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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 1 hour ago
By Deborah L. Shelton | Tribune reporter Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease who received deep brain stimulation showed greater improvement in movement and quality of life after six months than those treated with medication, a new study shows.
Brain implant better than meds for Parkinson's disease CNN
Giving the brain a tiny jolt Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Woman dies of bird flu in China
CNN - 3 hours ago
(CNN) -- A 19-year-old woman who handled ducks in northern China has died in Beijing from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu Wall Street Journal
China inspects poultry after bird flu death eTaiwan News
China Daily - New York Times - Xinhua - Reuters
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Teens Behaving Badly?
TIME - 2 hours ago
By MJ Stephey Wednesday, Jan. 07, 2009 Scientists at Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington randomly selected 500 MySpace profiles belonging to self-described 18-year-olds in the US to determine what sort of information ...
Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report
Doc Reaches Out to Misbehaving Teens on MySpace ABC News
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Washington Post - New York Times - CNN
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Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
Washington Post - 18 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Due to slower spending on prescription drugs, health-care spending in the United States grew at the lowest rate in a decade in 2007, a new federal report found.
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? WebMD
Medicare Changes Benefit Formula for 2010 Drug Plans Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal - Bizjournals.com - Reuters - Los Angeles Times
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 12 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
Study Captures Smoking Beliefs Harvard Crimson
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Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago
In an attempt to settle investigations prompted by articles in The Times, the insurer agrees to reissue plans to almost 700 Californians and reimburse them for expenses that would have been covered.
Blue Shield to reinstate 678 canceled policies Sacramento Bee
Blue Cross foundation awards local grants Boston Globe
San Francisco Chronicle - Bizjournals.com - Central Valley Business Times - ModernHealthcare.com
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Study raises hope for obesity treatment
Reuters - 9 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.
Existing Drugs May Treat Obesity Ivanhoe
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat Washington Post
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Radon gas action needed across UK
BBC News - 8 hours ago
All new homes built in the UK should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, researchers have said.
1000 people die in the UK each year from easily prevented radon ... Telegraph.co.uk
Tribe Offers Free Radon Testing Fort Smith Times Record
NewsOK.com - ParamusPost.com - Science Daily (press release) - WJFW-TV
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Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Washington Post - 13 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.
CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma WebMD
Chronic fatigue, early trauma linked USA Today
BBC News - Medical News Today - Bloomberg - The Tech Herald
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Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
Washington Post - 10 hours ago
By Amanda Gardner TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Brain circuitry involved in regulating impulsive behavior seems to be less active in women suffering from the eating disorder known as bulimia nervosa.
Brain Function Key in Eating Disorder Ivanhoe
Bulimia Tied to Brain Differences WebMD
Medical News Today - MedPage Today - Science Daily (press release) - WFIE-TV
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