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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 ... WebMD Health News Center - The... - http://www.webmd.com/

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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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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. ... See all stories on this topic »

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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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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. ... See all stories on this topic »

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 ... See all stories on this topic » CNN

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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 ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

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, ... See all stories on this topic »

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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. ... RI.gov - http://www.ri.gov/?q=http://www.evilaliv3.org/

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, ... HealthLawProf Blog - http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/healthlawprof_blog/

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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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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. ... See all stories on this topic »

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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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 ... See all stories on this topic »

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Glaxo's Tykerb,Roche's Herceptin Work In Pre-Op Breast Cancer Wall Street Journal By Sten Stovall Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) oral breast cancer medicine Tykerb and Roche Holding AG's (ROG.VX) Herceptin oncology drug, when used together before surgery, are more effective when combined with ... See all stories on this topic »

Life expectancy down slightly: US CDC CBC.ca Stroke fell from the third leading cause of death in the US for the first time in 50 years. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press) American life expectancy has fallen slightly after years of increases. A baby born in 2008 could expect to live 77.8 ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

A Protein's Ebb and Flow U.S. News & World Report By Laura Sanders, Science News A menacing substance builds up in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease not because they make too much of it, but rather because they can't get rid of it, a study appearing online December 9 in Science suggests. ... See all stories on this topic »

To Prevent Overeating, Think About Overeating CBS News Maggie Rodriguez spoke with Dr. Jennifer Ashton about the rise in obesity procedures in teens. (Discover) Imagine that you're eating your favorite food, perhaps a bloody steak or an obscenely large bar of chocolate. You're probably quite keen for an ... See all stories on this topic »

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Rolaids After Complaints Bloomberg By Molly Peterson and David Olmos - Thu Dec 09 23:23:46 GMT 2010 Johnson & Johnson, buffeted by multiple recalls of over-the-counter medicines this year, said it was withdrawing 13 million packages of Rolaids soft chews after consumers reported finding ... See all stories on this topic »

Virulent strain of cholera in Haiti came from Asia, report finds Los Angeles Times By Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times ATLANTA -- A particularly virulent strain of cholera in Haiti has the potential to become a problem in Latin America, scientists said in a study in the New England Journal of Medicine published Thursday. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

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Bringing Health Information to the Community (BHIC) » Blog Archive ... By siobhan The Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) and the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) are partnering to develop a national voluntary public health accreditation program for Tribal, state, local, and territorial health departments. ... Bringing Health Information to... - http://nnlm.gov/mcr/bhic/

ABC News Global Health Series 'Be The Change' Launches Friday Night By The Huffington Post News Editors ABC News' global health series, "Be The Change," kicks off Friday night. The series, which is being funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, kicks off with a day of reporting from ABC's news team and a special episode of "20/20 . The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/

Combo of old drugs offers new hope in obesity fight - Health News ... By rileytant WEDNESDAY, December 8, 2010 (Health.com) – Diet drugs have had a rough year in 2010. In October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nixed not one but two new weight-loss drugs, lorcaserin and Qnexa, because of possible links to ... Health News - http://news.health.com/

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Failed Amyloid Clearance May Cause AD MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Explain that Alzheimer's disease may result from defective mechanisms for removing amyloid-beta protein from the brain, rather than excessive production. Note that the study was limited by a small sample size ... See all stories on this topic »

Glaxo's Tykerb lags Herceptin in pre-surgery study Reuters LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) breast cancer drug Tykerb given ahead of surgery is less effective than Roche's (ROG.VX) Herceptin, but the two drugs together produce a stronger effect than either on its own, new research shows. ... See all stories on this topic »

Well: Searching for a Snoring Solution New York Times (blog) By TARA PARKER-POPE Tami Chappell for The New York Times Dr. Elizabeth Walton at her home in Atlanta with an oral appliance she uses to treat her sleep apnea. Almost half of the adult population snores at least occasionally, and for many people snoring ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Hospital bugs 'hit poor nations' BBC News The fight against malaria and TB in the developing world should not obscure the problems poor countries face with hospital infections, experts say. A team led by World Health Organization researchers found poorer countries had much higher infection ... See all stories on this topic »

Carey Morewedge Diet: Imagine Yourself Indulging? CBS News (CBS) Dieters often try to avoid thinking about the foods they crave, but maybe that's the wrong approach. Imagining yourself biting into a luscious piece of chocolate cake - thinking about the way it smells, the creamy texture of frosting on your ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

EU Regulators Question Safety of Growth Hormones MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced a safety review of somatotropin products, in light of a new study suggesting a long-term increase in deaths. "The review will look into all available data on ... See all stories on this topic »

End All Smoking! Hispanics Join Surgeon General in Call Fox News AP Hispanic health leaders hail a surgeon general report that calls for an end to smoking. Top Hispanic health leaders are hailing a recent Surgeon General Report that says there is no safe level of exposure to cigarette smoke. ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

Heart disease still tops CDC mortality charts TheHeart.Org Atlanta, GA - Heart disease is holding steady as the number-one cause of death in new mortality data released Thursday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) [1]. Cancer, likewise, is still ensconced in the number-two spot, ... See all stories on this topic »

Combo of old drugs offers new hope in obesity fight CNN By Amanda Gardner, Health.com (Health.com) -- Diet drugs have had a rough year in 2010. In October, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nixed not one but two new weight-loss drugs, lorcaserin and Qnexa, because of possible links to cancer ... See all stories on this topic »

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Latest Health Trend: Vegetarianism It seems as though vegetarianism is the latest health trend; it's now time to weigh out the pros and cons of going vegetarian. Suite101: Food Trends Articles - http://www.suite101.com/cookingresources

Bone Drug Fails in Breast Cancer Study Bone Drug Fails in Breast Cancer Study. Zometa Didn't Prevent Breast Cancer From Coming Back. By Charlene Laino WebMD Health News. Reviewed by Laura J. Martin, MD. 60-ish woman. Dec. 9, 2010 (San Antonio) -- The bone-building drug ... WebMD Health News Center - The... - http://www.webmd.com/

9/11 Health Bill Backers Vow To Continue Support CBS New York ... By wcbsmark Critics questioned whether the bill is affordable and does enough to ensure that only people with illnesses related to trade center dust get help. CBS New York - News, Sports,... - http://newyork.cbslocal.com/

Pre-Existing Conditions in Florida Health Insurance | ItsOnAlexa ... By chipoy Health insurance policy grew a strong topic in the aftermath of the new healthcare government note. This would affect health insurance schemes all over the country and Florida health indemnity is no exception. finding health insurance ... ItsOnAlexa Health Solution - http://www.itsonalexa.com/

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Thinking about food makes you want it less, study says BBC News Dieters could help themselves to lose weight by thinking about food, according to a new study. A small-scale study in Science showed that people who had imagined they were eating chocolate wanted it less than those who had not been thinking of it. ... See all stories on this topic »

Insured women skipping breast-cancer screenings Columbus Dispatch By Misti Crane About half of women whose insurance pays for mammograms actually go in every year for a screening, according to research released yesterday. A study of 1.6 million women who are customers of Medco Health Solutions found that, on average, ... See all stories on this topic »

Hospitals must report patient infections or face losing funds MiamiHerald.com A new effort to reduce infections in hospitals is taking a pocketbook approach. Hospitals face the loss of funding. BY TONY PUGH WASHINGTON -- Hoping to erase a troubling legacy of preventable infections and deaths, most US hospitals on Jan. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Imagine each bite, and maybe you'll eat less Los Angeles Times Thinking about food in great detail may trigger habituation – a decreasing response to a stimulus – researchers find. By Eryn Brown, Los Angeles Times A fleeting thought about a handful of M&Ms might be enough to derail your diet. ... See all stories on this topic »

Porn industry clinic in Sherman Oaks is closed by LA County Los Angeles Times Among the reasons cited was that the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation's lack of a required agreement with a hospital where patients could be transferred. By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times Los Angeles County public health officials ... See all stories on this topic »

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Imagining Gorging On Your Favorite Food Eases Cravings And Helps You Eat Less Medical News Today If you want to lose weight, imagine that you are devouring your favorite food repeatedly; apparently your cravings will ease, you will end up eating less food, and your diet is more likely to be successful, scientists from Carnegie Mellon University, ... See all stories on this topic »

Even One Cigarette Can Prove Lethal, U.S. Surgeon General Says BusinessWeek By Amanda Gardner THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- As little as one cigarette a day, or even just inhaling smoke from someone else's cigarette, could be enough to cause a heart attack and even death, warns a report released Thursday by US Surgeon ... See all stories on this topic »

Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk for Some BusinessWeek By Kathleen Doheny THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that seems to counter the prevailing wisdom that any form of hormone replacement therapy raises the risk of breast cancer, a new look at some old data suggests that estrogen-only ... See all stories on this topic »

Slow protein clearance 'clue to Alzheimer's' BBC News Scientists suggest people with Alzheimer's disease clear a damaging protein from their brains more slowly than those who are healthy. It was already known that the beta-amyloid protein built up in the brains of people with the condition. ... See all stories on this topic »

Clinic Serving Performers in Pornography Is Closed New York Times By REBECCA CATHCART LOS ANGELES — State health officials ordered a clinic that serves the pornography industry to close Thursday and denied its application for an operating license. The Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation clinic has tested and ... See all stories on this topic »

Chronic Lyme disease: A dubious diagnosis Los Angeles Times There's little good evidence that chronic Lyme disease exists. Yet doctors are treating it with drugs that put patients and the public at risk. Phillip Moore, 45, of Concord, NC, said he was misdiagnosed with Lyme disease. Treatments made him so sick, ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Elizabeth Edwards' Funeral Details Released CBS News Details for Elizabeth Edwards' funeral services were released today. Edwards, the estranged wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer. The services will be held Saturday at 1 pm at Edenton ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Health care standoff could leave patients with fewer options WFAA by SHELLY SLATER Negotiations between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas and Texas Health Resource hospitals are getting ugly. It's a deal that affects millions of health insurance consumers, including every state employee. Texas Health Resources has 24 ... See all stories on this topic »

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Community Health Systems Makes Hostile $7.3 Billion Bid For Tenet ... By David Whelan Community Health Systems, a 126-hospital system, announced after the market closed today that it's bidding $3.3 billion in cash and stock for Tenet Health. The deal would also include the assumption of Tenet's $4 billion in debt. Health Dollars - http://blogs.forbes.com/davidwhelan/

"Health" by Hayley Morris | Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking ... By Lauren Indovina Beautifully animated stop-motion using clay, paper, and objects on glass by Hayley Morris. Motionographer | Digital Filmmaking,... - http://motionographer.com/

How Fox News Spun the Health-Care Debate - The Daily Beast By Howard Kurtz As the debate over the health-care public option heated up, a Fox News executive told staffers to change the way they talked about it. Howard Kurtz on the memo that echoed a GOP talking point. The Daily Beast - Blogs and Stories - http://www.thedailybeast.com/?s=make+money+online&q=http://www.etoro.com/B503_A25509_TClick.aspx

Rich Tafel: The Real Health Deal Begins By Rich Tafel If you thought America's health reform debate ended with Vice President Biden's "This is a big f...ng deal!" comment to the President at the signing of the health care reform bill last May, guess again. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

Republicans Block 9/11 Health Measure - NYTimes.com By By THE NEW YORK TIMES The 9/11 health bill is among a handful of initiatives that Senate Democrats had been hoping to approve this year before the close of the 111th Congress. Green - http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/

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