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Small batch of swine flu vaccines pulled in CanadaThe Associated Press - - 42 minutes ago LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline ... United Nations: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996The Associated Press - - 6 hours ago GENEVA - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS - about 33 million - has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday. A difference of opinions on mammogramsWashington Post - 9 hours ago Last week, the US Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines that recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer. Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says U.S. News & World Report Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHDReuters - 26 minutes ago By Megan Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead, a new study suggests that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and who are exposed to the metal have more than ... Public Database Is Urged to Monitor Drug SafetyNew York Times - - 13 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 Problems Known Years Before Recall U.S. News & World Report Another Loss for Pfizer in Drug SuitsNew York Times - - 14 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 City Council again tackles medical pot accessContra Costa Times - 1 hour ago The City Council will resume talks Tuesday on a proposed medical marijuana ordinance that would let dispensaries sell pot to qualified patients -- even though the city attorney and district attorney insist such transactions would be illegal. LA. to Set Pot-Club Rules Wall Street Journal LA council to consider medical marijuana ordinance San Jose Mercury News Outlawed chemicals, lead still a worry in toysWashington Post - - 36 minutes ago Despite a new law that bans six chemicals from children's products and lowers the amount of lead allowed, a public interest group has found a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of ... Muslim pilgrims converge in Saudi city for hajjAFP - 1 hour ago MECCA, Saudi Arabia - An estimated 2.5 million Muslims have converged on Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage, as workers toil round the clock to complete construction projects designed to avoid deadly stampedes. 'Covert' coping with job conflict ups heart riskReuters - 8 minutes ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Walking away or letting things pass may be an unhealthy way to deal with unfair treatment on the job, research from Sweden shows. Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack U.S. News & World Report Penile Shock Wave Treatment May Work for Erectile DysfunctionRenal and Urology News - - 1 hour ago LYON, FRANCE—Israeli researchers have reported promising preliminary results using low-intensity shock wave therapy to treat vasculogenic erectile dysfunction (ED). Limp genitals to benefit from shocking new treatment The Tech Herald Consumer drug ads drive up health costs -US studyReuters - - 16 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) Novartis opens 1st US plant for flu vaccine in NCWBTV - 4 hours ago AP - November 24, 2009 6:25 AM ET BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - Swiss pharmaceuticals maker Novartis has opened a plant in North Carolina to make flu vaccines using cell cultures instead of egg-based methods. It's opening day for $1 billion Novartis plant in Holly Springs Local Tech Wire Molecule discovered that makes obese people develop diabetesEurekAlert (press release) - 1 hour ago Many people who are overweight or obese develop insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes at some stage in their lives. A European research team has now discovered that obese people have large amounts of the molecule CXCL5, produced by certain cells in ... 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) Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in US: studyReuters - - 10 hours ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday. Community MRSA Driving Hospital Resistance MedPage Today Cancer experts call for reduction in Pap testsGlobe and Mail - - 21 minutes ago After years of needlessly conducting countless Pap tests and subsequent follow-up exams on low-risk women, North American health organizations are finally moving to replace antiquated cervical cancer screening policies. In Cancer Testing, Less Is Now Better Wall Street Journal In Health Care, Even Common-Sense Reforms are HardAtlantic Online - - 22 hours ago [M]aybe the country isn't all that divided -- most of us would welcome common-sense improvements in health-care delivery and insurance -- but the system feeds on and exacerbates our differences. Michaud tells of talk with Obama on Medicare Bangor Daily News First clean up health systems we already have ModernHealthcare.com New Age Requirement for Booster SeatNew York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV - 27 minutes ago NEW YORK (WPIX) - Effective Tuesday, a new state law requires children under 8 years old to be placed in a booster seat. "This new legislation is another step to ensure their safety and lower the number of needless injuries and fatalities in this age ... Booster-seat law expanded Oneonta Daily Star Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple SclerosisU.S. News & World Report - - 1 hour ago TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Having children may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, new research suggests. Belgian researchers followed 330 women who had experienced their first MS symptoms between the ages of 22 and ... Having babies 'can slow' multiple sclerosis Telegraph.co.uk FDA Reviews Safety of Diet Drug MeridiaWebMD - - 4 hours ago Nov. 23, 2009 -- A new study of the weight loss drug Meridia is in the hands of FDA regulators, who've released an early communication based on preliminary data: certain patients taking the drug may have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, ... 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