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ABC News
Health care overhaul needn't break bank: study
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - An analysis of proposals to overhaul US health care by President-elect Barack Obama and members of Congress suggests it is possible to insure all Americans without significantly raising total health spending.
President-Elect Urges Electronic Medical Records in 5 Years ABC News
Obama Plan For Health Care Reform Gaining Popularity dBTechno
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dBTechno
Early Caesareans Pose Risks to Newborns
New York Times - 14 hours ago
By RONI CARYN RABIN More than one third of mothers who chose to undergo a repeat Caesarean section had their babies earlier than medical guidelines recommend, and the earlier the babies were born, the more likely they were to experience a medical ...
Early Cesarean Deliveries Increase Risks for Babies I Really Should Study
Early Planned C-Sections Put Baby at Risk WebMD
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The Money Times
FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
Washington Post - 12 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- After nearly a year of review, US health officials said Thursday that they supported the continued use of the controversial cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin.
US FDA backs Merck, Schering-Plough's Vytorin Reuters
FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review The Associated Press
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Current World News
Antipsychotics for Alzheimer's up death risk-study
Reuters - 13 hours ago
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat aggression in older Alzheimer's patients appear to significantly raise their risk of dying prematurely, British researchers said on Friday.
Dementia drug death risk warning BBC News
Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly The Associated Press
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ABC News
Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak
The Associated Press - 12 hours ago
ATLANTA (AP) - A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
CDC investigating salmonella outbreak in 42 states CNN
Salmonella outbreak sickens 388 across US: CDC Reuters
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dBTechno
Patients off hook in emergency room fee dispute
San Francisco Chronicle - 6 hours ago
Emergency room doctors who think a patient's HMO has underpaid them can't bill the patient for the difference and must seek whatever redress they can from the health plan, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a big-money dispute in the medical ...
Ruling removes billing headache from emergency room visits Los Angeles Times
Court Limits Patient Billing for ER Care Wall Street Journal
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New York Times
Lab sent out number of flawed Vitamin D test results
USA Today - 14 hours ago
By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Quest's laboratories are scattered throughout the country, and in June 2008, when physicians started calling to question some patients' test results, the company began investigating the issue, says Wael Salameh, ...
Flawed Results on Some Vitamin D Tests WebMD
Quest says some vitamin D tests gave wrong result Reuters
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E Canada Now
Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
Washington Post - 12 hours ago
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The most common strain of flu this season is resistant to the popular antiviral drug Tamiflu, but government health officials said Thursday there is no reason to panic.
Flu Strain Resistant To Tamiflu Popping Up Across US dBTechno
Tamiflu-resistant strain found in Houston children Houston Chronicle
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TheMedGuru
Orexigen Falls After Weight-Loss Pill Fails to Meet FDA Goal
Bloomberg - 11 hours ago
By Rob Waters Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. fell 34 percent in Nasdaq extended trading after releasing study results on its Contrave obesity pill that failed to show enough difference between patients taking the drug and those taking ...
Orexigen drug shows 9.3 pct weight loss, shrs fall Reuters
Orexigen obesity drug reduces weight in study Forbes
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HealthNews
Teen Pregnancy Rate Is On the Rise
HealthNews - 2 hours ago
The number of teens having babies, as well as the rate in which they are having babies, is on the rise, with the highest teen birth rates being seen in the South and Southeast portions of the country.
Teen birth rates up in 26 states USA Today
Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006 U.S. News & World Report
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