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Alcohol more harmful than heroin, crack cocaine: study AFP LONDON — Alcohol is more harmful than illegal drugs like heroin and crack cocaine, a new study by British researchers said Monday. Scientists looked at the dangers to both the individual and to wider society and found that alcohol was the most ... See all stories on this topic »

The Feds Come Out Against Gene Patents Forbes (blog) In a surprising move, the US Justice Department filed a brief last Friday that declared, for the first time, that the US government does not support the patenting of naturally occurring human genes. This new position is contained in a document filed as ... See all stories on this topic »

Local dentists offer candy buy-back programs for kids Ahwatukee Foothills News By Josh Snyder Special to AFN | 0 comments Shortly after Halloween kids will get an incentive to give up their sweet tooth for cold, hard cash. Several Ahwatukee Foothills dentists are participating in programs that allow kids to make money by selling ... See all stories on this topic »

Reading Hospital slates final flu vaccine event Reading Eagle Reading Hospital will hold its final community flu vaccine clinic on Saturday from 8 am to noon. This year's vaccine protects against Influenza A H3N2 virus, Influenza B virus and the H1N1 virus. Vaccinations are free, and people ages 9 and older are ... See all stories on this topic »

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Health Insurance Companies | kutips By admin 2008 Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader answers a question about the role of health insurance companies in his national heath care plan. From the Open the Debates super rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 4, 2008. ... kutips - http://www.kutips.com/

Notes From The Connected Health Symposium 2010 - Better Health By DavidHarlow I [recently] attended the Connected Health Symposium in Boston. I enjoyed many of the sessions (sometimes wished I could have attended two simultaneously, though the livetweeting — #chs10 — helped on that front), and as usual enjoyed ... Better Health - http://getbetterhealth.com/

As the new Small Business Bill of Health : : Business companies By directory The new health reform have a big impact on small businesses. Changes for years reacted to that as a small business already, 10 to 100 employees will find that when it comes to reforming health care, it is common for anything but ... Business companies - http://businesscompanies.small-businessmarketinginfo.com/

Free Birth Control: Health Care Overhaul May Provide Pill As ... By The Huffington Post News Editors WASHINGTON — Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the US, thanks to the new health care law. That could start a shift toward more reliable – and expensive ... The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

US health overhaul may lead to free birth control | Home >> Other ... Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the US, thanks to the new health care law. philstar.com - Breaking News - http://www.philstar.com/

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AASLD: Human Cells Grow on Animal Liver Scaffolds MedPage Today By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. ... See all stories on this topic »

Green tea helps prevent breast cancer or not? Food Consumer On the last day of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month or the pink month, we publish a report below to share with readers a few studies that suggest drinking green tea may not help cut risk of breast cancer. A new Japanese study suggests that ... See all stories on this topic »

Experts offer some tips on how to make the most of this open enrollment season msnbc.com JOE HARPRING / AP A doctor at Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Ind., speaks with a patient. Workers are finding out how much more they'll be ponying up for health insurance in 2011, and costs are going up, again. By Eve Tahmincioglu It's that ... See all stories on this topic » msnbc.com

Local dentist offers Halloween candy buyback Chickasha Express Star Chickasha dentist Dr. Mark Mettry has a sweet deal for area trick-or-treaters - trade your Halloween loot for cold, hard cash. For two hours Monday evening, Mettry will buy back unopened Halloween candy from children between 2 and 12 years. ... See all stories on this topic »

Need for new approach towards mental illness Malaysia Star A MAJOR challenge in the area of mental health is how to destigmatise mental illness. Some describe it as the last frontier to be overcome. The Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council is most timely and appropriate in the wake of the growing problem ... See all stories on this topic »

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Scientists Report Early Success in Growing Mini Liver in Lab BusinessWeek SATURDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists who created functioning miniature livers say their success is an early, but important, advance in the quest to grow replacement human livers in the laboratory. "We are excited about the possibilities ... See all stories on this topic »

Everolimus Approved For Benign Brain Tumor MedPage Today By Peggy Peck, Executive Editor, MedPage Today The FDA has approved everolimus (Afinitor) for treatment of benign brain tumors associated with a rare genetic condition in patients who are not candidates for surgical resection. The tablets are approved ... See all stories on this topic »

Flu Making Its Way Into The Borderland KFOX El Paso EL PASO, Texas -- Far West Texas communities should prepare themselves for what the Texas Department of State Health Services sees as a rise in "local activity" flu cases in Texas. According to the department, each of the other states reported little ... See all stories on this topic »

Braintree police want no tricks, careful treating this Halloween Boston Globe By Jessica Bartlett, Town Correspondent Braintree police are encouraging residents to have a safe and happy Halloween this year by remembering that it is, in fact, a family holiday. In a press release sent out this week, Chief Paul Frazier from the ... See all stories on this topic »

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True negatives not at high risk for invasive breast cancer Food Consumer Today is the last day of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month or the pink month. We publish a report on a new study below to help readers better understand the risk of breast cancer. The study suggests women who test negative for BRCA1 and BRCA2 ... See all stories on this topic »

Slightly weaker Tomas may be a concern for Haiti MiamiHerald.com By CURTIS MORGAN Hurricane Tomas on Sunday began what was expected to be a slow, weeklong march toward the Caribbean's largest islands. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center, stressing that Tomas' path remains uncertain four to five days out, ... See all stories on this topic »

Livers grown in the laboratory could eventually solve organ transplant shortage Telegraph.co.uk Made-to-measure organs for transplantation are a step closer to reality after scientists grew miniature human livers in the laboratory. By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent The researchers created "working livers" the size of a walnut which ... See all stories on this topic »

Bucks County dental office offering candy buy back Lansdale Reporter NEW BRITAIN - It's human nature to go crazy with hoarding Halloween candy. But honestly, are the kids really going to eat all that? Obesity and lack of activity among American children aside, dentists have been saying for how long that candy promotes ... See all stories on this topic »

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My-Health-Insurance-Info | RichardHammond.Net By mUjA My-Health-Isurance.Info For more info please visit XTRA INFO-Health Articles Universities usually offer students some type special health. RichardHammond.Net - http://www.richardhammond.net/

Do gene patents help or hinder health innovation? | Health By Ano Lobb The justice department appears to break with long standing health policy on gene patents. Health - http://www.justmeans.com/editorials/health/210.html

Health overhaul may lead to free birth control | The Daily Caller ... WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years after the pill, another birth control revolution may be on the horizon: free contraception for women in the US, thanks to the. The Daily Caller - Breaking News,... - http://dailycaller.com/

Multiple Types of Budget Health Insurance Plans | Worldprofit Articles By AndrewPryor01 Surveying for a highly effective but uncostly health insurance plan has perpetually been a difficult task. Spending many hours reading and listening to sales. Worldprofit Articles - http://articles.worldprofit.com/

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Tea no protection against breast cancer Times of India It may be packed with anti-oxidants but green tea does not protect against breast cancer, a study has revealed. Previous research on both animals and human cells had suggested the hot drink could boost the body's defences against the cancer. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents New York Times By ANDREW POLLACK Reversing a longstanding policy, the federal government said on Friday that human and other genes should not be eligible for patents because they are part of nature. The new position could have a huge impact on medicine and on the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Sell your Halloween candy, help US troops phillyBurbs.com Trick-or-treaters will be rounding up tons of candy tonight as they go door-to-door during their annual Halloween treks. Two local dentists are hoping that before they dig into their stash, the kids consider selling some or all of the candy to them. ... See all stories on this topic »

HHS offers grants for early US insurance exchanges Reuters By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Five states will receive grants to design the technology needed for health insurance exchanges, the piece of health reform states have said could be a burden on them, the US Department of Health and ... See all stories on this topic »

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Some 'pink' products do little for cancer research USA Today By Christian Petersen, Getty Images By Dayna Harpster, (Fort Myers, Fla.) News Press Among products purported to support breast cancer research and awareness, the marketplace seems to know no bounds. "Pink" products or those displaying the pink ribbon ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care Boston Globe The health care reform that was enacted before I took office, and took effect the day I took office, has been a very solid success. Ninety-eight percent of our residents have health insurance today; No other state can touch that. ... See all stories on this topic » Boston Globe

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Health Insurance Fraud: What You Should Know We know that medical attention due to their higher rates;In conclusion it can be configured so that you are going to Mexico for out of network services beyond. @LiveCrunch - http://www.livecrunch.com/

Frequently asked questions about home health care | RichardHammond.Net By mUjA Q: What is home health care?A: Home health care is a service that permits patients to receive personalized health care, maintaining their quality. RichardHammond.Net - http://www.richardhammond.net/

Essentials of Environmental Health | Environment Conservation By admin S the potential impact on health? world population and global environment, and stupid? result, many advances? s have t? made to inform the public and introduce r? regulatory controls to the contr? on these risks. ... Environment Conservation - http://www.environmentconservation.org/

Another view of America's health care delivery system « JoeWo Joe ... By Administrator And considering illegal aliens are not humans they don't need health care according to the Prolife movement. So it is good to know that anyone with brown skin can be looked at as less than human and they are expendable and their lives ... JoeWo Joe Wosik Blog - http://joewo.com/WordPress/

Is it possible to get mental health insurance alone? | health 71 By admin Question : Is it possible to get mental health insurance alone? I am a student, and can't afford my school's plan (which doesn't cover mental health anyways). health 71 - http://www.health71.com/

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Haiti could suffer another earthquake, scientists warn The Guardian Haiti is at serious risk of further devastation from earthquakes in the near future, geologists have warned. Their research, to be published in next month's issue of Nature Geoscience, indicates that not all the geological strain that triggered the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

There is life beyond breast cancer, say survivors Times of India GURGAON: As the world observes Breast Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday, Lovina Gujral (40), the eighth woman in three generations of her family to be diagnosed with the disease, say there is no need to let the disease bog you down and that there is a ... See all stories on this topic »

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Haiti cholera death toll grows by 7 to 337 AFP PORT-AU-PRINCE — Haiti reported seven new deaths Saturday from the cholera outbreak, bringing to 337 the number killed by the diarrheal disease since it first appeared earlier this month. With 4764 people infected and under medical treatment, ... See all stories on this topic »

The C word women still can't talk about Times of India Every October, women get a grim reminder about breast cancer because the whole month is dedicated to awareness of the disease. But as the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends, some say women should be made aware of breast cancer all the year ... See all stories on this topic »

Miniature livers 'grown in lab' BBC News Scientists have managed to produce a small-scale version of a human liver in the laboratory using stem cells. The success increases hope that new transplant livers could be manufactured, although experts say that this is still many years away. ... See all stories on this topic »

Va. eatery owner finds intruder dangling from vent Washington Post AP VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- The owner of a Virginia restaurant had to close down when something unusual clogged an exhaust vent over his kitchen stove: A former employee. Harold Owens, owner of Harold's Restaurant in Virginia Beach, says the man used to ... See all stories on this topic »

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How health care could benefit if a company followed Apple By Kevin In this Wild West era of electronic health systems, here are 5 reasons how the health care field could benefit if a company followed Apple's Paradigm. KevinMD.com - http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/

Health Care Industry Occupation | Senior Housing and Assisted Living By Numbers Alson Growth, job security and great salaries can be obtained from being part of the health care industry. We all have an idea that as the Baby Boomers decided to retire and move from working in health care to needing health care, ... Senior Housing and Assisted Living - http://senior.infonex.us/

Downticket Races May Save Your House, Health, and Community ... By Peterr There's nothing that the people running campaigns in downticket races fear more than a tidal wave at the top of the ticket. Some voters will be discouraged at being swept away by the wave, and won't come to the polls. Firedoglake - http://firedoglake.com/

How Can A Group Health Insurance Broker Assist My Company? For many companies the ability to provide group health insurance to their employees is a huge benefit that hard workers will truly value especially if they. @LiveCrunch - http://www.livecrunch.com/

Pet Medical Health Insurance Veterinary Eye Challenges For Pet ... By CathyJacobsen Owners who're thinking about getting pet health insurance for their pet dogs must be sure that the eyesight health of their dogs is included by the insurance policy. Due to the fact numerous insurance firms is not going to insure the ... Article Resource - Best Article... - http://articleresource.org/

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Geographic Boundaries Of Endemic Malaria Getting Progressively Smaller Medical News Today For the last 150 years the geographic boundaries of endemic malaria have been steadily getting smaller, what experts call "The Shrinking Malaria Map". In the medical journal The Lancet's "Series on Malaria Elimination", Professor Richard Feachem, ... See all stories on this topic »

Misinformation the enemy in Haiti's cholera battle CTV.ca Children suffering cholera symptoms receive serum at a hospital in Marchand Dessalines, Haiti, Friday Oct. 22, 2010. (AP / Ramon Espinosa) As Haiti enters its third week of an outbreak of cholera, health workers on the ground say they are fighting ... See all stories on this topic »

IT Health Insurance Exchange Funding For US States From HSS Medical News Today The HSS (Department of Health and Human Services), USA, says it is awarding funding so that States can create and apply IT infrastructure required for the proper operations of Health Insurance Exchanges. A strong IT infrastructure will help US citizens ... See all stories on this topic »

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Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Slows But Stays Deadly NPR The cholera epidemic in Haiti is losing steam, although the number of cases and fatalities continues to climb. The disease has killed more than 300 people and sent more than 4000 people to hospitals and clinics. Host Scott Simon talks to NPR's ... See all stories on this topic »

38000 more bottles of Lipitor recalled over odor complaints CNN By the CNN Wire Staff Pfizer says the moldy smell of some bottles of its drug Lipitor comes from a chemical used on wood shipping pallets. (CNN) -- Pfizer is recalling an additional 38000 bottles of the cholesterol-fighting drug Lipitor after reports ... See all stories on this topic »

Dispersant Levels In Gulf Seafood Not Dangerous For Human Health, Says FDA Medical News Today After testing thousands of samples of Gulf seafood and fish for the presence of contaminants, specifically dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) and the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) announce ... See all stories on this topic »

Poisoned Halloween Candy: Trick, Treat or Myth? Fox News AP Despite what all the warnings may lead parents to believe, there has never been a documented case of a stranger poisoning kids' Halloween candy. Every October for at least 60 years, phantom portraits of the evil Halloween humbug have been passed on ... See all stories on this topic » Fox News

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Health « CBS Boston – News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and Boston's Best The I-Team has learned a major public health study which will answer that question is back on track after being grounded by budget cuts last year. ... boston.cbslocal.com/category/news/health-news/

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Great ideas for leftover Halloween candy Dayton Daily News By Debbie Juniewicz, Contributing Writer 9:46 PM Friday, October 29, 2010 Once the little ghosts and goblins have had their fill of sugary treats and are tucked in for the night, parents can assess the candy haul. While every child has a favorite sweet ... See all stories on this topic »

Cameroon Launches Massive Swine Flu Vaccine Campaign Voice of America The five-day immunization campaign ends on Saturday [30 October]. It's free of charge but is not intended for all Cameroonians. The government says it only has a limited amount of the vaccine from the WHO and is targeting population segments with the ... See all stories on this topic »

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Boykin Exposes Obama's Health Care Conspiracy to Build His ... By Kyle There are paragraphs in the health care legislation that talk about the commissioning of officers in time of a national crisis to work directly for the President. It's laying the groundwork for a constabulary force that will control the ... Right Wing Watch - http://www.rightwingwatch.org/

Cigna's Results Suggest Americans Are Using Less Health Care ... By Avery Johnson It is unclear whether consumers are curbing runaway medical spending or forgoing visits that are important to long-term health. WSJ.com: Health Blog - http://blogs.wsj.com/health/

Races Tighten Over Health Overhaul Issues As Clock Ticks Down To ... Races around the nation are being scrutinized for a glimpse of an edge when it comes to health reform and what the races mean for the health overhaul in America after next week's midterm elections. All Kaiser Health News - http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/

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Feds: New tests confirm safety of Gulf seafood BusinessWeek Federal scientists say a new spate of testing for chemical dispersant in Gulf of Mexico seafood has found no problems. They say Gulf seafood is safe to eat. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Food and Drug Administration said ... See all stories on this topic »

Text Messages, Radio Warn Haitians Of Cholera Risks NPR by Christopher Joyce A bladder at a camp in Port-au-Prince holds fresh water. Sanitation and clean water are key to staving off cholera, and public health officials are launching a massive education effort using text messages and radio broadcasts. ... See all stories on this topic »

CORRECTED - US FDA approves Avanir involuntary emotion drug Reuters (Corrects name of drug throughout to Nuedexta instead of Zenvia. The drug was previously called Zenvia) NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - US health regulators on Friday approved Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc's (AVNR.O) Nuedexta, a treatment for a neurological ... See all stories on this topic »

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