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CDC: 756 ill from salmonella-tainted tomatoes
26.06.2008 21:19
usatoday.com
The official toll from salmonella-tainted tomatoes continues to rise: The government counted 756 confirmed illnesses Thursday.
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Health & Beauty
NYC may offer HIV test to any patient
26.06.2008 21:19
usatoday.com
Health officials are trying to persuade doctors to offer HIV tests to nearly every patient in a New York City community hit harder ...
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Health & Beauty
Sen.: Medicare cards open seniors to ID theft
26.06.2008 21:19
usatoday.com
By printing Social Security numbers on Medicare cards, the federal government is leaving seniors and disabled Americans vulnerable ...
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Health & Beauty
Tamiflu maker eyes workplace deal in case of pandemic
26.06.2008 21:19
usatoday.com
Fears of bird flu are receding and sales of the anti-flu drug Tamiflu have slumped. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. ...
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Health & Beauty
New combination vaccines OK'd
26.06.2008 21:19
usatoday.com
A federal advisory panel gave its nod to a four-in-one shot and five-in-one shot designed to reduce the number of needle sticks ...
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Health & Beauty
Study: Drug users can have healthy babies if treated early
26.06.2008 21:18
usatoday.com
Intervention can negate the toll of drugs and alcohol on pregnancies, according to a 50,000-woman study. The treatment program, ...
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Health & Beauty
'One egg' IVF strategy launched
26.06.2008 20:03
bbc.co.uk
Fertility experts have called for a dramatic cut in the number of twins being born after IVF treatment.
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Health & Beauty
Antenatal blues 'hit development'
26.06.2008 20:02
bbc.co.uk
Women who are depressed during pregnancy can have babies who develop more slowly than their peers, a UK study suggests.
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Health & Beauty
APA Hails House Action Ending 40 Years Of Discrimination
26.06.2008 19:16
medicalnewstoday.com
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) applauds House passage of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act, which overhauls key features in Medicare coverage of treatment for mental health, most notably by reducing the discriminatory 50 percent coinsurance patients must pay for outpatient mental health services to the same 20 percent co-payment charged for all other Medicare Part B services. The House passed H.R. 6331 by a vote of 355 to 59.
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Mental Disorders
St. Jude Medical Announces First Patient Implants In Clinical Study Evaluating Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression
26.06.2008 19:16
medicalnewstoday.com
ST. PAUL, Minn. - June 26, 2008 - St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced the first patient implants in a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy will help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression. The patients, a 59-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man, were implanted at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Chicago, with the St.
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Depression
One in 10 had "silent strokes" - U.S. group study
26.06.2008 19:02
reuters.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Routine brain scans in a group of middle-aged people showed that 10 percent of them had suffered a stroke without knowing it, raising their risk for further strokes and memory loss, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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Health & Beauty
NAMI Applauds Legislation Based On GAO Report On Transition-Age Obstacles
26.06.2008 18:14
medicalnewstoday.com
Under the best of circumstances, the transition years from adolescence to adulthood are rarely easy. They are infinitely harder for young adults, ages 18 to 26, who live with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Their transitions are also made more difficult by the separation and differences that exist between the nation's child and adolescent and adult mental health care systems. The U.S.
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Mental Disorders
HDMA Supports House Efforts To Combat Illegal Online Sales Of Prescription Medicines
26.06.2008 17:16
medicalnewstoday.com
The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) commends Representatives Bart Stupak (D-MI), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) for introducing bipartisan legislation (H.R. 6353) to combat illegal online sales of prescription medicines. "HDMA believes that prescription medicines should only be dispensed by legal, licensed pharmacies to patients with legitimate medical needs," said Scott Melville, HDMA Senior Vice President of Government Affairs.
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Pharmaceutics
AIDS cases up in men who have sex with men
26.06.2008 17:02
reuters.com
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of HIV diagnoses among "men who have sex with men" points to troubling signs of increases in new diagnoses among young men who have sex with men, US health officials reported Thursday.
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Health & Beauty
Online Assistance From Pharmacists Helps Control High Blood Pressure, Study Finds
26.06.2008 16:15
medicalnewstoday.com
Online-based care from a pharmacist helped people control their high blood pressure more than twice as well as people who did not have the additional resources, according to a study published in Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports.For the three-year study, 778
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Pharmaceutics
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