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Research Institutions Collaborate On Genomic Research Project
Jim Doyle announced Friday that Wisconsin’s four academic research
institutions will join forces...
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20-Year Study To Asses Lifestyle Impact Of Genetic Testing
San Diego's
Scripps Translational Science Institute announced Thursday it will carry out...
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McCain, Obama Have Different Views On The Health Care System
Democrat Barack Obama’s plan would cover 34
million of the nation’s projected 67 million uninsured...
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Update: New Guidelines For Physical Activity For A Healthier Life
According to government guidelines released this week, adults need somewhere between two and two...
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Federal Guidelines Urge More Physical Activity
Children and adolescents should do an hour
or more of moderate-intensity to vigorous aerobic...
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Obama Versus McCain: The Health Care System Round
With the presidential
campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4,
2008...
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Does Circumcision Protect Gay/Bisexual Men From HIV?
More effort is needed to prevent new cases
of HIV infection and AIDS prevention techniques such as...
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Do You Know What Your Child Is Taking?
In lack of a health care plan and in need of a doctor – it’s a situation that many Americans...
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Whose Health Care Plan Is Better? Obama Says McCain’s All Talk, No Substance
As the presidential campaign entered its final round, Sen. Barack Obama launched an attack on...
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Obama Sharply Criticizes McCain’s Health Care Reform Plan
While the presidential campaign entered its last month, Barack Obama launched an attack on...
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The Debate Over Presidential Rivals’ Health Care Plans Continues
Polls show voters favor Sen. Barack Obama in the presidential contest, with health care as one of...
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The Mental Health Treatment Provision is Here
The long-sought bill that Sen. Pete Domenici initiated in order to require mental health insurance...
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Over The Counter Medicine For Kids, Not Healthy?
The FDA recently rejected pediatricians’ calls for the immediate
ban on over the counter cold...
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Medicare to Halt Hospital Payments for Medical Errors
On
Wednesday, a Medicare resolution that entails stopping hospital payments for
costs of medical...
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Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate Show Little Promise in Fighting Osteoarthritis
A new research published in the journal
Arthritis and Rheumatism shows that glucosamine and...
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Federal Health Insurance To Rise 7 Percent In 2009
Health insurance premiums for federal employees are expected to rise by an average of 7 percent in...
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Health Care Insurance Costs Grew 5% in 2008, Doubled Since 1999
Health care insurance costs are up again.According to a survey conducted by Kaiser Family...
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Eprex Anemia Drug Investigated by the FDA
Friday, Federal
Drug Administration officials announced the launch of an investigation on...
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David Wellstone Works To Pass His Father’s Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are on the point of clearing legislation to...
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House And Senate Approve Mental Health Bill
After several months of disagreements over a bill compelling group health insurance plans to offer...
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No Medicare Increase For 2009
This is the first time since 2000 when Medicare premiums rates won’t go up, the federal government...
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Barack Obama’s Health Plan Vs. John McCain’s
Medical economists who criticize the plans
of the two presidential candidates say that while...
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The Efficacy Of Gastric Bypass Surgery In Diabetics Questioned
Contrary to other studies, a new study
found that people with diabetes did not lose as much weight...
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Mediterranean Diet Keeps Us Young, Prevents Diseases
A new study published in the British Medical Journal highlights
once again the health benefits of...
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Merck & Co.’s Vaccine Gardasil Approved for Vaginal, Vulvar Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved
Merck & Co.’s cervical cancer vaccine...
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OTC Painkillers Affect Results Of Prostate Screening Tests
Researchers have found that common over-the-counter painkillers such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and...
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The Baby Bottle Chemical May Be Banned
The National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program released its final report on baby...
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Employers Pay More For Insurance, Plan To Make Employees Bear Costs
Employers across the country are paying more for health insurance and are trying to transfer at...
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Calcium, Height Linked with Prostate Cancer
Men with high-normal levels of calcium in their blood, as well as men with above-average height,...
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Update: Debate Over Link Between Vytorin And Cancer
When the FDA approved Vytorin, a medicine that lowers bad cholesterol in the blood and raises the...
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Barack Obama Versus John McCain: The Health Care System Round
With the presidential
campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4,
2008...
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Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan
Barack Obama launched an attack on John McCain’s health care plan Saturday and focused its...
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Barack Obama’s Speech at the La Raza Convention
Sunday, Barack Obama spoke to about 2,000 members of the
National Council of La Raza, a Latino...
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House Passes Bill Blocking Medicare Cut for Doctors
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed
legislation to block a July 1...
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Lawsuit against Veterans Affairs Begins
Although the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs insists it
has done a lot to improve healthcare...
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Two Expensive Cholesterol Drugs May Be Ineffective
U.S. spent $1.5 billion in 2006 on Vytorin, a cholesterol
drug that actually does not work better...
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Gay Couple Sues Univ. For Rejecting Campus Housing Application
A gay couple has filed a suit
against the University
of Hawaii alleging the
institution has...
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Atlantic City Mayor Quits, Interim Takes Over
Democratic politician and the mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey, Mr. Robert W. Levy, Sr., usually...
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South Africa’s Strike Ends After Four Weeks
Noluthando Mayende Sibiya, president of the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union,...
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Government: Get Fit To Avoid Health Risks!
Whether you’re young or old, you need to keep moving! No
matter you’re doing brisk walks, running...
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How Does Gene Testing Influence Lifestyle Habits?
A 20-year, landmark study involving 10,000
participants, funded by a research group and three...
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McCain’s Health Care Progressive Plan
Health Care for America Now gave enthusiastic approval to Democrat Barack Obama and sharply...
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New Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Released, Get Moving!
Trying to prevent obesity and thus health problems related
to obesity, the Department of Health...
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Keep Hamsters and Exotic Pets Away From Your Children
U.S. leading pediatricians' group warned parents
all over the nation and people with immune system...
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Bailout Legislation Expands Mental Health Coverage
Bailout legislation approved last week by Congress and
signed by President George W. Bush, as a...
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Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan
A three-judge appeals panel of the United States 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled Tuesday that...
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Mental Health Bill Gets Congress Approval
Two days
ago, legislation that requires private insurers to provide equal benefits for
mental...
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Jenny The Elephant Will Remain At Dallas Zoo
The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that the distraught
elephant Jenny was not moving to Mexico...
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Losing Weight Helps Controlling Type 2 Diabetes
It appears that people suffering from type 2 diabetes who lose weight shortly after their diagnosis...
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US Study: Frequent Running Found To Delay Aging Process
If you want to delay the consequence of aging, you’d better
start running on daily basis according...
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Could Soy Foods Affect Male Fertility?
Although many previous studies have shown that soya is good
for humans by lowering cholesterol,...
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Red Wine Compound Could Delay Aging
Drinking a glass of wine on daily basis will do you no harm.
Oppositely, it will protect you...
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Weight Loss Surgery May Block Cancer
Weight loss surgery, or in medical terms gastric bypass
surgery, appears to have more benefits...
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FDA: Diabetic Foot Ulcer Gel Regranex to Carry Cancer Warning
Johnson & Johnson’s foot gel, Regranex 0.01% (becaplermin), used to treat refractory legs and...
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Truckers Banned Anti-Smoking Drug Chantix As Well
Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to
ban use of anti-smoking drug Chantix...
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Consumer Group Presses FDA for Birth Control Patch Withdrawn
A consumer advocacy group petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday for the...
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Michigan Court: Same-Sex Partners not Entitled to Health Benefits
Same-sex relationships are out in the open again, as the Michigan
Supreme Court has ruled that a...
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Ibuprofen Found to Decrease Alzheimer’s Risk
Taking ibuprofen for more than five years may decrease the
risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,...
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