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Medicare Changes Benefit Formula for 2010 Drug Plans
Bloomberg - 2 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.
Nation's Health Spending Rises, but Not So Much ABC News
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? WebMD
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Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Deep brain stimulation dramatically improves Parkinson's disease symptoms such as trembling and slowness of movement, offering hope to many with the incurable ailment, researchers said on Tuesday.
Deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's brings bad with good USA Today
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's U.S. News & World Report
CNNMoney.com - Chicago Tribune - The Associated Press - WRAL.com
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Study raises hope for obesity treatment
Reuters - 2 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.
Obesity: Reviving The Promise Of Leptin Science Daily (press release)
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat Washington Post
Scientific American - Telegraph.co.uk - TheNewsTribune.com - MIT Technology Review
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 4 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
Scientific American - Winknews.com - The Week Magazine - Chicago Tribune
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 10 hours ago
About 54 percent of adolescents who use the social networking website MySpace often discuss sexual behavior, substance abuse, or violence on the site, according to a pair of new studies published this month in Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent ...
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News
Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites Washington Post
New York Times - CNN - Newsweek - WISC
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Judge dismisses lawsuits in Medtronic heart device case
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 1 hour ago
A ruling by a federal judge dismisses dozens of complaints filed by patients claiming they were injured by the defective Medtronic heart product.
Federal Court Dismisses Suits Against Medtronic Wall Street Journal
Lawsuits filed against Medtronic dismissed Bizjournals.com
Wall Street Journal Blogs - BusinessWeek - Finance and Commerce - Attorney at Law
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Blue Cross foundation awards local grants
Boston Globe - 6 hours ago
The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation said today that it has awarded $1.95 million in grants to 17 health care delivery organizations working to implement more cost-effective care for the uninsured through outreach and education, ...
Blue Cross launches coverage for uninsured Bizjournals.com
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Introduces SmartSense, Price ... FOXBusiness
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Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Washington Post - 5 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.
Researchers find link between childhood trauma and chronic fatigue ... The Tech Herald
Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked USA Today
WebMD - BBC News - Bloomberg - KNDO/KNDU
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Food, Cosmetic Labels to Note Dye Derived From Bug
WebMD - 1 hour 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
WPXI.com - Mediapost.com - New York Times Blogs - Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending Up
WebMD - 3 hours ago
By Miranda Hitti Jan. 6, 2009 -- Chronic medical conditions took a 39% bigger bite out of Americans' wallets in 2005 than in 1996, a new study shows.
Chronic Illness Accounts for 75 Percent of Health Spending U.S. News & World Report
More Americans getting multiple chronic illnesses Reuters
ABC7Chicago.com - San Bernardino Sun
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