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Maryland groups join national affordable health care push
Bizjournals.com - Maryland health care advocates will join a million national campaign Tuesday to lobby for affordable health care for all. Health Care for America Now, a national health care advocacy group, will launch the campaign in 52 cities. Dutch health system rated best, US worst - polls Health Care Campaign |
 CTV.ca |
Deconstructing Salsa In Search of Salmonella
Washington Post - By Annys Shin and Simone Baribeau Investigators who spent nearly a month searching for the cause of a salmonella outbreak in tomatoes are now holding and testing shipments of imported jalapeños at the Mexican border in hopes of finding the outbreak … Salmonella mystery FDA Tests Cilantro, Peppers for Salmonella |
 Enews 2.0 |
Mosquitoes collected near Antioch test positive for West Nile
San Jose Mercury News - A group of mosquitoes collected last week near Antioch's Contra Loma Reservoir tested positive for West Nile virus - the second infected group documented in the county this year. A New Weapon Against West Nile Virus West Nile virus detected near Los Angeles |
 TheMedGuru |
FDA Wants Epilepsy-Drug Warnings
Wall Street Journal - By JARED A. FAVOLE The US Food and Drug Administration will seek to include strong warnings about suicidal behavior on the labels of 11 epilepsy drugs, according to documents posted on the agency's Web site. FDA urging black box warning for epilepsy drugs FDA To Seek "Black Box" Warnings For 11 Epilepsy Drugs |
 New York Times |
8-Year-Olds on Statins? A New Plan Quickly Bites Back
New York Times - By TARA PARKER-POPE What do you think of using cholesterol drugs for children to prevent heart disease later in life? Join the discussion. Wise or Not? Doctors Sound Off on Cholesterol Tests for Kids Kids' cholesterol levels stir debate |
 The Southern Ledger |
Lone Survivor of Medical Chopper Crash Dies
FOXNews - AP June 29: Rescue personnel work to stabilize a victim from one of two medical helicopters that crashed after a mid-air collision in Flagstaff, AZ. News Minute: Here is the latest Arizona news from The Associated Press Lone Survivor In Medical Chopper Collision Dies |
 Crescenta Valley Sun |
Positive West Nile test in Bucks
phillyBurbs.com - By JO CIAVAGLIA A mosquito sample taken last week in a Newtown Township park has tested positive for the West Nile virus, the first confirmed presence this year of the potentially deadly illness, state and county officials confirm. Mosquito Control could be bitten by budget cuts West Nile virus, Lyme disease can spoil summer fun |
 HealthNews |
Link found between cholesterol, memory
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - By JOHN FAUBER For years, doctors have known that low levels of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) were a risk factor for heart disease, but now an intriguing new study has linked low HDL to memory loss in middle-aged men and women. Test may aid cancer treatment Medical Edge: Lp(a) may heal, but can increase heart disease risk |
 TheMedGuru |
US panel urges more safety tests of diabetes drugs
Reuters - SILVER SPRING, Md., July 2 (Reuters) - US regulators should require more testing of the potential heart risks of new diabetes medicines, an advisory panel said on Wednesday. FDA Urged to Toughen Diabetes Drug Tests The Great Drug Debate |
 eYugoslavia.com |
Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers
Washington Post - By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) — A new technique for finding and analyzing stray cancer cells in the blood of lung cancer patients may make it possible for doctors to one day not only determine the genetic "signature" of … New test may help doctors track tumors in 'real time' Doctors extract cancer cells from blood sample |