Saturday, December 11, 2010

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Congress.org - News : Coburn: GOP should stall health care
By Emily Ethridge
Although Coburn's call to arms gives Republicans a new chance to show their opposition to the health care overhaul (PL 111-148, PL 111-152), it remains to be seen how many votes it will sway on a spending bill that would keep the ...
Congress.org News Feed - http://congress.org/news
Top 3 stories in health and medicine this morning, December 11, 2010
By Kevin
3. Mini-Med Plans Must Spell Out Coverage Limits. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is instructing health insurers who sell low-benefit "mini- med" plans to spell out to consumers that the plans don't cover much. ...
KevinMD.com - http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/
Illinois-based home health care exec pleads guilty to fraud « KMOX-AM
By Greg Branson
CHICAGO (AP) __ A former executive of bankrupt health care company Canopy Financial Inc. has pleaded guilty to defrauding investors and clients of more than $93 million. Jeremy Blackburn was accused of swindling investors out of $75 ...
KMOX-AM - http://kmox.cbslocal.com/
Kirsten Moore: Protect the Reproductive Health of Women in Our ...
By Kirsten Moore
It is disconcerting that a woman serving our country would have to make the decision about ending her pregnancy based on where she is deployed, or whether the has the money and ability to fly home.
The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/
Experts: Exercise Crucial for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
"Many physicians appear unwilling or cautious about prescribing exercise to individuals with type 2 diabetes for a variety of reasons, such as excessive body weight or the presence of health-related complications," says Sheri R. Colberg ...
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Same gene linked to Alzheimer's and heart attacks
Times of India
A new study has found that Alzheimer's disease and heart attacks share common genetic basis. It may pave way for the first genetic test on developing the risk of the diseases even at a young age. The researchers found that there is some overlapping ...
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Bernard Tyson named president of Kaiser Permanente
San Francisco Chronicle
Kaiser Permanente has promoted Executive Vice President Bernard Tyson to president and chief operating officer of the Oakland health care giant, a spot that has been left vacant for eight years. Tyson, 51, will serve in the No. ...
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Simple test for breast cancer patients
Times of India
A simple test that measures a breast cancer patient's ability to feel two metal points pressed against her fingertips may help evaluate the risk for developing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), a new study by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers ...
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Thinking About Eating May Mean Eating Less
NPR
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University say that repeatedly thinking about eating a certain food — M&Ms or cheese — led study participants to eat less of the food once it was presented to them. Researcher Carey Morewedge describes the work and its ...
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FDA panel recommends approval for Contrave
TMCnet
By AP , A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended that the agency approve Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s weight loss drug Contrave, making it the first in group of competitors to get a positive nod from experts. ...
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Indiana infant to get transplant after all
CNN
(CNN) -- An Indiana infant who was denied a life-saving transplant surgery by Medicaid will now have his operation paid for. MDwise, Inc. and AmeriHealth Mercy of Indiana announced Friday that they will cover six-month-old Seth Petreikis' thymus tissue ...
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Friday, December 10, 2010

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Experts call for vaccination, antibiotics in Haiti
Reuters
A woman infected with cholera receives treatment in a clinic set up by the aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, November 26, 2010. By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Simply setting up clinics to ...
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FDA to reexamine use of mercury in dental fillings
Los Angeles Times
Prodded by activists, the agency is reviewing the evidence used to declare that the amount of mercury in dental amalgam is 'not high enough to cause harm' to patients. By Andrew Zajac, Tribune Washington Bureau Prodded by consumer and dental activists, ...
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State panel slaps feds - Health News Florida
With Haridopolos leading the charge, the Senate Health Regulation Committee approved a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to allow Floridians to opt out of a future federal requirement that they buy health insurance. ...
Health News Florida - http://www.healthnewsflorida.org/
Perspectives on global health | Harvard Gazette
Media mogul Ted Turner and Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk kicked off a new Internet-focused communication effort by discussing problems in global health.
Harvard Gazette - http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/
Wonk Room » CEOs Receiving Gold-Plated Health Packages As Most ...
By Igor Volsky
Though millions of workers face rising health insurance costs and dwindling benefits in 2011, many CEOs will retain employer-paid medical plans and health benefits worth thousands of dollars. Hundreds of top corporate managers get ...
Wonk Room - http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/
RI.gov : Rhode Island Government : HEALTH Warns Restaurants of ...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) has received reports that several restaurants throughout the state have received telephone calls from someone stating he or she is from the Department of Health. ...
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HealthLawProf Blog: Health Affairs Call For Papers On Health Care ...
By HealthLawProf Hodnicki
Health Affairs will publish a theme issue on health care quality in April 2011. The journal's aim is to bring together the best current thinking on a range of topics related to quality and to highlight important trends, developments, ...
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Certain Drug Combinations May Beat Back Aggressive Breast Cancer
BusinessWeek
By Maureen Salamon FRIDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Combinations of targeted therapies for an especially aggressive type of breast cancer could potentially usher the majority of affected patients into remission, researchers at a major breast cancer ...
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30 Million Americans Admit They Drive Drunk
WebMD
By Bill Hendrick Dec. 10, 2010 -- About 30 million Americans a year admit to driving while drunk, and 10 million more say they get behind the wheel when under the influence of illicit drugs, according to new federal research. ...
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Use of Cholera Vaccine in Haiti Is Now Viewed as Viable
New York Times
By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. The World Health Organization is shifting its position in favor of vaccinating against cholera, acknowledging a growing clamor for ways to slow Haiti's outbreak. Health workers are delivering bodies of cholera victims to a mass ...
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Porn industry health clinic shut down by L.A. County health officials
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials have shut down the San Fernando-based health clinic that serves the porn industry. "We've told the clinic they have to notify people of test results that have already been taken and make ...
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FDA to reexamine use of mercury in dental fillings
Los Angeles Times
By Andrew Zajac, Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON—Prodded by consumer and dental activists, the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing the scientific evidence underlying its pronouncement less than 18 months ago that dental fillings containing ...
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