Hospital's cuts, changes distress Calif. community - Baltimore Sun
News & Observer Hospital's cuts, changes distress Calif. community Baltimore Sun - 3 hours ago By Daniel Costello LOS ANGELES - Centinela Hospital Medical Center has been a key health care provider to residents of Inglewood, southwest of downtown, for nearly a century.
Mercury fillings are now said to pose risk for some - Detroit Free Press
eFluxMedia Mercury fillings are now said to pose risk for some Detroit Free Press - 3 hours ago BY MARIE McCULLOUGH PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER June 8, 2008 After years of asserting that mercury in fillings was safe, the Food and Drug Administration now says it may be harmful to pregnant women, children, fetuses and people who are sensitive to .
Senator seeks details on UCLA transplants - San Jose Mercury News
Senator seeks details on UCLA transplants San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago AP LOS ANGELES (AP) - A US senator wants to know more about the liver transplant operations performed by UCLA Medical Center on four Japanese gang figures, according to a published report.
Bird flu deteted again in Hong Kong - Bangkok Post
EiTB Bird flu deteted again in Hong Kong Bangkok Post - 2 hours ago Hong Kong (dpa) - Chicken sales in Hong Kong plummeted Sunday after the discovery of the H5N1 bird flu virus at a poultry market in the former British colony. Bird flu detected in Hong Kong market The Associated Press Hong Kong bans live poultry from China Radio Australia Reuters India - China Daily - San Diego Union Tribune - Xinhua all 199 news articles .
Menthol Cigarette Ban Urged by Former US Health Officials - Bloomberg
eFluxMedia Menthol Cigarette Ban Urged by Former US Health Officials Bloomberg - Jun 4, 2008 By Larry Liebert June 5 (Bloomberg) -- A legislative provision that would let menthol cigarettes continue to be sold would trample the health'' of blacks, seven former US health secretaries said in a letter to Congress.
A Father Fights Doctor Shopping for Prescription Drugs - Wall Street Journal Blogs
Wall Street Journal Blogs A Father Fights "Doctor Shopping" for Prescription Drugs Wall Street Journal Blogs - Jun 5, 2008 Bob and Carmen Pack. Photo: AP In 2003, Bob Pack"s son and daughter were killed by a driver who was abusing prescription drugs.
Planned hospital tax hike makes waves in Delta in Delta - Jackson Clarion Ledger
Planned hospital tax hike makes waves in Delta in Delta Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jun 5, 2008 Hospital officials in the Mississippi Delta say their facilities will bear the brunt of a tax formula proposed to fund Medicaid, but the plan's impact differs among other hospitals in the state.
Hispanics suffer highest US workplace death rates - Reuters
Brocktown News Hispanics suffer highest US workplace death rates Reuters - Jun 5, 2008 By Will Dunham WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Hispanic workers in the United States are killed at work at a 25 percent higher rate than other US workers with many deaths coming in construction, federal health officials said on Thursday.
US bill to cut ethanol tariff going nowhere fast - guardian.co.uk
Wall Street Journal Blogs US bill to cut ethanol tariff going nowhere fast guardian.co.uk - Jun 6, 2008 By Tom Doggett NEW YORK, June 6 (Reuters) - A new Senate bill to cut the US tariff on ethanol imports has little chance of clearing Congress as there is not much time left on the legislative clock and it is too hot a political issue to take up in an .
FDA Probes Devices - Wall Street Journal
Enews 2.0 FDA Probes Devices Wall Street Journal - Jun 6, 2008 By JARED A. FAVOLE The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of 11 deaths and more than 80 other nonfatal adverse events associated with medical devices that contain heparin, a widely used blood thinner that has sparked congressional .