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General Health : Other News Last Updated: May 12, 2008 - 3:55:10 PM You can avoid 75% diseases following a healthy diet. Subscribe to food consumer newsletter now! Looking to get a new credit card? USCards.com offers more than 100. General Health : Other News Top 500 Names for 2007 The top baby names for 2007. Just released. May 12, 2008 - 1:52:53 PM General Health : Other News Med copter crashes killing three A University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Med Flight helicopter with a crew of three crashed on Saturday soon after it took off from the La Crosse airport, killing the surgeon, nurse and pilot on board, according to a statement released by the UW Hospital. May 12, 2008 - 9:38:28 AM General Health : Other News Bird damages woman's face A woman needed 20 stitches for her face after a pelican crashed into her in the sea off Florida. May 11, 2008 - 9:58:33 AM General Health : Other News Medicare pays $21.1 billion for 5-year cancer care Researchers at the National Cancer Institute Tuesday said a 5-year cancer care in the United States cost Medicare $21.1 billion, Reuters reported today. Apr 30, 2008 - 1:01:56 PM General Health : Other News McCain offers $5000 per family for health insurance The following a 60-second ad released in Iowa by 'John McCain's Campaign and cited by the Associate Press.   I’d like to give some comment on the issues raised in the ad. Apr 29, 2008 - 11:18:08 AM General Health : Other News Scientists want to see if chocolate helps diabetes patients British scientists want chocolate lovers to join a trial to investigate the possible beneficial effect of flavonoids in diabetes patients, Reuters reported Monday. Apr 28, 2008 - 9:06:19 AM General Health : Other News Life expectancy falls in poorer counties The overall life expectancy in the U.S. increased more than seven years for men and more than six years for women in the United States between 1960 and 2000, according to a new study released on April 21. Apr 22, 2008 - 7:03:35 PM General Health : Other News Children with ADHD should get heart tests before given stimulant drugs The American Heart Association on April 21 issued a statement to recommend that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should get careful assessment for their cardiac condition using an electrocardiogram (ECG) before treatment with stimulant drugs. Apr 22, 2008 - 9:42:44 AM General Health : Other News Why flu vaccine is rarely effective If you got flu shot and still came down with the flu symptoms like fever, cough and running nose, you should not be alone. A study released last week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the effectiveness of this year's vaccine was estimated at only 44 percent, The New York Times reported. Apr 20, 2008 - 7:00:53 PM General Health : Other News Foorconsumer.org newsletter - April 19, 2008 We recommend the following articles for the past week Apr 19, 2008 - 12:03:53 PM General Health : Other News NIH Study Reveals Factors That Influence Premature Infant Survival, Disability Based on observations of more than 4,000 infants, researchers in an NIH newborn research network have identified several factors that influence an extremely low birth weight infant's chances for survival and disability. The findings offer new information to physicians and families considering the most appropriate treatment options for this category of infants. Apr 17, 2008 - 10:16:15 PM General Health : Other News Cynthia Nixon helps raise awareness of breast cancer Susan G Komen for the Cure announced on April 15 that Emmy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon, a breast cancer survivor, has joined the organization as an ambassador to help raise awareness and encourage others to join the breast cancer movement. Apr 16, 2008 - 4:10:53 PM General Health : Other News Sen. Arlen Specter has recurrence of Hodgkin's disease Washington Post reported that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) said in a statement released April 15 that his cancer has returned. The five-term senator underwent treatment for Hodgkin's disease in 2005 and was later given a clean bill of health. Apr 16, 2008 - 12:07:48 PM General Health : Other News Report: Ghostwriters used in Vioxx studies A report scheduled to be published Wednesday in the Journal of American Medical Association says that Merck has ghostwritten dozens of articles on vioxx studies and then given them to prestigious doctors for their signatures before publication, The New York Times reported. Apr 16, 2008 - 10:42:41 AM General Health : Other News How the American Medical Association Got Rich How the American Medical Association Got Rich Apr 15, 2008 - 12:32:24 PM General Health : Other News Federal Court Prohibits Three Defendants from ‘Cramming’ Unauthorized Charges on Consumers’ Telephone Bills Three individuals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for their role in a massive scam that billed more than $34 million in unauthorized collect call charges to millions of consumers throughout the country. Apr 14, 2008 - 11:16:24 PM General Health : Other News Health care reforms needed for baby boomers' geriatric care The annual health care cost in the United States has already exceeded $7200 per capita, but a report released April 14, 2008 by the Institute of Medicine says that the health care work force is too small and unprepared to deal with the needs o aging baby boomers. Apr 14, 2008 - 5:30:32 PM General Health : Other News Testosterone levels predict city traders' profitability High testosterone can not only affect sexual performance, but also determine the return for your investment in the stock market, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Cambridge. Apr 14, 2008 - 3:32:42 PM General Health : Other News Foodconsumer.org newsletter - April 13, 2008 Here is the list of articles published last week that you may be interested in reading. Apr 13, 2008 - 8:08:10 PM General Health : Other News Patient personal data stolen at a Manhattan hospital A Manhattan hospital said Friday an employee may have stolen patient personal information such as the names, phone numbers and in some cases social security numbers of up to 40,000 patients, New York Daily News reported. Apr 12, 2008 - 10:22:01 AM General Health : Other News Texas takes custody of 400 children from polygamist compound Officials said the State of Texas had taken legal, temporary custody of 401 children from a polygamist compound in Schleicher County, Houston Chronicle reported today. Apr 7, 2008 - 4:37:07 PM General Health : Other News Foodconsumer.org newsletter - April 6, 2008 Here are some articles we recommend for this week. Apr 6, 2008 - 8:57:05 AM General Health : Other News Microsoft wants Yahoo in three weeks Microsoft sent an ultimatum on Saturday, according to The New York Times, to ask Yahoo to sell itself to the world-largest software company within the next three weeks, warning that the company would directly make its offer to Yahoo shareholders, probably at a lower price if it rejects the renewed offer. Apr 5, 2008 - 1:39:57 PM General Health : Other News Health database programmed to avoid showing abortion articles Johns Hopkins University acknowledged Friday that for a short period, it had blocked the public from accessing certain articles by instructing its computers to ignore the keyword "abortion" in a federally funded database on reproductive health, The New York Times reported. Apr 5, 2008 - 9:27:16 AM General Health : Other News Doctor's financial interest doesn't deter clinical trial participants Patients are willing to participate in a clinical trial even if knowing a researcher's financial interest in the study unless the amount of money a researcher to earn depends on the results of the trial, a new study found. Apr 2, 2008 - 9:18:16 AM General Health : Other News Hooked on buying sneakers? Congrats! Reuters reported an interesting survey saying that buying sneakers could be a sign that the person processes a personality of a modern leader. Apr 1, 2008 - 5:03:59 PM General Health : Other News Writer Jessica Queller at high risk of ovarian cancer This morning, I heard Jessica Queller saying on National Public Radio that she, 38, single, does not want to undergo surgery to remove the ovaries because she wants to have a baby. Apr 1, 2008 - 2:04:42 PM General Health : Other News Donated organs spread cancer to four recipients Organs from a 15-year old teen who died a year ago from what doctors said was bacterial meningitis spread a rare lymphoma to four recipients, injuryboard.com reported today. Apr 1, 2008 - 9:19:56 AM General Health : Other News Heart group surges bystanders to do "hands-only" CPR The American Heart Association updated its 2005 guidelines saying that bystanders who see someone suffering sudden cardiac arrest should quickly give the person hard chest compressions even if they are not trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, Reuters reported Monday. Mar 31, 2008 - 4:30:35 PM General Health : Other News Rite Aid stores sell paternity test kits It's been quite a few years consumers can purchase paternity test kits over the internet, but Washington Post reported today that Identigene has started this month selling their DNA paternity test at Rite Aid stores nationwide. 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