Heart Troubles: Is It Mom's Fault? - WebMD
April 28, 2006

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Heart Troubles: Is It Mom's Fault? WebMD - Apr 27, 2006 April 27, 2006 -- New research points to yet another issue we can blame on our mothers -- our risk of heart diseaseheart disease. The risk of coronary heart disease passed from mothers is greater than the ... Children could inherit coronary disease Newindpress (subscription) Moms Most Likely to Pass Heart Disease on to Kids HealthCentral.com ABC7Chicago.com - all 24 related

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Death toll in Angola cholera outbreak rises to 900 SABC News - 20 hours ago The death toll after a deadly outbreak of cholera in Angola has climbed to 900. Medical humanitarian organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MFS), says some 20 000 people are infected. ANGOLA: Cholera epidemic - NGO warns worst is yet to come Reuters AlertNet Angola: Number of Cholera-Infected Persons Reaches 20,000 AllAfrica.com Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - Playfuls.com - BBC News - African News Dimension - all 38 related

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BBC News

Euro regulators back Herceptin use Guardian Unlimited - 15 hours ago European regulators have backed the use of the breast cancer drug Herceptin for the early stages of the disease. The drug, which has caused controversy in the courts, was given a positive recommendation by ... Herceptin gets European approval in record time Independent Herceptin one step closer to licence Daily Mail - UK Europa Press - BBC News - United Press International - all 50 related

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CNN

In Flu Pandemic Don't Expect Too Much From Face Masks Medical News Today - 5 hours ago According to a study carried out by the Institute of Medicine, in the event of a flu pandemic we should not expect face masks to offer a great deal of protection. IOM assesses reuse of masks in flu pandemic CIDRAP Masks' flu protection assessed Experts unsure how effective they ... San Francisco Chronicle New York Times - Houston Chronicle - United Press International - WebMD - all 176 related

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Voice of America

Behavioral Geneticist Wins Top US Medical Award Voice of America - 4 hours ago A pioneer in the field of behavioral genetics has won the United States' top prize in medicine, the $500,000 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research. Biologist Gets Top Prize in Medicine Houston Chronicle Neuroscientists awarded Albany Med prize Albany Business Review San Jose Mercury News - KESQ - CBS News - all 92 related

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BBC News

Herceptin awaits licence after EU go-ahead for early cancers Times Online - 4 hours ago HERCEPTIN, the breast cancer drug that has triggered a series of rows over health rationing in the NHS, has been cleared for use by the European drug licensing body. Herceptin gets European approval in record time Independent Herceptin given European backing BBC News Europa Press - Guardian Unlimited - United Press International - Mirror.co.uk - all 50 related

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Sydney Morning Herald

Shock to the system Sydney Morning Herald - 9 hours ago Doctors are concerned the planned shake-up in health will erode patient care, writes Mark Metherell. THE plan by the Health Minister, Tony Abbott, to expand health insurance to cover treatments outside hospital ... Shot in the arm Australian INTERVIEW:Canberra Already Has Potential Medibank Buyers Yahoo! News ABC Online - Daily Telegraph - Stuff.co.nz - Advertiser Adelaide - all 100 related

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China Daily

Girl in critical condition with virus China Daily - 1 hour ago CHENGDU: An 8-year girl is in a critical condition in hospital with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu. Health chiefs said on Friday she was receiving treatment at Suining Municipal ... Indonesia: Man dies of bird flu CNN International Indonesia tests show man died of bird flu in latest case Forbes Washington Post - Bloomberg - Scotsman - ABC News - all 218 related

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Mumps: What is going on in Iowa? Liberty County Times - Apr 26, 2006 Television, the daily newspaper, and radio have widely reported a remarkable outbreak of mumps in Iowa. As of the evening of the 20th of April over 900 cases of mumps have been confirmed in Iowa, mostly in people age 18 to 25 (college age people). Battling Mumps: Massive Vaccination Program Under Way ABC News Colorado Mumps Case Tied To National Outbreak TheDenverChannel.com MedPage Today - WKYC-TV - NBC4.TV - Channel Cincinnati.com - all 52 related

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Poultry worker gets eye infection from contact with bird flu Guardian Unlimited - 39 minutes ago A poultry worker has contracted the H7 strain of bird flu in the form of conjunctivitis, the Health Protection Agency confirmed last night. People urged not to panic over bird flu East Anglian Daily Times Norfolk poultry worker hit by bird flu ITV.com Times Online - Reuters.uk - ABC Online - Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - all 259 related

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Male pill won't affect fertility Australian - 9 hours ago A CONTRACEPTIVE pill that stops men producing sperm may soon be available, after research proved the treatment does not affect men's fertility in the long term. Drug companies reluctant to take up male contraceptive pill ABC Online Male Contraceptives - a family planning revolution on the way Live Punjab Scotsman - Mumbai Mirror - Guardian Unlimited - Food Consumer - all 80 related

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KENYA : 1.5 million children at risk of contracting measles African News Dimension - 1 hour ago One and a half million Kenyan children are at risk of contracting measles after an upsurge of confirmed measles outbreaks in about 39 districts in Kenya. Vaccination drive against measles set to begin today Daily Nation (subscription) Campaign against measles, malaria laudable Kenya Times AngolaPress - all 6 related

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999 Today

New way to treat obesity heralded BBC News - Apr 26, 2006 Topping up levels of a hormone found naturally in the stomach could be a new way to treat obesity. Boosting oxyntomodulin limits appetite and raises activity levels at the same time - leading to speedy but healthy weight loss rates, a UK study suggests. Hormone Shot May Help Weight Loss FOX News Hormone injection curbs appetite and ups activity Reuters.uk WKYC-TV - WBAL Channel.com - Best Syndication - Scripps Howard News Service - all 25 related

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The Observer

The Big Question: Why are health service workers so angry with the ... Independent - Apr 27, 2006 If your job was threatened, or those of your colleagues, you might boo, too. The Health Secretary was given a mauling by the 2,000 nurses at the Royal College of Nursing's ... Hewitt - Just get on with the job ic Birmingham.co.uk CORRECTED - Nurses give Hewitt hostile reception Reuters.uk Daily Mail - UK - Healthcare Today (subscription) - Telegraph.co.uk - Scotsman - all 177 related

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Heart Disease in Mother Means More Risk for Offspring MedPage Today - 9 hours ago A patient's history of maternal coronary heart disease is a more significant risk factor than a paternal history, investigators reported here. Moms Most Likely to Pass Heart Disease on to Kids Forbes Heart Troubles: Is It Mom's Fault? WebMD Scripps Howard News Service - HealthCentral.com - ABC7Chicago.com - all 24 related

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Vitamin C and E Supplements Do Not Prevent Pre-Eclampsia MedPage Today - Apr 27, 2006 Vitamin C and E supplements during pregnancy in normal-risk nulliparous women did not reduce their risk of pre-eclampsia ... Extra Vitamin C and E Don't Prevent Preeclampsia Forbes Vitamins C and E don't prevent preeclampsia Newsweek Wall Street Journal (subscription) - Food Consumer - Reuters - Ninemsn - all 181 related

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Washington Times

GOP Weighs Idea to Drop Medicare Penalty Washington Post - 2 hours ago Under election-year pressure, congressional Republicans are considering elimination of the financial penalty for seniors who miss a May 15 enrollment deadline under the new Medicare prescription drug program. Health Highlights: April 27, 2006 Forbes 1 in 5 pay more in Medicare USA Today San Francisco Chronicle - Kaiser network.org - United Press International - Portsmouth Herald News - all 82 related

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FDA OKs Genzyme drug for Pompe disease Boston Globe - 1 hour ago BOSTON -- Genzyme Corp. won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to sell the first treatment for Pompe disease, a rare and devastating enzyme-deficiency disorder that often causes extreme muscle damage and heart failure. FDA approves drug for rare enzyme deficiency MSNBC FDA approves Genzyme Pompe disease drug BusinessWeek TheStreet.com - United Press International - FDA.gov - Trading Markets - all 75 related

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Earthtimes.org

Eye infection diagnosed in bird flu farm worker Times Online - 1 hour ago A POULTRY worker has contracted conjunctivitis from birds on the Norfolk farm infected with a low pathogenic strain of H7 avian flu virus. Birdflu found on farm was not H5N1 Reuters.uk Tests clear UK chickens of H5N1 ABC Online Earthtimes.org - RTE.ie - ITV.com - BBC News - all 259 related

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Mediterranean Diet Components Protect Against ALS MedPage Today - 3 hours ago Had Lou Gehrig eaten a Mediterranean diet, perhaps the disease he came to symbolize might still be better known as amyotrophic ... Dietary items may lower risk of Lou Gehrig disease Reuters Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Vitamin E May Lower ALS Risk Medscape (subscription) myDNA.com - MedIndia - Ivanhoe - Food Consumer - all 25 related

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BBC News

Hormone Shot May Help Weight Loss FOX News - 34 minutes ago Injections of the gut hormone oxyntomodulin may help healthy, overweight people lose weight, a new study shows. Oxyntomodulin is one of several hormones made by the body that are thought to regulate satiety, or feeling full. New way to treat obesity heralded BBC News Hormone injection curbs appetite and ups activity Reuters.uk WKYC-TV - WBAL Channel.com - Scripps Howard News Service - All Headline News - all 25 related

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Blood Clots Present In 40% Of Alzheimer's Disease Patients Medical News Today - 1 hour ago According to a report published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), spontaneous blood clots are significantly associated with both Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia. Blood Clots From Heart Associated With Dementia Forbes Blood clots 'hold key' to Alzheimer's Monsters and Critics.com Daily Mail - UK - Medscape (subscription) - 999 Today - Earthtimes.org - all 20 related

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US clears Genzyme drug for Pompe disease Reuters - 20 minutes ago The first drug to treat a rare, debilitating muscle disease that can kill infants within a year won US approval on Friday, health officials said. FDA OKs Treatment For Rare Disease CBS 11 all 67 related

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Voice of America

Biologist Gets Top Prize in Medicine Houston Chronicle - 7 hours ago A biologist whose pioneering research in genetics led to the exploration of diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's has been awarded the nation's richest prize in medicine and biomedical research. Neuroscientists awarded Albany Med prize Albany Business Review California neuroscientist gets top US prize in medicine San Jose Mercury News KESQ - ABC News - all 89 related

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ITV.com

Poultry worker contracts H7 bird flu Times Online - 4 hours ago A poultry worker has contracted the H7 strain of bird flu in the form of conjunctivitis, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) confirmed tonight. Workers monitored in bird flu scare Unison.ie Wait for bird flu results continues Norfolk Eastern Daily Press ITV.com - Telegraph.co.uk - Reuters.uk - Earthtimes.org - all 255 related

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3 Suspected Mumps Cases Reported In Chapel Hill NBC 17.com - 22 hours ago CHAPEL HILL, NC -- The Orange County Health Department on Thursday was investigating three suspected cases of mumps among students in three different schools in Orange County. Cause of mumps outbreak still under investigation AAP News (subscription) Mumps suspected in three students News & Observer Cedar Rapids Gazette - WRAL.com - WXIA-TV - First Coast News - all 57 related

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Male Contraceptives - a family planning revolution on the way Live Punjab - 42 minutes ago If today’s woman is ready to walk with her man, sharing his social responsibilties, then our 21st century man too, is not going to stay behind. Male Pill doesn't cause infertility CNN-IBN Wake up, shave face, take the pill: it's a man's world Sydney Morning Herald Daily Mail - UK - Xinhua - Food Consumer - ABC Online - all 75 related

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ITN

NHS deficits 'hit mental health' BBC News - 3 hours ago Mental health services are being unfairly hit by the deficits problem gripping the NHS, MPs say. The Tories said over a half of the NHS trusts providing mental health services have had to close wards despite none of them running up a deficit. 'Millions wasted on NHS wages' Guardian Unlimited The Big Question: Why are health service workers so angry with the ... Independent Times Online - Economist (subscription) - Reuters.uk - Telegraph.co.uk - all 174 related

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Bradley proposes extending Medicare signup deadline Salem News - 7 hours ago New Hampshire Congressman Jeb Bradley is proposing legislation to waive the penalty for people who miss the May 15 deadline to sign up for new federal drug benefits. Thousands locally not set for drug plan Waco Tribune Herald Deadline looms for Medicare drug-plan signup MLive.com Houston Chronicle - Belleville News-Democrat - all 22 related

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FDA approves drug for rare enzyme deficiency MSNBC - 2 hours ago WASHINGTON - The first-ever treatment for an extremely rare and often fatal genetic disease that interferes with the body’s ability to tap built-up stores of sugar for energy received federal approval Friday. FDA approves Genzyme Pompe disease drug BusinessWeek Genzyme OK'd on Pompe disease drug United Press International FDA.gov - all 54 related

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Food Consumer

Moms Most Likely to Pass Heart Disease on to Kids Forbes - 4 hours ago FRIDAY, April 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mothers pass on much that is good to their children, but a new study shows there's one gift most would rather not receive -- heart disease. Heart Disease in Mother Means More Risk for Offspring MedPage Today Children could inherit coronary disease Newindpress (subscription) WebMD - Scripps Howard News Service - all 22 related

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CBS News

Health Highlights: April 28, 2006 TMCnet - 1 hour ago Two companies -- UnitedHealth Group and Humana -- are the frontrunners among insurers enrolling people for the new US Medicare drug benefit. Humana ranks second in national Medicare enrollment Bizjournals.com United, Humana Win With Medicare Benefit Houston Chronicle Louisville Courier-Journal - Bloomberg - BusinessWeek - San Diego Union Tribune - all 129 related

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Dietary items may lower risk of Lou Gehrig disease Reuters - 1 hour ago A diet high in polyunsaturated fat and vitamin E is associated with a decreased likelihood of developing Lou Gehrig disease, or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), according to a report from the Netherlands. Polyunsaturated Fat, Vitamin E Lowers Risk Of Motor Neurone ... MedIndia Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Vitamin E May Lower ALS Risk Medscape (subscription) myDNA.com - Ivanhoe - Food Consumer - Irish Health - all 25 related

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