Triple Drug Regimen Can Reduce Stroke Damage - Forbes
April 24, 2006

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Triple Drug Regimen Can Reduce Stroke Damage Forbes - 6 hours ago MONDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- People who were taking three drugs aimed at keeping their arteries healthy suffered less brain damage when they did have a stroke, new research found. Stroke damage may lead to heart attack Monsters and Critics.com Drug Trio May Cut Stroke Severity WebMD United Press International - Scripps Howard News Service - Post Chronicle - Food Consumer - all 13 related

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Loneliness is a health risk but not easily cured Daily Times - 2 hours ago KARACHI: Loneliness has now become a potential risk factor for hypertension after obesity and a lack of exercise. New research shows that loneliness can add 30 points to blood pressure readings for adults over the age of 50. Loneliness drives up blood pressure in people over 50: study Xinhua Loneliness takes its toll USA Today all 3 related

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World Bank Failed in Fight Against Malaria, Health Experts Say New York Times - 25 minutes ago The World Bank failed to follow through on its pledges to spend up to $500 million to combat malaria, let its staff working on the disease shrink to zero, used false statistical data to claim success and wasted money on ineffective medicines, according to ... World Bank accused of deception Guardian Unlimited World Bank under fire over malaria work Aljazeera.net Monsters and Critics.com - Independent - BBC News - Reuters - all 25 related

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A Fresh Solution Washington Post - 1 hour ago The recent withdrawal from the market of a popular contact lens solution under investigation in an outbreak of a rare eye infection has left many contact lens users confused and concerned. As fungus cases are studied, keep your own eye hygiene clean Los Angeles Times INDONESIA PRESS: Bausch & Lomb Takes Product Off Shelves Yahoo! News Newsinferno.com - WSAV-TV - Best Syndication - Shreveport Times - all 29 related

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Pregnant women 'need to drink milk' Telegraph.co.uk - 2 hours ago Women who limit their milk consumption during pregnancy may stunt the growth of their babies, scientists have said. Researchers found that babies of mothers who drank at least half a pint of ... Milk 'essential in pregnancy' Times Online Expectant Moms Need Milk's Vitamin D WebMD Scotsman - CBC Ottawa - all 8 related

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Blair and Hewitt leap to defence of NHS reforms The Herald - 1 hour ago The combined efforts of Tony Blair and Patricia Hewitt, the health secretary at Westminster, failed to quell mounting anger over job losses and privatisation of the NHS yesterday as trade unions launched a concerted attack on reforms. Labour fantasies and NHS realities Daily Mail - UK Union threatens strike action over NHS job cuts Reuters.uk Times Online - Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - Bloomberg - all 406 related

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Personal Health Forge Your Way Through the Medicare Drug Maze New York Times - 51 minutes ago Some 12 million Americans eligible for Medicare's new drug insurance program have yet to enroll, and the deadline for doing so without incurring a penalty - May 15 â€-s less than three weeks away. Elderly Jews Wrestle With Drug Plans Baltimore Jewish Times Prescription Drug Plan: Stop the clock Seattle Post Intelligencer Houston Chronicle - The Wilmington Journal - WVEC.com (subscription) - Jamestown Post Journal - all 59 related

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Key to rare `skeleton` disease discovered Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago US researchers have discovered the gene that causes a rare congenital disease that turns muscles and tendons into bone. Dr. Frederick S. Kaplan and his colleagues at ... US researchers identify mutant gene in rare bone disease Xinhua Scientists make discovery in rare genetic disease Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Washington Post - Times Online - Canada.com - Toronto Star - all 155 related

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The women who think housework is better than sex Times Online - Apr 23, 2006 THE average British woman spends more than 16 hours a week cleaning her home, a regime that “makes her feel in control of her life”, according to a survey. Women prefer housekeeping to love CNN-IBN UK women find chores 'therapeutic': poll Financial Express Independent - ic Wales - Newindpress (subscription) - All Headline News - all 24 related

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FAQ: Anthrax Food Consumer - 33 minutes ago By cdc.gov. The British government has not notified the public of an anthrax outbreak that occurred four years ago and killed two cows, news media reported on April 24. Search begins for anthrax source BBC News Action to shield public after anthrax kills cows Guardian Unlimited TVNZ - ITV.com - U.TV - Telegraph.co.uk - all 75 related

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Mahajan still critical Deccan Herald - 1 hour ago Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continued to be “critical” and was put on dialysis due to poor functioning of his kidneys, although his family claimed “improvement” in his health on Monday. Mahajan’s condition still ‘critical’ Economic Times Mahajan continues to be critical Sify Hindustan Times - The Tribune - CNN-IBN - Newindpress (subscription) - all 245 related

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Nurses ready to consider withdrawal of unpaid overtime Guardian Unlimited - 50 minutes ago The government is skating on thin ice and risks losing the support of nurses across the UK, the head of the Royal College of Nursing warned yesterday. Blair stands up for NHS Monsters and Critics.com Angry nurses 'could be driven to strike' Independent Bloomberg - Daily Mail - UK - Reuters.uk - Telegraph.co.uk - all 404 related

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Report blasts FDA safety process Monsters and Critics.com - 46 minutes ago A federal investigation released Monday criticized the Food and Drug Administration`s monitoring of drugs on the US market and ... Report: Drug Oversight Needs Work CBS News FDA Does Not Have Effective Process for Monitoring Post-Market ... Kaiser network.org People's Daily Online - MarketWatch - Independent Online - USA Today - all 225 related

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Milk 'essential in pregnancy' Times Online - 3 hours ago perhaps to limit weight gain or because of concerns about allergies â€-ay stunt their babies’ growth in the womb, research suggests. Pregnant women 'need to drink milk' Telegraph.co.uk Mothers' vitamin D intake linked to lower birth weights CBC Ottawa all 6 related

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90% of ICU docs withheld care The Daily Yomiuri - 6 hours ago Ninety percent of doctors at intensive care units refrained from taking measures to prolong the lives of patients who had no chance of recovery last year, according to a survey by the Japan Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Blood Protein Spots ICU Patients at Risk Forbes What scares doctors about hospitals CNN Innovations-Report - all 7 related

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Anthrax kills cows in south Wales Independent - Apr 23, 2006 Two cows have been killed by the highly infectious but rare disease anthrax in the first outbreak in Britain for four years. The cases were on a beef farm in south Wales. Anthrax outbreak reported in south Wales Reuters.uk 35-year link to new anthrax outbreak Telegraph.co.uk Guardian Unlimited - U.TV - Scotsman - ITV.com - all 74 related

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Mahajan on dialysis, remains critical The Tribune - 3 hours ago The condition of BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who is recovering from gunshot wounds inflicted by his brother, worsened today. Struggle in hospital continues Hindustan Times Mahajan's kidney functions worsen CNN-IBN Daily News & Analysis - NDTV.com - Expressindia.com - Sify - all 217 related

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Prescription Drug Plan: Stop the clock Seattle Post Intelligencer - 24 minutes ago The Bush administration, Congress and the drug companies have had their little fun. It's time to stop scaring seniors with the upcoming deadline for enrolling in a Medicare prescription drug plan. Elderly Jews Wrestle With Drug Plans Baltimore Jewish Times Additional Information For Choosing A Medicare Prescription Plan Jamestown Post Journal Houston Chronicle - The Wilmington Journal - WVEC.com (subscription) - Boston Herald - all 61 related

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Drinking lots of coffee doesn't harm heart -study Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago Go ahead and have that second cup of coffee -- or third, or fourth. A study published on Monday shows heavy, long-term coffee drinking does not raise the risk of heart disease for most people. Heavy Coffee Drinking Doesn't Hurt the Heart Forbes Coffee by the Tank Car Does Not Increase Risk of Coronary Heart ... MedPage Today WJLA - all 26 related

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Now Hewitt gets stuck without a chair when the music stops Times Online - 1 hour ago THE secret of managing the National Health Service is not to get caught without a chair when the music stops. Sooner or later everybody comes to grief. Blair and NHS staff clash BBC News Blair signals further NHS job losses Financial Times Manchester Evening News - Reuters.uk - Telegraph.co.uk - Bloomberg - all 394 related

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Report: Drug Oversight Needs Work CBS News - 44 minutes ago On Saturday, a Texas judge ordered pharmaceutical company Merck to pay $32 million to the family of a 71-year-old who died within a month of taking Vioxx, the company's highly-touted anti-inflammatory drug. GAO: FDA falls down on drug oversight MarketWatch FDA's Drug-Safety Office Faulted Los Angeles Times New York Times -