Swine flu vaccines tested and safe, insists HSE Irish Times | THE HEALTH Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Health yesterday reiterated that the swine flu vaccines being used here had been tried and licensed and were fully safe. | Posters and leaflets claiming the vaccines were not properly trialled before the national vaccination programme commen...
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Oklahoma City seminar's makeup tips make cancer patients feel better Hospitals give women free cosmetics The Oklahoman | Susan Adair is bound and determined not to wear the worry of cancer on her face. | Susan Adair of Oklahoma City learns makeup and cosmetic tips from Nicole Johnson. | Multimedia | Videoview all videos | Beauty program offered for cancer patients | Nov 13The beauty seminar provides women undergoing...
Sherpa hospital in Himalayan heights BBC News | For the Sherpas of the high Everest or Khumbu region of Nepal, keeping healthy is a struggle. | The climate is harsh and the area is isolated. There are no roads and sanitation is basic. | That is why the one hospital in the region, the Kunde Hospi...
WASHINGTON: FDA finds bits of steel, rubber in drugs The News Tribune | Federal health regulators have found tiny particles of trash in drugs made by Genzyme, the second time this year the biotechnology company has been cited for contamination issues. | The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that bits of steel, r...
'Lost' Glassport woman in hospital while search went on Pittsburgh Tribune Review | The family of a Glassport woman who was the subject of a 12-hour search by hundreds of people wants to know why she was sitting in a hospital nearly the entire time. | Debbie Russell, 57, left her home to go for a walk about 4:30 p.m. Thursday and ...
UPMC repeats offer to donate Braddock hospital Pittsburgh Tribune Review | If West Penn Allegheny Health System is so concerned about the closing of UPMC Braddock, it can have the hospital for free. | Health giant University of Pittsburgh Medical Center on Friday reiterated an offer it made to Braddock leaders last month....
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Income tax holds back Oklahoma, former Gov. Frank Keating says The Oklahoman | Eliminating Oklahoma's personal income tax would spark new interest from businesses and allow the state to compete aggressively for jobs with income-tax-free Texas, former Gov. F...
Weak link in cancer cell armour identified DNA India | Washington: Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine have identified a weak link in cancer cells. | They have discovered that inactivation of a DNA re...
US adult smoking rate rises slightly The Guardian | MIKE STOBBE | AP Medical Writer= ATLANTA (AP) â Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking ...
Diabetes hospital by 2010 Deccan Chronicle Diabetes hospital by 2010 | Chennai, Nov. 13: A unique hospital for diabetes and heart ailments incorporating various systems of medicine is fast coming up in Chennai under the direct supervision of a group of eminent medical doctors. “It is not a ...
Administrative wrangle leaves police hospital in tatters The News International Saturday, November 14, 2009 | By Saher Baloch | Karachi | The ongoing onflict over the administrative control of the Police Welfare Hospital, Garden, between the Police and Sindh Health Department, is posing the policemen difficulties, Additional Ins...
Google, Yahoo, other Web companies urge FDA to adopt broader standards for online drug ads Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - Google, Yahoo and other Web companies joined the pharmaceutical industry Thursday in urging federal regulators to make it easier to pitch drugs in online advertisements. | The Food and Drug Administration is hearing from dozens of drug and advertising executives at a two-day meeting on Internet marketing of medical products. | The ag...
Tips for staying healthy and avoiding the flu during the holiday season The Examiner | Washing or sanitizing your hands frequently and avoiding situations where you’ll be exposed to germs are helpful tips, but won’t insure you’ll make it through flu season unscathed. Especially if you’re under stress, trying to make ends meet or have a house full of kids. Building and maintaining your immune system is import...
