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September 18, 2009
CDC announces H1N1 vaccine availability, dose form
The H1n1 vaccine will be distributed the first week of October and at first it’s going to be a nasal spray.
Healthwatch: Healthy Hearts
In this morning’s Healthwatch, we finish our healthy hearts series.
September 16, 2009
Health Watch
DERMATOLOGIST DR. JEANINE DOWNIE IS HERE WITH THE FACTS ON CHEMICAL PEELS.
August 31, 2009
As swine flu returns, US and European officials consider school closures
LONDON (AP) - Health authorities in the U.S. and Europe are bracing for a major spike in swine flu as schools open for the fall.
August 25, 2009
Heart group: Cut back—way back—on extra sugar
DALLAS (AP) - When it comes to getting their lumps of sugar, Americans are overdoing it, says the American Heart Association.
August 11, 2009
Studies: New osteoporosis drug cuts fracture risk
UNDATED (AP) - Two studies suggest a first-of-its-kind osteoporosis drug lowers the risk of bone fractures as well as or better than current medicines.
August 07, 2009
Ouch! Early flu shot season may come with 3 jabs
ATLANTA (AP) - This year’s flu season is shaping up to be very different from last year’s, and so are this year’s flu shots.
Researchers identify cells that say ‘scratch me’
WASHINGTON (AP) - If you’ve got an itch to scratch, then this may interest you: Scientists have pinpointed a key group of cells that sends “itch-alerts” to the brain.
August 03, 2009
Study finds 150 percent rise in student injuries
CHICAGO (AP) - A movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools could be tempered by a new study that says injuries to American children during physical education classes have jumped.
July 27, 2009
IV tube chemical linked to preemie liver woes
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study says a chemical used in many plastic products may be raising the risk of liver problems in premature babies.
July 24, 2009
AP Interview: Flu chief: Swine flu likely to mutate
GENEVA (AP) - The WHO’s flu chief says the swine flu will likely mutate over a long period of time as it spreads across the globe. And Keiji Fukuda says its impossible to predict what shape the virus may take.
July 22, 2009
Cancer group sues, says hot dogs need warnings
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Hot dogs may be as American as baseball and apple pie, but a national cancer-awareness group says they’re hazardous to your health and should carry warning labels.
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu case found in Canada
TORONTO (AP) - Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection.
July 13, 2009
FDA questions data for J&J ovarian cancer drug
WASHINGTON (AP) - Food and Drug Administration scientists are questioning whether study results are reliable enough to warrant approval for a new cancer drug from Johnson & Johnson.
July 10, 2009
Study shows possible benefits of eating less
WASHINGTON (AP) - Could eating less extend your life?
July 02, 2009
Study finds mixed results on drug savings under Medicare
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A study of a prescription drug plan in Pennsylvania finds that many seniors benefiting from Medicare’s new drug program are ending up with lower hospital costs.
June 24, 2009
Air has elevated cancer risk in 600 neighborhoods
WASHINGTON (AP) - A government analysis of toxic air pollutants finds the average national cancer risk has declined since the last time it was done.
June 18, 2009
Report: Health care costs to rise 9 pct in 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A consulting firm estimates employers who offer health insurance coverage could see a 9 percent cost increase next year.
June 12, 2009
Novartis says produces first batch of H1N1 vaccine
BASEL, Switzerland (AP) - A Swiss drug company says it’s succeeded in producing a first batch of swine flu vaccine, weeks ahead of expectations.
June 11, 2009
Swine flu may have been in people in August
NEW YORK (AP) - Scientists say the swine flu virus may have jumped from pigs to people as early as last August.
WHO likely to declare flu pandemic Thursday
GENEVA (AP) - Officials say the World Health Organization is likely to declare the first flu pandemic in 41 years as swine flu infections continued to climb in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
Possible compromise emerges in health care debate
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some key senators think the idea of non-profit, health-care co-ops might be the bridge they’ve been searching for to satisfy both Republicans and Democrats on health-care.
June 10, 2009
Tests show many supplements have quality problems
UNDATED (AP) - Millions of Americans take vitamin, herbal or other dietary supplements.
June 03, 2009
Consumer group wants halt on review of Lilly drug
WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer health advocates and a patent holder on a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly want the Food and Drug Administration to halt its review of the drug, which they say may be unsafe at the suggested dose.
June 01, 2009
Study: Cancer survivors not getting needed tests
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - New research finds that people who had radiation treatments for cancer as children are less likely than the general public or even their healthy siblings to get recommended screening tests.
May 28, 2009
Many women packing on pounds during pregnancy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy - not too much if women already are overweight or obese when they conceive.
May 27, 2009
Study: Stockings for stroke patients don’t work
LONDON (AP) - A new study says special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots cause problems of their own and don’t work as intended.
May 26, 2009
Vaccine refusal boosts kids’ whooping cough risks
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study suggests children not vaccinated for whooping cough are much more likely to get the disease than kids who are protected.
May 19, 2009
Baby population growth slows; recession factor?
WASHINGTON (AP) - New census data shows that just before the earliest stages of the recession, there was a steep decline in the population growth of children less than a year old in the U.S.
May 18, 2009
UK study: Postponing retirement may delay dementia
LONDON (AP) - New research suggests delaying retirement could help stave off Alzheimer’s.
