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| Judge Leaves Stem Cell Ban in Place ABC News By JANE E. ALLEN, ABC News Medical Unit New federally funded research on human embryonic stem cells remains blocked after a federal judge left in place a temporary injunction he issued on Aug. 23. The ruling puts research projects from coast to coast ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cancer Prevention: Rethink Your Diet as Well as Your Smoking U.S. News & World Report By Deborah Kotz If everyone were to quit smoking today, nearly 450000 fewer Americans would die annually from smoking-related diseases. Yet even with all the smoking bans across the country, one in five Americans still lights up regularly—a rate that's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Flu Vaccine a Must for All Healthcare Workers, AAP Says MedPage Today By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that voluntary programs have failed to increase immunization rates (currently approximately 40%) among healthcare personnel to acceptable levels (which are estimated to be 80%). ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Swine flu no worse than seasonal flu for most victims, study says Los Angeles Times More children and young adults were hospitalized as a result of pandemic H1N1 influenza than is normal for seasonal flu, but that was simply because those groups were disproportionately infected, not because the symptoms were worse, researchers said ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CVS Caremark Offers $5 Million In Free Flu Vaccinations To Uninsured Individuals Medical News Today CVS Caremark and Direct Relief USA have joined forces to offer $5 million in free flu vaccinations to community clinic and health center patients who have no health insurance coverage. CVS Caremark informs that the shots are currently available at all ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in U.S. BusinessWeek TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The cost of medical malpractice in the United States is $55.6 billion a year, which is 2.4 percent of annual health-care spending, a new study shows. The researchers said their estimate includes $45.6 billion in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Would You Eat Genetically Altered Meat? TIME The Food and Drug Administration is within steps of green lighting genetically modified salmon as a safe food product, which would be the first genetically altered animal approved for human consumption. The AquAdvantage salmon, a cross on the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fillings, Sealants May Leach BPA Into Kids' Mouths BusinessWeek By Alan Mozes TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The fillings and sealants that many dentists use can expose children to the controversial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), a new analysis indicates, but such exposure is short-lived and it remains unclear ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Drug maker used ghostwriters for journal articles msnbc.com By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO — Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, a US researcher said on Tuesday. Dr. Adriane Fugh-Berman of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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