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Michael Douglas suffers throat cancer - Food Consumer
4 Sep 2010 at 3:03pm

Sky News
Michael Douglas suffers throat cancer
Food Consumer
On Tuesday night, Michael Douglas, a well-known American movie star and film producer, revealed on David Letterman's "Late Show" that he was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer early this summer and has been receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for ...
Catherina Zeta-Jones Angry at Doctors Over Husband's Cancer DiagnosisCBS News
Michael Douglas Talks Throat Cancer With LettermanZimonet
Michael Douglas 'optimistic' about Stage 4 throat cancer diagnosisPalm Beach Post
ABC News -U.S. News & World Report -Health Jackal
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At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion - The Associated Press
4 Sep 2010 at 12:53pm

New York Daily News
At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion
The Associated Press
NEW YORK ? It was a bittersweet and unlikely reunion. A nurse at a Bronx hospice went to greet her new patient last week and was stunned to find that it was her estranged father, who she hadn't seen in 41 years. Victor Peraza left his infant daughter a ...
NY nurse, long-lost father reunited at cancer hospitalAZ Central.com
Cancer Patient Meets Long Lost Daughter?His Nurse!Gothamist
Nurse learns patient is long-lost dadUPI.com
ABC News -NPR (blog) -Daily Mail
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Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise - Wall Street Journal
4 Sep 2010 at 5:49am

Los Angeles Times
Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise
Wall Street Journal
An international team of scientists has identified a promising drug candidate that represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria, one of the biggest killers in the developing world. The new drug was shown to be effective ...
Rodent of the Week: Chemical may cure malariaLos Angeles Times
Now, single-dose malaria drugTimes of India
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promiseReuters
Bloomberg -Medical News Today -The Associated Press
all 267 news articles »
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in US - WebMD
2 Sep 2010 at 5:27pm

Health Jackal
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in US
WebMD
Sept. 2, 2010 -- Prescription drug use in the US has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report. The study, published in the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics ...
DEA schedules day to turn in unwanted prescription drugsSan Jose Mercury News
More Americans Taking Rx DrugsMedPage Today
Prescription Drug Use Rose to Include Half of Americans in 2008Bloomberg
RTT News -HealthNews -Health Jackal
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New Survey Outlines Increase in Employee Health Contributions - Food Consumer
4 Sep 2010 at 1:17pm

New York Daily News
New Survey Outlines Increase in Employee Health Contributions
Food Consumer
The economic downturn is being reflected through an annual increase in the amount of money workers are paying for family health coverage, according to a new survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research and Educational Trust. ...
Companies pile bigger share of health-care costs onto workersWashington Post
Employers Raise Workers' Share of Health CostsWall Street Journal
Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical CoverageMedPage Today
Los Angeles Times -NorthJersey.com -Medical News Today
all 562 news articles »
West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece - CNN
3 Sep 2010 at 5:35pm

Novinite.com
West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece
CNN
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Thirty-nine people were hospitalized Friday, nine of them in ...
Warning about West Nile Virus in the Royal CityCTV.ca
West Nile Virus confirmed in ArkansasKY3
West Nile Virus / Mosquito FindingsWIFR
Chicago Daily Herald -Xinhua -Indiana Gazette
all 442 news articles »
Two more die of flu, staff strength increased - Times of India
4 Sep 2010 at 3:41pm

NJ.com
Two more die of flu, staff strength increased
Times of India
JAIPUR. In a bid to deal with the swine flu menace, the state government has increased the paramedical staff by creating 375 new posts. The decision was informed by the new chief secretary S Ahmed during a review meeting on the swine flu scenario on ...
Free flu shot schedule announced by Salem County Health DepartmentNJ.com
Group: Half of Calif. health workers got flu shotsBusinessWeek
Flu vaccine already available at many pharmaciesPalm Beach Daily News
Kansas City infoZine -Lincoln Courier -Bloomington Pantagraph
all 79 news articles »
Osteoporosis drugs linked to esophageal cancer - Food Consumer
4 Sep 2010 at 7:22am

Daily Mail
Osteoporosis drugs linked to esophageal cancer
Food Consumer
If you are an avid follower of health related news, you may have recently read that a new study suggests that use of anti-osteoporosis drugs, known as bisphosphonates, may drastically increase the risk of esophageal cancer, which kills about 15000 ...
Osteoporosis Drugs May Be Linked to Cancer RiskWebMD
Osteoporosis Drugs Tied to Esophageal CancerABC News
Health Buzz: Popular Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Cancer RiskU.S. News & World Report
Reuters -Boston Globe -Medscape
all 354 news articles »
In post-health-reform US, insurance workers figure out how to fit in - Salt L...
3 Sep 2010 at 7:05pm

Smart Business Network
In post-health-reform US, insurance workers figure out how to fit in
Salt Lake Tribune
Insurance agents and brokers, at risk of becoming irrelevant in the post-health-reform world of simplified insurance shopping, are casting about for a new future. Their sales and marketing role could become redundant come 2014, ...
Big leap in private health coverage predictedPalm Beach Post
PPACA Exchanges Could Spur Health Coverage: RandNational Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News
Health Care Reform: Philanthropy's Educational RoleHuffington Post (blog)
New York Times (blog) -Baltimore Business Journal -CFO.com Magazine
all 201 news articles »
Modified Salmon Is Safe, FDA Says - New York Times
3 Sep 2010 at 7:40pm

Eat. Drink. Better. (blog)
Modified Salmon Is Safe, FDA Says
New York Times
A salmon genetically engineered to grow quickly is safe to eat and poses little risk to the environment, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. A salmon genetically engineered to grow faster and an unmodified salmon of the same ...
Genetically modified salmon safe to eat, FDA report saysLos Angeles Times
Gene-Altered Salmon Won't Harm Other Fish, FDA SaysBusinessWeek
Genetically Modified Salmon As Safe To Eat As Normal Atlantic SalmonMedical News Today
Reuters -CalorieLab Calorie Counter News -Health Related Infos (blog)
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Health News from Reuters

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Reuters.com is your source for breaking news, business, financial and investing news, including personal finance and stocks. Reuters is the leading global provider of news, financial information and technology solutions to the world's media, financial institutions, businesses and individuals.

Special Report: Outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
3 Sep 2010 at 12:18pm
SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise
2 Sep 2010 at 1:54pm
LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.
Early day care may promote eczema development
3 Sep 2010 at 8:39pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.
U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
3 Sep 2010 at 2:01am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit
3 Sep 2010 at 9:11pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows.
Timer may help kids' bladder control problems
3 Sep 2010 at 4:24pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.
Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists
3 Sep 2010 at 3:07pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.
Biotech salmon safe for eating: FDA
3 Sep 2010 at 4:22pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A biotechnology company's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said as they weighed approval of the first DNA-altered animal for Americans' dinner plates.
Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
3 Sep 2010 at 11:23am
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report.
Odds of getting new kidney uneven
3 Sep 2010 at 12:13pm
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.

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