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Pelosi says House to pass health bill

2009-11-08T00:51:59+00:00

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday the House was prepared to approve a healthcare overhaul bill.

Washington US - U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Saturday the House ...

Panel Intelligence Research Reveals Physician Concerns About H1N1 Virus Include its Potential to Evolve to a More Potent Form

2009-11-05T19:19:56+00:00

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- According to a Panel Intelligence survey of 50 primary care physicians, there are significant concerns about the H1N1 virus not just in terms of disease prevalence and ...

A scary story - the public option?

2009-10-31T13:37:38+00:00

A scary story - the public option?
Author: Peter Yellowlees

Why is Congress so afraid of the public option as part of
health reform? Why are politicians getting so worked up
about a system that ...

Obama Lifts US Travel Ban on HIV-infected; Updated AIDS Bill Puts New Focus on Testing

2009-10-31T12:20:32+00:00

President Overturns 22 Year Ban on HIV-positive Travelers to US; also Signs Ryan White CARE Act, Which Places New Emphasis on Testing, Calling for 5 Million HIV Tests Annually, Says AHF

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AIDS Healthcare Foundation ...

President Barack Obama declares H1N1 swine flu a national emergency

2009-10-25T22:13:01+00:00

WASHINGTON D.C., FAIRFAX COUNTY, NBC - U.S. President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday.
The declaration will make it easier for U.S. medical facilities ...

One Shot of Gene Therapy and Children with Congenital Blindness Can Now See

2009-10-25T10:49:02+00:00

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Born with a retinal disease that made him legally blind, and would eventually leave him totally sightless, the nine-year-old boy used to sit in the back of the classroom, relying ...

Swine flu vaccinations start in the UK

2009-10-21T15:47:06+01:00

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 21, 2009) POOL - A nationwide vaccination programme to counter the H1N1 swine flu virus started on Wednesday (October 21), beginning with frontline health workers and those in at-risk groups.
"We've ...

Online Sales of E Cigarettes Expected to Rise Over the Holidays

2009-10-19T10:41:31+01:00

As the holiday season approaches, many consumers are considering e-cigarettes as an option for their loved ones who smoke.

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Previously e cigarettes sales have generally been tobacco smoking individuals ...

Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew

2009-10-06T18:43:48+01:00

VH1 and Dr. Drew Team Up Again for an Intimate Look at a Taboo Topic With 'Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew'

'Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew' is Set to Premiere, Sunday, November 1 at 10pm

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Swine flu vaccinations for health workers begin in America

2009-10-05T20:38:26+01:00

Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee among the first to receive H1N1 flu vaccine in the U.S.

MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 5, 2009) NBC - Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee began getting the ...

Healthcare Class Actions: Bad Doctor or Bad System?

2009-09-27T09:06:30+01:00

Healthcare Class Actions: Bad Doctor or Bad System?
Ches Crosbie

Two massive pathology scandals have injured thousands and
brought national attention, for the last two years, to
healthcare malpractice in Atlantic Canada.

One malpractice scandal ...

Intuit to Transform the Way Patients Pay Their Doctors

2009-09-27T08:18:43+01:00

New Products Help Healthcare Providers get Paid Faster, With Less Effort; Increase Patient Understanding and Satisfaction

Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) is helping healthcare providers get paid by their patients an average of 18 days faster ...

Electricity as a Cause for "Diseases of Civilization"

2009-09-26T21:02:54+01:00

MARSHFIELD, VT--(Marketwire - September 22, 2009) - A new study published by Samuel Milham, MD, MPH, in the September 2009 issue of the journal Medical Hypotheses reveals that electricity is responsible for most of the ...

AIDS vaccine protects a third of people in Thai trial

2009-09-24T12:05:26+01:00

Researchers from Thailand and the United States say an experimental AIDS vaccine, made using two older vaccines, lowered the risk of HIV infection by about a third during trials.

BANGKOK, THAILAND (SEPTEMBER 24, 2009) REUTERS ...

Mice Can Spread Disease, Cause Fires

2009-09-22T16:09:32+01:00

New Home Safety Council Study Shows Americans Unaware of the Many Dangers of Mice Mice Can Spread Disease, Cause Fires

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study commissioned jointly by the Home Safety Council ...

Survivors of Heart Events: What Does it Take to Get Back to Living?

2009-09-22T16:03:38+01:00

New program helps educate survivors of a heart event about the importance of maintaining good physical and emotional health

PARSIPPANY, N.J. and INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new national survey found that nearly nine ...

The Sickness Crisis

2009-09-22T15:56:19+01:00

America Would Save Over $700 Billion Annually Through Prevention and Health Promotion
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to every major health organization, many costly and disabling conditions such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes ...

New Children's Book, Mommy Without Hair?

2009-09-22T15:38:00+01:00

My World Turned Upside Down, Helps Families Talk About Cancer

Survivor Selene Benitone Draws On Faith, Humor, Daily Life in Upbeat Tale

MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 7, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A newly released children's book ...

Cannabis Science H1N1 Swine Flu Formulation

2009-09-22T14:41:39+01:00

Cannabis Science Updates Progress For Its Phytocannabinoid Pharmaceutical Products To Help Reduce ARDS-Associated Deaths From Both The Avian And Swine Influenza Infections

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cannabis Science Inc. (NASD OTCBB: CBIS) an emerging pharmaceutical cannabis ...

'Death Panel' Inventor & Critic of Healthcare Reform Betsy McCaughey 'Has Close Ties' to Philip Morris

2009-09-21T13:58:02+01:00

Healthcare Industry Today Offers Complete Coverage
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- /EIN News/ According to the Web site Raw Story, Rolling Stone Magazine is about to reveal that during the Clinton administration Philip Morris "worked ...

Australian who won the legal right to refuse food and water, dies

2009-09-21T09:16:32+01:00

A quadriplegic Australian man who was granted the legal right to refuse food and water, dies in a nursing home from a chest infection.

PERTH, AUSTRALIA (AUGUST 14, 2009) NETWORK NINE - An Australian quadriplegic ...

Scientific Food Safety Information

2009-09-16T20:28:13+01:00

CAST Provides Consumers With Scientific Food Safety Information

AMES, IA -- (Marketwire) -- 09/16/09 -- Consumption of fresh produce in the United States has increased substantially in recent years, thanks in part to an increased ...

India's junior Health Minister moots the idea of electronic health card

2009-09-15T19:58:54+01:00

Dinesh Trivedi, India's junior Minister of Health suggests the idea of providing electronic health card to every child in the country.

NEW DELHI, INDIA (SEPTEMBER 15, 2009) ANI- India's junior Minister of Health, Dinesh Trivedi ...

Most Americans Believe Immigration Adversely Affects the Quality and Cost of Healthcare

2009-09-15T19:37:28+01:00

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Council for Immigration Reform (ANCIR) national poll on immigration and its impact on health care issues conducted by Pulse Opinion Research, LLC, of 1,000 likely voters on August ...

America`s 100 Best (and Worst) Places to Raise a Family

2009-09-15T14:04:36+01:00

-NewSpecial Issue Hits Newsstands on September 15 and Features First Lady
Michelle Obama on Cover-

-Burlington, Vermont Tops the List of Family-Friendly Cities-
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Children`s Health magazine, a special newsstand issue published by ...

Dry Hands Are 1,000 Times Safer Than Damp Hands

2009-09-15T14:01:15+01:00

Washing Hands Properly Becomes Increasingly Important During the Flu Season
PHILADELPHIA--(Business Wire)--
Countries around the world are trying to tackle the escalating H1N1 (swine flu)
pandemic in different ways. Advice from all authorities, including the ...

Optimism over U.S. healthcare reform

2009-09-06T18:55:46+01:00

Senior Obama advisor predicts ''major reform'' in healthcare in 2009 despite strong opposition from the Republicans.

The Obama administration is optimistic about achieving healthcare reform this year.

So says the President's senior advisor David Axelrod ...

Turning Back the Clock: Fasting Prolongs Reproductive Life Span

2009-09-05T13:43:01+01:00

SEATTLE, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific dogma has long asserted that females are born with their entire lifetime's supply of eggs, and once they're gone, they're gone. New findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer ...

Zambia rejects batch of holed condoms

2009-09-04T17:47:47+01:00

Two brands of condoms sold in Zambia, 'Evolution' and 'Hot', have had batches pulled off the shelves after they were found to have holes in them.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (SEPTEMBER 3, 2009) REUTERS - Batches of ...

Nurses and Retirement Security: A Looming Crisis?

2009-09-04T13:27:12+01:00

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nurses appear to be taking far better care of their patients than they are their financial futures, according to a survey released today by the Center for American Nurses and ...