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A/H1N1 flu activity easing in CanadaXinhua - - 22 minutes ago OTTAWA, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The A/H1N1 flu is waning in Canada, with fewer hospital admissions and fewer reported cases in schools, health officials said Wednesday. West Allis reports swine flu death Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Congress Slams Panel for New Mammogram GuidelinesABC News - - 1 hour ago Put in the hot seat today about mammography guidelines released last month, members of the panel that wrote them said at least one controversial recommendation had been "misconstrued.
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NIH Has Approved 13 Human Stem Cell Lines For ResearchWall Street Journal - 5 hours ago (Updates with comments from Dr. George Daley, who developed 11 of the stem cell lines) By Jared A. Favole Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins said the agency has approved 13 human ... Can this man cure AIDS?Mother Nature Network - - 3 hours ago Dr. Sudhir Paul and a group of private funders are banking on a revolutionary approach to creating a vaccine for HIV. By Jessica A. Knoblauch Typically, AIDS research is funded by scientific groups like the National Institutes of Health and other ... Senators Pitch to Women and Elderly on Health BillNew York Times - - 22 hours ago WASHINGTON - In a day of desultory debate on sweeping health care legislation, senators appealed to two potent political constituencies on Tuesday, with Democrats seeking additional medical benefits for women and ... Senators express hope for a health reform bill Washington Post A subsidy for those most in needWashington Post - - 21 minutes ago Unless Congress and the president act soon, many unemployed workers and their dependents may lose their health insurance if a federal subsidy to help them pay for the coverage isn't extended. Health Gains From Lowered Smoking Rates in JeopardyU.S. News & World Report - - 2 hours ago WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The overall health of the US population has improved over the past three decades, largely because people have quit smoking in droves, but a new study suggests those gains might soon be wiped out if ... Obesity's rise trumps smoking's decline when it comes to life expectancy Los Angeles Times Squeezing Money Out of Home Health CareNew York Times - 1 hour ago By THE EDITORS James Estrin/The New York Times Home health care aides have become lifelines for many elderly people. Under the health care bills currently being debated in Congress, more than 30 million uninsured Americans would gain coverage. MARK STRAIN: Reforming healthcare or more bloat? Naples Daily News New Web site focuses on long-term care data McKnight's Long Term Care News Drug-resistant swine flu reported in Va. and Md.Washington Post - - 4 hours ago Two swine flu patients in Maryland and one in Virginia were hospitalized with a form of the virus resistant to a commonly used medicine, prompting infectious disease specialists to call for renewed caution even as the intensity of the ... Study: Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damageUSA Today - 1 hour ago By Robert Priedt, HealthDay "What we have found is that no region of the brain is spared from lead exposure. Distinct areas of the brain are affected differently," study author Kim Cecil, an imaging scientist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical ... Lead Exposure in Children Linked to Permanent Brain Damage: Study AboutLawsuits.com Lead exposure, brain damage linked Cincinnati.com Ohio charity workers find marijuana in donated jugThe Associated Press - 2 hours ago MARIETTA, Ohio - Police said whoever donated a water jug to a charity in southeast Ohio probably didn't mean to be so generous. Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up NationwideU.S. News & World Report - - 2 hours ago WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A nationwide program to get faster treatment for people with the most severe kind of heart attack has dramatically reduced the time between hospital arrival and lifesaving angioplasty. Team approach results in dramatic improvement in timely heart attack care EurekAlert (press release) Dyax Soars on Approval of KalbitorFOXBusiness - 2 hours ago Hereditary angioedema drug Kalbitor was approved by regulators on Wednesday, sending stock of manufacturer Dyax (DYAX) soaring to a year-long high. Dyax soars after FDA approves drug Bizjournals.com UPDATE 1-Novavax says H1N1 flu vaccine shows positive resultsReuters - - 10 hours ago Dec 2 (Reuters) - Vaccine maker Novavax (NVAX.O) said its H1N1 flu vaccine showed positive results in the first phase of a two-part, mid-stage study, sending its shares up 8 percent. Novavax Sees 'Favorable' H1N1 Testing Results; Shares Rally Wall Street Journal Sanofi Warning on Antidepressant NorpraminABC News - 5 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA has warned that its antidepressant Norpramin should be given with extreme caution to patients with a history of certain heart problems, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday. Desipramine Warnings Expanded MedPage Today Loneliness May Be CatchingU.S. News & World Report - - Dec 1, 2009 TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that lonely people attract fellow "lonelies" and influence others to feel lonely, too. Lonely people can spread their loneliness Tampabay.com Roche diabetes drug beats Januvia in Phase IIIFierceBiotech - - 12 hours ago Roche rolled out data from a pair of Phase III trials of its experimental diabetes drug taspoglutide, saying that researchers have nailed down its superiority to Merck's blockbuster Januvia. Roche Claims its Experimental Diabetes Drug as Better than Merck's Januvia TopNews United States UPDATE 1-cytrx says FDA lifts clinical hold on Lou Gehrig's drugReuters - - 10 hours ago Dec 2 (Reuters) - CytRx Corp (CYTR.O) said US health regulators lifted a clinical hold on its experimental oral drug for the treatment of Lou Gehrig's disease after accepting the company's revised trial protocol, sending its shares up as much as 16 ... cytrx: FDA lifts 2-year hold on arimoclomol tests The Associated Press US HOT STOCKS: Walgreen, US Airways, Hemispherx, NovavaxWall Street Journal - 10 hours ago US stocks were slightly higher Wednesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 4 points to 10476, the S&P 500 gained 1.3 points to 1110 and the Nasdaq Composite rose 10 points to 2186. FDA Declines Approval for Hemispherx's Ampligen TopNews United States Hemispherx gets FDA denial on Ampligen treatment The Associated Press Risks: Leaving 'Stroke Belt' but Not the DangersNew York Times - - 5 hours ago Residents of the Southeast are so much more likely than other Americans to die of a stroke that epidemiologists call the region the “stroke belt. Birth in South Raises Stroke Risk for Life U.S. News & World Report | 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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