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Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns Of Outbreak In China
AHN - 46 minutes ago
Beijing, China (AHN) - A 19-year-old woman in Beijing, China has died of the avian flu, the first human case in the country since February 2008, according to various press reports.
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu Wall Street Journal
Woman dies of bird flu in China CNN
eTaiwan News - Monsters and Critics.com - New York Times - Reuters
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 5 hours 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
Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's U.S. News & World Report
AHN - Reuters - USA Today - Columbus Dispatch
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 21 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
TIME - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - New York Times - CNN
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Healthcare spending growth rate slows in '07: CMS report
ModernHealthcare.com - 1 hour ago
Healthcare spending grew 6.1% in 2007, representing a slight decrease in growth from 6.7% in 2006 and the slowest rate of growth in nearly a decade.
Health Care Spending in US Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade Washington Post
Health Spending Slows, but Will It Last? WebMD
Reuters - Bizjournals.com - Los Angeles Times - Bloomberg
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New hope for failed obesity drug
Boston Globe - 3 hours ago
By Nicole Ostrow NEW YORK - Leptin, the appetite-suppressing drug that flunked tests for weight loss in people, is resurrecting hope with a study showing it worked better in mice when combined with other medicines.
Study raises hope for obesity treatment Reuters
Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat Washington Post
Straits Times - Ivanhoe - eFluxMedia - Telegraph.co.uk
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 15 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
KNWA - Scientific American - KLTV - Chicago Tribune
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Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
Los Angeles Times - 4 hours 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 Cross foundation awards local grants Boston Globe
Calif. reaches settlement with Blue Shield San Francisco Chronicle
Sacramento Bee - Bizjournals.com - Central Valley Business Times - ModernHealthcare.com
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Jobs Paints A Not-So-Clear Picture of Health
Washington Post - 22 hours ago
Steve Jobs, in 2007 (left) and last year, says a hormone imbalance has affected his weight. (AP) Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site.
What's Ailing Steve Jobs? Medical Opinion Varies TIME
Decoding The Health Statement Of Apple's Jobs NPR
Los Angeles Times - Financial Times - MediaPost Publications - Daily Beast
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Radon gas action needed across UK
BBC News - 12 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 - 16 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 - Bloomberg - The Tech Herald - Medical News Today
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