FDA issues first statement on benzene in soft drinks - Beverage Daily
April 14, 2006

Xinhua

FDA issues first statement on benzene in soft drinks Beverage Daily - 11 hours ago America’s Food and Drug Administration has questioned the accuracy of its own testing for benzene in soft drinks between 1995 and 2001, but held off criticism from Congress members ... FDA Moves Closer To Release of Study Wall Street Journal (subscription) Two Soft Drinks Companies Sued For Cancer Causing Benzene Medical News Today WHDH-TV - Elites TV - Consumer Affairs - just-drinks.com - all 47 related

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Washington Post

Bird Flu Virus May Be Spread by Smuggling New York Times - 36 minutes ago MILAN - Two vans of undercover police inspectors pulled up at a storefront in Milan in March, their target neither terrorists nor drugs. Smugglers undercut fight against bird flu International Herald Tribune Indonesia Confirms 31st Human Case Of Bird Flu Infection Medical News Today San Jose Mercury News - KOMO - ITAR-TASS - Yahoo! News - all 172 related

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Xinhua

Chinese man has face transplant Ireland Online - 10 hours ago A Chinese man whose face was badly disfigured after an attack by a black bear received a partial face transplant today, in a cutting-edge medical procedure that a hospital statement described as a first for China. Chinese Man Gets Partial Face Transplant Washington Post Face transplant for bear attack victim Times Online Xinhua - Telegraph.co.uk - BBC News - Peninsula On-line - all 205 related

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Buffalo News

Selecting a Medicare drug plans. Wall Street Journal - Apr 12, 2006 Medicare's new prescription-drug plans vary significantly, in terms of covered drugs, out-of-pocket costs for specific medications, and restrictions placed on the use of certain drugs, according to a new study released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Medicare drug plan is a true money-saver, but you have to enroll San Jose Mercury News WHITE HOUSE: President Participates in Conversation on Medicare ... noticias.info USA Today - Buffalo News - Asbury Park Press - Canton Repository (subscription) - all 154 related

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Washington Post

Romney's Responsibility Principles American Spectator - 21 hours ago Initially I was inclined to give Governor Mitt Romney the benefit of the doubt. In a scramble to have a major accomplishment he could tout in his run for the White House, he agreed to a bad piece of legislation ... Romney signs landmark health iBerkshires.com Massachusetts Gov. signs landmark health-care bill Reuters Bayou Buzz - ProgressiveU.org - International Herald Tribune - Los Angeles Times - all 539 related

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Xinhua

FDA Approves Monthly Injection for Alcohol Dependence MedPage Today - Apr 13, 2006 The FDA has approved a monthly injectable formulation of Vivitrol (naltrexone for extended-release) for treatment of alcohol-dependent ... Alkermes's alcoholism drug wins OK Boston Globe Monthly drug for alcoholism gets FDA approval Reuters Philadelphia Inquirer - York Dispatch - Bizjournals.com - WHDH-TV - all 260 related

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Journal Calls for Change in Drug Trials Houston Chronicle - 25 minutes ago Britain's leading medical journal called Friday for "urgent change" in the processes for approving and regulating human drug trials involving man-made antibodies ... UK Drug Trials Need Review to Protect Patients, Lancet Says Bloomberg Idea offered for drug trial illnesses Monsters and Critics.com Salt Lake Tribune - Grand Forks Herald - Post Chronicle - all 11 related

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Scotsman

Avian flu case opens tourists' eyes to beauty of Fife village Times Online - 2 hours ago A SCOTTISH fishing village whose future was thrown into doubt by the avian flu scare is hoping for a bumper summer thanks to an influx of “ghoulish tourists” wanting ... Visitors flock to the Fife 'risk zone' Scotsman WAITING GAME AFTER BIRD FLU SCARE Fife Today Glasgow Evening Times - Advertiser Adelaide - Farming UK - all 24 related

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Washington Post

On the lookout for bird flu TMCnet - 6 hours ago (Hartford Courant, The (CT) (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Apr. 14--Every morning before most people have poured the first cup of coffee, two doctors huddle in front of a computer screen at the state Department ... Scientists seek new ways to counter the threat of a bird flu ... San Jose Mercury News Bird Flu Migrates to the Americas American Chronicle Yahoo! News - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - People's Daily Online - CIDRAP - all 185 related

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Xinhua

Monthly drug for alcoholism gets FDA approval Reuters - Apr 13, 2006 US health regulators on Thursday approved a new version of a drug to treat alcoholism that needs to be taken only once a month by injection. US FDA approves monthly injection treatment for alcoholism Xinhua Alkermes, Cephalon win FDA OK for drug BusinessWeek MedPage Today - Boston Herald - Boston Globe - Wall Street Journal (subscription) - all 258 related

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Telegraph.co.uk

Health warnings on wine are 'laughable' Times Online - 23 minutes ago THE food critic Egon Ronay has criticised government proposals to put health warnings on alcohol. Ronay, who has sold more than two million guides, said the changes would expose Britain to “worldwide ridicule”. Health warning plan for alcohol sold in pubs and supermarkets Independent Ministers in booze warning talks BBC News ITV.com - All Headline News - Beverage Daily - The Sun - all 22 related

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Playfuls.com

Bear-attack victim is given China's first face transplant Independent - 46 minutes ago A Chinese man whose face was disfigured in an attack by a bear has been given a partial face transplant in a procedure thought to be a first for China. 'First face transplant' for China BBC News Face transplant for bear attack victim Times Online Washington Post - Telegraph.co.uk - ABC News - Xinhua - all 200 related

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Buffalo News

Drug benefit's positive impact forcing Democrats to shift strategy USA Today - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - The Medicare prescription drug program for seniors, the topic of so much political controversy these days, traces its origins to the 2000 presidential campaign. Medicare drug plan pushed as right medicine for elderly Buffalo News They're reaching out to seniors as drug benefit cutoff nears Asbury Park Press Canton Repository (subscription) - 13WHAM-TV - San Jose Mercury News - Agoura Hills Acorn - all 150 related

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Playfuls.com

Breast implants again linked to suicide risk Reuters - Apr 13, 2006 A new study adds to evidence that while women with breast implants are not at greater risk of breast cancer, they do seem to have an elevated rate of suicide. 2 breast cancer studies question old treatments International Herald Tribune Breast cancer study shifts thinking on estrogen Boston Globe MSNBC - Medical News Today - Toronto Star - Chicago Tribune - all 208 related

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Choice! Magazine

The Politics of Foreign Aid OpEdNews - 3 hours ago Last week the Senate confirmed Randall Tobias as the new administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice also appointed Mr. Balancing AIDS prevention Boston Globe US Officials Should Have More Flexibility in Using Abstinence ... Kaiser network.org Aidsmap - HealthCentral.com - all 15 related

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Xinhua

Face transplant for bear attack victim Times Online - 32 minutes ago CHINESE doctors yesterday performed the country’s first face transplant to reconstruct the face of a man disfigured after an attack by a black bear. Chinese man has face transplant Ireland Online Chinese Man Gets Partial Face Transplant Washington Post Xinhua - TODAYonline - ABC News - Reuters AlertNet - all 183 related

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Earthtimes.org

Egypt Confirms Fourth Human Bird Flu Death Medical News Today - 4 hours ago According to Egypt's news agency Mena, an 18-year-old woman has died of H5N1 Bird Flu infection - the fourth such death in the country so far out of a total of 12 human infections - five of those twelve have made a full recovery. In the Nile Delta, Bird Flu Preys on Ignorance and Poverty New York Times Bird flu damages Egyptian poultry industry: newspaper People's Daily Online Reuters AlertNet - CNN International - TVNZ - News-Medical.net - all 46 related

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KTVZ

Officials urge caution as number of mumps cases rises in Illinois Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago State health officials urged residents Friday to take steps to prevent the further spread of the mumps as the number of confirmed cases continued to rise. 17 more mumps cases erupt in Illinois Chicago Sun-Times Mumps spreads to area Peoria Journal Star Canada.com - WQAD - Kansas City Channel.com - United Press International - all 577 related

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Buffalo News

They're reaching out to seniors as drug benefit cutoff nears Asbury Park Press - 11 hours ago TOMS RIVER - With the enrollment deadline approaching for Medicare's prescription drug program, federal and state officials, as well as senior advocates, are increasing their efforts to make senior citizens aware of their options. Minorities urged to enroll in drug plan Canton Repository (subscription) White House Again Pushes Drug Plan in Rochester 13WHAM-TV Agoura Hills Acorn - Lamar Daily News - Battle Creek Enquirer - Brown County Democrat - all 127 related

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Playfuls.com

Estrogen After Hysterectomy Not Linked to Breast Cancer Los Angeles Times - Apr 12, 2006 Women who take estrogen after hysterectomies do not increase their risk of breast cancer, according to new research from a landmark government study. Two studies challenge thinking on breast cancer Seattle Post Intelligencer Estrogen cuts breast cancer risk Chicago Tribune Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Toronto Star - London Free Press - Medical News Today - all 231 related

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Nuvasive shares increase 6.7 percent Seattle Post Intelligencer - 23 hours ago NEW YORK -- Nuvasive Inc. shares rose Thursday, a day after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released proposed changes to in-hospital reimbursement rates that weren't as severe as Wall Street had expected.

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Metro Toronto

DJ Livestock Update: Canada Mad-Cow Results Expected Sunday TMCnet - 8 hours ago Test results of Canada's latest mad-cow case are expected by Sunday, said a Canadian Food Inspection Agency, or CFIA, representative. Canadian Inspectors Testing for Mad Cow San Francisco Chronicle Korea to Decide on US Beef Import This Month Chosun Ilbo Reuters.uk - Forbes - Bloomberg - OMB Watch - all 208 related

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Xinhua

Hospital performs 1st face transplant in China Xinhua - 7 hours ago Doctors in northwest China have performed the country's first face transplant, and the second such operation in the world. President of the Xijing Hospital, in Xi'an, capital of ... Chinese doctors perform world's second face transplant surgery Hindu China performs face transplant Times Online Washington Post - TODAYonline - BBC News - All Headline News - all 123 related

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KTBS

Mumps spreads to area Peoria Journal Star - 6 hours ago A Knox County resident has been tested for the mumps virus based on a doctor's preliminary diagnosis. "We are aware of a suspected case," said Carrie Andrews, director of community health at the Knox County Health Department. 17 more mumps cases erupt in Illinois Chicago Sun-Times More mumps cases reported in Illinois United Press International 49abcnews.com - Reuters - NBC Sandiego.com - New York Times - all 572 related

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Research Zeroes in on Cox-2 Inhibitors' Cardiovascular Effects MedPage Today - 7 hours ago There is evidence that the positive anti-inflammatory effects and negative cardiovascular effects of Cox-2 inhibitors such as Vioxx (rofecoxib ... How COX Inhibitors Cause Heart Problems Ivanhoe Painkillers may up risk of heart attacks Times of India Reuters - HealthCentral.com - all 29 related

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Choice! Magazine

Balancing AIDS prevention Boston Globe - 9 hours ago IN 2003, CONGRESS required that one-third of all US money spent on preventing AIDS overseas be used for promoting abstinence and fidelity. US Officials Should Have More Flexibility in Using Abstinence ... Kaiser network.org US government watchdog criticises PEPFAR prevention policy Aidsmap drkoop.com - OpEdNews - all 15 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

CMS proposes deep cuts for heart implants United Press International - 23 hours ago Deep Medicare reimbursement cuts for heart implants, part of a larger hospital payment overhaul, have shaken up markets. Among the procedures affected are pacemaker and stent ... Stents Take a Dent Barron's (subscription) Nuvasive Shares Increase 6.7 Percent MSN Money all 16 related

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Mad cow suspected in BC dairy cow Canada.com - 8 hours ago CALGARY - A suspected case of mad cow disease has been detected in a six-year-old dairy cow from a farm in British Columbia's Fraser Valley, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Thursday. Canadian cow tested for mad-cow disease Xinhua Canada's Fifth Mad Cow Case Found in British Columbia Environment News Service CTV.ca - CBC News - Reuters - Capital Press (subscription) - all 208 related

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Xinhua

Chinese Man Gets New Face, New Life After Transplant ABC News - 1 hour ago Doctors in northwest China have successfully carried out the country's first face transplant. Chinese surgeons performed a partial transplant on a 30-year-old ... Chinese man has face transplant Ireland Online China's First Face Transplant Carried Out On A Man Medical News Today Reuters AlertNet - WLUC-TV - News24 - ABC News - all 121 related

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Xinhua

'First face transplant' for China BBC News - 3 hours ago A man who was disfigured after being attacked by a bear has become the first in China to have a face transplant, a hospital in the country has announced. China performs face transplant Times Online Chinese man has face transplant Ireland Online TODAYonline - Washington Post - Medical News Today - Reuters AlertNet - all 119 related

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BBC News

Safety labels plan for booze ITV.com - 12 hours ago Health warnings like those on cigarette packets could soon be commonplace on bottles and pints at your local. The Government is in "active" discussions with the drinks industry about putting the warnings on ... 'Don't do drunk' alert to cut binge-drink culture Times Online Health warning plan for alcohol sold in pubs and supermarkets Independent BBC News - Glasgow Evening Times - All Headline News - Beverage Daily - all 21 related

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Playfuls.com

Breast implants linked again with suicide risk MSNBC - 21 hours ago A new study adds to evidence that while women with breast implants are not at greater risk of breast cancer, they do seem to have an elevated rate of suicide. Estrogen cuts breast cancer risk Chicago Tribune Breast implants again linked to suicide risk Reuters Kansas City infoZine - International Herald Tribune - Toronto Star - USA Today - all 284 related

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Global National

Suspected case of mad cow disease in British Columbia, Canada Earthtimes.org - 22 minutes ago A six-year-old dairy cow has sparked off concerns of mad cow disease in British Columbia in Canada. A positive diagnosis of the disease has serious repercussions for not only the Canadian cattle industry but also the American one. New Canadian mad cow case suspected Reuters.uk Mad cow suspected in BC dairy cow Canada.com