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May 2, 2006

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Embryonic Stem Cells: Exploding the Myths NPR - 40 minutes ago Researcher Rudy Gonzalez inserts human embryonic stem-cell cultures into a vial at the Burnham Institute in La Jolla, Calif. Getty Images. Stem cell research boost for Brisbane ABC Online Stem cell research on brain diseases Advertiser Adelaide Sydney Morning Herald - Seven.com.au - ABC Asia Pacific - all 16 related

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191 Reports of Eye Infection Linked to Lens Cleaners New York Times - 1 hour ago The number of reports of a rare fungal infection linked to contact lens cleaners has edged up slightly in the last week, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. Florida Woman, 69, Sues Bausch & Lomb Houston Chronicle Contract lens solution maker says product in RP safe INQ7.net CBS 4 - Times & Transcript (subscription) - UNLV The Rebel Yell - Jackson Sun - all 83 related

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Addiction: Sales Estimates Paint Portraits of Alcohol Abusers New York Times - May 1, 2006 Underage and problem drinkers may account for more than a third of money spent on alcohol products, researchers said yesterday. Writing in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, the ... Underage Drinking Nets Alcohol Industry Billions Forbes Study: Regulate alcohol marketing United Press International NBC4.TV - Ivanhoe - Kitsap Sun (Subscription) - Washington Times - all 90 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Doctors fall short on quality indicators MarketWatch - 1 hour ago SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Doctors who take older patients' glowing reviews of their care as gospel truth may have a false sense of security, according to a new report. Patients don't accurately gauge medical care: study Reuters A Special VOA Series: Health Care – and Challenges – Around ... Voice of America Bradenton Herald - Annals of Internal Medicine - Medscape (subscription) - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - all 17 related

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Playfuls.com

Vioxx risk highest in first two weeks Globe and Mail - 1 hour ago Toronto - The first two weeks of treatment with the pain drug Vioxx can be one of the riskiest times to take the drug from a heart health point of view, a new study suggests. Vioxx-Linked Heart Attacks May Occur Within 2 Weeks, Study Says Bloomberg Risks of heart attack from Vioxx occur earlier than first thought ... Canada.com Independent - WFIE-TV - Reuters - all 17 related

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CTV.ca

UPDATE 1-US bird flu plan stresses school closures Reuters - 1 hour ago A US White House bird flu "implementation plan" sets out detailed plans for closing schools in case of a pandemic, and asks businesses ... Update 7: Report: Federal Bird Blu Aid May Be Tough Forbes AP: Government drafts pandemic flu plan San Jose Mercury News ABC News - Washington Post - KWTX - TechNewsWorld - all 380 related

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MedPage Today

Study shows British enjoy healthier lives than Americans TMCnet - 1 hour ago (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The (KRT) Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) MILWAUKEE _ Maybe we should have remained a colony. Compared with the British, white, middle-aged Americans are substantially less healthy ... Report finds US pays more for health, gets less International Herald Tribune Americans Less Healthy Than the British Forbes MedPage Today - Washington Post - News-Medical.net - Times Online - all 331 related

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Former FDA Commissioner Under Investigation Newsinferno.com - Apr 30, 2006 The tenure of Dr. Lester M. Crawford as FDA Commissioner was a short one, with his resignation in September coming less than three months after his confirmation. Report: Politicized FDA adrift Monsters and Critics.com US former FDA head under investigation over financial ... Xinhua Chicago Tribune - About - News & Issues - All Headline News - United Press International - all 34 related

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Flu Fears: Masking issue Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago Confronted with rising concerns over an Asian bird flu virus that has killed about half the people infected since 2003, the Bush administration has drafted a national plan for responding to a pandemic flu outbreak. Virginia Mason nurses claim a win in flu shot dispute Puget Sound Business Journal Virginia Mason policy assailed Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Times - all 6 related

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BBC News

Women 'not reassured over smears' BBC News - 2 hours ago More than a quarter of women who receive slightly abnormal smear test results experience unnecessarily high levels of anxiety, research suggests. Smear system 'leads to worry' Manchester Evening News Calls for help after smear tests The Herald Standard-Speaker - News-Medical.net - all 5 related

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Organ donation needs push USA Today - 48 minutes ago Recent strides that boost organ donations should be expanded, according to a government report today, and radical ideas like selling organs should be avoided. Efforts Urged to Boost Organ Donations ABC News all 92 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Patients' Global Ratings of Their Health Care Are Not Associated ... Annals of Internal Medicine - 12 hours ago Background: Patient global ratings of care are commonly used to assess health care. However, the extent to which these assessments of care are related to the technical quality of care received is not well understood. Patients don't accurately gauge medical care - study Reuters India Global care ratings unrelated to technical quality Reuters.uk Centre Daily Times - Annals of Internal Medicine - MarketWatch - all 14 related

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CNN

Court Backs Experimental Drugs for Dying Patients Washington Post - 54 minutes ago Terminally ill patients have a constitutional right to obtain experimental drugs before the Food and Drug Administration has decided whether to approve them, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. Terminally ill pushing for unapproved drugs Newsweek Terminally Ill Have Right to Unapproved Drugs, US Court Says Bloomberg All Headline News - Reuters - CNN - ABC News - all 121 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Funeral held for members of slain Alberta family CTV.ca - 27 minutes ago About 200 mourners gathered at a northern Ontario church Tuesday for the funeral of three murdered members of an Alberta family. The service was held at a Roman Catholic church in Sudbury, where the slain ... Classes for suspect Calgary Sun 12-year-old murder suspect makes brief court appearance CBC News Hamilton Spectator - Vancouver Sun (subscription) - National Post - Alberta Daily Herald Tribune (subscription) - all 56 related

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MedPage Today

Middle-aged Britons healthier than American counterparts, says ... Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago Middle-aged people in Britain are healthier than their American counterparts, despite healthcare costing nearly twice as much per person in the US, according to a study released yesterday. We are healthier than US, but the weight gap may be closing Times Online Americans far sicker than English Nature.com (subscription) Washington Post - MedPage Today - BBC News - Hindu - all 299 related

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Florida Woman, 69, Sues Bausch & Lomb Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago A 69-year-old woman sued Bausch & Lomb Inc. on Tuesday, alleging the company manufactured a contact lens solution that gave her a fungus and led to the removal of her left eye. Contract lens solution maker says product in RP safe INQ7.net Experts investigate link between eye fungus, contact lenses Myrtle Beach Sun News CBS 4 - Canton Repository (subscription) - UNLV The Rebel Yell - Jackson Sun - all 48 related

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Food Consumer

Nonhormonal Drugs Ease Hot Flashes, Study Says New York Times - 3 hours ago For women who want a drug to ease menopausal hot flashes but do not want to take hormones, certain antidepressants and other medicines may help, researchers are reporting. Non-Hormone Therapies Offer Some Hot-Flash Relief Forbes Alternatives to Estrogen for Treatment of Hot Flashes Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) CBS 5 - HealthCentral.com - all 10 related

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Terminally ill pushing for unapproved drugs Newsweek - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON - Terminally ill patients, seeking early access to experimental drugs unlikely to be approved before they die, won a legal reprieve Tuesday in a federal appeals court. Terminally Ill Have Right to Unapproved Drugs, US Court Says Bloomberg Sick patients need access to drugs sooner-US court Reuters San Francisco Chronicle - All Headline News - WTVM - Daily News Central - all 120 related

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Fiscal impact on health care not yet known Hilton Head Island Packet - 4 hours ago Hospitals in South Carolina spent an estimated $63 million on medical care for non-US citizens in 2004, according to data from the state's Hospital Association. Seven Bay Area hospitals win quality awards Bizjournals.com A Special VOA Series: Health Care – and Challenges – Around ... Voice of America Reuters - San Jose Business Journal - East Bay Business Times - Annals of Internal Medicine - all 22 related

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MedPage Today

Americans Lag Far Behind English in Overall Health MedPage Today - 5 hours ago LONDON, May 2- Americans are "much sicker" than the English, or so it would seem from a comparison of national health surveys. We are healthier than US, but the weight gap may be closing Times Online Older Americans Sicker Than the English, Study Says New York Times Food Consumer - Forbes - News-Medical.net - Reuters - all 286 related

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Medical News Today (press release)

Is Pope poised to sanction condoms? Independent - 44 minutes ago The Catholic Church is on the brink of a historic change of approach over condoms which could bring hope to millions in Africa and other parts of the developing world devastated by Aids. Vivid Debate: Pope Re-examines Ban on Condoms New York Times Catholic Church weighs limited condom use Political Gateway ProgressiveU.org - Times & Transcript (subscription) - New York Times - all 35 related

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Food Consumer

Higher Incomes Don't Always Bring Better Care to Uninsured Forbes - 3 hours ago TUESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Even for relatively well-off Americans, a lack of insurance means worse care when it comes to preventive tests that can catch cancer and other diseases early, a new study finds. Bush Covering Uninsured Americans With More Failed Policies OpEdNews Rising costs increasingly unhealthy Denver Post WBOY-TV - New York Times - all 16 related

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Seven million babies die before or shortly after birth Monsters and Critics.com - 21 hours ago Washington - An estimated 4 million babies die worldwide every year in the days after birth, while another 3.2 million are born dead in the last trimester of pregnancy, almost all of them in the developing world, according to a report to be published ... More than 3m babies stillborn each year Guardian Unlimited More Than 3 Million Stillbirths Per Year Worldwide WFIE-TV MedPage Today - all 13 related

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Non-Hormone Therapies Offer Some Hot-Flash Relief Forbes - 3 hours ago TUESDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Using non-hormone treatments, such as antidepressants and blood pressure medicine, for menopause-related hot flashes provides some relief. Nonhormonal Drugs Ease Hot Flashes, Study Says New York Times Estrogen Alternatives Give Some Hot Flash Relief CBS 5 HealthCentral.com - all 10 related

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Playfuls.com

Type 2 Diabetes Invading Teenage Years MedPage Today - May 1, 2006 Thirty-nine thousand US adolescents are estimated to have type 2 diabetes, and more than 2.5 million may have impaired fasting glucose levels ... Millions of US adolescents at risk for diabetes Reuters.uk Type 2 Diabetes Rising Among US Adolescents Forbes Bradenton Herald - all 41 related

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Patients don't accurately gauge medical care: study Reuters - 10 hours ago Patients' ratings of their medical care are not a reliable gauge of the quality of care received, according to a study published on Tuesday in a medical journal. Global care ratings unrelated to technical quality Reuters.uk Hospitals hit by 'thousands' of mishaps Townsville Bulletin Voice of America - Hilton Head Island Packet - Annals of Internal Medicine - Austin American-Statesman (subscription) - all 15 related

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CNN

Terminally Ill Have Right to Unapproved Drugs, US Court Says Bloomberg - 5 hours ago Terminally ill patients have a right to get access to potentially life-saving new drugs that haven't received full government safety approval, a US appeals court ruled today. Experimental Drug Case Gets Reprieve San Francisco Chronicle Lawsuit Seeking Unapproved Drugs for Terminally Ill Wins a Round Daily News Central Reuters - KCTV5 News - all 119 related

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MedPage Today

We are healthier than US, but the weight gap may be closing Times Online - 2 hours ago MIDDLE-AGED people in England are far healthier than their US counterparts, a study has shown. Rates of diseases such as diabetes, lung cancer and high-blood pressure among Americans aged between ... British healthier than Americans in middle-age News-Medical.net Older Americans Sicker Than the English, Study Says New York Times Nature.com (subscription) - WFMZ-TV Online - InTheNews.co.uk - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - all 281 related

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Vioxx risks can occur within 2 weeks-Canada study Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago The risk of taking the painkiller Vioxx is more acute than previously thought according to research published online on Tuesday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Vioxx-Linked Heart Attacks May Occur Within 2 Weeks, Study Says Bloomberg Risks of heart attack from Vioxx occur earlier than first thought ... Canada.com CBC Ottawa - WBAL Channel.com - McGill University Health Center - all 11 related

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Best Syndication

We're Fatter Than We Think We Are CBS News - 3 hours ago In the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, researchers note that national obesity statistics typically rely on self-reported weight and height, which are often wrong. Truth be told, SA is even fatter San Antonio Express (subscription) US Obesity Rates Are Underestimated All Headline News Washington Times - Best Syndication - all 12 related

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ACLU: Women at Wis. prison treated badly Seattle Post Intelligencer - 3 hours ago A lawsuit filed on behalf of inmates at the largest women's prison in the state alleges the inmates have received grossly deficient care, amounting to "cruel and unusual punishment. ACLU Alleges Inadequate Care For Women Prisoners At Taycheedah WISC Lawsuit Finds Deficient Care at State's Major Women's Prison WSAW Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - WBAY - all 77 related

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One of two available alcoholism drugs works-study Reuters.uk - 2 hours ago One of two drugs approved for use to curb alcoholics' cravings worked slightly better than specialized counseling, but a second drug on the market was no better than a placebo, according to a study of alcoholics released on Tuesday. Combination Treatments Help Alcoholics Stay Sober Forbes Study Offers Hope To People Struggling With Alcoholism WNBC WNDU-TV - WRAL.com - HealthCentral.com - all 16 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Preteen murder suspect moved to Calgary lockup Edmonton Sun - 14 hours ago MEDICINE HAT -- The orphaned preteen girl accused in the slayings of her own family has been moved to Calgary so she can attend school. Bodies of slain family flown to Ontario for funeral National Post Girl charged in slayings being moved to Calgary Globe and Mail CTV.ca - CBC News - Canada.com - all 35 related

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Washington Post

Update 7: Report: Federal Bird Blu Aid May Be Tough Forbes - 1 hour ago 02.2006, 05:56 PM. A medical reality is complicating federal preparations for the next pandemic: Flu spreads in ways that make it extremely unlikely the US could avoid being hit. AP: Government Drafts Pandemic Flu Plan ABC News AP: Government drafts pandemic flu plan San Jose Mercury News Reuters - Olberlin - KWTX -