Rodent Virus Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient - FOXNews
ABC News Rodent Virus Infected Kidney Kills Transplant Recipient FOXNews - 9 hours ago Health authorities said a 70-year-old woman died and a 57-year-old man is critically ill in a Boston hospital after each was given a kidney from an infected donor, reports The Boston Globe.
14 more people implicated in UCLA medical records snooping - TG Daily
Enews 2.0 14 more people implicated in UCLA medical records snooping TG Daily - 8 hours ago By Humphrey Cheung Los Angeles (CA) - The California Department of Public Health has issued its findings in the UCLA celebrity medical records snooping case.
Lance Armstrong Participates In Livestrong Day In The Valley - KTNV Las Vegas
Lance Armstrong Participates In Livestrong Day In The Valley KTNV Las Vegas - 6 hours ago It was all capped off Tuesday night with a speech from the man who started it all. Lance Armstrong spoke at the institute about his efforts to get the government to put millions of dollars into cancer research.
Physical activity's effect on breast cancer varies - Reuters
KVAL Physical activity's effect on breast cancer varies Reuters - 5 hours ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a literature review of published studies confirm that while all women are likely to reduce their risk of breast cancer with regular physical activity, certain subgroups benefit more than others.
Health Highlights: May 14, 2008 - Washington Post
CTV.ca Health Highlights: May 14, 2008 Washington Post - 4 hours ago A new study suggests that more than half of all insured Americans regularly take prescription drugs to treat chronic health problems, with drugs to lower high blood pressure and cholesterol the most widely used, theAssociated Pressreported.
Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not - Washington Post
dBTechno Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not Washington Post - 4 hours ago WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Being well-educated can lengthen your life span, according to new study. The research, published in the May 14 issue ofPLoS ONE, shows that the gap in overall death rates between Americans with less than a high .
Gangrene, not meningitis, killed Grand Rapids-area boy, 13 - Chicago Tribune
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Programs Tap Internet To Increase Clinical Trial Recruitment - iHealthBeat
Programs Tap Internet To Increase Clinical Trial Recruitment iHealthBeat - 3 hours ago Amid a growing shortage of clinical trial participants -- especially among adult cancer patients, minorities and adolescents -- medical centers and other health care groups are launching Internet-based programs aimed at matching patients with clinical .
Correction: Missing helicopter story - The Associated Press
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HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes - U.S. News World Report
MedPage Today HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes U.S. News & World Report - 2 hours ago WEDNESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Tonsil and tongue cancers linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) are most responsive to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, while those that express high levels of a growth factor called EGFR are the least .