Monday, November 22, 2010

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Health insurer stocks rise after HHS announcement
BusinessWeek
By TOM MURPHY Several large health insurance stocks climbed Monday while the broader market fell after the Obama administration announced details of a new rule that will govern how much insurers spend on medical care. Starting next year, insurers will ...
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FDA clears second clinical trial involving human embryonic stem cells
Los Angeles Times
By Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times Advanced Cell Technology Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for its Phase I/II trial of retinal cells for patients with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, a childhood version of ...
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Los Angeles Times
Progress Seen in Cutting STDs
MedPage Today
By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Explain that syphilis cases did not increase among women for the first time in five years, and that rates of chlamydia increased only minimally in 2009. Public health efforts to cut rates of sexually ...
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Accidental Overdose of Cold Drugs in Kids Declines
WebMD
By Bill Hendrick Nov. 22, 2010 -- The voluntary withdrawal of over-the-counter cough and cold medications that cause adverse reactions in babies has resulted in a dramatic decline in accidental overdosing and other problems requiring emergency room ...
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Alpha-Carotene Tied to Lower Death Risk
MedPage Today
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that higher levels of alpha-carotene, found in some vegetables, were associated in this study with reduced risk of dying from a number of causes. Point out also that the study is subject to residual ...
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TSA pat-down leaves traveler covered in urine
msnbc.com
Thomas Sawyer, 61, said he was left "humiliated" and covered in urine after undergoing a TSA pat-down. By Harriet Baskas Travel writer A retired special education teacher on his way to a wedding in Orlando, Fla., said he was left humiliated, ...
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Cornerstone ending sale of certain painkillers
BusinessWeek
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. said Monday it is voluntarily ending the sale of three products containing propoxyphene from the US market as part of a response to the withdrawal of the painkiller Darvon from the market. On Friday, the Food and Drug ...
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Environmental news from California and beyond
Los Angeles Times
A state investigation did not find a common underlying cause for recent birth defects, including heart problems and cleft palates and lips, in Kettleman City, a Central California farming community of about 1500 mostly Spanish-speaking residents, ...
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Prostate Cancer Staging Can't Predict Recurrence
WebMD
By Denise Mann Nov. 22, 2010 -- One of the first things that a man wants to know after he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer is the cancer's stage, which is supposed to indicate the extent of the disease and help predict the likelihood of ...
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Kansas bans alcoholic energy drinks
Kansas City Star
For those of you hoping to stock up on alcoholic energy drinks before the federal ban goes into effect — you better head to Missouri. The Kansas Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control announced a ban on four popular brands effective immediately. ...
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