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Shannon Tavarez Lost Leukemia Fight, Inspired 10000 Bone Marrow Donors CBS News Shannon Tavarez, 11, who starred in the Broadway musical "The Lion King," reflects about acting in her home in the Bellrose section of Queens, NY, Friday, July 16, 2010. She died four months later from leukemia. (AP Photo/Rick Maiman) NEW YORK (CBS/AP) ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Study: Fish Oil Pills Don't Stall Alzheimer's TIME By Alice Park Tuesday, November 2, 2010 | 0 comments There was good reason to believe that fish oil, which has been linked to health benefits for the heart, might also work its medical magic on the brain, particularly with Alzheimer's disease. ... See all stories on this topic »

Being Physically Fit May Cut Risk of Colds WebMD By Bill Hendrick Nov. 1, 2010 -- People who are physically fit and active catch fewer colds, and the colds they do get are milder. That's the takeaway message of a new study by a team of scientists who examined 12 weeks worth of data on 1002 adults, ... See all stories on this topic »

ANDREW ALEXANDER: How legalising drugs would deal with the local baron Daily Mail By Andrew Alexander Drugs have been a real problem for me throughout my adult life. I have always worked on newspapers whose editors have opposed, sometimes fiercely, the weakening of the laws prohibiting drug use. Vivid memories remain of the ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

IV Acetaminophen Wins Approval MedPage Today By John Gever , Senior Editor, MedPage Today The FDA has approved an intravenous form of acetaminophen for relieving pain and fever after surgery, according to the drug's manufacturer. Cadence Pharmaceuticals indicated that it would market the product, ... See all stories on this topic »

Reform's shadow hovers over midterms ModernHealthcare.com By Jessica Zigmond It has been more than six months since President Barack Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but voters are still considering that legislation as they head to the polls today. "My guess is healthcare is part ... See all stories on this topic »

For Youths, Depression Often Has a Sequel New York Times By PAM BELLUCK About half of adolescents who recovered from major depression became depressed again within five years, regardless of what treatment or therapy they received to get over their initial depression, a new study shows. ... See all stories on this topic »

Eating Peanuts While Pregnant May Up Allergy Risk WebMD By Salynn Boyles Nov. 1, 2010 -- Babies with evidence of food allergies whose mothers ate peanuts during pregnancy may have an increased risk for potentially life-threatening peanut allergies, a new study suggests. The more peanuts the new mothers in ... See all stories on this topic »

Medical marijuana among 10 props on AZ ballot KTAR.com by KTAR.com (November 2nd, 2010 @ 2:20pm) PHOENIX -- Arizonans voted for the fourth time in 14 years Tuesday on a proposal to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. Proposition 203 was the only one of 10 propositions to make the ballot through a ... See all stories on this topic »

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Stephen M. Davidson: The Pledge to Repeal Health Care Reform ... By Stephen M. Davidson There may be a lot of reasons to vote against Carly Fiorina as Senator of California. But one reason is obvious, even from 3000 miles away. She says she would vote to repeal the new health care law. The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raw_feed_index.rdf

Chinese health care: big opportunities | beyondbrics: News and ... By Henry Mance The Obama administration's health care reforms have been a central part of the US political debate ahead of midterm elections on Tuesday. But for some US businesses it could be more productive to focus on an attempt to universalise ... beyondbrics: News and views on... - http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/

It's Election Day: Is Health-Care Overhaul Influencing Your Vote ... By Katherine Hobson We want to know whether and how the health-care overhaul law is affecting your vote today. WSJ.com: Health Blog - http://blogs.wsj.com/health/

Strengthening routine flu vaccination and health programs may ... By bjs Strengthening routine influenza vaccination and health programs may help states improve their vaccination coverage against future pandemics or other health emergencies, a new study suggests. The study -- conducted by researchers at the ... Science Blog - http://scienceblog.com/

Maternal Health Is Key to Beating Poverty: Experts | The Jakarta Globe Jakarta. Improving maternal health through proper family planning and better health care is the key to alleviating poverty in Indonesia, experts say. Jakarta Globe RSS: Home - http://thejakartaglobe.com/?q=Save+Us+From+Berlusconi

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Researchers uncover new approach to fighting viruses CTV.ca The conventional wisdom that there's no cure for the common cold may one day be untrue, as researchers are claiming a major breakthrough in understanding how viruses and the body interact. Until now, it's been generally accepted that you can try to ... See all stories on this topic »

Young 'Lion King' star Shannon Tavarez, 11, loses fight with leukemia New York Daily News BY Leo Standora Shannon Tavarez, 11, of Queens, made it to Broadway the very first time she auditioned for a show The Lion King. Shannon Tavarez - the little girl from Queens with a big voice who fought a courageous battle against leukemia - has died, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Fish oil pills no help for Alzheimer's: study CBC.ca There's no reason to recommend fish oil supplements, centre, for patients with Alzheimer's disease, US researchers concluded. (Eric Risberg/Associated Press) Taking omega-3 supplements doesn't help people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Peanuts During Pregnancy Appear To Raise Risk Of Childhood Peanut Allergy For ... Medical News Today A new study found that babies with probable milk or egg allergy were significantly more likely to be allergic to peanuts if their mothers ate them during their pregnancy, compared to similar infants whose mothers had not ingested peanuts during ... See all stories on this topic »

Manx flu vaccine take-up 'poor' BBC News Health officials on the Isle of Man are urging all those eligible for the flu vaccine not to delay visiting a GP. A "significant number" of flu viruses are circulating locally and take-up of the vaccine has been poor, the Department of Health said. ... See all stories on this topic »

More High-Calorie Drinks Available In Schools OzarksFirst.com (Chicago, IL) -- Now-a-days students have greater access to high-calorie drinks, despite efforts to limit them in public elementary schools. The Department of Agriculture guidelines say schools can't provide sweetened drinks in government supported ... See all stories on this topic »

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Study: 'Fish oil' supplements don't slow dementia USA Today By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY "Fish oil" supplements don't slow the progress of dementia, according to a study in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association. Patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who took omega-3 fatty acid ... See all stories on this topic »

Can Exercise Fend Off the Common Cold? ABC News By TODD NEALE, MedPage Today Staff Writer Being fit — or at least feeling fit — appears to be associated with a reduction in upper respiratory tract infections, researchers found. During a 12-week period, people who said they exercised at least five ... See all stories on this topic »

Peanuts during pregnancy linked to allergies in baby CTV.ca Peanut consumption while pregnant is associated with a higher likelihood that a woman's allergy-prone baby will test positive for peanut allergy, a new study suggests. The study examined babies with likely milk or egg allergies, or significant eczema, ... See all stories on this topic »

Dentists offer Halloween candy buyback program Reuters By Jon Hurdle PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Just a day after Halloween two Pennsylvania dentists are offering a candy buyback program to save the teeth of young trick-or-treaters and boost the morale of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. ... See all stories on this topic »

Now's the time to reassess drug plans Washington Post This month marks the beginning of the annual enrollment time for the Medicare Part D program, when beneficiaries can try to pick the plan that provides the best coverage for their prescription drugs. But even though switching plans may sometimes be a ... See all stories on this topic »

Pharma wants selective tweaks to healthcare reform FiercePharma One of the Republican hobby-horses this election season has been a promise to repeal healthcare reform. And now that the party appears to be poised to capture control of the House, if not the Senate, the healthcare industry is working hard to make sure ... See all stories on this topic »

Colleges sound warning on Four Loko Boston Globe By Peter Schworm Packing several drinks' worth of alcohol and a jolt of caffeine into a single container, Four Loko is a potent and increasingly popular brew, known on college campuses as "blackout in a can.'' Following high-profile cases in which ... See all stories on this topic »

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Schools Still Keen on Sugary Sodas WebMD By Jennifer Warner Nov. 1, 2010 -- Students' access to sugary sodas and other high-calorie beverages in elementary schools is on the rise, despite national recommendations against them. A new survey shows that sugary sodas, sugar-sweetened fruit juice, ... See all stories on this topic »

Depression may recur in treated patients Times of India A report has shown that most depressed teens who receive treatment appear to recover, but the condition recurs in almost half of adolescent patients and even more often among females. Major depressive disorder affects approximately 5.9 per cent of teen ... See all stories on this topic »

Whooping cough cases increasing in Scott County DesMoinesRegister.com AP • November 2, 2010 Davenport, Ia. - Scott County has noted an increase in whooping cough cases, Iowa health officials said. The Iowa Department of Public Health has declared the county an outbreak area for the infectious disease, also known as ... See all stories on this topic »

Bedtime Texting, Emailing Affect Teens' Sleep WebMD By Kathleen Doheny Nov. 1, 2010 -- Texting and emailing long after bedtime are common among children and teens, according to a new study, and could help explain why some are sleep-deprived the next day. The 40 students studied sent, on average, ... See all stories on this topic »

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Pacific.scoop.co.nz » Pacific Health Professionals Address Epidemics By admin A gathering of Pacific human and animal health professionals will take place in Suva to assess current lab testing and specimen shipment procedures in relation to identifying and controlling priority epidemic diseases. ... Pacific.scoop.co.nz - http://pacific.scoop.co.nz/

Insurance Commissioners Loom Large In Health Law - Kaiser Health News "With the insurance market reforms, it's really going to be important for states to take a proactive role in responding to any problems that come up and making sure plans are complying with the law," says Sabrina Corlette, a health ... All Kaiser Health News - http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/

Breaking the silos: Agriculture and health | ONE By Erin Hohlfelder At ONE, we promote integrated development efforts—such as the Global Health Initiative and Feed the Future—programs that are rooted in the fact that people fighting poverty have complex lives with overlapping interests and challenges. ... ONE - http://www.one.org/blog/

Wonk Room » Health Reform And The Midterm Elections — A Historical ... By Igor Volsky If anything underscores the point that these kinds of social reforms are investments that could yield long-term dividends for the country it's that today most Republicans are pledging to protect Medicare from the cuts in the health law ... Wonk Room - http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/

Strategy for Empowering Consumers « Health IT Buzz By Jodi G. Daniel JD MPH Director of the Office... For the past few months, ONC has been reviewing the government's role in empowering consumers to better manage their health through information technology (IT). As we work toward a future of widespread electronic health record adoption ... Health IT Buzz - http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/onc/

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Dentists offer Halloween candy buyback program Reuters Cadence Cirlin, 3, plays in the garden of a home decorated for Halloween in Los Angeles, California, October 29, 2010. By Jon Hurdle PHILADELPHIA (Reuters Life!) - Just a day after Halloween two Pennsylvania dentists are offering a candy buyback ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

Pandemic H1N1 Flu Hit Kids Hard in 2009 BusinessWeek By Steven Reinberg MONDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Among children hospitalized with the pandemic H1N1 flu last year in California, more than one-fourth ended up in intensive care units or died, California Department of Public Health researchers ... See all stories on this topic »

Health care repeal unlikely for GOP Boston Globe By Ezra Klein WASHINGTON — The question is not whether Republicans want to repeal the health care overhaul. They do. "We offer a plan to repeal and replace the government takeover of health care,'' reads the 2010 Republican Agenda. ... See all stories on this topic »

Humana's 3rd-quarter earnings rise 30 percent BusinessWeek Humana Inc.'s third-quarter net income climbed 30 percent partly on a jump in Medicare Advantage enrollment and because the health insurer's claims leftover from previous quarters came in lower than expected. The Louisville, Ky., company also boosted ... See all stories on this topic »

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