Current Health News
- Crestor Wins Approval as a Drug to Prevent Heart Disease
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The Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for the cholesterol treatment to be used by millions of people who are not normally prescribed such drugs.
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- NYTimes Health - 3h ago
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- Promising Results in Bone Drug Trial
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A third trial of an experimental drug found that it worked better than a rival to delay the risk of bone complications in men with advanced prostate cancer.
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- NYTimes Health - 3h ago
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- Bills Stalled, Hospitals Fear Rising Unpaid Care
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"Our business model will continue to falter," said Dr. David Abelson, chief executive of Park Nicollet Health Services.
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- NYTimes Health - 3h ago
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- A Conversation With Samuel Wang: A Neuroscientist Studying the Structure of Dog Brains
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Samuel Wang, an associate professor at Princeton and an author.
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- NYTimes Health - 3h ago
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- Why Tennessee Hospitals May Ask to Pay Higher Taxes
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Hospitals may decide that higher taxes are in their financial self interest.
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- Wall Street Journal HEALTH - 21h ago
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- Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Sodas?
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Drinking as little as two soft drinks a week appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a new study.
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- WebMD - 17h ago
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- Can Beer Build Better Bones?
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Drinking beer may be good for building more than just beer bellies. A new study suggests drinking beer may help build better bones thanks to its high silicon content.
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- WebMD - 19h ago
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- Letters: Do Supplements Work? (1 Letter)
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- NYTimes Health - 11h ago
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- Really?: The Claim: 3-D movies can induce headaches and sickness.
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- Personal Health: Less Invasive Hip Surgeries Make Inroads
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- Cases: A Walking Magnet for Odd, Minor Ills
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- Global Update: H.I.V. and Herpes: Treating Herpes Doesn't Reduce Chance That AIDS Virus Will Spread, Study Finds
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The herpes drug acyclovir lowered H.I.V. levels in the blood but did not make a person less likely to spread the AIDS virus, researchers said.
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- NYTimes Health - 11h ago
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- In Haiti, Practicing Medicine From Afar
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A video hookup between a patient on the scene and a doctor far away can save lives.
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- NYTimes Health - 11h ago
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- Update: Recovery Matches a Marathon Operation
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Robert Collison, 59, had surgery for 43 hours to remove a huge tumor that started in his abdomen. "I feel great," he said recently. “I feel better every day.”
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- NYTimes Health - 11h ago
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- 18 and Under: When to Worry if a Child Has Too Few Words
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- Ally for the Poor in an Unlikely Corner
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Andrew Witty, named GlaxoSmithKline's chief executive in 2008.
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- NYTimes Health - 11h ago
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- Nearly 1 in 3 Overweight Teens in Denial
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Nearly one in three overweight adolescents don't think they have a weight problem.
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- WebMD - 11h ago
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- Less TV, More Family Dinners Fight Childhood Obesity
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Simple lifestyle habits at home, such as having more family meals, could reduce obesity in preschoolers, new research suggests.
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- WebMD - 11h ago
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- Mediterranean Diet May Prevent Stroke-Related Brain Damage
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Following a Mediterranean diet may help lower risk of brain damage related to silent strokes, new research shows.
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- WebMD - 11h ago
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- Eli Lilly CEO's 2009 Compensation Totaled $16.4 Million
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Proxy season! Time, once again, to learn how much the captains of industry are pulling down.
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- Wall Street Journal HEALTH - 11h ago
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- Study: Health Costs Higher Where Hospital Competition Is Lower
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The findings match some earlier studies but seem to cut against others.
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- Wall Street Journal HEALTH - 11h ago
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- Heavier boys more likely to hit puberty later
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Overweight boys may start puberty later than their leaner peers, new research shows.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Early language problems may hinder adult literacy
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Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Glaucoma medications may reduce risk of death
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Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Being religious may not make you healthier after all
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A number of studies over the past two decades have shown that religious people tend to be healthier. But a new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart...
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Few high-risk women in U.S. take breast cancer drug
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Only a small number of U.S. women at high risk of breast cancer have chosen to use the drug tamoxifen to lower that risk, according to a study published Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Drug shows promise against river blindness: study
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Closantel, an older drug used to treat a parasitic liver disease in animals, may prove effective at combating river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related blindness, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Popular antidepressant interferes with cancer drug
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The popular antidepressant drug Paxil may interfere with breast cancer treatments, making patients more likely to relapse and die, researchers in Canada reported on Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
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Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study
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Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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- Reuters Health - 11h ago
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- Vital Signs: Hazards: A Warning on Mixing Herbs and Medicine
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A study found that products including St. John's wort, ginger and garlic could be dangerous for people taking common medicines.
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- NYTimes Health - 17h ago
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- Vital Signs: Perceptions: Doctors, Patients and a Clash of Priorities
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High blood pressure is often a top priority for doctors, but pain and depression may be more pressing to their patients.
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- NYTimes Health - 17h ago
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- Tough Questions Await Cell Therapeutics' Cancer Drug
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The biotech had trouble lining up lymphoma patients to participate in a study of the drug.
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- Wall Street Journal HEALTH - 17h ago
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- Pfizer Pushes Discount Cards in Emerging Markets
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The cards allow the drug maker to track patient behavior.
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- Wall Street Journal HEALTH - 19h ago
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- Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk
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Men who don't smoke and eat a lot of soy may have a lower risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.
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- Reuters Health - 19h ago
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