizer's Sutent fails in colon cancer, trial halted

Reuters - Bill BerkrotTim Dobbyn - ‎11 hours ago‎
NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) said a late stage trial testing its cancer drug Sutent in advanced colon cancer was discontinued after it was deemed to be no more effective than standard chemotherapy.

LA doctors hope stem cells can heal injured heart

San Jose Mercury News - ‎11 hours ago‎
AP LOS ANGELES—Doctors at a Los Angeles-based hospital have injected a heart patient with specialized stem cells grown from his own heart tissue in an attempt to reverse scarring after a heart attack.

Sanofi Stock Drop Spurred Journal's Rush to Publish Lantus Data

Bloomberg - Trista Kelley - ‎8 hours ago‎
July 1 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA's three-day stock decline last week prompted the European Association for the Study of Diabetes to publish research on the French drugmaker's Lantus insulin a week ahead of schedule.

FDA clears Teva to sell generic oral contraceptive

MarketWatch - ‎2 hours ago‎
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., the Jerusalem drugmaker, said on Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration cleared the company to market a generic version of Ortho McNeil Janssen's Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo oral ...

Canes, walkers--and pets--cause falls

Chicago Tribune - ‎16 hours ago‎
Canes and walkers--the very things used to prevent falls--are associated with more than 47000 serious injuries each year among older adults, according to this study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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