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The Most Dangerous Drugs? Alcohol, Heroin and Crack—in That Order TIME By Catherine Mayer Monday, November 1, 2010 | 0 comments How often does life really imitate art? Let's imagine that a writer has been commissioned to develop a comedic screenplay about the deeply serious business of how to classify and control drugs. ... See all stories on this topic »

Neurologists issue guidelines for concussions Los Angeles Times Athletes with head injuries should be removed from play until cleared by a specialist, and youth sports practices and games need to be monitored by a certified athletic trainer, the group says. By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times In a bid to set a new ... See all stories on this topic »

Exercise May Block Colds MedPage Today By Todd Neale , Staff Writer, MedPage Today Point out that the study cannot determine causality or mechanisms for the association between exercise frequency and days spent with an upper respiratory tract infection. Being fit -- or at least a perception ... See all stories on this topic »

High-Calorie Drinks Still Widely Sold in U.S. Elementary Schools BusinessWeek By Kathleen Doheny MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the setting of national guidelines that discourage the sale of high-calorie, sugary beverages to kids in elementary schools, a new US study finds that many young children are still able to ... See all stories on this topic »

Half of Teens Treated for Depression Will Relapse: Study BusinessWeek By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Although almost all teens who were treated for major depression initially recovered, about half ended up suffering a relapse within five years, a new study found. And those recurrences were more ... See all stories on this topic »

Industry Seeks to Shape GOP Health-Care Agenda Wall Street Journal By JANET ADAMY AND JONATHAN WEISMAN Health-industry groups are pressing to roll back key provisions in the Obama administration's health-care overhaul if Republicans recapture the House, but they're also worried that the party could go too far. ... See all stories on this topic »

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Experts: Alcohol More Harmful Than Crack or Heroin WebMD By Tim Locke Nov. 1, 2010 -- Alcohol abuse is more harmful than crack or heroin abuse, according to a new study by a former British government drug advisor and other experts. Neuropharmacologist David Nutt, MD, of Imperial College London, ... See all stories on this topic »

Dentists offer Halloween candy buybacks to collect sweets for US troops Los Angeles Times By Mary Forgione, For the Los Angeles Times If you're still staring at a mountain of M&Ms and mini Snickers bars, consider taking some to a Halloween candy buyback program at a nearby dentist's office. The sweet solution prevents kids (and parents) ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

School kids still have access to sugary drinks, whole milk USA Today By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY About half of elementary school children in the USA could buy high-fat milk, sodas, sports drinks and fruit drinks in school à la carte lines, snack bars, vending machines and stores during 2008-2009, a new study shows. ... See all stories on this topic »

Most Depressed Teens Recover, but Many Relapse WebMD By Jennifer Warner Nov. 1, 2010 -- Nearly all teenagers treated for major depression will recover, but a new study shows that nearly half will have a recurrence. Researchers found that 96% of depressed teens recovered with treatment. ... See all stories on this topic »

CHEST: Bedtime Texting Bad for Sleep MedPage Today By Crystal Phend , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Note that this study was published as an abstract and is slated for presentation at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed ... See all stories on this topic »

Concussion Should Sideline Athletes: Neurologists U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Any athlete believed to have suffered a concussion should be removed from play until evaluated by a physician who is trained in assessing and managing sports concussions, says a new position statement issued by the ... See all stories on this topic »

CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot The Tand D.com ATLANTA - A federal advisory panel is recommending that people 65 and older who are around infants get vaccinated against whooping cough. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices gave the advice because of an outbreak of whooping cough this ... See all stories on this topic »

TJ's Pink Warriors make strides for cancer NorthJersey.com BY TRACEY PUTRINO TJ's Pink Warriors take part in the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk at Bergen Community College in Paramus on Oct. 24. Fair Lawn — Thomas Jefferson has gone pink while raising money for breast ... See all stories on this topic »

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Will New Health Care Bill Mean Free Birth Control? - CBS ... By Carla Fried A key provision in the health care reform act mandates that women have free access to preventive care. And that's setting off a debate on whet. The Daily Money Blog RSS | MoneyWatch - http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/daily-money/

Top 3 stories in health and medicine this morning, November 1, 2010 By Kevin Welcome to Morning Rounds, where I preview the top health and medicine stories of the day. 1. Apnea Elevated in Vets With PTSD. Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) almost universally suffer sleep problems — with ... KevinMD.com - http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Majority of Public Supports Health Care Reform By James Parks Whatever happens in tomorrow's elections, one's thing's already clear: Americans support the recently-passed health care reform. Despite Fox News rhetoric, there is no mandate to repeal health care reform. If anything, there is a public ... AFL-CIO NOW BLOG - http://blog.aflcio.org/

Welsh Institute for Health and Social Care Blog » Scottish Health ... By ligriffi Having been in Scotland for 18 months I have had the temerity to put in writing some points of interest for others in the UK – please have a look at my short commentary on Health Matters, Health in Scotland: Growing Divergence - coming ... University of Glamorgan Blogs - http://blogs.glam.ac.uk/

David West: Buck's Health Care Plan: Higher Costs, Lower Quality Care By David West Mr. Buck apparently just doesn't get it. He doesn't understand health care, nor does he fully comprehend what his outlandish comments and extreme plans actually mean for patients, doctors and the American people. The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/

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Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack: study New York Daily News By Rosemary Black Alcohol is even worse than heroin and crack on the list of "most harmful" drugs, according to a new study. Alcohol has been deemed more harmful than crack or heroin in a new study. Do you agree with the findings? Yes. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Liver Replacement? Human Cells Grow on Animal Liver Scaffolds ABC News By KRISTINA FIORE, MedPage Today Staff Writer BOSTON -- Researchers reported here that they have pared down animal livers to their basic structure of blood vessels and supporting structures and repopulated them with human liver cells -- a small step ... See all stories on this topic »

Could GOP win truly affect the health-care overhaul? Washington Post The Washington Post takes a look back at some of the more memorable moments from the 2010 campaigns. In this special interactive, we analyze the races in all 50 states to keep track of any potential power shifts. Explore the various facets of the ... See all stories on this topic » Washington Post

Health Care Reform Could Lead To Free Birth Control RedOrbit The Obama administration's health care reform legislation includes a guarantee of access to free preventative medicine for women, but according to a Sunday article by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar of the Associated Press (AP), that promise has sparked a ... See all stories on this topic »

Whooping Cough Epidemic Worst in 50 Years The REAL TRUTH Booster shot: A Touro University medical student administers a Tdap vaccination for whooping cough during the Solano County health fair in Vallejo, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2010). Cases of whooping cough in California could reach their highest level in 50 ... See all stories on this topic » The REAL TRUTH

Early Detection Still the Best Defense Against Breast Cancer Voice of America This year 1.5 million women around the world will be told they have breast cancer. Experts say there is now a 98 per cent rate of survival if the cancer is detected early. They also say a disproportionate number of dealths will be in the developing ... See all stories on this topic »

Alert: Lipitor Recall Expanded HealthNews By Susan Brady On October 10 th , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a recall notice for 40mg bottles of the popular cholesterol-lowering drug, Lipitor. Prior to that, there was a smaller reall in August, and now a third recall has been ... See all stories on this topic » HealthNews

Green Tea Doesn't Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Study Says Fox News The popular belief that green tea cuts the risk of getting breast cancer has proven to be false, according to a large Japanese study, USA Today reported. "Our findings suggest that green tea intake within a usual drinking habit is unlikely to reduce ... See all stories on this topic »

Halloween Candy Buy-Back MiamiHerald.com A local orthodontist is hosting a Halloween candy buy-back to save your children's teeth, and help the troops overseas. Local orthodontist Elaine deRoode has an imaginative idea on what to do with all that candy kids collected last night. ... See all stories on this topic » MiamiHerald.com

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'Alcohol most dangerous drug to society' - Prof Nutt BBC News Alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crack, according to Professor David Nutt, the former UK chief drugs adviser. Prof Nutt co-authored a report published in medical journal the Lancet which ranks 20 drugs on 16 measures of harm to users and to wider ... See all stories on this topic »

Researchers Spot New Risk Factors for Breast Cancer U.S. News & World Report MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution -- an age-related change in breast tissue -- are at increased risk for breast cancer, a new study finds. It included 2666 women, aged 18 to 85, with benign breast ... See all stories on this topic »

Lights out, phones on: Many teens text all night long msnbc.com By Christina M. Kelly Every night, Christy Ross, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Delaware, goes to sleep cradling a cell phone. "I get into bed and reach for my phone to text someone, listen to music, or play a game before I fall asleep ... See all stories on this topic »

Get Cash for Halloween Candy NBC Miami By BRENT SOLOMON Is all of that Halloween candy starting to add up? If your child has too many treats left over from trick or treating, it may be time to put your money where your mouth is. Area dentists are gearing up for the annual Halloween Candy ... See all stories on this topic »

Pancreatic Cancer, The Silent Killer NJ TODAY By Ronald G. Rios As some of you may already know, November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. This year the National Pancreatic Cancer Foundation is asking everyone to wear purple throughout the month, to support those affected by and to help raise ... See all stories on this topic »

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Abstract | Communication about environmental health risks: a ... By Shari Krishnaratne Understanding the impact that different types of risk communication have played in real and perceived public health risks can provide information about how messages, policies and programs can and should be communicated in order to be ... Environmental Health - Latest Articles - http://www.ehjournal.net/

UR employees face increases for health insurance costs | Campus Times By Emily Berkowitz UR employees will see changes and increases to health insurance costs for this upcoming enrollment period. Campus Times - http://www.campustimes.org/

Insurance Commissioners Loom Large In Health Law | www.bullfax.com By marketmaker And in many places no one can name the person holding this office. But as key provisions of the new federal health law begin to take effect, insurance commissioners will become paramount.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us ... Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis - http://www.bullfax.com/

Barbour: 'You won't recognize' health reform when GOP is done with ... By David Edwards If Republicans get control of Congress after the midterm elections, the party will make the recent health care reform law unrecognizable, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association said Sunday. ... Raw Story - http://rawstory.com/2009/

Health Insurance | Family Health Insurance Protect your family ... By Tim There are over 45 million US residents without health insurance. About 6.2 million people reside in Texas, and there are many dependents that are under the ag. HBF-Tips of Health, Beauty and Fitness - http://healthy-tips.net/

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Alcohol more harmful than heroin or crack The Guardian Alcohol is the most dangerous drug in the UK by a considerable margin, beating heroin and crack cocaine into second and third place, according to an authoritative study published today which will reopen calls for the drugs classification system to be ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Breast Cancer information center visits Fullerton The Daily Titan By Mi Tran The Susan G. Komen for the Cure mobile unit parked in front of the Engineering and Science Building, Wednesday, to spread awareness and information about breast cancer and its risk factors. Every year, the nonprofit organization takes its ... See all stories on this topic » The Daily Titan

Haiti Braces for Approaching Storm Wall Street Journal By INGRID ARNESEN PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—This battered country is bracing for the arrival of a storm later this week that could complicate its efforts to control a cholera outbreak, and expose hundreds of thousands of earthquake survivors living in tent ... See all stories on this topic »

Higher Ed Isn't Dodging Health Care Law Inside Higher Ed By Terry W. Hartle Six months after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), health care reform has finally moved off the front pages of America's newspapers and is no longer the lead story on the nightly news. But below the surface, the controversy ... See all stories on this topic »

Fewer roll up sleeves for flu shot Delmarva Daily Times By Liz Szabo • USA Today • November 1, 2010 Only a year after the swine flu pandemic led Americans to line up for flu shots, many people are now spurning vaccines, two studies suggest. Only 37 percent of people plan to definitely get vaccinated this ... See all stories on this topic »

Rockland schedules more flu vaccine clinics The Journal News | LoHud.com By Jane Lerner • jlerner@lohud.com • November 1, 2010 Supplies of flu vaccine are plentiful this year and the Rockland Department of Health and other health providers in the county have scheduled numerous clinics in which residents can get the shot. ... See all stories on this topic »

FDA Ends October With Drug Approvals TheStreet.com By Adam Feuerstein 10/31/10 - 04:35 PM EDT BOSTON (TheStreet) -- US regulators ended October with two drug approvals, clearing an antibiotic from Forest Labs(FRX) and a first-time treatment for a neurological disorder developed by Avanir ... See all stories on this topic »

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