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The
Associated Press
Holly Ramer -
July 3,
2009
CONCORD, NH (AP) - Tomato
plants have been removed from stores in half a
dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant
disease makes its earliest and most widespread
appearance ever in the eastern United States.
TIME -
Alice Park -
July 3,
2009
The June 30 vote by a Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee
to lower the maximum dose of over-the-counter
drugs containing acetaminophen and to eliminate
prescription acetaminophen-combination ...
Telegraph.co.uk -
July
3, 2009
A rare and extremely valuable copy of the United
States Declaration of Independence has been
discovered in Britain. The document, which is in
perfect condition, is believed to be one of only
200 ever printed and was found among files at the
National ...
FOXNews -
July 3, 2009
NASA image shows frames from the navigation camera
on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on
Oct. 22, 2008. The planet Mars conjures images of
red rocks and arid, dusty plains, but as NASA's
Phoenix Mars Lander showed last year, ...
ABC News -
Darcy Bonfils, Lee Ferran -
July
3, 2009
For the first time since it was closed following
the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the
observation deck in the crown of New York City's
famed Statue of Liberty will reopen to the public
on July 4.
BBC News -
July 2, 2009
An unacceptable number of species are still being
lost forever despite world leaders pledging action
to reverse the trend, a report has warned.
New York
Times -
Tara Parker-Pope -
July
2, 2009
Celiac disease, a serious
immune system reaction to the protein in wheat and
other grains, is far more common today than it was
50 years ago, a new study shows.
Bloomberg -
Ed Johnson, James Rupert -
July
2, 2009
Thousands of US Marines drove into a major Taliban
opium-growing region, opening a phase of President
Barack Obama's strategy to secure Afghanistan.
Reuters -
Susan Kelly, Carol
Bishopric - July
1, 2009
CHICAGO, June 30 (Reuters) -
Making better use of technology could reap savings
of $332 billion across the US health care system
over a decade, UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH.
Reuters -
July 1, 2009
he Big Money Wal-Mart (WMT), the former poster
child for corporate villainy, once again has
surprised both its critics and its corporate peers
by backing President Barack Obama's plans to force
employers to provide health ...
Washington Post -
July 1, 2009
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi politicians from across
the ethnic and sectarian divide on Wednesday
welcomed the US troop withdrawal from cities as a
step toward sovereignty, even though they feared
it might trigger more ...
New York
Times -
June 30, 2009
By The New York Times The
Times reports this morning on new research that
has found that 47000 older Americans are treated
in emergency rooms each year following falls
associated with walkers and canes.
New York Times - June
30, 2009
The older people become, the younger they feel and
the more likely they are to see “old age” as a
time occurring later in life, according to a
national survey on aging released on Monday.
PC World -
Martyn Williams -
June 30, 2009
Researchers in Japan have developed a
brain-machine interface (BMI) system that allows
for control of a wheelchair using thought. The
system processes brain thought patterns and can
turn them into left, right and forward movements
of the wheelchair ...
Reuters -
Michael Perry -
June 29, 2009
SYDNEY (Reuters) -
Australian scientists have developed a "trojan
horse" therapy to combat cancer, using a
bacterially-derived nano cell to penetrate and
disarm the cancer cell before a second nano cell
kills it with chemotherapy drugs ...
TIME -
Amy Sullivan, Elizabeth
Dias - June 29, 2009
For the past five months, White House aides and
friends of the Obamas have been quietly visiting
local churches and vetting the sermons of
prospective first ministers in a search for a new
- and uncontroversial ...
Detroit Free Press -
June 29, 2009
NEW YORK -- Historic swindler Bernard Madoff was
sentenced to 150 years in prison Monday for a
fraud so extensive that the judge said he needed
to send a symbolic message to potential imitators
and ...
Lexington Minuteman -
June
28, 2009
The state
Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging
residents to take simple precautions to prevent
mosquito bites, which can carry serious diseases
including West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine
Encephalitis (EEE).
guardian.co.uk -
Jerry Norton -
June
28, 2009
SYDNEY, June 28 (Reuters) -
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday
hailed as an example to Australia the US House of
Representatives passage of a bill to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions in the United States.
Reuters -
June
28, 2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) -
A Colorado meat company is expanding a recall of
beef due to possible contamination by E.coli
O157:H7 bacteria after an investigation found 18
illnesses may be linked to the meat, the US
Agriculture Department said on Sunday.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -
Steve Twedt -
June 27, 2009
The United States spends
more on health care than anyone "but unfortunately
the quality of care is going down," said Health
and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in
a conference call with regional ...
The Associated Press -
Jim Heintz -
June 27, 2009
EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred
journalists for international news
organizations from reporting on the streets
and ordered them to stay in their offices.
ChattahBox -
June 26, 2009
A new class of cancer drugs,
referred to as PARP inhibitors, offers hope to
cancer patients who have exhausted all
conventional treatments, offering them a second
chance at life.
Gather.com -
Walker Bennett -
June
26, 2009
The battle over health care
reform continues in Congress as President Obama
has unveiled his plan to overhaul the current
system. Obama's plan includes a public option that
has been met with serious opposition from private
insurance companies and ...
Register -
Austin Modine -
June
26, 2009
Massive
geysers on Saturn's moon Enceladus may be fed by a
salty ocean beneath the surface, adding weight to
speculation it harbors the essential building
blocks needed for life.
ABC News -
Paul Duncan -
June
25, 2009
Why are private insurance
companies and managed care organizations so
frightened of a "public plan"? Some health policy
experts say private insurance companies have
little to fear from a public plan.
guardian.co.uk -
June
25, 2009
North Korea today threatened to retaliate with a
nuclear "fire shower" if it is attacked by the US
and warned it would expand its nuclear arsenal, a
month after it carried out a controlled nuclear
explosion in defiance of the UN security council.
msnbc.com -
June
25, 2009
'If it's my family member ... I always want them
to get the very best care' Pablo Martinez
Monsivais / AP President Barack Obama meets with
governors in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
in Washington, Wednesday, June 24.
Older Health Articles
Wall
Street Journal -
June 24, 2009
Implanted defibrillators
that resynchronize heartbeats slowed deterioration
in patients with mild heart failure, according to
a large study that could boost demand for the
devices.
ABC News -
Dan Childs -
June
24, 2009
Among the legion of today's
most popular diet regimens, the Mediterranean diet
has become a poster child for healthy eating,
garnering praise from nutrition experts and home
gourmets alike.
ABC News -
June 23, 2009
People who visit their
primary care physician for routine blood tests or
screenings are often not informed of the results,
a new study finds.
Wall
Street Journal -
Jennifer Hoyt Cummings -
June
22, 2009
Shares of Medarex Inc. (MEDX)
surged Monday on news that two patients taking the
biopharmaceutical company's prostate cancer
treatment in a mid-stage trial are now cancer
free. ...
ABC News -
Michael Smith -
June 22, 2009
The nasty, drug-resistant
bacteria known as MRSA may have a new carrier: the
family pet. The scourge of hospital wards and
locker rooms, MRSA often begins with small red
bumps that can turn into painful abscesses
requiring surgery to ...
WMDT -
June 21, 2009
By INNAE PARK -- A new study
shows that drinking green tea could help slow down
the development of prostate cancer. Researchers
say the tea's extracts lowered the levels of
proteins that the tumors use to grow. ...
CNN -
June
21, 2009
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- In a
sign of progress in overhauling health care, the
nation's pharmaceutical industry has agreed to a
deal that will reduce drug costs for elderly
Americans.
USA Today -
June 20,
2009
Minor league umpires will
call more than balls and strikes and plays on the
bases on Father's Day. Every time an ump raises
his arm at more than 50 minor league games across
the USA, he'll raise awareness about prostate
cancer ...
MiamiHerald.com -
June 20, 2009
There will be time to talk
about costs and coverage, about public and private
plans, about reasoning and rationing in health
care reform
Seen from a helicopter
zipping along at 500 feet, the water-filled
foundations of unfinished homes stuck out like red
flags as potential mosquito breeding grounds.
Reuters -
June 18, 2009
US employers will see
healthcare costs rise 9 percent in 2010 and
they expect their workers to pay a greater
share of their health plans, consultant
PricewaterhouseCoopers [PWC.
Reuters - Posted
by SeniorArk on June
17, 2009
So-called virtual
colonoscopies -- done using souped-up x-rays --
detect tumors and precancerous lesions almost as
well as standard colonoscopies using a camera
threaded through ...
CNN - June
16, 2009
A statin can be a lifesaver
if you're at risk of heart disease, but some
people who take the cholesterol-lowering drugs --
up to 20 percent, by some estimates -- have to
stop because of muscle pain, the most common side
effect.
Chicago Tribune - June
15, 2009
AP INDIANAPOLIS -
Indiana health officials are warning that
heavy rainfall this spring could bring more
mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus.
San
Francisco Chronicle - June
14, 2009
Starting this week,
President Obama and Democrats on Capitol Hill will
try to do what no Congress or president has done:
reform the US health care system.
RedOrbit - June
13, 2009
Those stubborn grey hairs
that come with age really are signs of stress,
albeit of the cellular kind, according to a new
Japanese study. Genotoxic stress, which is
anything that damages our DNA, sets off a chain
reaction in which specialized cells ...
msnbc.com - June
12, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Food and
Drug Administration said Friday the Savient
Pharmaceuticals drug Krystexxa appears to
successfully treat gout, despite evidence of
potentially deadly side effects.
Men with moderately advanced
prostate cancer who get hormone-blocking drugs
after radiation therapy do better when the drug
treatment is continued for two or more years after
an initial six-month regimen, ...
KTVU.com - June
11, 2009
Bisphenol A, a chemical also
known as BPA that is found in some hard, clear
plastics, may harm the heart, especially in women,
according to researchers from the University of
Cincinnati.
The
Associated Press - June
10, 2009
Proposals that would help
disabled seniors and healthy young adults are
among dozens of provisions tucked into sweeping
health care legislation that senators will begin
considering next week.
Attorney at Law - June
10, 2009
We've all heard of “good
cholesterol” and “bad cholesterol,” but a
different and most often overlooked type of
cholesterol also can cause an increased risk
of heart attack, even though researchers are
not exactly sure why.
ABC
News - June
10, 2009
A new and improved quiz
is able to accurately detect Alzheimer's
disease, in just five minutes, researchers
say.
Forbes - Posted
by SeniorArk June 9, 2009
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals
Inc. said Monday the Food and Drug Administration
granted marketing approval to a device designed to
filter blockages in an artery that feeds the
lungs.
Wall
Street Journal - June
9, 2009
Two pressure points are
emerging in Congress's rush to pass health-care
legislation by the August break: how to pay for
the package and whether to create a new public
health-insurance plan.
Press-Enterprise - June
7, 2009
Mosquito season has arrived,
and health officials are warning the public to
protect themselves against bites that could
transmit the deadly West Nile virus.
Washington Post - June
7, 2009
By Ceci Connolly Three
months after he was diagnosed with incurable brain
cancer, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) vowed in
an emotional Democratic National Convention
address last summer that health reform would be
"the cause of my life.
By Donna
Smith WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US lawmakers plan
far-reaching insurance market reforms, and would
require that businesses and individuals purchase
medical coverage as they seek to overhaul the US
healthcare system, an early draft of Senate
...
Times of India - June
6, 2009
In what is
claimed to a world- first breakthrough, scientists
claim to have used stem cells cultured on contact
lens to restore sight in the sufferers of blinding
corneal disease. A team at the University of New
New York
Times - June
5, 2009
By The New York Times Sally
Ryan for The New York Times Can a day at the beach
as a child lead to skin cancer in adulthood? If we
had lots of sun as children, and several minor
burns, are we doomed no matter what we do now (in
our 30s and up)?
Los
Angeles Times - June
4, 2009
President Obama meets with
Senate Democrats to discuss healthcare at the
White House. A study by Harvard researchers
showing an increase in bankruptcies in which
medical bills were a contributing cause could give
Obama's bid for healthcare reform a
Washington Post - June
3, 2009
You've heard the line that
"entitlement reform is health reform." Yesterday,
at a meeting between Barack Obama and Senate
Democrats from the Finance and HELP committees,
that line grew up and graduated into something
altogether sturdier: A policy.
Abilene
Recorder Chronicle - June
2, 2009
With summer on the way,
everyone is looking forward to great weather and
sunny days. At the Fit and Fine Wellness Fair this
past weekend, Learn and Grow Depot, the American
Cancer Society and Dickinson County Research and
Extension were all encouraging ...
If Congress were to take a
vote on a health reform bill today, Democrats and
Republicans would find a surprising level of
agreement - so much so that the broad outlines of
a consensus plan already are ...
eFitnessNow - May
31, 2009
In what is being called a
medical breakthrough, a vaccine that targets skin
cancer has shown improved response rates and
progression-free survival for patients when
combined with the immunotherapy drug,
Interleukin-2.
The use of Eli Lilly and
Co's(LLY.N) Alimta following successful
chemotherapy treatment helped patients with
advanced lung cancer live significantly longer,
according to data released on Saturday.
San
Francisco Chronicle - May
30, 2009
Frustrated by the exclusion
of government-financed medical care from the
debate to revamp the nation's troubled health
system, advocates of a "single-payer" plan are
increasingly turning to demonstrations and civil
disobedience as a way to get their ... (Read
SeniorArk related article in the news section on
our Home
Page)
Health care reacts to threat
Buffalo News - May
30, 2009
President Obama's push
to create a government-owned health care plan
to compete with private insurance providers
may have already saved Americans billions of
dollars.
U.S. News
& World Report - May
29, 2009
One month after mandating
stricter warning labels about the risk of liver
damage from the painkiller acetaminophen, US
regulators are contemplating even tougher
standards.
U.S. News
& World Report - May
29, 2009
Before Thursday's release of
new guidelines for treating stroke, doctors could
give clot-dissolving drugs up to only three hours
after stroke symptoms began.
New York
Times - March
27, 2009
A growing number of hospital
patients are routinely given drugs to prevent acid
reflux. But a new study has found that patients
who take these so-called proton pump inhibitors
are at higher risk for pneumonia than those who do
not.
BBC News - May
27, 2009
Doctors commonly use the
stockings as way to minimise the risk of clots
forming and travelling to the lungs or heart,
where they can be fatal.
A genetic link
between dental disease and heart attacks has been
found by German researchers. Gum disease -
periodontitis - is known to be associated with
heart disease but how exactly they are linked is
unknown.
Osakis
Review - May
25, 2009
Approximately one-third of
blacklegged ticks – also called deer ticks –
tested during recent years in Minnesota were
positive for disease-causing organisms, say state
health officials. Blacklegged ticks carry Lyme
disease, human anaplasmosis (HA), ...
Jackson
Clarion Ledger - May
24, 2009
With the onslaught of the
swine flu, many are taking precautions to wash
hands and stay healthy, but they may be forgetting
summer is the peak time for West Nile virus.
Forbes - Posted
by SeniorArk May 23, 2009
healthday News) -- Almost 25
percent of black women with advanced breast cancer
refuse the chemotherapy and radiation
treatments that could save their lives, a new
study finds.
Examiner.com - May
22, 2009
Making number one on our hit
list of dangers facing visitors to the beach this
summer is …. (drum roll please) …sunburn. That's
right, along with nearly everything else, going to
the beach can cause cancer, if you get too much
sun that is. ...
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