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May 5, 2006

Kennedy case puts Ambien again under spotlight ABC News - 8 hours ago US Rep. Patrick Kennedy's statement that he used Sanofi-Aventis's sleep drug Ambien, to explain how he might have been involved in a late-night car crash, has led to renewed attention on the drug's possible side-effects. A closer look: Ambien and Phenergan San Luis Obispo Tribune all 53 related

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Folate Overload Linked to Birth of Twins After IVF MedPage Today - 2 hours ago ABERDEEN, Scotland, May 5—Excess folate was associated with an increased rate of twin births after in-vitro transfer of two embryos, researchers here reported. Folic acid may increase chance of IVF twins Newsweek High folate intake plus IVF may increase twin births NutraIngredients.com Daily Mail - UK - Forbes - BBC News - ITV.com - all 35 related

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EU Food Panel Finds No Risk Of Cancer From Aspartame Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago ROME -- The European Union's food-safety authority said Friday that the popular sugar substitute aspartame doesn't raise the risk of cancer. EU food body dismisses food sweetener cancer fears Reuters Study finds aspartame not linked to cancer Monsters and Critics.com Times Online - FoodNavigator.com - BBC News - Washington Post - all 200 related

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More on the drugs Rep. Kennedy blames USA Today - 9 hours ago Rep. Patrick Kennedy is blaming his Capitol Hill car crash early Thursday on a combination of two medications, Ambien to sleep and anti-nausea drug Phenergan for a case of gastroenteritis. A Closer Look: Ambien and Phenergan Houston Chronicle Can Sleep Medicine Be Responsible For Car Accidents? WMDT Herald News Daily - Wizbang - Reuters - ABC News - all 53 related

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Health experts say allergy season one of the worst WXOW - 8 hours ago Allergy sufferers throughout Wisconsin are feeling the effects of tree season, which runs from early April until early June. That's followed by grass season, which runs through July. Gardening doesn't have to make your allergies worse WVEC.com (subscription) Health Experts Say Allergy Season One Of The Worst Milwaukee Channel.com ABC News - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - WBAY - WAOW - all 11 related

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Study finds aspartame not linked to cancer Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago The European Food Safety Authority announced Friday a review of evidence on aspartame use found no increased cancer risks. The agency`s statement contradicted the findings of a recent ... Sweetener 'not linked to cancer' BBC News EU Endorses Aspartame Safety Washington Post Reuters - KPHO Phoenix - All Headline News - CBC Manitoba - all 184 related

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Autism: A curse on America's children Food Consumer - 6 hours ago The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that at least one in every 175 school-age children or a total of 300,000 American children are suffering from some degree of autism. Survey finds autism more widespread Chicago Tribune More Cases of Autism Reported Los Angeles Times Earthtimes.org - Elites TV - AZ Central.com - Indianapolis Star - all 224 related

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China reports new outbreak of bird flu CBC News - 2 hours ago China says there has been an outbreak of bird flu among wild birds in a remote area of Qinghai province. The Agriculture Ministry says the outbreak was confirmed by the national bird flu laboratory, with the number of dead wild birds now at more than 120. Poultry Industry Proactive Against Bird Flu Southern Pines Pilot Poultry Specialist Answers Questions About Bird Flu CattleNetwork.com Pine Bluff Commercial - TODAYonline - Shanghai Daily - NewKerala.com - all 84 related

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Coca-Cola excludes itself from American education Times Online - May 3, 2006 COCA-COLA, once a symbol of American youth but now retreating in the face of a childhood obesity epidemic, signed up yesterday to a voluntary agreement that will end almost all sales of high-sugar fizzy drinks in US schools. Beverage industry cuts calories for school kids Reuters.uk Sugary Soda Pop Will Fizzle Out Of Schools KUTV Forbes - Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Bloomberg - Kansas City Star - all 840 related

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China Confirms Bird Flu in Remote West Voice of America - 8 hours ago China has confirmed an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of bird flu among wilds birds in western China. The Ministry of Agriculture said Friday that the outbreak was discovered in Qinghai province after 123 birds were found dead. Poultry Specialist Answers Questions About Bird Flu CattleNetwork.com China reports new outbreak of bird flu CBC News Southern Pines Pilot - Pine Bluff Commercial - TODAYonline - Shanghai Daily - all 84 related

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Sweet surrender New Albany Tribune - 5 hours ago Major soft drink distributors’ announcement this week to phase out most sodas from school vending machines has school officials and health professionals feeling sweet. Sugary Drinks To Be Pulled From Schools Washington Post School is out for US beverage firms International Herald Tribune Carthage Press - CBS News - FOX News - CBC News - all 868 related

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Drug program deadline spurs calls for extension Bangor Daily News - May 4, 2006 BANGOR - Calling on Maine’s congressional delegates to protect the well-being of Maine’s senior citizens, members of the Maine People’s Alliance on Wednesday demanded an extension of the deadline for enrolling in the Medicare Part D drug benefit. Problems With Medicare Drug Information Houston Chronicle Medicare Drug Information Hotline Full Of Mistakes Medical News Today Reuters - Bloomberg - Seattle Times - CBS News - all 183 related

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State probing Kaiser Permanente's kidney transplant program San Jose Mercury News - 48 minutes ago SAN FRANCISCO - State regulators are investigating whether Kaiser Permanente mishandled a vast new kidney transplant program and put hundreds of patients' lives at risk, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Managed Health Care said Friday. Kaiser Slow to Transfer Patients Los Angeles Times Report: transplant regulators swamped Seattle Post Intelligencer Political Gateway - San Francisco Chronicle - KCBS - CBS 5 - all 129 related

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Taxpayer faces extra £70m bill for GPs' out-of-hours work Guardian Unlimited - 23 hours ago Reform of GPs' out-of-hours services will cost the taxpayer £70m more than anticipated this year, but there is no evidence patients are receiving better treatment, a National Audit Office report says today. Out-of-hours cover for GPs £70m over budget Telegraph.co.uk Doctors' late night care fails patients Times Online Scotsman - 24dash.com - BBC News - Independent - all 32 related

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A Closer Look: Ambien and Phenergan Houston Chronicle - 6 hours ago Details about the two prescription drugs, Ambien and Phenergan, that Rep. Patrick Kennedy, DR.I., said he took before crashing his car into a barrier near the Capitol early Thursday. UPDATE 1-Kennedy case puts Ambien again under spotlight Reuters More on the drugs Rep. Kennedy blames USA Today WHDH-TV - WMDT - Herald News Daily - Wizbang - all 53 related

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Update 1: Illegal Animal Trade a Bird-Flu Concern Forbes - 33 minutes ago both legal and illegal - is a more likely culprit in spreading bird flu than wild migrating birds, some of the world's top wild bird experts said Friday. Poultry Specialist Answers Questions About Bird Flu CattleNetwork.com Poultry Industry Proactive Against Bird Flu Southern Pines Pilot Voice of America - Pine Bluff Commercial - TODAYonline - Shanghai Daily - all 68 related

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Sugary sodas to be expelled from schools St. Petersburg Times - May 4, 2006 Whole milk is also on the way out of lunchrooms and vending machines in a deal made with beverage giants. By ASSOCIATED PRESS. NEW YORK - Children will soon have to wait until school's out to pop the top on ... Beverage industry cuts calories for school kids Reuters.uk How sweet it isn't Boston Globe CBC News - New York Times - News & Observer - CBS News - all 868 related

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UPDATE 1-Kennedy case puts Ambien again under spotlight Reuters - 1 hour ago US Rep. Patrick Kennedy's statement that he used Sanofi-Aventis's sleep drug Ambien to explain how he was involved in a late-night car crash has revived questions over ... More on the drugs Rep. Kennedy blames USA Today A Closer Look: Ambien and Phenergan Houston Chronicle WMDT - Herald News Daily - ABC News - all 49 related

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Out-of-hours GP care is shambolic, say auditors Independent - 22 hours ago Medical care at nights and weekends when GP surgeries are closed is a shambles with slow response times and escalating costs, according to a report by the National Audit Office. The NHS fails once again to get value for money Economist (subscription) Doctors 'concern' over out-of-hours care targets 24dash.com Guardian Unlimited - Telegraph.co.uk - Times Online - BBC News - all 32 related

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EU Endorses Aspartame Safety Washington Post - 7 hours ago The EU's food safety authority had good news for dieters with a sweet tooth, announcing Friday that the popular sugar substitute aspartame does not raise the risk of cancer. Sweetener 'is not a cancer risk' Times Online Aspartame safe for consumption, food regulator concludes FoodNavigator.com BBC News - Reuters - All Headline News - CBC Manitoba - all 167 related

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Biographical details of US Rep. Patrick Kennedy Boston Globe - 1 hour ago By The Associated Press, By The Associated Press | May 5, 2006. EXPERIENCE: Elected to three terms in the Rhode Island House of Representatives; elected to six terms in US House of Representatives. Text of Patrick Kennedy's Statement Houston Chronicle Kennedy to Seek Treatment for 'Chronic Disease of Addiction' CNSNews.com Washington Post - San Jose Mercury News - all 40 related

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Out-of-hours cover for GPs £70m over budget Telegraph.co.uk - 20 hours ago The out-of-hours medical service introduced last year cost millions of pounds more than expected, has produced more complaints against doctors and has failed to meet a majority of targets. Out-of-hours GP care is shambolic, say auditors Independent Doctors 'concern' over out-of-hours care targets 24dash.com Guardian Unlimited - Times Online - Scotsman - Economist (subscription) - all 32 related

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Switzerland's Novartis wins big US flu vaccine contract Xinhua - 1 hour ago Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis has been awarded a 220 million-US dollar contract by the United States Department of Health to develop a flu vaccine, Swiss Radio International (SRI) reported on Friday. US awards $1 billion for cell-based flu vaccines CIDRAP Glaxo lands $274M deal for bird flu research Bizjournals.com Reuters.uk - Swissinfo - San Jose Mercury News - The Age - all 392 related

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Lawmakers mull fair share laws Monsters and Critics.com - 14 hours ago What started out as a House hearing Thursday on state laws requiring employers to provide employee health insurance turned into a debate on the role of government in providing healthcare. Workers declining insurance San Francisco Chronicle Fewer Colorado employees taking health coverage Bizjournals.com OregonLive.com - The Register-Guard - Sacramento Bee - all 13 related

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Adiposity in Teenagers Has Its Roots in Childhood Puppy Fat MedPage Today - 31 minutes ago Overweight children are likely to develop into overweight teenagers, according to researchers here, who declared that disappearing "puppy fat" a myth. Children with 'puppy fat' become obese adults Daily Mail - UK Puppy fat myth 'harms health' Telegraph.co.uk ABC News - Monsters and Critics.com - Medical News Today - ITV.com - all 45 related

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Self-distraction can help fight pain fear Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago A study done at Emory University in Atlanta says self-distraction can help cope with fear of pain such as from colonoscopy or a root canal. Study Points to a Solution for Dread: Distraction New York Times Waiting for the pain ... Baltimore Sun Scripps Howard News Service - Forbes - Nature.com (subscription) - Seattle Post Intelligencer - all 171 related

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Nurses Give Surgeons Poor Grades on Teamwork in OR Forbes - 37 minutes ago FRIDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine going under the knife of a surgeon who intimidates the anesthesiologist and marginalizes his nursing team. Nurses rate first in operating room safety Monsters and Critics.com Surgeons exhibit the lowest level of teamwork and nurses the ... News-Medical.net Ivanhoe - Food Consumer - myDNA.com - NewKerala.com - all 7 related

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Regulators unaware of changes at Kaiser San Jose Mercury News - 3 hours ago Kaiser Permanente launched its massive kidney transplant program in 2004 without holding basic discussions with regulators on how to safely transfer some 1,500 patients ... Kaiser Slow to Transfer Patients Los Angeles Times Report: transplant regulators swamped Seattle Post Intelligencer Political Gateway - San Francisco Chronicle - KCBS - CBS 5 - all 119 related

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'I felt I'd been a nuisance' BBC News - 10 hours ago It used to be a visit in the middle of the night from your family doctor. But out-of-hours medical care has been changing for some time - and now it's more likely to involve a phone consultation with someone in a call centre. Doctors' late night care fails patients Times Online Out-of-hours GP care is shambolic, say auditors Independent Guardian Unlimited - 24dash.com - Telegraph.co.uk - Scotsman - all 32 related

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APEC agrees long-term plan to fight avian flu Reuters.uk - 5 hours ago Asian countries hardest hit by avian flu would keep ringing alarm bells in a push for transparency and international co-operation to prevent a possible global pandemic, health officials said on Friday. Economy can survive flu epidemic: Apec Bangkok Post APEC ministers meet to tackle bird flu China Daily Xinhua - DailyIndia.com - Forbes - Viet Nam News Agency - all 75 related

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CDC Says 300,000 Children Have Autism ABC News - 5 hours ago There is no known cure for autism, but some types of behavioral therapy are helpful, if started early, specialists say. (ABC News). Autism Affects 1 in 175 US Children Forbes US survey shows autism very common Reuters.uk