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Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease
CNN - 1 hour ago
By Anne Harding People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, according to the largest study of the ...
Jolting the brain Minneapolis Star Tribune
Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's Reuters
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China provinces see zero 2009 export growth -press
Forbes - 1 hour ago
BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu, two of China's export powerhouses, expect zero growth in exports this year due to the global recession, the 21st Century Business Herald reported on Wednesday, citing local officials.
China face economic pain, sensitive anniversaries The Associated Press
Bird flu patient in Beijing dies The Punch
Honolulu Advertiser - Reuters - The Standard - Houston Chronicle
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Medicare Changes Benefit Formula for 2010 Drug Plans
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
By Avram Goldstein Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Medicare banned a pricing technique that lowered costs for health insurers and drug-benefits managers while pushing elderly beneficiaries over their coverage limits for prescriptions.
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? WebMD
Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade Washington Post
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Study finds many teens publicize risk behaviors on MySpace pages
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - 2 hours ago
By Erica Perez of the Journal Sentinel A University of Wisconsin-Madison assistant professor and researchers from the University of Washington analyzed 500 MySpace profiles of 18-year-old users from July 15 to Sept.
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 6 hours ago
I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard a parent who smokes tell me, "But Dr. Spangler, I always smoke in the other room away from my children.
Warning over 'third hand smoke' BBC News
Third hand smoke dangerous for children KLTV
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Calif. reaches settlement with Blue Shield
San Francisco Chronicle - 1 hour ago
California insurance regulators have reached an agreement with Blue Shield to provide new health insurance coverage to nearly 700 consumers whose policies were canceled.
Blue Cross foundation awards local grants Boston Globe
Blue Shield to restore coverage to dropped Californians Los Angeles Times
Sacramento Bee - ModernHealthcare.com - NECN - Central Valley Business Times
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Study raises hope for obesity treatment
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - US researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.
Two drugs can fight fat Straits Times
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat Washington Post
That Happened! - Telegraph.co.uk - Science Daily (press release) - TheNewsTribune.com
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Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Washington Post - 7 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests.
Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked USA Today
CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma WebMD
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Food, Cosmetic Labels to Note Dye Derived From Bug
WebMD - 3 hours ago
By Miranda Hitti Jan. 6, 2009 -- Foods and cosmetics containing the color additives carmine and cochineal extract, which are made from an insect, must list those ingredients on their labels starting on Jan. 5, 2011.
FDA: Food makers to acknowledge bug-based additives Newsday
Ew! What are crushed bugs doing in food, makeup? Palm Beach Post
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