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Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community - New York Times

Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community
New York Times
Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. An unusual study done in 49 remote Hutterite farming colonies in western Canada has provided the surest proof yet that giving flu ...
Swine flu: 700k vaccince doses doled out in King Co.Seattle Post Intelligencer
Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'Reuters
Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the UnvaccinatedBusinessWeek
DG News -CIDRAP -WCCO
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Thousands rally to support health-care reform in downtown Washington - Washington Post

Thousands rally to support health-care reform in downtown Washington
Washington Post
Amid a sea of brightly colored T-shirts and wave after wave of protest signs, Regina Holliday's homemade banner still stuck out as she marched Tuesday in support of health-care reform. "We want a foot in the door. ...
Health Care Backers Sound Off at InsurersCBS News
Activists picket at health insurance conferenceCNN
Business Buys Ads vs. Health OverhaulWall Street Journal
The Associated Press -Northwest Cable News -Reuters
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Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations - Los Angeles Times

Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations
Los Angeles Times
After the procedure, the donors live as long or longer than those in the general population. By Thomas H. Maugh II People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may live somewhat ...
Live kidney donors do not die sooner: studyReuters
Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's lifemsnbc.com
Kidney Donors Go On to Lead Long, Healthy LivesBusinessWeek
WRAL.com -WALA-TV FOX10 -dBTechno
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Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control - WebMD

Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control
WebMD
March 8, 2010 -- It might be time to add weight control to the growing list of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking. Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than women who didn't drink at all ...
Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds AwayABC News
Wine may help women keep weight in checkReuters
Women who drink wine 'less likely to gain weight'BBC News
CNN -New York Daily News -The Chosun Ilbo
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FDA panel favors approval for InterMune drug - The Associated Press

FDA panel favors approval for InterMune drug
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Tuesday voted in favor of an experimental drug from InterMune Inc., despite mixed evidence of whether it provides significant benefits for patients with a rare lung disease. The Food and Drug Administration's ...
In 9-3 vote, expert panel backs InterMune's pirfenidoneFierceBiotech
FDA Panel Backs InterMune Drug for Rare Lung DiseaseBioWorld Online
InterMune Wins Panel's Backing for Novel Lung TherapyBusinessWeek
DailyFinance -Reuters -San Francisco Business Times
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FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella - Washington Post

FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella
Washington Post
The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to food makers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food ...
Flavoring recall by FDA prompts warningThe Daily Advance
Basic Food Sold Additive After Salmonella Found, FDA SaysWall Street Journal
Pringles recall: Are your chips on the list?Christian Science Monitor
The Associated Press -CP24, Canada -CTV.ca
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Sexual transmitted diseases infect millions of people in US - Xinhua

Sexual transmitted diseases infect millions of people in US
Xinhua
LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Some 19 million people are infected with sexual transmitted diseases (STD) every year in the United States and an astonishing half of them are young people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...
US herpes rates remain high: CDCReuters
Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.BusinessWeek
CDC: Genital herpes infection remains 'serious health threat' in USLos Angeles Independent
Los Angeles Times (blog) -Indiana Daily Student -UPI.com
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Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks - BusinessWeek

Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks
BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift -- or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds. In 2009, close to 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical ...
Spending Less on Plastic SurgeryNew York Times (blog)
What recession? Bring on the rhinoplastyLos Angeles Times (blog)
Fix an imperfection in 2009? So did 17 million AmericansIndependent
TopNews United States -Wall Street Journal -Pedro and the Watcher (blog)
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Few US studies compare one drug to another: report - Reuters

Few US studies compare one drug to another: report
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of US healthcare reform efforts, but very little such research is being done, according to a report published on Tuesday. ...
Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best TreatmentBusinessWeek
Few drug studies meet comparative effectiveness definitionBoston Globe (blog)
Study notes lack of comparative-effectiveness informationModernHealthcare.com
Los Angeles Times (blog) -ModernMedicine -MedPage Today
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Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care - BusinessWeek

Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care
BusinessWeek
TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows. US researchers analyzed data on more than 85000 Medicare ...
Experimental Drug Benefits Patients with Advanced Prostate CancerNCI Cancer Bulletin
Dietary Fat and Prostate Cancer RiskRenal and Urology News
Type of physician associated with prostate cancer treatmentHemOncToday
Telegraph.co.uk -AHN | All Headline News -dBTechno
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