Kaiser, Microsoft test medical records technology - San Francisco Chronicle
eFluxMedia Kaiser, Microsoft test medical records technology San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago (06-09) 12:13 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Kaiser Permanente and Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced a partnership that the two giant companies hope will push forward the effort to digitize medical records and safely transfer sensitive health data.
Smoking Tied to Memory Loss in Middle Age - U.S. News World Report
eFluxMedia Smoking Tied to Memory Loss in Middle Age U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago By Steven Reinberg MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged smokers are more prone to memory problems than their non-smoking peers, a new French study suggests.
Local Red Cross Workers Head to Iowa, Indiana - Ozarks First
State Journal Local Red Cross Workers Head to Iowa, Indiana Ozarks First - 2 hours ago The American Red Cross Disaster Services is deploying volunteers from Springfield to areas in Iowa and Indiana. Flooding has been a huge problem in both states following repeated heavy rains and storms.
McDonald's stops using tomatoes on sandwiches - Bizjournals.com
KIDK McDonald's stops using tomatoes on sandwiches Bizjournals.com - 2 hours ago The McDonald's restaurant chain has stopped putting sliced tomatoes on its sandwiches in all its US restaurants as a result of growing concerns of Salmonella poisoning, the Associated Press is reporting.
Vitamin D may protect against heart attack -study - Reuters
eFluxMedia Vitamin D may protect against heart attack -study Reuters - 2 hours ago By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Men with low levels of vitamin D have an elevated risk for a heart attack, researchers said on Monday in the latest study to identify important possible health benefits from the "sunshine vitamin.
City s Genital Herpes Rate Is Above National Average - New York Times
365Gay.com City"s Genital Herpes Rate Is Above National Average New York Times - 1 hour ago By Sewell Chan More than one-fourth of adult New Yorkers - 26 percent, compared to the national average of 19 percent - are infected with herpes simplex virus 2, the virus that causes genital herpes, the city"s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene .
West Nile-infected mosquito found in county, prompting fogging plan - San Jose Mercury News
CityNews West Nile-infected mosquito found in county, prompting fogging plan San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago The first West Nile-positive mosquito of the year has been found in Santa Clara County, the county Vector Control District announced today.
Wreckage in deadly chopper crash scattered over 600 feet - Houston Chronicle
dBTechno Wreckage in deadly chopper crash scattered over 600 feet Houston Chronicle - 1 hour ago By MICHAEL GRACZYK AP Writer 2008 AP HUNTSVILLE, Texas - Investigators recovered debris scattered over a 600-foot patch of dense Southeast Texas forest from a medical helicopter that crashed over the weekend, killing four, federal officials said .
McDonald's, others pull tomatoes over salmonella - The Associated Press
Turkish Press McDonald's, others pull tomatoes over salmonella The Associated Press - 1 hour ago CHICAGO (AP) - McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other US chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak.
AARP Endorses Baucus Medicare Bill - CBS News
AARP Endorses Baucus Medicare Bill CBS News - 48 minutes ago By Chris Frates (The Politico) America"s largest senior lobby today endorsed Sen. Max Baucus" Medicare legislation aimed at preventing scheduled cuts to doctors" reimbursement rates, saying it protects beneficiaries from unfair premium hikes.