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Google News - Health hoy 08/29/2008 03:02 PM Bird with West Nile found in Cobb - Atlanta Journal Constitution Ontario Now Bird with West Nile found in Cobb Atlanta Journal Constitution - 3 hours ago By BILL HENDRICK An American crow has tested positive for the West Nile virus in Cobb County, the Georgia Public Health Laboratory reported Friday. Reno reports first West Nile virus case this year San Francisco Chronicle West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes found in Brighton, Back Bay Allston-Brighton TAB eFluxMedia - KGTV, 10News.com - KRNV all 591 news articles 08/29/2008 01:32 PM Earwax: Too Much of a Good Thing? - WebMD MSNBC Earwax: Too Much of a Good Thing? WebMD - 5 hours ago By Kelley Colihan Aug. 29, 2008 -- The body is a miraculous mechanism. Consider the once-lowly earwax. People used to try to remove it. Leave That Ear Wax Alone Washington Post National Guideline Against Ear Poking eFluxMedia MSNBC - RedOrbit - MedPage Today - eMaxHealth.com all 36 news articles 08/29/2008 12:55 PM Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly - Washington Post Daily Mail Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly Washington Post - 5 hours ago FRIDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Canadian researchers are challenging the widely held belief that flu shots help protect older people from potentially deadly diseases such as pneumonia. Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly Reuters Flu Shot Benefits for Elderly Questioned MedPage Today United Press International - Daily Mail - CBC.ca - EurekAlert (press release) all 93 news articles 08/28/2008 04:03 PM Salmonella Outbreak Ends With Questions - New York Times Boston Globe Salmonella Outbreak Ends With Questions New York Times - Aug 28, 2008 By Mike Nizza The United States government’s response to the Salmonella outbreak has emerged in a series of utterly frank briefings, so it was fitting that officials wrote the last chapter with a hint of uncertainty. Concerns remain as salmonella outbreak comes to an end Los Angeles Times US officials report end to salmonella outbreak The Packer Special Events - eFluxMedia - CNN - ChattahBox all 644 news articles 08/29/2008 02:31 PM Texas Tops All States In Residents Who Lack Insurance - ChattahBox dBTechno Texas Tops All States In Residents Who Lack Insurance ChattahBox - 4 hours ago Houston (ChattahBox) - A major report was released by the US Census Bureau this week, revealing that the total number of uninsured Americans actually dropped in the past year. Number of uninsured Americans drops Bizjournals.com Update2: Number Of Americans Without Health Insurance Drops eFluxMedia dBTechno - U.S. News & World Report - eMaxHealth.com - UT The Daily Texan all 336 news articles 08/29/2008 12:34 PM NJ towns close beaches after medical waste washes ashore - USA Today ChattahBox NJ towns close beaches after medical waste washes ashore USA Today - 5 hours ago By Chris Newmarker, AP Writer TRENTON, NJ - Two Cape May County shore towns banned swimming on all their beaches Friday after more medical waste washed up. Ocean City, Avalon beachfronts closed Cherry Hill Courier Post New Jersey Beaches Closed, Syringes Wash Onto Shore ChattahBox WMGM - Press of Atlantic City - Jaunted - MyFox Philadelphia all 190 news articles 08/28/2008 02:41 PM Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells' Function - Washington Post ChattahBox Scientists Reprogram Adult Cells' Function Washington Post - Aug 28, 2008 By Rob Stein Through a series of painstaking experiments involving mice, the Harvard biologists pinpointed three crucial molecular switches that, when flipped, completely convert a common cell in the pancreas into the more precious insulin-producing ... Researchers Report Advances in Cell Conversion Technique New York Times Diabetes researchers convert pancreas cells to produce insulin Los Angeles Times Science News - USA Today - Boston Globe all 501 news articles 08/28/2008 03:29 PM Magnesium Sulfate May Cut Cerebral Palsy - WebMD dBTechno Magnesium Sulfate May Cut Cerebral Palsy WebMD - Aug 28, 2008 By Miranda Hitti Aug. 27, 2008 -- Stopping preterm labor with magnesium sulfate may lessen a child's chances of later being diagnosed with moderate to severe cerebral palsy. Study finds magnesium prevents cerebral palsy Houston Chronicle Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy Washington Post ABC News - WTVH - HealthNews - Bloomberg all 81 news articles 08/29/2008 03:10 PM Name That Drug? Not In These Ads… - Pharmalot Wall Street Journal Blogs Name That Drug? Not In These Ads… Pharmalot - 3 hours ago By Ed Silverman // August 29th, 2008 // 4:01 pm Several weeks ago, Pfizer returned its Chantix ads to television, although the drugmaker chose not to run typical ads touting the name of the controversial anti-smoking pill, which has been linked to ... Making a Name for Drugs Wall Street Journal Chantix Ad Campaign Doesn’t Name Names, Leaves Out Side Effect Info Newsinferno.com Wall Street Journal Blogs - FiercePharma - MediaPost Publications - Kaiser network.org all 8 news articles 08/29/2008 11:19 AM Treadmill Rewires Brain After Stroke - WebMD MSN India Treadmill Rewires Brain After Stroke WebMD - 7 hours ago By Caroline Wilbert Aug. 28, 2008 -- Treadmill exercise may improve stroke survivors' walking ability by rewiring parts of the brain, according to a new study. Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors U.S. News & World Report Exercise forges brain changes in stroke survivors Reuters Medscape (subscription) - eMaxHealth.com - Telegraph.co.uk - Science Daily (press release) all 41 news articles 08/29/2008 02:09 PM Farmington Hills naturalist: heed statewide deer feeding ban - Mirror Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com Farmington Hills naturalist: heed statewide deer feeding ban Mirror - 4 hours ago By Stacy Jenkins • Observer Staff writer • August 29, 2008 That’s the message from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, following Monday’s discovery of a Kent County deer with a fatal neurological disease known as Chronic Wasting Disease. Deer and elk feeding ban outlined WEYI NBC25 CWD should prompt caution among hunters The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com Port Clinton News Herald - Port Huron Times Herald - MarketWatch - MLive.com all 127 news articles 08/27/2008 06:50 PM New York's HIV rate 3 times higher than nation's - CNN ChattahBox New York's HIV rate 3 times higher than nation's CNN - Aug 27, 2008 NEW YORK (CNN) -- New York City's rate of HIV infection is about three times the national rate, according to estimates released Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. '06 City HIV Infections at 4800 Gay City News HIV Infections in NY Rising Three Times Faster Than US Rate Bloomberg eFluxMedia - New York Times - FierceHealthcare - ChattahBox all 406 news articles 08/29/2008 05:51 PM Locust Grove Schools Fight Bacteria - KOKI FOX 23 ChattahBox Locust Grove Schools Fight Bacteria KOKI FOX 23 - 41 minutes ago Health investigators are closing in on the source of an E. coli outbreak that has killed one person and sickened 116 more. Tonight, officials have completed tests of Locust Grove's drinking water and did not find any contamination. Oklahoma E. coli Source Confirmed: Country Cottage Restaurant Newsinferno.com Water At Restaurant Positive For Bacteria KOCO NewsOK.com - ChattahBox - FOXNews - Tulsa World all 142 news articles 08/27/2008 05:23 AM New Study Says Skin Cancer May Presage Other Cancers - ABC News GlobalTV New Study Says Skin Cancer May Presage Other Cancers ABC News - Aug 27, 2008 By JOSEPH BROWNSTEIN Researchers who followed skin cancer survivors for 16 years have concluded that they are twice as likely as people without skin cancer to develop another form of cancer later on. Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers Washington Post Skin Cancer Linked to Greater Risk of Other Malignancies MedPage Today Reuters - HemOncToday - WebMD - The Australian all 82 news articles 08/29/2008 03:22 PM Hospital workers strike - TMCnet ChattahBox Hospital workers strike TMCnet - 3 hours ago (Dispatch (Gilroy, CA) (KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 29--Thousands of healthcare workers walked off the job this morning to protest contract proposals they said stifle their voices in patient care. Hospital workers stage 24-hour strike San Francisco Chronicle Health care workers begin one-day strike at O'Connor hospital San Jose Mercury News eFluxMedia - dBTechno - MarketWatch - Tri Valley Herald all 22 news articles 08/27/2008 11:11 AM New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection - U.S. News & World Report Chatter Shmatter New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection U.S. News & World Report - Aug 27, 2008 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The US Food and Drug Administration has approved AlloMap, a non-invasive test that helps doctors identify heart transplant recipients who are rejecting the new organ. FDA Clears Test to Help Doctors Wall Street Journal FDA OKs blood test for heart transplant rejection The Associated Press TheHeart.Org - AHN - dBTechno - ChattahBox all 231 news articles 08/29/2008 02:41 PM One death linked to Canadian salmonella outbreak - Reuters One death linked to Canadian salmonella outbreak Reuters - 3 hours ago OTTAWA (Reuters) - One person has died and 87 are sick with salmonella food poisoning from tainted cheese in the Canadian province of Quebec, health officials said on Friday. 87 salmonellosis cases reported across Quebec The Associated Press 87 salmonella cases reported across Quebec International Herald Tribune The Canadian Press - MarketWatch - DigitalJournal.com - Xinhua all 143 news articles 08/27/2008 04:32 PM Bristol-Myers shares dip on failed drug study - Forbes dBTechno Bristol-Myers shares dip on failed drug study Forbes - Aug 27, 2008 AP 08.27.08, 5:18 PM ET Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. dipped Wednesday after the drug developer said its developing blood thinner apixaban failed in a late-stage study. Anticlotting Drug Fizzles For Bristol-Myers, Pfizer Wall Street Journal Pfizer, Bristol Will Not Seek FDA Approval For Apixaban ChattahBox dBTechno - Wall Street Journal Blogs - BusinessWeek - Reuters all 62 news articles 08/29/2008 10:16 AM LAPD searching for guardian of baby found on sidewalk - Los Angeles Times LAPD searching for guardian of baby found on sidewalk Los Angeles Times - 8 hours ago By Tami Abdollah, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer Authorities are searching today for the guardian of a baby girl who was found crawling on a South Los Angeles sidewalk earlier this week. Baby girl found on Los Angeles sidewalk San Jose Mercury News Baby Found on Downtown LA Sidewalk KTLA CBS 2 - Long Beach Press-Telegram all 28 news articles 08/28/2008 11:06 PM California Politics Drive Cannabis Club Crackdown - Wall Street Journal HealthNews California Politics Drive Cannabis Club Crackdown Wall Street Journal - 19 hours ago By JUSTIN SCHECK and RHONDA L. RUNDLE California Attorney General Jerry Brown issued restrictive guidelines this week for medical-marijuana sellers, bolstering his tough-on-crime credentials as he looks ahead to a possible gubernatorial bid in 2010. Doctor sues authorities over medical marijuana San Diego Union Tribune California Clarifies Medical Marijuana Laws HealthNews News 8 - eMaxHealth.com all 7 news articles