Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Home Search Features	Top Stories Medical Term Top Stories CBC.ca Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages New York Times Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. An unusual study done in 49 remote Hutterite farming colonies in western Canada has provided the surest proof yet that giving flu ... Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'Reuters Swine flu: 700k vaccine doses doled out in King Co.Seattle Post Intelligencer Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the UnvaccinatedBusinessWeek Los Angeles Times (blog) -DG News -CIDRAP all 199 news articles » World News Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations Los Angeles Times After the procedure, the donors live as long or longer than those in the general population. By Thomas H. Maugh II People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may live somewhat ... Live kidney donors do not die sooner: studyReuters Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's lifemsnbc.com Kidney donation safe, study findsThe Press Association BusinessWeek -WRAL.com -WALA-TV FOX10 all 64 news articles » CBC.ca Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control WebMD March 8, 2010 -- It might be time to add weight control to the growing list of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking. Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than women who didn't drink at all ... Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds AwayABC News Wine: The new weight-loss miracle?The Week Magazine Wine may help women keep weight in checkReuters BBC News -CNN -Los Angeles Times all 375 news articles » Global BC FDA says Basic Food Flavors knew plant was contaminated with salmonella Washington Post The company at the heart of a growing recall of processed foods knew that its plant was contaminated with salmonella but continued to make a flavoring and sell it to foodmakers around the country, according to inspectors at the Food ... Basic Food Sold Additive After Salmonella Found, FDA SaysWall Street Journal Pringles recall: Are your chips on the list?Christian Science Monitor CFIA expands salmonella recall in CanadaCTV.ca CP24, Canada -The Associated Press -CIDRAP all 691 news articles » Macon Daily Herpes Infects One in Six in US BusinessWeek TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six Americans is infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), health officials said Tuesday. HSV-2, one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the ... US herpes rates remain high: CDCReuters Sexual transmitted diseases infect millions of people in USXinhua CDC: Genital herpes infection remains 'serious health threat' in USLos Angeles Independent Los Angeles Times (blog) -Indiana Daily Student -UPI.com all 60 news articles » RTT News FDA panel favors approval for InterMune drug The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Tuesday voted in favor of an experimental drug from InterMune Inc., despite mixed evidence of whether it provides significant benefits for patients with a rare lung disease. The Food and Drug Administration's ... US FDA panel backs InterMune lung drugReuters In 9-3 vote, expert panel backs InterMune's pirfenidoneFierceBiotech FDA Panel Backs InterMune Drug for Rare Lung DiseaseBioWorld Online BusinessWeek -DailyFinance -San Francisco Business Times all 295 news articles » TopNews United States Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks BusinessWeek TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift -- or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds. In 2009, close to 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical ... Fewer Patients Undergo Knife For BeautyWall Street Journal Spending Less on Plastic SurgeryNew York Times (blog) New Year Means New Look for Many Los Angeles Breast Enhancement PatientsFast Pitch Press (press release) TopNews United States -Los Angeles Times (blog) -Independent all 41 news articles » CBC.ca Supplements may hurt prostate treatment UPI.com ROYAL OAK, Mich., March 10 (UPI) -- Some dietary supplements may harm rather than help prostate cancer patients, US researchers say. Researchers at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., looked at three widely used commercial prostate-specific ... 'Tame' virus may help fight cancerThe Press Association Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer CareBusinessWeek Virus to treat prostrate cancerZee News NCI Cancer Bulletin -Renal and Urology News -UroToday all 77 news articles » USC News Few US studies compare one drug to another: report Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of US healthcare reform efforts, but very little such research is being done, according to a report published on Tuesday. ... Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best TreatmentBusinessWeek More Comparative Studies Needed to Guide Physicians Study finds less than a ...ModernMedicine Few drug studies meet comparative effectiveness definitionBoston Globe (blog) ModernHealthcare.com -Los Angeles Times (blog) -MedPage Today all 23 news articles » InTheNews.co.uk Healthier men want more sex for more years CNN If men stay in good shape, they can enjoy more years of good sex, a study says. (CNN) -- Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women. ... Even in Old Age, Men Want Sex More Than WomenTIME As You Age, Better Health Means Better SexBusinessWeek Geriatric Set Getting It Later in LifeAOL News The Press Association -Los Angeles Times (blog) -Times Online all 92 news articles »
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