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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
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h1n1 outbreak

Fears Trigger Rush on
Liquid Tamiflu for Kids

Sporadic shortages reported around the country

Washington Post Washington Post Oct 28, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents are scrambling in parts of the country to find liquid Tamiflu for their kids. It's selling out so quickly in drug stores that federal officials have given pharmacists a back-up plan: They can mix syrup with the powdery adult capsules—the precise ratio is determined by a child's weight—... More »

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medicine • flu shot • Tamiflu • Roche • swine flu • H1N1 virus

Deadly Carbon Monoxide May Also Be Good For You

Small doses have medical benefits, researchers have found

Boston Globe Boston Globe Oct 16, 09 4:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Low-level doses of the deadly chemical carbon monoxide may actually have medical benefits, pioneering new research suggests. The research is preliminary, and no scientist denies the lethal results of CO poisoning. But studies in animals have found small, controlled doses of the gas can have benefits for organ transplantation and... More »

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medicine • organ transplants • heart transplants • medical research • carbon monoxide • kidney transplant • poisoning

3 US Genetics Researchers Win Medicine Nobel

Work in replication of chromosomes may aid cancer treatment

BBC BBC Oct 5, 09 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three American scientists won the Nobel Prize for Medicine today for their work on the replication of chromosomes, which has implications for cancer, aging, and stem cell research. The laureates focused on a string of DNA at the end of chromosomes, called telomeres, and discovered an enzyme that allows dividing... More »

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cancer • medicine • stem cell research • genetics • DNA • Nobel Prize

 Half of US Babies Will See 100 

Upward life expectancy trend shows no signs of slowing

BBC BBC Oct 2, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - More than half of the children born today in wealthy developed countries will live to see their 100th birthday. New research coming out of Denmark also suggests life expectancy in general has increased dramatically as medicine and diagnosis of diseases afflicting the elderly have improved. Since the 1950s, the BBC... More »

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medicine • elderly • Europe • life expectancy • Denmark • lifespan • developed countries • scientific study • babies

ANALYSIS

Dentist Dropoff Leaves a Cavity

Fewer new grads,
more real teeth mean spiking costs could
drill consumers

Slate Slate Sep 28, 09 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - The number of dentists graduating from dental school is plummeting just as the first generation of Americans with their full set of real teeth hit their golden years. And those graduates are much more likely now than in the past to be specialists in things like orthodontics and oral surgery.... More »

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medicine • education • dental health • teeth • doctor • dentists • dental hygiene • dentistry • population growth

(Newser) - The murder of George Tiller has left the nation with only one provider of late-term abortions—and that makes Warren Hern public enemy No. 1 on the fringes of the anti-abortion camp. "I will never be safe," Hern tells Esquire in a long profile. "I will always... More »

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medicine • parenting • murder • pro life • pro choice • genetic abnormalities • George Tiller • late-term abortion • Warren Hern

 Swine Flu Vaccine Trials 
 to Hit 8 Cities in Aug. 


Seattle Times Seattle Times Jul 23, 09 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The National Institutes of Health will supervise a nationwide test of a swine flu vaccine in eight cities starting in August, the Seattle Times reports. Test subjects will be drawn from Seattle, Baltimore, Iowa City, St. Louis, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Houston, and Nashville. Thousands will receive “a vaccine... More »

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medicine • Atlanta • Houston • vaccine • St. Louis • Baltimore • Seattle • Cincinnati • Iowa City • Nashville • National Institutes of Health • human trials • swine flu • H1N1 virus • test subjects

Docs Turn to 'Gag Orders' to Choke Bad Web Reviews


Washington Post Washington Post Jul 21, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An explosion of online forums for the discussion and rating of physicians has doctors fighting back, the Washington Post reports. Afraid of negative—perhaps spurious—reviews on the Web, some MDs are denying care unless a patient signs a non-disclosure agreement. Though opponents call the agreements “illegal, unenforceable, and... More »

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medicine • Internet • physician • negative ratings • forum • confidentiality agreement • gag order • non-disclosure agreement • doctors

FDA: Get Off Smell-Killing Zicam Nasal Spray, Now

Agency received over 130 reports of loss of smell sense

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jun 16, 09 12:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is calling on consumers to stop using Zicam nasal treatments because they can permanently kill the sense of smell, the Wall Street Journal reports. Zicam is an over-the-counter cold and allergy medication sold in several forms; customers should reject internasal products that contain zinc. The... More »

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medicine • FDA • pharmaceutical companies • drug safety • drug companies • smell • allergy • sense of smell • nasal passages • medication • cold • warning • Zicam • Matrixx

Superbug Kills Face, Hand Transplant Patient


Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Jun 16, 09 2:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A French man who received a groundbreaking face and double hand transplant to repair damage from severe burns has died from a massive infection, reports the Independent. The patient, 30, suffered a heart attack during surgery to battle a super bug invasion in his face. Despite the problem, his body... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • France • face transplant • burn victim • hand transplant • Laurent Lantieri

glossies

 Why Our 
 Health Care 
 System 
 Is a Mess 


New Yorker New Yorker May 28, 09 7:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - For a clear example of our warped health care system, look no further than McAllen, Texas. The border town is second only to Miami in how much it spends on health care per person—$15,000 per Medicare enrollee, twice the national average. The problem? Atul Gawande of the New ... More »

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medicine • health care • health care costs • health care reform • McAllen, Texas

Test for Early Alzheimer's in Development

Diagnosis could allow for treatment to slow disease's progression

Associated Press Associated Press May 27, 09 11:59 AM CDT
(AP) - A research institute devoted to Alzheimer's and related diseases has teamed up with a major maker of diagnostic tests to speed development of what could be the first test to detect Alzheimer's in its early stages. If all goes well, the first commercial version of the test could be available... More »

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medicine • medical research • treatment • neuroscience • Alzheimer's Disease • diagnostic test • Daniel Alkon • Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute

Boy Can Stay With Parents After They Agree to Chemo


Minneapolis Star Tribune Minneapolis Star Tribune May 26, 09 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A judge in Minnesota allowed 13-year-old Daniel Hauser to return to his parents' custody after they agreed to have him undergo chemotherapy treatments, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The judge allowed the family to pursue alternative remedies along with the chemo for Daniel, who has Hodgkin's lymphoma. The boy and... More »

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cancer • medicine • chemotherapy • faith • Daniel Hauser • Colleen Hauser • Anthony Hauser

OPINION

 Oprah May Be 
 Bad for Your Health 

Many medical opinions, practices touted on her show aren't considered safe

Salon Salon May 15, 09 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - What's good for Oprah's TV ratings might be pretty bad for your health, writes Dr. Rahul Parikh in Salon. In providing a soapbox for Suzanne Somers to tout hormone replacement therapy (which raises the risk of heart attacks and cancer) from and supporting Jenny McCarthy and her crusade against childhood... More »

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medicine • television • Oprah Winfrey • Suzanne Somers

opinion

 Oprah Helps McCarthy 
 Spread Vaccine Lies 

They may turn parents off of vital vaccines: Allen

Slate Slate May 6, 09 6:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Chastising a celebrity is an exercise in futility,” Arthur Allen acknowledges in Slate, but he tries anyway, blasting Oprah Winfrey for giving vaccine skeptic Jenny McCarthy platforms from which to spread “dangerous misinformation that could bring some once-controlled diseases back.” McCarthy believes her son got autism... More »

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medicine • autism • Oprah Winfrey • vaccination • Jim Carrey • Jenny McCarthy

Wanted: Small Amounts of Plutonium

US agency ferrets out unused radioactive sources

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Mar 3, 09 3:47 PM CST
(Newser) - The country is crawling with unused radioactive material, and it’s up to the little-known National Nuclear Security Administration to dispose of it, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're not after warheads, but small amounts of plutonium used in medical and technological pursuits in more than 130 countries, as... More »

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medicine • security • dirty bomb • uranium • plutonium • radioactive isotopes • National Nuclear Security Administration

Paging Dr. Nurse:
New Degree Sparks Turf War

Physicians irked at nurses' doctoral status

NPR NPR Feb 23, 09 12:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A doctoral degree for nurses has sparked a backlash from physicians, who say referring to nurses by the title "doctor" could be confusing to patients, NPR reports. “I can just imagine a patient walking into my exam room and saying, ‘Now, Dr. Smith, are you a doctor... More »

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medicine • nurses • physician • doctor • nursing • advanced degrees

Long Dormant, Scarlet Fever Returns to UK

Brits had 3K cases
last year; disease seems more virulent

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Feb 16, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Scarlet fever may seem like a disease of bygone times—it's what took Beth away from the Little Women and sealed the fate of the Velveteen Rabbit—but for many Britons it has become all too current. England and Wales have seen a spike in cases, with 3,000 last... More »

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medicine • disease • United Kingdom • epidemic • scarlet fever • strep throat

Insulin May
Help Treat Alzheimer's

Researchers liken
degenerative disease to brain diabetes

BBC BBC Feb 3, 09 3:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Alzheimer’s disease “is a type of brain diabetes”—meaning that insulin treatments could help fight it, scientists say. Researchers found that brain cells treated with insulin plus a drug to speed its effects were much less affected by the disease, the BBC reports. “Our results demonstrate... More »

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medicine • dementia • diabetes • medical treatment • insulin • type 2 diabetes • Alzheimer's Disease

Docs Remove Donor Kidney Through Vagina

Less-painful procedure could pave the way
to more donations

Baltimore Examiner Baltimore Examiner Feb 3, 09 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Doctors in Maryland removed a kidney from a donor through the vagina in what they believe to be the first operation of its kind, the Baltimore Examiner reports. The procedure reduced the 48-year-old donor’s pain and recovery time compared with more traditional methods. “We are all about trying... More »

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medicine • medical breakthrough • Maryland • surgery • kidney • doctor • Johns Hopkins University • organ donation

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