Friday, April 1, 2011

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Today's Top Health Stories - April 1, 2011
OzarksFirst.com
According to a new report in the Journal Of The National Cancer Institute , there's been a 1 percent drop in overall cancer death rates. Lung cancer deaths among women also dropped for the first time in 40 years.. Cancer death rates have been falling ...
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CDC records rise in birth rate for women over 40
CNN
By the CNN Wire staff (CNN) -- The birth rate for women over 40 in the United States rose between 2007 and 2009. Among every other age group, however, the birth rate fell during the same period, according to a report released by the Centers Disease for ...
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ACO Rules Draw Praise, Concerns
Crain's New York Business
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its long-awaited proposed rules on setting up Accountable Care Organizations yesterday. In a phone-in news conference, CMS administrator Dr. Donald Berwick and US Department of Health and Human ...
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LGBT community marks 10th anniversary of first gay marriage
Channel 6 News Online
AMSTERDAM (BNO NEWS) -- The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community on Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the first ever same-sex marriage in the world. A decade later, however, it remains a controversial issue. ...
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Obese man cut out of home dies
The Press Association
A morbidly obese man who had not moved from his recliner chair in two years and had to be cut out of his home when he fell ill has died at a hospital, according to media reports.. Reports said the Ohio man died on Wednesday. Wheeling Hospital in West ...
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The Economics of Privately Sponsored Social Insurance
New York Times (blog)
By UWE E. REINHARDT Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field. On March 23, Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, marked the first anniversary of President Obama's signing ...
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A picture of health
phillyBurbs.com
Released Wednesday by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin's Population Health Institute, the study ranked every county in all 50 states based on health outcomes such as mortality and morbidity rates and behavior such as ...
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New HIV cases up 22% in February
ABS CBN News
MANILA, Philippines - The National HIV and AIDS Registry has listed 6326 cases in the country, including the 159 new infections diagnosed in February, a party-list lawmaker said Friday. Rep. Arnel Ty of the LPG Marketers' Association (LPGMA) said the ...
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New Doubts on Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
WebMD
By Salynn Boyles March 31, 2011 -- A study from Sweden raises new questions about the value of screening average-risk men for prostate cancer. In the study, screening did not significantly reduce prostate cancer deaths over two decades of follow-up, ...
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Delaware Senate approves use of medical marijuana
The News Journal
• Individuals with qualifying illnesses would be issued identification cards that would enable them to purchase marijuana from a dispensary. • Qualifying conditions would include cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis C, post-traumatic stress ...
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KV Pharmaceuticals and Makena: The FDA's Move
BNET
Most interesting - here's the FDA's latest statement on Makena, in response to KV Pharmaceuticals sending letters to compounding pharmacies telling them to stop providing the drug, now that they... In a blow to KV Pharmaceutical, the FDA said it will ...
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Christina Mendez: Talks Autism Awareness & More This April
Daily Venus Diva
After speaking with Christina Mendez, one thing is very clear….she loves her life. Upon receiving the news that her son was diagnosed with Autism, Christina did what any mother would do, she became her child's advocate. She put her dreams on hold only ...
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Pfizer spends $177 million in physician payments
BusinessWeek
Pfizer Inc. said Thursday it spent $177 million in 2010 on payments to doctors and other health care professionals for a mix of research, speeches, and other services. The report is part of a movement by drug developers to disclose payments they make ...
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Smoking causes 20% of US deaths
Atlantic Drugs
By : Susan Ray | Posted in : Friday April 1, 2011 0 Comments | Share | RSS Published in the journal Epidemiology, the new report, which was written by Reuters Health and lead by Dr Brian Rostron, previously of the University of California, ...
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