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Premium Increase For Medicare Part D Stand-Alone Prescription Drug Plans
According to the Prima Council on Aging, there are no less than 58 Medicare Advantage Plans for the...
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Study: Your Headphones Might Be Bad For Your Heart
If you have an implanted cardiac device, you might want to double-check where you drop your MP3...
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The U.S. Presidential Battle Has Moved On The Health-Care Field
On November
4, United States citizens with the right to vote will not only
be electing the...
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Sharing Your Genes With The World
As part of their project on http://www.personalgenomes.org, a
group of enthusiastic scientists and...
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HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released
Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from
2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
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Scientific Advances in Stem Cell Field: Yamanaka Finds New Method for Safer iPS Cells
The search for viable alternatives to replace
the embryonic stem cells that are derived from the...
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Update: New Arms For 54-Year-Old German Amputee
The medical world is making astonishing progress in its mission to cure and heal the ill. One of...
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Distinguished Biochemist Robert Tjian Elected as President of Howard Hughes Institute
Robert Tjian, a distinguished UC Berkley biochemist
and gene researcher, has been named president...
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McCain And Obama's Bold Health Plans, Just Groundless Campaign Promises?
Both John McCain and Barack Obama promise to solve the nation's quickly-mounting health insurance...
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New Discovery in Stem Cell Field Improves the Cell Reprogramming Technique
The results of a study conducted by researchers
at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard...
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The NIH Renowned Director, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, to Step Down
Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, director of the
National Institutes of Health, announced his intention to...
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CVS Opens Doors of First MinuteClinic in Massachusetts
CVS Caremark Corp. has opened its first MinuteClinic in Medway,
Massachusetts announcing at the...
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Virtual Colonoscopy Versus Traditional Colonoscopy
A new study showed that virtual colonoscopy
was able to detect 90% of precancerous polyps larger...
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This Year’s Lasker Awards for Medical Research: Top Five
Akira Endo, a Japanese scientist who
discovered the first cholesterol-lowering statin drug, was...
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The International Stem Cell Registry - A Database Available for Anyone
The University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center launched the...
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New Orleans Hospitals Learn From Past Lessons, Prepare For Gustav
New Orleans’ area hospitals began preparing for Hurricane Gustav by stocking up on food and medical...
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Medco Partners with the FDA in Pharmacogenomic tests
Pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions has announced that it stroke a partnership with the...
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FDA’s Slow Handling of Problematic Drug Use
According to a draft report put together by congressional
investigators, it turns out that federal...
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Ineffective Sunscreens Increase The Risk Of Developing Skin Problems
The summer is here, and as many of us head to the beach, we
are unaware that our vacation could...
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Heart Attack Might Be a Silent Killer
The unforeseen death of NBC’s prominent figure Tim Russert
has raised serious questions about what...
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Few Doctors Adopt Electronic Health Records
In a world of technology, the computer seems to be the
answer to all our problems saving us a lot...
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Google Health Service Is Finally Here
The internet search giant Google Inc. has finally launched
its long-awaited Google Health...
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Survey Warns on Hospitals’ Disability to Handle Terrorist Strike
A new report released by the U.S. House of Representative on
Monday clearly states that emergency...
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Army Funds Research Aimed at Developing New Ways to Help Wounded
As more and more soldiers fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan return home suffering
from serious...
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Online Storage of Medical Records Raises Privacy Issues
Following Microsoft and Google’s intentions to enter the
medical field with programs designed to...
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Human-to-Human Transmission of Bird Flu Confirmed in China
Chinese health officials confirmed the first case of human-to-human
transmission of bird flu....
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Pioneer of Schizophrenia Treatment Frank J. Ayd Jr., 87, Dies
Baltimore psychiatrist Dr. Frank J. Ayd Jr. who pioneered the field of psychopharmacology when he...
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Google to Extend Business in Medical Field
Google Inc. plans to store medical records to test a service
whereby people can retrieve their...
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Study: Epilepsy Drug Trileptal Fails to Prevent Migraine
The epilepsy drug oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) does not appear
to prevent migraine headaches as...
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Asmanex Twisthaler Approved for Asthma in Children 4-11
The United States Food and Drug Administration approved Schering-Plough Corp's Asmanex Twisthaler...
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Study: Magnetic Substance In MP3 Player Headphones Deludes Pacemakers
The impact of portable devices on pacemakers and defibrillators
has been the subject of fiery...
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Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data Of 10 Volunteers Online
Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
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Internet genome scans are both popular and controversial in US
Washington - Some people who want their genome scanned are only worried about what their hair will...
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European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells
European researchers made a huge step in stem cell research
by converting cells from human...
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2008 Nobel Prize In Chemistry, Also With Three Winners
The Nobel Prize is a foundation that celebrates discoveries and excellence in a number of fields,...
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Paper and Pencil, Not Computer, Boosts Creativity
Amsterdam - Paper, pencil and books are the key to developing one's creativity and maximizing one's...
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Update: Stem Cells Research Could Become Safer
Researchers took one more step toward so-called regenerative
medicine by developing a safer way of...
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Update 2: Bigfoot Was Just A Hoax, A Rubber Costume
After igniting heavy debates, the discovery of the Bigfoot
has proved to be just a hoax, as many...
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Scientists Find Way To Produce Blood In Lab From Stem Cells
Scientists found a way to grow considerable quantities of blood in the lab by using human embryonic...
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Scientists Introduce A Magnetic Device To Ease Migraines
Researchers proposed a new solution for people suffering
from chronic migraines: a magnetic device...
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A New Patch To Fight Traveler’s Diarrhea
According to a study published in the medical journal the
Lancet, a patch impregnated with the...
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Albany Medical Prize Goes to Female Researchers
For the first time in its eight-year history, the Albany Medical Center Prize went to two female...
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J. Craig Venter Finds The Recipe For Synthetic Life
The US
scientist J. Craig Venter and his team are reporting the creation of first man-made
DNA...
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Is Cloning the Wrong Research Path?
Scientists at Stemagen Corp, a reproductive lab in La Jolla, California said in an article...
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First Cloned Human Embryos From Skin Cell DNA
US scientists at biotech company Stemagen Corporation in La Jolla, California, allege they made the...
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The World Community Grid to Support Cancer Research Project
The World Community Grid
represents a web of 795,000 computers than span all over the world....
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The Scientific Aspect Of Out-of-Body Experience
What used to be linked to religion or paranormal is now
scientifically explained through the...
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Many Physicians Would Quit
Almost 50 percent of primary-care doctors surveyed said they would seriously think about working in...
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Magnetic Field Therapy Said To Help Cure Body's Ills
Munich - Magnetic fields, which are common in our everyday lives but cannot be felt, are also...
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Harvard Gene Project Posts DNA Data of 10 Volunteers Online
Hoping to give medical research a big push forward, the Harvard University Medical School made the...
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Air Angels Medical Helicopter Crashes, Four Dead
Aurora, Illinois
– A medical helicopter transporting a girl to Chicago Hospital
crashed on...
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"Express" Is Not Your Usual Sporty Movie
A new sporty fairytale has just hit the theaters: Universal Picture’s “Express,” a story about the...
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European Scientists Find New Source Of Stem Cells: Human Testes
European researchers made a huge step in stem cell research
by converting cells from human...
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Medical Costs Increase Strain, Studies And Policy Analysts Say
More and more United States citizens confront with a financial problem, which is the rising burden...
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Former Co-Publisher of the Oakland Tribune, Nancy Maynard, Dies at 61
Nancy Hicks Maynard, co-founder of the Maynard Institute for
Journalism Education and former...
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Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes
Researchers from the University
of Michigan, Washington University
School of Medicine, as well as...
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Lifesaving Answers Hidden Inside Fingerprints
Purdue University
Chemistry professor R. Graham Cooks unveiled a new scientific discovery...
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Sanofi-Aventis Teams up with Danish SSI to Develop New TB Vaccine
French drugs group Sanofi-Aventis announced on Thursday its intention to team up with Danish...
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