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NIH expands swine flu shot tests to pregnant women (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer)
September 9, 2009 at 5:43 pm

WASHINGTON -- It's time to test the new swine flu vaccine in pregnant women. Studies of adults and children are going so well that the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday it is opening the research to 120 women in their second or third trimes... (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer) -

Researchers find prostate cancer stem cell (source: Reuters)
September 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a stem cell, a kind of master cell, that may cause at least some types of prostate cancer. (source: Reuters) -

NIAID Launches 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in Pregnant Women (source: National Institutes of Health)
September 9, 2009 at 4:55 pm

The first trial testing a candidate 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnant women is launching this week, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced today. (source: National Institutes of Health) -

Medicare Rights Center President Joseph Baker Explains Health Reform's Impact On People With Medicare To New York State Senate Committee On Aging (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 2:00 pm

Medicare Rights Center President Joseph Baker testified today that people with Medicare stand to benefit from improved coverage of prescription drugs and preventive services if health reform legislation pending in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes ... (source: Medical News Today) -

Go Raw Freeland Simple Granola Cereal, 16-Ounce Bags (Pack of 2) (Grocery) newly tagged ''health'' (source: Amazon)
September 9, 2009 at 1:26 pm

Go Raw Freeland Simple Granola Cereal, 16-Ounce Bags (Pack of 2) (Grocery)By Go Raw Buy new: $19.88 Customer Rating: First tagged ''health'' by Edie Summers ''The Holistic Coach'' Customer tags: raw food, alternatives to cereal, ra... (source: Amazon) -

More discharged patients are returning via the ER (source: USATODAY)
September 9, 2009 at 12:58 pm

When patients are treated by a hospital, then are readmitted for an unplanned reason, they often come back through emergency ... (source: USATODAY) -

ER nurse sees patients normally treated by primary care (source: USATODAY)
September 9, 2009 at 12:28 pm

Express Care, manager Deborah Franklin says, is ''a mirror of the failed primary-care system in our country. It's a sad commentary ... (source: USATODAY) -

NINDS Names Dr. Petra Kaufmann Director of the Office of Clinical Research (source: National Institutes of Health)
September 9, 2009 at 12:05 pm

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has named Petra Kaufmann, M.D., M.Sc., as director of its Office of Clinical Research. (source: National Institutes of Health) -

AMA letter a shot in the arm for Obama's efforts (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer)
September 9, 2009 at 11:33 am

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association has posted a letter on its Web site, urging President Barack Obama and Congress to reach an agreement on health reform. (source: Seattle Post Intelligencer) -

Day To Day Cooking Biscuits Recipe (Kindle Edition) newly tagged ''health'' (source: Amazon)
September 9, 2009 at 11:27 am

Day To Day Cooking Biscuits Recipe (Kindle Edition)By Kerry Axelsson Buy new: $1.50 First tagged ''health'' by K. Axelsson Customer tags: cooking(3), wheat free(2), celiac(2), gluten free(2), cookbook, nutrition, health, gluten, al... (source: Amazon) -

Off Balance on Purpose: Embrace Uncertainty and Create a Life You Love (Hardcover) newly tagged ''health'' (source: Amazon)
September 9, 2009 at 11:17 am

Off Balance on Purpose: Embrace Uncertainty and Create a Life You Love (Hardcover)By Dan Thurmon Buy new: $21.95 First tagged ''health'' by Peter Poblano Customer tags: happiness(2), healthy living, embrace reality, connections, me... (source: Amazon) -

News Analysis: Despite Fears, Health Care Overhaul Is Moving Ahead (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 10:26 am

President Obama's health care speech on Wednesday night comes after a month of uproar that does not seem to have greatly altered public opinion. (source: New York Times) -

Nurses Echo Call For Action On Binge Drinking (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

Following the publication of the BMA's report Under the Influence - the damaging effect of alcohol marketing on young people, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) renewed calls for tighter regulation of the sale and promotion of alcohol. (source: Medical News Today) -

Impact Of The Economic Crisis On Children Investigated In Special Issue Of Global Social Policy (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 9:00 am

As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers just published assess the effects of the crisis on children's health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific. (source: Medical News Today) -

Work Conditions Impact Parents' Food Choices (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 9:00 am

Since most parents in the US are employed, there are competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for themselves and their children. How parents cope with these demands and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategie... (source: Medical News Today) -

Infections may speed Alzheimer's memory loss (source: Reuters)
September 9, 2009 at 8:01 am

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Catching a cold or the flu could speed memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease, researchers reported Tuesday. (source: Reuters) -

Today's Opinions And Editorials (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 8:00 am

President Obama's Health Choices The New York Times President Obama's address to Congress about health care reform on Wednesday is the moment for him to stand tough for a large and comprehensive plan. (source: Medical News Today) -

Chicago-Based Consortium Awarded Major Grant From NIH To Create Center For AIDS Research (source: Medical News Today)
September 9, 2009 at 8:00 am

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a consortium of Chicago-based institutions, led by Rush University Medical Center, a five-year, $3.75-million grant to establish a Developmental Center for AIDS Research, creating a comprehensive research... (source: Medical News Today) -

How Air Pollution Can Damage the Heart (source: Time)
September 9, 2009 at 6:55 am

Adding to the burgeoning evidence that air quality may have a direct impact on heart health, a new study finds a measurable increase in blood pressure due to traffic pollution (source: Time) -

Hitler AIDS Ad Sets Off Blitzkreig (source: ABC News)
September 9, 2009 at 6:48 am

Shock and awe ad campaign depicts AIDS virus as mass murderer having sex. (source: ABC News) -

LifeCoach: can coffee can benefit your workout? (source: Telegraph)
September 9, 2009 at 6:35 am

Our panel of experts answers your questions and hands out advice. (source: Telegraph) -

Werelddag van de suïcidepreventie op 10 september (source: medinews.be)
September 9, 2009 at 5:58 am

Op 10 september organiseren de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie en de International Association for Suicide Prevention naar jaarlijkse gewoonte de ''Werelddag van de Suïcidepreventie''. Wereldwijd worden die dag acties georganiseerd om de preventie van zelfdod... (source: medinews.be) -

Obama to make case for big healthcare changes (source: Reuters)
September 9, 2009 at 5:53 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama takes on the bitter healthcare reform debate on Wednesday with a high-stakes speech to the U.S. Congress on his top domestic policy priority. (source: Reuters) -

Belang vitamine D onvoldoende bekend (source: medinews.be)
September 9, 2009 at 5:11 am

De vitamine D-advisering aan ouders van 1 t/m 3-jarigen kan sterk worden verbeterd. Het RIVM/Centrum Jeugdgezondheid heeft door TNO de knelpunten in het gebruik van vitamine D-tabletten en druppels laten onderzoeken. Hierbij is gekeken naar de huidige voor... (source: medinews.be) -

Q&A: The Future of Human Enhancement (source: TIME)
September 9, 2009 at 4:45 am

TIME talks to scientist Nick Bostrom about how medicine and technology arecombining to improve our physical and mental abilities and even dramaticallyextend human life (source: TIME) -

New iPhone App Alerts of Nearby Swine Flu Outbreaks (source: TIME)
September 9, 2009 at 4:45 am

Created by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston, a new iPhone app called Outbreaks Near Me alerts you when diseases flare up near your home (source: TIME) -

The NHS: Can Socialized Health Care Be Cost-Effective? (source: TIME)
September 9, 2009 at 4:45 am

When a consulting firm hired by the British government recommended job cuts to help save money in the National Health Service, politicians rushed to reject the report. Is there a way to make socialized health care cost-effective without losing votes? (source: TIME) -

Democrats Promise to Send Health Plan to Obama (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:29 am

Congressional leaders voiced optimism after meeting with President Obama to plot strategy on health care legislation and to consider a new proposal from Senator Max Baucus. (source: New York Times) -

Two foreign athletes at Deaflympics infected with H1N1 virus (source: Earth Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:29 am

Taipei - Two foreign athletes attending the 21st Summer Deaflympics in Taipei are infected with the H1N1 virus and have been banned from the Games, organizers said Wednesday. After a Japanese football player tested positive for the H1N1 virus, common... (source: Earth Times) -

Democrats Promise to Send Health Plan to Obama (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:29 am

Congressional leaders voiced optimism after meeting with President Obama to plot strategy on health care legislation and to consider a new proposal from Senator Max Baucus. (source: New York Times) -

The Work-Up: Bristling at Health Plan to Cover Early Retirees (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:02 am

In President Obama's proposal, an offer of catastrophic health insurance for retirees 55 to 64 would tide them over until they could get Medicare. (source: New York Times) -

Congress seeks healthcare deal before Obama speech (source: Reuters)
September 9, 2009 at 3:01 am

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate negotiators made a last stab at a bipartisan healthcare compromise as the U.S. Congress returned to work Tuesday, with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi calling a government-run insurance option ''essential'' to th... (source: Reuters) -

Health workers, who often balk, pressured to get flu shots (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
September 9, 2009 at 3:01 am

ALBANY, N.Y. - Thousands of health-care workers who typically avoid flu shots face more pressure than ever to get vaccinated as hospitals and clinics prepare for a spike in swine flu cases this fall and winter. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) -

Obama's health-care test, front and center (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer)
September 9, 2009 at 3:01 am

President Obama faces a big leadership test tonight as he tries to seize back the health-care debate from conservative opponents in an address to Congress, after a summer spent on the political defensive. (source: The Philadelphia Inquirer) -

Summer of Work Exposes Medical Students to System's Ills (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:01 am

After providing primary care in underserved areas this summer, medical students from the University of Washington returned to campus with their idealism tempered. (source: New York Times) -

Summer of Work Exposes Medical Students to System's Ills (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 3:01 am

After providing primary care in underserved areas this summer, medical students from the University of Washington returned to campus with their idealism tempered. (source: New York Times) -

First Stem Cell Drug Fails 2 Late-Stage Clinical Trials (source: New York Times)
September 9, 2009 at 1:43 am

The failure of Prochymal, from Osiris Therapeutics, is a setback for the use of adult stem cells to fight organ rejection. (source: New York Times) -

CDC Issues Guidelines for Swine Flu Medicines (source: Washington Post)
September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

With pandemic influenza cases on the rise across the country, federal public health authorities on Tuesday urged physicians to prescribe antiviral medicines to high-risk patients promptly but reminded the public that most people won't need, and shouldn't e... (source: Washington Post) -

Light at the speed of a bicycle and much more (source: Eurekalert.org)
September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

(Institute of Physics) The Institute of Physics and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council are launching a new report today, Wednesday, Sept. 9, entitled ''Optics and photonics: Physics enhancing our lives,'' to highlight the most recent ad... (source: Eurekalert.org) -

Small businesses would see lower costs, more comprehensive coverage from health reform (source: Eurekalert.org)
September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

(Commonwealth Fund) Small business owners and employees are among those who stand to benefit the most from provisions in some of the current health reform proposals under consideration by Congress according to a Commonwealth Fund report released today. Pr... (source: Eurekalert.org) -

Work conditions impact parents' food choices (source: Eurekalert.org)
September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

(Elsevier Health Sciences) How working parents cope with competing demands on their time that can compromise food choices for the family and how work conditions are related to food choice coping strategies are the subjects of a study in the September/Octob... (source: Eurekalert.org) -

CDC Issues Guidelines for Swine Flu Medicines (source: Washington Post)
September 9, 2009 at 12:00 am

With pandemic influenza cases on the rise across the country, federal public health authorities on Tuesday urged physicians to prescribe antiviral medicines to high-risk patients promptly but reminded the public that most people won't need, and shouldn't e... (source: Washington Post) -

Obama vows action on healthcare (source: BBC)
September 8, 2009 at 11:03 pm

President Obama says he intends ''to get something done this year'' on US healthcare reform, ahead of a key speech to Congress. (source: BBC) -

Proposal: Fine Uninsured Americans After Overhaul (source: cbs2chicago.com)
September 8, 2009 at 10:36 pm

Americans would be fined up to $3,800 for failing to buy health insurance under a plan that circulated in Congress on Tuesday as divisions among Democrats undercut President Obama's effort to regain traction on his health care overhaul. (source: cbs2chicago.com) -

Where There Was Smoke There's Science (source: Scientific American)
September 8, 2009 at 9:00 pm

The transcript of this podcast wil be posted in two to three weeks. Wake Forest University School of Medicine neuroscientist Dwayne Godwin talks about the the Winston-Salem area's adoption of biomedical research, as well as meetings with Congress about sci... (source: Scientific American) -

£500k plan set to give personal nurses to teen mums (source: Scotsman)
September 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

DOZENS of teenage mothers from poor backgrounds are set to take part in a pioneering £500,000 project in the Lothians which will see them being given a personal nurse. (source: Scotsman) -

Charity asks youngsters to light up smoking talks (source: Scotsman)
September 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

AN ANTI-SMOKING charity is to target young people in a bid to get them involved with government debate. (source: Scotsman) -

Nurses group says patient Bill falls short (source: Scotsman)
September 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

A MUCH anticipated Scottish Government Bill does not fully address the quality and safety of patient care, a nurses organisation has said. (source: Scotsman) -

Darling paves way for health service cuts (source: Scotsman)
September 8, 2009 at 8:00 pm

ALISTAIR Darling yesterday gave the clearest sign yet that the NHS will not be immune to public spending cuts when he said ''hard choices'' would have to be made to tac (source: Scotsman) -

ADHD chemistry clue found (source: BBC)
September 8, 2009 at 7:53 pm

Differences in the brain chemistry of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are found. (source: BBC) -



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