US actor Quaid backs drugmaker liability suits - Reuters
dBTechno US actor Quaid backs drugmaker liability suits Reuters - 1 hour ago By Lisa Richwine WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) - US actor Dennis Quaid urged the US Congress on Wednesday to preserve patients' rights to sue drugmakers for injuries, recounting how his newborn twins nearly died from an accidental drug overdose.
Study Finds Connection Between Pollution, DVT - KDKA
InjuryBoard.com Study Finds Connection Between Pollution, DVT KDKA - 1 hour ago PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - When it comes to air pollution, people think about what it might do to the lungs, but a new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine is focusing on a different part of the body - the veins.
Albany resident testifies for Alzheimer's funding - Bizjournals.com
NECN Albany resident testifies for Alzheimer's funding Bizjournals.com - 47 minutes ago An Albany resident, appearing at the invitation of Sen. Gordon Smith, called for Congress to increase the funding it will allot toward Alzheimer's disease research.
Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug - The Associated Press
Canoe.ca Study likely spells end for anti-bleeding drug The Associated Press - 45 minutes ago An anti-bleeding drug probably will stay off the market, experts say, after a rigorous study found patients getting the medication during heart surgery were much more likely to die than patients given other drugs.
US health secretary: Chinese Heparin shipped to US now safe - The Associated Press
Boston Globe US health secretary: Chinese Heparin shipped to US now safe The Associated Press - May 12, 2008 SHANGHAI, China (AP) - A blood thinner manufactured in China and linked to dozens of deaths in the United States is now safe because of tighter testing and controls, a top American health official said Monday, while warning that all US imports would .
Study: Marijuana use in teens could worsen depression - WKYC-TV
dBTechno Study: Marijuana use in teens could worsen depression WKYC-TV - 23 hours ago Washington, DC -- Teens looking to alleviate depression with marijuana and other drugs may be making their situation worse. According to a study by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, marijuana use can not only make depression worse, .
Nationalized health care it's not: the Democrats' plans - Chicago Tribune
The Cutting Edge Nationalized health care it's not: the Democrats' plans Chicago Tribune - May 12, 2008 Kudos to Kevin Freking of the Associated Press for tackling an important topic this weekend - the charge that the Democrats will dismantle health care as Americans now know it if they gain the presidency.
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans - Washington Post
Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans Washington Post - 22 hours ago By Carolyn Colwell MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Daily doses of statins and blood pressure medications will not be enough to prevent heart disease among the ever-growing number of Baby Boomers who are overweight or obese, a new study suggests.
South Korea culls all domestic fowl in Seoul - Reuters
The Money Times South Korea culls all domestic fowl in Seoul Reuters - 17 hours ago SEOUL, May 13 (Reuters) - South Korea has culled all domestic fowl in the Seoul area in a bid to contain a second outbreak of bird flu to hit the capital in less than a week.
Foundation offers plan to widen health coverage - Reuters
Foundation offers plan to widen health coverage Reuters - 14 hours ago By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A requirement that all companies help fund health insurance in the United States and a new public plan option are keys to a plan proposed on Tuesday to dramatically shrink the rolls of the uninsured.