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Medicare Changes Benefit Formula for 2010 Drug Plans
Bloomberg - 46 minutes 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 - 1 hour 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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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 8 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 - Techdirt - CNN - Newsweek
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 3 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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Morning Rounds Bird Flu, Fire Hazards and a Vaccine for Boys
New York Times - 7 hours ago
By RONI CARYN RABIN Chinese health authorities have confirmed that a 19-year-old woman has died of the H5N1 bird flu virus, according to the World Health Organization.
China, Vietnam report new H5N1 cases CIDRAP
China confirms bird flu death of Beijing woman-WHO Reuters
The Associated Press - The Standard - Los Angeles Times - Voice of America
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Federal Court Dismisses Suits Against Medtronic
Wall Street Journal - 7 hours ago
By LAUREN POLLOCK Medtronic Inc. said a Minnesota federal court dismissed with prejudice a series of lawsuits relating to one of the medical-device maker's defibrillator products, saying such an issue falls under the jurisdiction of the Food and Drug ...
Lawsuits filed against Medtronic dismissed Bizjournals.com
Judge Dismisses Medtronic Lawsuits Over Fidelis Lead Recall Wall Street Journal Blogs
BusinessWeek - Finance and Commerce - Attorney at Law - Minnesota Public Radio
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Study raises hope for obesity treatment
Reuters - 1 hour 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 - France24
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Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Washington Post - 4 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
CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma WebMD
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Blue Cross foundation awards local grants
Boston Globe - 4 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
NECN - UMM News, Sports & Events - MarketWatch (press release) - Boston Herald
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Obama finds lovefest on Capitol Hill
San Francisco Chronicle - 16 hours ago
The economic package under consideration by President-elect Barack Obama and his congressional allies would commit $675 billion to $775 billion over two years (although additional proposals by lawmakers could increase the cost to as much as $850 ...
Obamas Transition Team Hears About Health Care I Really Should Study
Get a Life: Talking transition and health care FCW.com
Kaiser network.org - Sonoma Valley Sun - Greenwood Commonwealth - SmartAboutHealth
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