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Teen birth rates up in 26 states
USA Today - 1 hour ago
By Sharon Jayson, USA TODAY The latest data on teen birth rates shows significant increases in 26 states, according to government data out today, which suggests that the rise in teens having babies is geographically broad-based and represents most ...
Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says The Associated Press
Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says WXVT
WIS - WLBT-TV - Fort Worth Star Telegram - TheDay
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China alert over bird flu death
BBC News - 46 minutes ago
By James Reynolds China has issued an alert against bird flu following the death of a 19-year-old woman from the disease. The woman died after she came into contact with poultry in a market in central Hebei province.
Beijing Woman Dies of Avian Flu Wall Street Journal
Woman dies of bird flu in China CNN
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Parkinson's treatment shows promise in patients, study says
Chicago Tribune - 7 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
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Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News
U.S. News & World Report - 23 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
(Update) Why Do Teens Talk About Sex, Drug Experiences On MySpace? dBTechno
Washington Post - TG Daily - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - New York Times
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Blue Shield to restore coverage for dropped Californians
Los Angeles Times - 6 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 Shield Of California Reinstates Dropped Patients dBTechno
Blue Shield of California Restores Insurance for Patients it Dropped Wall Street Journal Blogs
San Francisco Chronicle - Boston Globe - Bizjournals.com - Sacramento Bee
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Medicare Changes Benefit Formula for 2010 Drug Plans
Bloomberg - 14 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
Bizjournals.com - ModernHealthcare.com - dBTechno - United Press International
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New hope for failed obesity drug
Boston Globe - 5 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
Two FDA-Approved Drugs May Spark Weight Loss, Fight Obesity dBTechno
Washington Post - Straits Times - Ivanhoe - Telegraph.co.uk
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'Third-Hand' Smoke -- the Dust Finally Settles
ABC News - 17 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.
(Update) Study Warns Of Third-Hand Smoke, But What Is It? dBTechno
Warning over 'third hand smoke' BBC News
Harvard Crimson - Scientific American - KNWA - Chicago Tribune
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Jobs Paints A Not-So-Clear Picture of Health
Washington Post - Jan 6, 2009
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 - The News Journal
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