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Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining - Washington Post
July 29, 2010 McKnight's Long Term Care News | Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining Washington Post Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday. Fifty percent of the public held a favorable view ... Advocates warn of scams involving Medicare rebates Seniors and Health Reform Support For Health Law Remains Steady While Opposition Drops |
Study: Kids with lice needn't be sent home - Brattleboro Reformer
July 29, 2010 Today24News (blog) | Study: Kids with lice needn't be sent home Brattleboro Reformer BRATTLEBORO -- School nurses might have to review their head lice policies after a new report recommends that children not be sent home when the tiny bugs show up on their students' heads. ... Schools shouldn't ban kids with lice: report Tired of Nit-Picking? Lice Are Peskier Than Ever New Report Urges Review Of School Head Lice Policies |
Receipts Putting Your Health at Risk? - Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2010 The Money Times | Receipts Putting Your Health at Risk? Los Angeles Times A new study by the Environmental Working Group found that BPA, a plastic hardener linked to breast cancer, heart disease and diabetes, was found on 40 percent of receipts. A warning before you take your receipt at the grocery store, ... BPA Receipts Bombshell: Paper Slips Contain High Levels of Bisphenol A Disputed chemical bisphenol-A found in paper receipts More Evidence That BPA Laces Store Receipts |
'Make mine a newbie!' Who would say that when choosing a surgeon? - Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2010 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | 'Make mine a newbie!' Who would say that when choosing a surgeon? Los Angeles Times In Wednesday's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Assn., we learn from a new study that, when it comes to bariatric surgery, surgeon experience seems to trump the quality designation of the hospital. Researchers from the University of ... Weight loss surgery: Low risk? Experience in bariatric surgery lessens problems Low Rate of Serious Complications and Deaths With Bariatric Surgery |
Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world - Washington Post
July 29, 2010 Business Daily Africa | Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world Washington Post Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren't enough doctors, the patients wouldn't take the medicines correctly, ... Advance on AIDS Raises Questions as Well as Joy Drug abuse and HIV HIV cases double among the over-50s |
New York Begins Restaurant Grades - Wall Street Journal
July 29, 2010 CBC.ca | New York Begins Restaurant Grades Wall Street Journal Spark's Deli, a modest eatery in an industrial corner of Queens, on Tuesday became the first of New York's 24000 restaurants to get slapped with a letter grade under a new system evaluating their cleanliness and food preparation. ... Restaurant Grading Begins in New York New York introduces sanitary grades for restaurants Ethnic Restaurants Worry They Won't Make the Grade |
Stem cells coaxed to rebuild bone - Sydney Morning Herald
July 29, 2010 This is London | Stem cells coaxed to rebuild bone Sydney Morning Herald In a world first, scientists have coaxed stem cells in live rabbits to rebuild the bone and cartilage of a missing leg joint, according to a study unveiled on Thursday. The experiments show that it should one day be possible to replace a human hip or ... Patients 'could grow new joints' Hip hope from stem cell technique Rabbits Grow Their Own Joint Replacements in Study |
Social Relation Linked to Longer Life - Food Consumer
July 29, 2010 CBC.ca | Social Relation Linked to Longer Life Food Consumer Social relation could be more important than medications when it comes to your lifespan. A new study has revealed that not only are people who need people the “luckiest people in the world,” they also live the longest. Julianne Holt-Lunstead of Brigham ... Wide Social Networks Are Key to Good Health, Says Study Isolation as bad for health as smoking and drinking, says a study Socialising 'helps you live longer' |
Compression-only CPR found effective - Los Angeles Times
July 29, 2010 msnbc.com | Compression-only CPR found effective Los Angeles Times Two studies of CPR techniques find that chest compressions alone, without forced breathing, are effective in helping victims of heart attacks. Two new studies conclude that "hands only" chest compression is enough to save a life. ... During CPR, Locking Lips May Not Be Necessary Hands-only CPR as effective as traditional, studies show Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers |
AstraZeneca doubles buyback as Brilinta shines - Reuters
July 29, 2010 Interactive Investor | AstraZeneca doubles buyback as Brilinta shines Reuters LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L) doubled its 2010 share buyback programme on Thursday, after posting strong results and winning an endorsement from a US advisory panel for its potential blockbuster heart drug Brilinta. ... AstraZeneca Q2 profits up 22 pct FDA panel backs use of AstraZeneca's Brilinta FDA Panel Backs Use Of AstraZeneca Anticlotting Drug Brilinta |
