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Group: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots - San Jose Mercury News Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:22:02 GMT+00:00 Boston Globe Group: Half of Calif health workers got flu shots San Jose Mercury News AP SAN FRANCISCO—A consumer group has found that just over half of California health care workers received flu shots during the 2008-2009 flu season. Consumers Union, the publisher of Consumer Reports, says that state public health department data ... Lineman won't be tackled by flu againCNN Lake Co. sets flu shot clinicsChicago Daily Herald Basics: What Should We Know About Flu Just Now?WBUR WLKY Louisville -WIVB -Victoria Advocate all 686 news articles » Survey: Employers shift more insurance costs to workers - Kansas City Star Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:12:15 GMT+00:00 Health Jackal Survey: Employers shift more insurance costs to workers Kansas City Star An annual survey released Thursday finds that workers are paying, on average, about $482 more for job-based family health insurance this year as companies force employees to shoulder more of the burden of health care costs. ... Family Health Care Costs Will Jump 14% in 2010DailyFinance Family Health Premiums Up 3 Percent in 2010, Study FindsArkansas Business Online Employers shifting health-care costs to workers, survey showsWashington Post Los Angeles Times -USA Today -Reuters all 323 news articles » People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detection - Denver Post Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:24:48 GMT+00:00 msnbc.com People: Zeta-Jones furious over Douglas' late cancer detection Denver Post Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones says she is having a hard time watching husband Michael Douglas battle stage 4 throat cancer and said she's furious with doctors for not detecting his disease sooner. Douglas, the Oscar winner of "Wall Street" and a veteran ... Michael Douglas and Throat Cancer FAQWebMD Michael Douglas Discusses His Cancer on 'Late Show'New York Times Zeta Jones reveals cancer angerBBC News U.S. News & World Report -MiamiHerald.com -Medical News Today all 1,590 news articles » Maker of Botox pays state in improper marketing settlement - Baltimore Sun Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:34:28 GMT+00:00 Kansas City Star Maker of Botox pays state in improper marketing settlement Baltimore Sun The state of Maryland will get $152547 for its Medicaid program under a settlement with the maker of Botox for marketing the drug for unapproved uses, the attorney general's office announced today. Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler said the state ... Allergan Pleads Guilty, Settles Botox InvestigationABC News Botox Settlement for $600M Reached to Resolve Lawsuits Over MarketingAboutLawsuits.com Allergan drops FDA lawsuit as part of off-label settlementMedical Marketing and Media FiercePharma -The Republic -MedPage Today all 649 news articles » Study: Brain Exercises Delay, But Can't Prevent, Dementia - TIME Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:06:33 GMT+00:00 CBC.ca Study: Brain Exercises Delay, But Can't Prevent, Dementia TIME Doctors have been advising us for years to "use it or lose it": that is, to stay as intellectually active as possible into our waning years in order to avoid dementia. But the latest research shows that brain ... Alzheimer's Trade-Off for Mentally Active SeniorsU.S. News & World Report Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hitsUSA Today Mental 'Exercise' May Only Hide Signs of Alzheimer'sBusinessWeek Los Angeles Times -MedPage Today -PhysOrg.com all 173 news articles »

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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health? (AP) Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:54:30 GMT AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation (AP) Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT AP - Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB (AP) Published on: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:49 GMT AP - Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia (AP) Published on: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:25:36 GMT AP - Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems. Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal (AP) Published on: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:48:34 GMT AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests.

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In mine's confines, survival instincts prevail Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:40:39 EDT The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them. FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs Published on: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:50:54 EDT Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday. Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some Published on: Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:47 EDT Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. West Nile virus kills 13 in Greece Published on: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:51:03 EDT West Nile Virus has killed 14 people in northern Greece and sickened 142, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Justice appeals ruling that halted stem-cell research Published on: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:47 EDT The Justice Department moved Tuesday to block a court ruling preventing the use of federal funds for embryonic stem-cell research, warning that the decision could shut down life-saving research if allowed to stand.

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1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:16:25 GMT A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. Health care credit cards may add to your pain Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:55:22 GMT These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs to be done, with seemingly hard-to-resist repayment terms. If you need care and don't have insurance to cover it or cash in hand, it's tempting to sign up. When animal rescuers become animal hoarders Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:44:07 GMT Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away — unaware it was a death camp for cats. No Pampers link to rash cases, safety groups say Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:34:57 GMT Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. Text messages little help in remembering the Pill Published on: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:33:14 GMT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.

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