Thursday, September 30, 2010

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ADHD genetic link 'removes stigma'
BBC News
The first direct evidence of a genetic link to attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder has been found, a study says. Lead investigator Professor Anita Thapar said that research shows that the disorder was a brain problem like autism - not due to bad ...
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Made in the lab, new stem cells may cut the controversy
MiamiHerald.com
Researchers say they have discovered a way to use scientifically created cells that appear virtually identical to embryonic stem cells for transplantation into patients. Scientists reported Thursday they had developed a technique that can quickly ...
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Massive toy recall highlights gaps in product-safety legislation
Globe and Mail
Toy manufacturing giant Fisher-Price failed to tell Health Canada until last week about serious safety incidents involving products now at the centre of a massive recall, including children who needed stitches, choked and suffered other injuries after ...
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Pregnant breast cancer patients more likely to survive
Los Angeles Times
There may be few pregnancy nightmares worse than finding a lump in one's breast, given the dueling fears that if it's cancer, treatment could harm the developing fetus, while delay and pregnancy hormones could fuel a tumor's growth. ...
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J&J chief admits lapses in quality control
Los Angeles Times
'We did not maintain our high quality standards,' CEO William Weldon says at a congressional hearing on the massive recall of its popular children's pain relievers. By Andrew Zajac, Los Angeles Times The head of pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson, ...
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Grants awarded for state health insurance exchanges
Los Angeles Times
The Obama administration doles out about $1 million each to 49 states and the District of Columbia to design an Internet-based marketplace for consumers to purchase benefits as part of the new healthcare law. By Noam N. Levey, Los Angeles Times The ...
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RealClearPolitics - Ronald McDonald v. Health Care Reform
By Jonathan Cohn, New Republic
Here's a headline sure to give the White House and its allies grief today: "McDonald's May Drop Health Plan." It's for an article by Janet Adamy in the Wall Street Journal. It's only a matter of time until it becomes fodder for ...
RealClearPolitics - Homepage - http://www.realclearpolitics.com/
CDC: Nearly 1 in 10 U.S. Adults Depressed - Health News - Health.com
By rayhainer
Nine percent of US adults have at least some symptoms of depression, and people in certain states are more likely to be depressed than those in others, according to the results of a nationwide survey by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Health News - http://news.health.com/
The Health Care Blog: Health 2.0 Reveals the Winners of the 2010 ...
By Matthew
The time has come to announce the six winners of the 2010 Health 2.0 Developer Challenge. They will be showcased at the Health 2.0 Developer Challenge session at the Health 2.0 San Francisco Conference, October 7-8, 2010. ...
The Health Care Blog - http://www.thehealthcareblog.com/the_health_care_blog/


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MyWHI.com has moved
Simply sign in with your existing user ID and password to start enjoying the benefits of your improved Walgreens Health Initiatives account. ...
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Health Plans Face Scrutiny Amid McDonald's Move
Wall Street Journal
By JANET ADAMY The Obama administration said Thursday that its top health official will "exercise her discretion" in enforcing a new health-law requirement, a move that could prevent McDonald's Corp. and other employers from disrupting their ...
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure has fought breast cancer 30 years
Houston Chronicle
By PAIGE HEWITT In honor of her sister, Nancy Brinker founded Susan G. Komen for the Cure to fund research and awareness campaigns. When 32000 runners take to the road Saturday in Houston's Race for the Cure, each stride will move forward a mission ...
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Experts: New H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic Unlikely
WebMD
By Daniel J. DeNoon Sept. 30, 2010 – Some two-thirds of Americans may already be immune to H1N1 swine flu, making an explosive new wave unlikely. High vaccination rates this flu season, especially among children and young adults, might even drive the ...
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J&J admits misleading US Motrin recall
Reuters
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Already battered by a wave of product recalls, Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) acknowledged on Thursday it had misled consumers and US regulators as it quietly removed its Motrin painkiller from the market. ...
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FDA unaware of 'phantom' J&J recall
CBC.ca
Johnson and Johnson hired contract workers in the spring of 2009 to buy up thousands of bottles of Motrin instead of issuing a recall of the defective product, an action for which the company's chief executive has apologized. ...
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Low dietary fat more effective in fighting breast cancer than wearing pink?
Food Consumer
October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, an annual event that aims to encourage women to receive mammogram screening. In this month, individuals and organizations, nonproft or otherwise, wear something pink to show their support for the ...
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Clues to the Genetic Roots of ADHD
TIME
By TIME.com Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 0 comments Too much soda, candy and bad parenting have been cleared of full blame for children's hyperactivity and uncontrollable behavior — at least according to a new study that has identified certain ...
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U.S. researchers make stem cells quickly from skin
Reuters
A fluorescent microscope image shows human embryonic stem cells in this photo taken at Stanford University and released by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, March 9, 2009. By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) ...
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Stop using baby sleep positioners, safety groups warn
Los Angeles Times
By Patricia Callahan and Ellen Gabler Tribune staff reporters Baby sleep positioners, a popular product for safety-conscious parents, were supposed to save lives by keeping infants from rolling onto their stomachs. Instead, they are now being added to ...
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Los Angeles Times
States See Staff Shortage For Health-Care Overhaul - Report
Wall Street Journal
By Ruth Mantell There may not be enough state staffers to implement President Barack Obama's health-care overhaul on time, and contractors may need to be hired for some "key" responsibilities, according to a report released Thursday by the Kaiser ...
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McDonald's May End Health Care Benefits For 30000 Workers
By The Huffington Post News Editors
UPDATE: Sept. 30, 11:57 am EST -- McDonald's denies it McDonald's Senior VP Steve Russell, who is the head of human resources, calls reports that the company will drop its coverage "completely false."
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/
McDonald's threatens to drop hourly health plan | Chicago Breaking ...
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
McDonald's Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators.
Chicago Breaking Business - http://chicagobreakingbusiness.com/
Sebelius: Secretive Campaign Spending Distorting Health Care ...
By Christina Bellantoni
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sounds a political note, decrying shadowy spending against health care. Will she run for president? 'No time soon.'
TPMDC - http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/06/obama-holds-presser-with-medvedev----says-us-will-not-miss-a-beat-in-afghanistan.php
GayPatriot » Health care choices curtailed by Obamacare
By B. Daniel Blatt
Well, it does seem that more federal regulations limit our choices: "McDonald's Corp. has warned federal regulators that it could drop its health insurance plan for nearly 30000 hourly restaurant workers unless regulators waive a new ...
GayPatriot - http://www.gaypatriot.net/
McDonald's Seeking Waiver for Affordable Health Insurance Option
By Denise Reynolds RD
Due to a stipulation in the new health reform law, the world's largest restaurant chain may be unable to provide its limited-benefits plan to nearly...
Emaxhealth - http://www.emaxhealth.com/


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Massive Fisher Price Recall: More Than 10M Toys
ABC News
By LEE FERRAN More than 10 million children's toys have been recalled by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the toys' manufacturer Fisher Price, the CPSC announced today. The toy giant has recalled toys -- including ...
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McDonald's Fights Back Against Report It Will Drop Health Care Plan
ABC News
By DANIEL ARNALL and HUMA KHAN McDonald's and the Obama administration are firing back at a Wall Street Journal report saying that the fast food giant is considering dropping its "mini-med" health insurance for hourly workers because of the new health ...
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Johnson & Johnson CEO: 'We made a mistake'
CNNMoney
Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon testifing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Thursday. By Parija Kavilanz, senior writerSeptember 30, 2010: 11:31 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Johnson & Johnson CEO William Weldon ...
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Possible Genetic Causes Of ADHD Discovered
RedOrbit
Scientists at the UK's Cardiff University report they have discovered evidence that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic condition--a discovery that could help find better ways to treat the ailment and exonerate parents often ...
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H1N1 shots skipped by 60% of Canadians
CBC.ca
Vaccination clinics across Canada started offering the vaccine in the fall of 2009. (Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press) About four in 10 Canadians rolled up their sleeves for the H1N1 shot last flu season, Statistics Canada says. Based on self-reported data ...
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Tanezumab Alleviates Osteoarthritis Pain So Well That Some Patients Overuse ...
Medical News Today
After halting studies on tanezumab, a drug that is extremely good at relieving pain and improving function in patients with moderate to severe osteoarthritis, a small phase II clinical trial has reported just a few slight side effects, and considerable ...
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Experimental genital herpes vaccine fails major clinical trial
Los Angeles Times
An experimental vaccine designed to block genital transmission of herpes viruses from men to women has failed a major clinical trial aimed at obtaining manufacturing approval, researchers said Thursday. Because of the failure, the vaccine's ...
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Most Men Unaware of Breast Cancer Risk in Males: Survey
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 80 percent of men at higher risk for breast cancer aren't aware that males can develop the disease, a new study finds, and none of the men surveyed said their doctors had talked to them about breast cancer. ...
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Baby sleep positioners 'too dangerous to use', warn US officials as Mothercare ...
Daily Mail
By Claire Bates Baby sleep positioners that are supposed to help babies to sleep safely are too dangerous to use, US officials have warned. The devices are now being withdrawn from the shelves of Mothercare, which sold the positioners in the UK, ...
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Study finds first evidence that ADHD is genetic
Reuters
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have found the first direct evidence attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a genetic disorder and say their research could eventually lead to better treatments for the condition. ...
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Tanezumab Blunted Pain So Effectively in Test That Patients Never Felt Warning ...
ABC News
By JANE E. ALLEN, ABC News Medical Unit It's not that the drug doesn't work; indeed, it appears to be remarkably effective against pain in many with arthritic knees. But in some patients, the drug blunted joint pain so powerfully they never felt the ...
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FDA exec: agency too slow to order J&J recall
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A top Food and Drug Administration official will tell Congress the agency should have acted sooner to halt a secret recall by Johnson & Johnson last year, in which the company quietly purchased defective painkillers from stores. ...
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McDonald's May End Health Coverage for 30000 Workers
DailyFinance
By DOUGLAS MCINTYRE Posted 7:20 AM 09/30/10 McDonald's McDonald's (MCD) has warned federal officials that it may terminate health care benefits for 30000 workers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The concern of the huge fast food chain and other ...
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POM(pous) Claims? Juice Makers Accused of Overstating Health Benefits
ABC News
By KIM CAROLLO, ABC News Medical Unit It has a sleek, curvy bottle, features the juice from an exotic fruit and has a catchy name, but according to both government and consumer agencies, POM Wonderful is a drink that's not as wonderful as its ...
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Study demonstrates plunge in breast cancer deaths
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sixty years ago, a woman had just a 25 percent chance of living 10 years if she got a breast cancer diagnosis. Now the survival rate is more than 75 percent, US doctors reported on Wednesday. The study of women treated at the ...
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Study: An IUD May Treat Endometrial Cancer and Preserve Fertility in Young Women
TIME
By Meredith Melnick Thursday, September 30, 2010 | 0 comments A new study finds that intrauterine devices (IUD), which are traditionally used as contraceptives, could help treat early stage endometrial cancer in women who wish to preserve their ...
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ADHD 'caused by genetic faults'
Telegraph.co.uk
A genetic basis for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been discovered by British scientists, who say their research explodes the myth that it is just an excuse for bad parenting. By Stephen Adams, Medical Correspondent Children with ...
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McDonald's Seeks Healthcare Waiver, May Seek Alternative Plan for Workers
Bloomberg
By Duane Stanford and Drew Armstrong - Thu Sep 30 04:58:04 GMT 2010 McDonald's Corp., the world's largest restaurant chain, asked federal health-care regulators to waive part of a new law that may force the company to seek an alternative insurance plan ...
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FDA warns of suffocation risk to using baby sleep positioners
Los Angeles Times
By Patricia Callahan and Ellen Gabler, Chicago Tribune The products often have foam bolsters that help keep a baby in place, but infants can wiggle or roll into unsafe spots. Babies have suffocated on the foam or have become trapped between the product ...
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J&J CEO faces US lawmakers over string of recalls
Reuters
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) massive recall of faulty medicines, including a quiet buyback of its Motrin painkiller, has angered US lawmakers who will question the company's chief executive and a senior ...
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Vastly Better Odds for Kids With Deadly Cancer
WebMD
By Daniel J. DeNoon Sept. 29, 2010 -- An aggressive new treatment offers new hope to kids with high-risk neuroblastoma, while kids at somewhat lower risk benefit from less intense therapy. The findings come from two breakthrough studies that already ...
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Hadassah joins Race for the Cure
Connecticut Jewish Ledger
STAMFORD - Hadassah, Israel and the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced their collaboration on the first-ever "Race for the Cure" to take place around the walls of the old city of Jerusalem at Hadassah's national Convention in July. ...
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Frankenfish born of necessity, negligence
The Daily Evergreen
The biotech company AquaBounty and its genetically engineered (GE) salmon are big in the news right now. This salmon has had its DNA reworked so it grows twice as fast as wild salmon. The Food and Drug Administration said this fish, or product (however ...
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Health Benefits of Coffee - WebMD
WebMD discusses the health benefits of coffee and possible risks for those with certain conditions.
www.webmd.com/food-recipes/.../coffee-new-health-food


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

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Blogs5 new results for health
 
Boxer, Fiorina Debate Over Health Care, Immigration
By The Huffington Post News Editors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and GOP challenger Carly Fiorina displayed sharp differences in their second debate Wednesday over a wide range of issues, particularly Republicans' call to repeal national health care ...
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thenewswire/
House Passes 9/11 Health Care Bill - NYTimes.com
By By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ
A long-delayed bill that would provide health care to emergency workers and others who became ill after working on ground zero passed mostly along party lines.
City Room - http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/
Ed Cotton: Food Companies And Health Science - PSFK
By Ed Cotton
Nestle's announcement that it's expanding into Health Sciences is evidence that it there's a massive opportunity for food to get closer to the world of pharma.
PSFK - http://www.psfk.com/
Republican businessman presses Obama on taxes, health care
By O. Kay Henderson
"We all agree there needs to be health reform, OK? We just moved out here a year ago from Las Vegas, OK? There are illegal immigrants that are getting free health care right now, OK?" McKenzie told Obama. "The doctor we had, ...
Radio Iowa - http://www.radioiowa.com/
How ObamaCare May Disrupt Your Health Plan - Science Business ...
By Avik Roy
Imagine if you ran a business, and one day the government told you that you would be fined if you: (1) minimized unnecessary expenses; (2) hired workers to specialize in customer service; (3) invested resources in order to ensure you ...
Science Business - http://blogs.forbes.com/sciencebiz/


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Little Pink Chin Cups For You and Me
Wall Street Journal
The NFL will be sporting pink gear this Sunday to raise awareness of breast cancer. We know watching NFL football makes you feel manly, but you're going to have to deal with an overwhelming amount of pink on your TV screen this Sunday. ...
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Stop using baby sleep positioners, safety groups warn
Chicago Tribune
By Patricia Callahan, Tribune reporters Baby sleep positioners, a popular product for safety-conscious parents, were supposed to save lives by keeping infants from rolling onto their stomachs. Instead, they are now being added to the growing list of ...
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Gene Disorder Linked to ADHD
BusinessWeek
By Steven Reinberg WEDNESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Many who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear to have a genetic abnormality that may predispose them to the condition, British researchers report. ...
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McDonald's May Drop Health Insurance: Report
ABC News
NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp may cut health insurance for its nearly 30000 hourly workers unless US regulators waive a requirement of new health care legislation championed by President Barack Obama, The Wall Street Journal reported. ...
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Mammogram Study Reignites Controversy on Breast Cancer Screening
ABC News
By CRYSTAL PHEND and DANA MALAJIAN A new study seems poised to reignite the debate over who should receive mammograms and when. The Swedish study found that starting women on mammography at age 40 rather than age 50 was associated with a 26 percent ...
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No longer pandemic, H1N1 still hangs on in new flu season
Chicago Tribune
Who needs seasonal flu vaccine? Everyone older than 6 months, experts say, offering a 'super shot' for seniors By William Mullen, Tribune reporter With frantic efforts to gird for the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic still etched on the public mind, ...
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Stop using baby sleep devices, U.S. tells parents
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sleep positioners marketed with the promise of helping babies sleep safely are too dangerous to use and should not be sold, US officials warned on Wednesday. "The deaths and dangerous situations resulting from the use of infant ...
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Dallas hospital opens children's allergy center
WFAA
It's estimated that every school classroom has at least one student suffering from a food allergy. by JANET ST. JAMES DALLAS — What are you eating tonight? Breakfast for dinner with pancakes and eggs? Those foods contain eight ingredients that can be ...
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A 'Promise' spurred Susan G. Komen, breast cancer fight
USA Today
By H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY By Anne Godlasky, USA TODAY By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY In 1982, Nancy Brinker started a foundation to fight breast cancer in memory of her sister, Susan G. Komen, who had died from the disease two years earlier. ...
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Experimental drug helps kids with neuroblastoma
USA Today
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Two new studies offer hope for babies and toddlers suffering from neuroblastoma, a rare but often deadly cancer of the nervous system that strikes about 750 children a year. Both therapies offer better, safer treatments for the ...
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FDA Goes for the Salmon!
encore Online
Let me start this piece off with a caveat: These words are my opinion. But, please, let me also be presumptuous: They should be every readers', too. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) consist of organisms that have altered genetic material thanks to ...
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