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Court Says Thimerosal Did Not Cause Autism
Associated Press - Thu Mar 11, 2010
WASHINGTON - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. More»

Marine base's ex-residents, many ill, only now learning of toxic water
McClatchy Newspapers - Mon Feb 15, 2010
WASHINGTON - Paul Akers was in his oncologists office last summer when his adult daughter handed him a magazine. More»

Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer
AFP - Mon Feb 8, 2010
WASHINGTON - People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows. More»

Did Clean-Room Chemicals Cause Birth Defects?
KPHO-TV - Fri Feb 5, 2010
PHOENIX, Arizona - The picture of Bob and Janice Numkenas wedding day is old and faded, but Bobs memory of the day is clear. More»

Fears grow as study shows genetically modified crops 'can cause liver and kidney damage'
Daily Mail, UK - Wed Jan 20, 2010
Fresh fears were raised over GM crops yesterday after a study showed they can cause liver and kidney damage. More»

Johnson & Johnson expands Tylenol recall
Associated Press - Thu Jan 14, 2010
NEW YORK - Johnson & Johnson expanded a recall of over-the-counter medications Friday, the second time it has done so in less than a month because of a moldy smell that has made users sick. More»

Alert: 800-Thousand Doses Of H1N1 Vaccine Recalled
Associated Press - Mon Dec 14, 2009
ATLANTA - Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus. More»

Aetna Forcing 600,000-Plus To Lose Coverage In Effort To Raise Profits
Huffington Post - Thu Dec 3, 2009
Health insurance giant Aetna is planning to force up to 650,000 clients to drop their coverage next year as it seeks to raise additional revenue to meet profit expectations. More»

Moon's phases ARE linked with epilepsy
Daily Mail, UK - Sat Nov 21, 2009
Superstitions about the influence of the Moon on the brain and, in particular, on epilepsy and seizures, have been around for centuries, but according to new research there may be something in them after all. More»

Uninsured ER patients twice as likely to die
Associated Press - Wed Nov 18, 2009
CHICAGO - Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. More»

Vitamin D deficiency linked to strokes, heart disease
AFP - Mon Nov 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - Insufficient intake of vitamin D, long known to play a key role in bone health, may significantly increase a persons risk of stroke, heart disease and even death, a US study said Monday. More»

Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
Associated Press - Fri Oct 23, 2009
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. More»

Ambulances start charging extra for obese patients
Associated Press - Wed Oct 21, 2009
TOPEKA, Kansas - The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. More»

Pfizer profit up 26 pct, tops estimate
AFP - Mon Oct 19, 2009
NEW YORK - Pharmaceutical industry leader Pfizer said Tuesday third-quarter profits rose 26 percent from a year ago to 2. More»

Feds to stop prosecuting medical marijuana users
Associated Press - Sun Oct 18, 2009
WASHINGTON - Pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers should not be targeted for federal prosecution in states that allow medical marijuana, prosecutors were told Monday in a new policy memo issued by the Justice Department. More»

Domestic Violence a 'pre-existing condition'?
CNN - Mon Oct 5, 2009
WASHINGTON - Top House Democrats on Tuesday slammed insurers who claim that domestic violence is a pre-existing condition that can be used to deny coverage to battered women. More»

Nurse arrested on the job sues police
WLS-TV - Mon Sep 21, 2009
CHICAGO - A nurse is suing the Chicago Police Department after her arrest at Illinois Masonic Hospital. More»

Dangerous staph germs found at West Coast beaches
Associated Press - Fri Sep 11, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO - Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem. More»

Chemo in closet: Doctor finds way to treat Nevada's cancer patients
CNN - Mon Aug 17, 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Christina Aguilar sits in a converted storage room of a Las Vegas medical center, the best hope for underinsured cancer patients to get the treatment they need. More»

Whistle-blower: Health care industry engaging in PR tactics
CNN - Wed Aug 12, 2009
WASHINGTON - Wendell Potter knows a little something about the health care industrys practices and is not afraid of to speak out as the health care reform debate heats up around the country. More»

Immune system cancer found in young 9/11 officers
Associated Press - Sun Aug 9, 2009
NEW YORK - Researchers say a small number of young law enforcement officers who participated in the World Trade Center rescue and cleanup operation have developed an immune system cancer. More»

Study: Redheads' extra pain may cause fear of dentists
CNN - Thu Jul 30, 2009
Despite two injections of anesthetic, Amy Anderson felt like her dentist was jamming rods into her tooth during a root canal. More»

FDA concludes mercury in dental fillings not risky
Associated Press - Tue Jul 28, 2009
WASHINGTON - The government declared Tuesday that silver dental fillings contain too little mercury to harm the millions whove had cavities filled with them - including young children - and that only people allergic to mercury need to avoid them. More»

UW Hospital Says It Wasn't Negligent After Treating CJD Patient
WISC-TV - Thu Jul 23, 2009
MADISON, Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin Hospital officials denied on Friday the hospital was negligent in any way regarding the possible transmission of a rare and fatal neurological disease to 53 people. More»

Florida hospital defends secretly deporting patient
Associated Press - Wed Jul 22, 2009
STUART, Florida - All sides agree on one thing in the strange case of a South Florida hospital that secretly repatriated a seriously brain injured patient back to Guatemala. More»

CDC: Teen Pregnancy and Disease Rates Rose Sharply During Bush Years
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Mon Jul 20, 2009
Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bushs evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the USs major public health body. More»

Renewed Call to Get Antibiotics Out of Food
Associated Press - Tue Jun 23, 2009
The use of the powerful antibiotic streptomycin as a growth-promoting agent in turkeys also quickly promotes the growth of dangerous streptomycin-resistant coliform bacteria, according to researchers at University of California, Davis. More»

Nestle recalls Toll House cookie dough products
Associated Press - Thu Jun 18, 2009
NEW YORK - Federal authorities are investigating a new outbreak of bacteria-triggered illness related to a sweet treat treasured by the heartbroken and children-at-heart - packaged raw cookie dough. More»

FDA says Zicam nasal spray can cause loss of smell
Associated Press - Mon Jun 15, 2009
WASHINGTON - Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said Tuesday. More»

Indian health care needs unmet
Associated Press - Sun Jun 14, 2009
CROW AGENCY, Montana - TaShon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking. More»

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