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CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine - U.S. News & World Report Post Chronicle CDC Monitors Shortage of Hib Vaccine U.S. News & World Report - 12 hours ago By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- US health officials said Thursday that a shortage of vaccine is leading them to monitor Hib infections, one of the most important causes of bacterial illness in young children. Doctors to be on guard for meningitis in kids Reuters Better Tracking of a Childhood Infection Needed, Officials Say New York Times Sun-Sentinel.com - WebMD all 21 news articles Cruciferous Vegetables Reduce Lung Cancer Risk - Medscape Fresh News Cruciferous Vegetables Reduce Lung Cancer Risk Medscape - 4 hours ago November 20, 2008 - Consumption of cruciferous vegetables might help protect smokers against lung cancer, according to new data. Although cruciferous vegetables are known to confer a protective effect against a number of cancers, this is the first ... Colorectal Cancer Treatment Costs Vary Widely Washington Post American Cancer Society to honor Huntsman Sr. Salt Lake Tribune The Punch - Monitor - WFtv.com - U.S. News & World Report all 550 news articles TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say - New York Times Bristol Herald Courier TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say New York Times - 11 hours ago By RONI CARYN RABIN Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the US by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in a ... Restaurant Industry: Fast-Food Ads, Obesity Study Based on Old ... FOXNews Ban on fast food adverts would cut childhood obesity, study finds Telegraph.co.uk 13WHAM-TV - eFluxMedia - KSPR - Reuters all 465 news articles Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away - CNN OverTheLimit.info Five ways to keep Alzheimer's away CNN - 19 hours ago By Elizabeth Cohen (CNN) -- Blanche Danick may be 86 years old, but she's pretty hip. She keeps up with all the latest health news, and a while back, she called her daughter wanting to know whether she should start taking the herb ginkgo biloba. Ginkgo Biloba Shows No Benefit in Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease ... Medscape Ginkgo Biloba Ineffective Against Dementia, Researchers Find New York Times The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Famuan - Reuters - TopNews all 519 news articles FDA Takes Closer Look at Wrinkle Treatments - U.S. News & World Report Current World News FDA Takes Closer Look at Wrinkle Treatments U.S. News & World Report - Nov 18, 2008 By Steven Reinberg TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- US health advisers were taking a closer look Tuesday at those increasingly popular cosmetic treatments called dermal fillers that help to smooth away deep lines and wrinkles on the face. FDA Panel Wants More Warnings On Wrinkle Fillers Wall Street Journal Wrinkle Fillers Need New Warnings, US Panel Says (Update3) Bloomberg WebMD - CNNMoney.com - Grinza - WFIE-TV all 103 news articles Amgen Drug for Lung Cancer Suspended After Deaths (Update3) - Bloomberg dBTechno Amgen Drug for Lung Cancer Suspended After Deaths (Update3) Bloomberg - 12 hours ago By David Olmos Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Amgen Inc.'s decision to suspend a clinical trial of its experimental cancer drug motesanib because of higher deaths among patients sets back the company's efforts to expand in the market for oncology treatments. Wall Street brushes off Amgen study concerns CNNMoney.com Takeda, Amgen to suspend trials of cancer drug Reuters BusinessWeek - FierceBiotech - SmartAboutHealth - dBTechno all 48 news articles Hospital must repair its culture, official says - News & Observer WNCT Hospital must repair its culture, official says News & Observer - 2 hours ago The state mental hospital in Goldsboro has a history of punishing mentally ill patients rather than treating them, a top state official said Thursday. Three Employees Fired After Patient Chokes on Medicine, Dies FOXNews Hospital workers fired in patient death United Press International Goldsboro News Argus - Fresh News - WRAL.com - CharlotteObserver.com all 34 news articles Science and Technology Results of landmark statin study revealed - Philippine Star Current World News Science and Technology Results of landmark statin study revealed Philippine Star - Nov 19, 2008 In one of the hottest medical findings in the current year, the JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Primary Prevention: An Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin) Trial showed that statins could cut the risk of heart attack, ... A Call for Caution in the Rush to Statins New York Times The role of inflammation in prevention of coronary heart disease The Virtual Medical Centre Forbes - Boston Globe (registration) - Globe and Mail - HealthNewsDigest.com all 77 news articles Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests - Washington Post Fresh News Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests Washington Post - 4 hours ago By David Brown Two years after the federal government recommended that patients in emergency rooms and doctors' offices be routinely tested for HIV, the advice is generally not being followed, according to a large number of studies presented this week ... Routine HIV testing not performed, forum says Baltimore Sun US Lags on HIV Testing Goals U.S. News & World Report The Associated Press - Bloomberg - MiamiHerald.com - MedPage Today all 145 news articles Egg consumption may raise risk of type 2 diabetes - Food Consumer TVNZ Egg consumption may raise risk of type 2 diabetes Food Consumer - 1 hour ago By Sue Mueller Thursday Nov 20, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study published in Nov 18, 2008 issue of Diabetes Care suggests that eating eggs increases risk of type 2 diabetes both in men and women. Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes U.S. News & World Report Genetic Screening May ID Diabetes Risk WebMD Los Angeles Times - dBTechno - MedPage Today - Health.com all 49 news articles

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