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HEALTH NEWS
Among Industrialized Nations, U.S. Ranks Last in Stopping Preventable Deaths
Minimum Drinking Age of 21 Saves Lives
Coordinated Weight Loss Strategy Urged
The Downside of Aggressive Medical Treatment
Food Allergies Trigger Multibillion-Dollar Specialty Market
Massive European Study to Evaluate Cell Phone Risks
Link Between Sustainable, Local Farming and Health To Be Studied
Drug Firms Paid Over $1 Million Each To MDs Who Endorsed Psychiatric Drugs for Kids
Medicare Equipment Suppliers Fight Plan to Reduce Overcharges
Number of Underinsured U.S. Adults Rose 60% from 2003-2007
AMA Considers Endorsing Undercover Patients
Lawmakers Begin to Lay Groundwork for 2009 Health Reform
Calories in Restaurant Food Hard to Guess
Scottish Smokers Paid $100 Per Month to Quit
U.S. Firms Offer Cash for Healthier Habits
Anheuser-Busch Abandons Caffeine-Alcohol Drink in Settlement with State AGs
Synthetic Food Dyes Remain Controversial
Japanese Fines For Excess Weight Seen As Unworkable in U.S.
House Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
Are Drug Company Perks Influencing MD Ethics?
Docs Endorsing Long-Term Anti-Smoking Meds Were Paid by Drug Companies
Despite Tough Laws, U.S. Leads World in Illegal Drug Use
Controversy Over Whether to Raise Vitamin D Recommendations
Theme Park Meals Criticized as Unhealthy
Heart CT Scans Expensive, Poorly Supported by Research
Avastin Costs $100K/Year, Adds 3 Months to Life, Does Not Replace Chemo
Upstate New Yorkers Benefit From Government-Funded “Veggie Vans”
Anti-Cholesterol Drugs for 8-Year Olds?
NYC Restaurants Enter Final Phase of Trans Fat Ban
British Doctors Call for Pictures of Diseased Livers on Alcohol Bottles and Beer Cans
Low Health Insurance Caps Leave Patients Stranded
Funding Source Influences Research Questions and Answers
Rise in T.B. in 21 Countries Correlates with Loans from International Monetary Fund
HEART DISEASE AND HYPERTENSION
20 Saltiest Restaurant Dishes in America
Dietary Fiber Helps Blood Pressure
Study Results Raise Questions About Low Salt Diets
Vitamin D Protective Against Heart Disease
Red Yeast Rice Reduces Repeat Heart Attacks
Heart CT Scans Expensive, Poorly Supported by Research
Anti-Cholesterol Drugs for 8-Year Olds?
Pediatricians React to Statins for Children Plan
HERBS
Israeli Study Shows Incense Can Alleviate Anxiety, Depression
St. John’s Wort No Better Than Placebo for Attention Deficit
Pycnogenol Helps Perimenopause Symptoms
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