Health overhaul could stall over government role (AP)
AP – The search for agreement on health care may be short lived.
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Medicine News- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccineKUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry administered 371,185 doses of Influenza A(H1N1) vaccine to 194,743 frontline personnel and 176,442 people in the high-risk group up to July 28 this year, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday. […]
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- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine
Government-run plan could trip up health overhaul (AP)
AP – Giving Americans the option of buying medical coverage through the government an idea put forth by President Barack Obama is a potential deal breaker for some Republicans and insurance companies whose support would ease the way for a health care overhaul.
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Ill. panel seeks advice preventing youth suicide (AP)
AP – Trying to come to grips with the recent suicides of three young children, Illinois lawmakers are asking experts for advice about how to prevent future tragedies.
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Exposure To Family Violence Compromises Physical And Mental Health Of Older Women
Older African American women exposed to high levels of family violence during their lifetimes are at significantly greater risk of poor health status, according to a report in the current issue of Journal of Women’s Health, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. This report is available free online at http://www.liebertpub.
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Access Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive ProLindac(TM) Phase 2 Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial Results
ACCESS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (OTCBB: ACCP), announced positive safety and efficacy results from its Phase 2 monotherapy clinical study of ProLindac(TM) in late-stage, heavily pretreated ovarian cancer patients. In this monotherapy study 66% of patients who received the highest dose achieved clinically meaningful disease stabilization according to RECIST criteria.
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Marital Strain Harms Women More Than Men
A new study by researchers in the US found that marital strain is more likely to affect women’s health than men’s, putting them a higher risk of stroke and heart disease due to depression, high blood pressure, obesity and other symptoms of metabolic syndrome.
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New Study Of Human Pancreases Links Virus To Cause Of Type 1 Diabetes – May Lead To A Vaccine
A team of researchers from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England, the University of Brighton and the Department of Pathology at Glasgow Royal Infirmary, has found that a common family of viruses (enteroviruses) may play an important role in triggering the development of diabetes, particularly in children. These viruses usually cause [...]
New Foot Wound Model Called ‘Betty’
‘Betty’, a new foot wound care teaching model developed by academics at the University of Hertfordshire, could play a key role in improving the care of patients with diabetes and reducing the risk of diabetes-related foot ulcers.
MR Applications – Innovations For Women’s Health With The Magnetom Espree – Pink, The New Dedicated MR Breast Scanner
Siemens Healthcare exhibits its latest solutions in the field of Magnetic Resonance (MR) for Oncology at the European Radiology Congress ECR 2009 in Vienna. The syngo TimCT Oncology application enables not only comprehensive patient examinations within an extreme short examination time, it can also eliminate the need for multiple [...]
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Wearing Patch During MRI Can Burn Skin Says FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned yesterday, Thursday 6th March, that some skin patches that deliver nicotine and other drugs cause skin burns if worn during MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans because they contain aluminium and other metals in the non-adhesive backing and this is [...]
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