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Three Parents Contribute to Experimental Human Embryo - Slashdot

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:46:57 GMT

Three Parents Contribute to Experimental Human Embryo
Slashdot - 2 hours ago
gihan_ripper writes "It sounds like the storyline from a cheesy film, but a human embryo has been created using the genetic material from one man and two women.

Smoking Linked to Sleep Disturbance and Daytime Weariness - MedPage Today

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:22:30 GMT

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Smoking Linked to Sleep Disturbance and Daytime Weariness
MedPage Today - 6 hours ago
By Judith Groch, Senior Writer, MedPage Today BALTIMORE, Feb. 5 -- Nightly nicotine withdrawal may contribute to a restless sleep and fatigue the next day, a small study showed.
Marijuana withdrawal rivals that of nicotine Reuters India
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Botswana Achieves MDG-6 On HIV - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:00:38 GMT

Botswana Achieves MDG-6 On HIV
AllAfrica.com - 23 hours ago
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Botswana, together with their counterparts at the University of Pennsylvania has been granted an award of P12 million for five years to develop research capacity for the investigation of ...

Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems - eFluxMedia

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:21:00 GMT

Washington Post

Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems
eFluxMedia - Feb 4, 2008
By Anna Boyd A new study reports that shampoo, lotions and powders put babies in danger as they contain chemical compounds suspected of causing reproductive and endocrine abnormalities.
Baby Power and Lotions Carry Harmful Chemicals E Canada Now
Statement by John Bailey, Chief Scientist: The Personal Care ... PR Newswire (press release)
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Forsyth Medical Center first in region to access new heart stent - Charlotte Business Journal

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 12:59:14 GMT

Forsyth Medical Center first in region to access new heart stent
Charlotte Business Journal - 8 hours ago
Cardiologists at Forsyth Medical Center are the first in the Triad to have access to a new heart stent the Food and Drug Administration approved Friday.

Lawmaker: Obesity bill won't make it to floor - Jackson Clarion Ledger

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:02:51 GMT

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Lawmaker: Obesity bill won't make it to floor
Jackson Clarion Ledger - 14 hours ago
A state lawmaker on Monday promised a quick death for a bill that would prohibit Mississippi restaurants from serving obese people.
'Ban restaurants from serving obese people' Telegraph.co.uk
Mississippi Seeks To Ban Fat People From Restaurants American Chronicle
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New FDA-approved asthma inhaler helps children under 4 - HULIQ

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:57:21 GMT

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New FDA-approved asthma inhaler helps children under 4
HULIQ - 7 hours ago
The Food and Drug Administration has approved new inhaled steroid treatment for preventing asthma attacks in young children produced by Schering-Plough Corp.
New asthma inhaler approved for children Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
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Health care and the candidates - Washington Times

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:30:18 GMT

Health care and the candidates
Washington Times - Feb 3, 2008
Americans will spend about 16 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on health care this year. That will amount to about $2.3 trillion, or roughly four times what we will spend on national defense, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Health spending scheduled for exam - Sacramento Bee

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:08:09 GMT

Health spending scheduled for exam
Sacramento Bee - Feb 4, 2008
By Aurelio Rojas - arojas@sacbee.com Now that lawmakers have derailed Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to overhaul California's health care system, they must grapple with a state budget deficit that threatens to weaken the safety net for the uninsured ...

No Clear Evidence to Support Use of Antidepressants for Chronic ... - Medscape (subscription)

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:57:06 GMT

No Clear Evidence to Support Use of Antidepressants for Chronic ...
Medscape (subscription) - Feb 4, 2008
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Heart attacks in women become growing concern - Bridgewater Courier News

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:44:06 GMT

Washington Post

Heart attacks in women become growing concern
Bridgewater Courier News - Feb 4, 2008
By CLEM FIORENTINO It's no secret that, when it comes to affairs of the heart, men and women aren't always on the same page.
Month raises heart awareness NewsOK.com (subscription)
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Free Testing on Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day - WSAV-TV

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:57:02 GMT

Free Testing on Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
WSAV-TV - Feb 4, 2008
"In 2007, HIV/AIDS was one of the top ten leading causes of death for African Americans. In Savannah (Coastal Health district) 72 percent of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS are Black," says said Jamila Hudson, Health Promotion Coordinator of the JC ...

Tainted cheese dip recalled - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:04:00 GMT

Tainted cheese dip recalled
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Feb 4, 2008
By ELIZABETH LEE A California olive oil company is recalling thousands of jars of a cheese dip sold at Williams-Sonoma stores that could contain the bacteria that causes botulism, an often deadly foodborne illness.

Calif. school districts put beef on ice after plant inquiry - Scripps News

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:37:44 GMT

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Calif. school districts put beef on ice after plant inquiry
Scripps News - Feb 4, 2008
By KIM MINUGH Not at public schools for now, anyway. In cafeterias across the region, chicken cacciatore will replace spaghetti with meat sauce.
School districts react to beef ban The Argus
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Bird flu death toll in Indonesia reaches 103 - Pravda

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:41:42 GMT

Pravda

Bird flu death toll in Indonesia reaches 103
Pravda - Feb 4, 2008
The number of bird flu victims in Indonesia gains 103 people. An Indonesian woman crowned the death toll from the disease over the weekend.

Magnetic Toys Pose Dangerous Health Risk If Swallowed - InjuryBoard.com

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:53:14 GMT

Magnetic Toys Pose Dangerous Health Risk If Swallowed
InjuryBoard.com - 1 hour ago
By Scott Kappes "Don't swallow magnets," is the advice that four year-old Braden Eberle is giving to other children.

On Healthcare, Primary Opponents Differ Less Than Parties Do - U.S. News & World Report

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:50:34 GMT

On Healthcare, Primary Opponents Differ Less Than Parties Do
U.S. News & World Report - 23 hours ago
Whether and how the next president will find a way to cover the 47 million people who lack health insurance will be on many voters' minds as they head to the polls on Tuesday.

Ice delays schools, causes accidents - TheNewsTribune.com

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:35:13 GMT

Ice delays schools, causes accidents
TheNewsTribune.com - Feb 4, 2008
Slick roads prompted a handful of Pierce County school districts to delay the start of classes Monday. Fife, Puyallup, Orting and Sumner school districts and Cascade Christian Schools are starting school two hours late.

Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Proposals of Democratic ... - Kaiser network.org

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:04:25 GMT

Opinion Pieces Address Health Care Proposals of Democratic ...
Kaiser network.org - 4 hours ago
Summaries of several recent opinion pieces that discuss the health care proposals of Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY) and Barack Obama (Ill.

CDC investigates strange disease in swine slaughterhouse workers - Food Consumer

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:24:21 GMT

CDC investigates strange disease in swine slaughterhouse workers
Food Consumer - Feb 4, 2008
By CDC On October 29, 2007, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) was notified by a tertiary-care provider of unexplained neurologic illnesses among workers in a swine slaughterhouse (plant A) in southeast Minnesota.