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FACTBOX-Measures to fight H1N1 swine flu in EuropeReuters - 29 minutes ago Nov 24 (Reuters) - Here are some details about measures taken to fight the H1N1 swine flu, a mixture of swine, bird and human viruses and which has killed more than 7860 people globally, according to the latest European Centre for Disease prevention ... Vaccine system remains antiquated Washington Post Uganda: He Broke the Silence, Gave HIV At Workplace a Positive FaceAllAfrica.com - - 3 hours ago Kampala - This year, to commemorate the World AIDS Day, December 1, The New Vision, in conjunction with the parliamentary committee on HIV/AIDS, will award individuals who have played a remarkable role in the fight against HIV in their communities. Breast Cancer Risk Is Not So Easy to Figure OutU.S. News & World Report - - 14 hours ago The US Preventive Services Task Force's controversial new breast cancer screening recommendations are specifically for women who are at "normal" risk of breast cancer. New mammogram recommendations stir strong reaction The Patriot Ledger Another Loss for Pfizer in Drug SuitsNew York Times - - 9 hours ago Pfizer has been ordered to pay a total of $103 million in punitive damages to two women who were found to have breast cancer after they used hormonal drugs, state court officials in Philadelphia said Monday. Award in Hormone Suit Wall Street Journal Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug SafetyNew York Times - - 8 hours ago What could be done to prevent another Vioxx? This pain medication for arthritis became a blockbuster after its introduction in 1999, only to be taken off the market in 2004 when a study linked the drug to an increased risk of heart ... Vioxx risks could have been identified years earlier Los Angeles Times Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall U.S. News & World Report Muslims brave swine flu worries to make Hajj pilgrimageBBC News - 5 hours ago More than two million Muslims are braving the threat from swine flu to make this year's Hajj pilgrimage. Concerns about the spread of the virus swine flu are dominating the religious event. Hajj Pilgrims Add H1N1 Vaccine to Ritual Voice of America GOP shameless in attacks on health care billCapital Times - 58 minutes ago It's always a dose of political reality to visit my mother in Virginia. She is represented by Rep. Glenn Nye, a Democrat who voted against the House health care bill earlier this month. Health care sector is feeling just fine, thank you Pioneer Press US study links ADHD with exposure to tobacco, leadXinhua - - 2 hours ago LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Children may face a high risk of attention deficit hyper activity disorder, or ADHD, if they are exposed to tobacco smoke before being born or to lead during their childhood, a new study shows. Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHD news Stories LA council to consider medical marijuana ordinanceSan Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago AP LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council will consider provisions to a proposed medical marijuana ordinance they have struggled with for two years. LA. to Set Pot-Club Rules Wall Street Journal LA city officials try to get a grip on medical marijuana Los Angeles Times Novartis opens 1st US plant for flu vaccine in NCBoston Herald - 9 minutes ago By AP BASEL, Switzerland - Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis AG has opened the first US plant to produce flu vaccines using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods, it said Tuesday. Novartis vaccine facility opens abc11.com Consumer drug ads drive up health costs -US studyReuters - - 11 hours ago CHICAGO, Nov 23 (Reuters) - When consumer advertising began for the popular blood-thinner Plavix, Medicaid insurance programs for the poor and disabled spent millions more on the drug, even though the ads did not tempt doctors to write more ... Direct-to-Consumer Ads Associated With Higher Medicaid Costs Science Daily (press release) Type 2 diabetes is not hopeless despite statisticsThe Spokesman Review - - 3 hours ago More than 180 million people worldwide have diabetes, according to the World Health Organization. In 2005, an estimated 1.1 million people died from the disease. Caffeine and blood sugar: What's the connection? MayoClinic.com Diabetes Surgery Summit Consensus Lays Foundation for New Field of Medicine Science Daily (press release) State health board postpones hearing about medical potDenver Post - 3 hours ago The Colorado Board of Health on Monday postponed a critical hearing on medical marijuana scheduled for next month. The board had been slated to re-examine its definition of a medical-marijuana "caregiver" at a hearing Dec. 16. Support for legalizing marijuana grows rapidly Washington Post Booster-seat law expandedOneonta Daily Star - - 2 hours ago Starting today, any motorist with a passenger younger than 8 who is not restrained by a booster seat or other child-restraint system will be violating state law. It's the law: Booster seats for 7-year-olds The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com Medical marijuana distributors multiply as San Jose weighs ordinanceSan Jose Mercury News - - Nov 23, 2009 Inside an unremarkable three-story office building near Santana Row, Richard Noonan waited last week in the San Jose Cannabis Buyers Collective lobby for the marijuana he uses to treat symptoms of palsy. An Inside Look at Oregon's Marijuana Cafe Opposing Views The state's swine flu death count is now sixThe Union Leader - 51 minutes ago CONCORD - Updated, 12:01 am Regional clinics will offer swine flu vaccines this week to high-risk groups: 18- to 24-year-olds with underlying illnesses such as asthma, heart disease and immunosuppression diseases, plus anyone who provides continuous ... Strafford County has first H1N1 virus death Foster's Daily Democrat Success of new Martin Luther King Jr. hospital could hinge on board's makeupLos Angeles Times - - Nov 22, 2009 Seven yet-to-be-named appointees would decide how to run the hospital and whom to hire. Outpatients wait in the lobby of the clinic that operates at the Martin Luther King Jr. Hope reborn in South LA La Opinión Deal Will Turn a Los Angeles Hospital Private New York Times Thanksgiving EventsDaily Press - 57 minutes ago • Community Thanksgiving Dinner. 11:30 am- 1:30 pm Nov. 26, the Salvation Army Corps/Community Center, 1033 Big Bethel Road. The meal will include turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, collard greens, macaroni and ... Church meals help fill holiday needs Wisconsin Rapids Tribune Volunteers work to feed Fairbanks on Thanksgiving Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Consumer group: Toys safer this year, but parents still need to be carefulLa Crosse Tribune - 5 hours ago Parents should find a much safer selection when they go hunting for toys this holiday season. That's because the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act that took effect earlier this year aimed to limit phthalates and lead levels in toys. DPS closes dorms because of safety issuesAustin American-Statesman - - 4 hours ago Two dormitories used by Texas Department of Public Safety recruits have been closed because of safety concerns. The dorms have been without basic fire safety equipment, including sprinklers and alarms, and an evacuation plan for the ... DPS cites aging buildings safety, closes 2 dorms Houston Chronicle | How to call the show... 1) Make sure the show is live (see graphic above). 2) Dial 724-444-7444. 3) Enter Call ID# 27566 when prompted. 4) Follow the phone prompts to join the call. Would you like to be a special guest on the show? Send us an email which includes your contact information and the topic(s) that you would like to discuss. Listen to past shows featuring special guests... Bernard von NotHaus (Liberty Dollar) Aubrey de Grey, PhD Dr. Amanuel Sima, MD Dr. Bard Levey, DDS Neal Adams Robin Scovill (director) Richard Diaz (author) Dr. Kaayla T. 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