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May 22, 2006

Washington Times

Consultant 'in a hurry' took out wrong kidney Times Online - 5 hours ago A SURGEON “in a hurry” removed the wrong kidney from a patient and left her dependent on dialysis because he did not bother to read her medical notes, a disciplinary hearing was told yesterday. Surgeon 'in a hurry' took wrong kidney Telegraph.co.uk Doctor's kidney 'bungle' The Sun International News Service - Mirror.co.uk - DailyIndia.com - all 13 related

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Agency Predicts Shortfall of Some Doctors Forbes - 4 hours ago 22.2006, 06:56 PM. The federal government predicted Monday that the supply of doctors who specialize in treating critically ill patients probably won't keep up with the demand of the country's aging population. Ouch! How `Money-Driven Medicine,' Abuse Cost Us $1.8 Trillion Bloomberg Off-limits health care prices make it 'hard to shop wisely' USA Today WTVM - Arizona Daily Star - all 100 related

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Rough start merits leeway USA Today - 1 hour ago Deadlines, and penalties for missing them, serve a purpose. They're incentives to accomplish tasks in a timely manner. But in this first year of the Medicare prescription drug benefit, the late ... I prefer movies over books Towanda Daily Review No Relief: Low-Income Seniors and the Medicare Drug Benefit Century Foundation Boca Raton News - The Argus - Indianapolis Star - Myrtle Beach Sun News - all 18 related

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Soda makers changing recipes in US International Herald Tribune - 14 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO Soft-drink makers including Safeway are reformulating soda recipes after US regulators said that amounts of the cancer- causing chemical benzene found in five of 89 beverages tested exceeded allowable levels for drinking water. FDA Finds Cancer-Causing Chemical in Soft Drinks WLNS FDA finds high benzene levels in select soft drinks Earthtimes.org Seattle Times - Food Consumer - Medical News Today - all 67 related

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Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer. So, What's the Down Side? New York Times - 1 hour ago "Someone please help me with my daughter!" the middle-aged woman announced in the waiting room of our clinic. "She's in the back of the car and I can't carry her. Analysis: Will Gardasil nod boost rival? Monsters and Critics.com Cervical cancer vaccine comes closer to market Nature.com (subscription) Reuters - Mathaba.Net - Jamaica Observer - Haber Sağlık - all 74 related

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First Signs of Dementia May Be Physical Forbes - 6 hours ago MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Poor physical function may be a warning sign of increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, a new study suggests. Keeping fit may stave off Alzheimer's, say scientists Scotsman First Signs of Alzheimer's May Be Trouble with Balance, Walking SeniorJournal.com MedPage Today - BBC News - Irish Examiner - WebMD - all 17 related

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Vaccines protect birds from bird flu, other virus Reuters - 6 hours ago A bird flu vaccine piggybacked onto a widely used vaccine against another bird virus could be a quick and easy way to protect poultry ... Two Bird Vaccines with One Stone Science Now Combo Vaccines Developed Against Bird Flu Forbes World Fitness - Team 4 News - MSNBC - all 171 related

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Test confirms another human infection of bird flu in Indonesia People's Daily Online - 35 minutes ago A local test has confirmed a 32- year-old man, member of the family of the recent cluster death of bird flu in North Sumatra, suffering the disease, Indonesian Health Ministry official said in Jakarta Monday. Indonesia struggles to track H5N1 source, 2 more die Reuters AlertNet H5N1 kills 2 more in Indonesia News24 Bloomberg - CBC News - CIDRAP - Gulf News - all 127 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

Head of UN Health Agency Dies at 61 ABC News - 4 hours ago World Health Organization Chief Dr. Lee Jong-Wook Dies at 61; Led Fight Against SARS and Bird Flu. World Health Organization WHO Assistant Director-General Margaret Chan of China, center, front, and other delegates ... WHO chief Lee dies after blood clot surgery Reuters Head of World Health Organisation dies suddenly Times Online Deccan Herald - Bloomberg - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Xinhua - all 461 related

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Washington Post

Local Health Officials Seek Bird Flu Aid ABC News - 4 hours ago Adam Ray, a biological technician, inoculates eggs with fecal samples taken from birds at the US Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center, Thursday, May 11, 2006, in Madison, Wis. Local health officials seek bird flu aid San Jose Mercury News Local health officials complain feds spend too little on bird flu ... KAIT Forbes - all 100 related

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Food Consumer

5 States Get Failing Grades on Prostate Cancer 'Report Card' Forbes - 12 hours ago FRIDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- Five US states -- Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi and Wisconsin -- failed the first-ever prostate cancer report cards issued by the National Prostate Cancer Coalition (NPCC). Ark. Gets Low Marks on Prostate Cancer Houston Chronicle Alabama gets failing grade on prostate cancer Birmingham News WTVM - WBAY - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - KCPW - all 48 related

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NDTV.com

Doctors Reject Prime Ministers Appeal World Fitness - 12 hours ago Shortly after med students and doctors protesting against the new caste-based quotas in institutions of higher learner on Sunday rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s plea to call off their nationwide strike, authorities at the AIIMS told the group ... Bid to end anti-quota row fails Gulf News Quota row: Talks with Health Secretary fail NDTV.com DailyIndia.com - Expressindia.com - NDTV.com - Economic Times - all 91 related

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Washington Post

Bird Flu Tally Climbs as Scientists Consider Human Transmission Bloomberg - 48 minutes ago The number of reported bird flu fatalities this month climbed to 13, the highest since February 2004, as scientists investigate whether the virus has undergone changes enabling it to spread more easily between people. Indonesia struggles to track H5N1 source, 2 more die Reuters AlertNet Total number of deaths in SEA country reach 34 OhmyNews International News24 - CBC News - Xinhua - CIDRAP - all 125 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

WHO announces Nordstrom as acting director-general Xinhua - 44 minutes ago The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday that Anders Nordstrom from Sweden will succeed Lee Jong Wook to become the organization's acting director-general. WHO director, 61, dies from blood clot Scotsman WHO's Dr. Lee Jong-wook dies after emergency surgery EiTB Seattle Post Intelligencer - BBC News - New York Times - ABC News - all 455 related

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Health checks with the biggest bang for the buck Rocklin and Roseville Today - 10 hours ago Stuff happens when you go to the doctor's office or clinic. Or at least it's supposed to. In an ideal world, a doctor and/or nurse not only address the immediate medical concern that brought you there, but also run through a few other issues. 25 things we could do to be healthier MSNBC AN ASPIRIN A DAY Birmingham News Boston Globe - Reuters.uk - Houston Chronicle - all 8 related

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Plan to extend cancer drug use BBC News - 1 hour ago A breast cancer drug traditionally used once the disease has spread, should be used in the early stages, according to proposals by the NHS advisory body. Hundreds of Thousands of Women With Early Breast Cancer Set to ... Finanzen.net New treatments cleared Telegraph.co.uk Times Online - Wilkes Barre Times-Leader - all 6 related

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First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested All Headline News - 3 hours ago Washington, DC (AHN) - Doctors are testing the first non-drug asthma treatment called bronchial thermoplasty which involves burning off some lung tissue through wires. Device tested that zaps asthmatic airways OregonLive.com Doctors test device to zap asthmatic airways Newsweek all 70 related

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ITV.com

Iran seeks tests on 2 dead people for birdflu Reuters AlertNet - 8 hours ago Samples from two dead patients in the northwestern Iranian city of Kermanshah have been sent to international laboratories to be tested for the lethal H5N1 bird flu virus, the ISNA students news agency reported on Monday. Tests on two dead Iranians show H5N1 bird flu Reuters Two Dead With Signs Of Bird Flu Symptoms In Iran All Headline News TODAYonline - Reuters India - all 38 related

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Family cat could give your baby eczema Pocket-lint.co.uk - 3 hours ago 22 May 2006 - Research in Arizona has found that babies are more likely to develop eczema if the family has a pet cat. The survey of 134 infants whose household had cats found that 28 percent developed the ... Cats May Increase Risk of Eczema In Children World Fitness Family cat is in the dock over children's rashes and wheezes Times Online Health24.com - ITV.com - Daily News & Analysis - Innovations-Report - all 32 related

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Ark. Gets Low Marks on Prostate Cancer Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago LITTLE ROCK - A national organization dedicated to fighting prostate cancer has given Arkansas low marks for its policies on preventing the disease. Study: Alabama gets an "F" for fighting prostate cancer WTVM Summary Box: Alabama gets an "F" for fighting prostate cancer Columbus Ledger-Enquirer KCPW - all 47 related

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Breast Cancer Linked To Obesity All Headline News - 7 hours ago Miami, FL (AHN) - According to a new study, women who gain weight in adulthood face a greater lifetime risk of all types of breast cancer even if they do not take hormone replacement therapy after menopause. New study strengthens obesity-cancer link FoodNavigator-USA Weight Gain Link To Breast Cancer StaffNurse.com CNN - Cancerpage.com - all 36 related

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Edmonton Journal (subscription)

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First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested Washington Post - 6 hours ago In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Results of a Novel Investigational Asthma Treatment Reported at ... Genetic Engineering News First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment Tested All Headline News CBS4Boston - FOX News - CNN - all 68 related

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Poor Physical Performance Prepares for Future Mental Decline MedPage Today - 4 hours ago Poor physical function may represent a sign of developing dementia at a subclinical stage that can last as long as a decade, found researchers here. First Signs of Alzheimer's May Be Trouble with Balance, Walking SeniorJournal.com Boost Your Body and Brain? WEAU-TV 13 drkoop.com - IrishExaminer.com - BBC News - all 13 related

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Estrogen therapy bears some good news Kentucky.com - May 21, 2006 Question: I'ma postmenopausal woman and understand that a new study shows estrogen does not increase breast cancer risk after all. Obesity raises breast cancer risk in older women Food Consumer Obesity Linked To Breast Cancer World Fitness CBS4Boston - Scenta.co.uk - FoodNavigator-USA - StaffNurse.com - all 35 related

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Statins may help people with low cholesterol-trial Zee News - 10 hours ago Boston, May 22: Cholesterol-reducing statin drugs such as lipitor and zocor could benefit patients with a certain type of heart disease even if they don't have high cholesterol, according to newly analysed data from a previously reported trial. Generics will challenge costly cholesterol drugs Pioneer Press HEARTENING 'STATIN' STATS New York Post Reuters - Reuters - All Headline News - Monterey County Herald - all 37 related

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Hope for women as anti-cancer drug wins approval Times Online - 1 hour ago THOUSANDS of women with early-stage breast cancer are expected to get access to life-saving hormonal treatments by the end of the year after new guidance from the Government’s health watchdog. Cancer drug trial has local participants Wilkes Barre Times-Leader Women can take steps to protect their health OregonLive.com Ocean fm - Irish Examiner - all 17 related

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