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FDA approves Geron's groundbreaking study of embryonic cells - San Jose Mercury News
Saturday, July 31, 2010 4:52:39 AM CST
 Gossip Jackal | FDA approves Geron's groundbreaking study of embryonic cells San Jose Mercury News The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Laboratory for the manufacturing of differentiated cell types from human embryonic stems cells for therapy at Geron Corporation in Menlo Park on March 22, 2006. A Menlo Park biotech firm said ... CORRECT: UPDATE:Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell Study Stem-cell therapy to begin on humans Geron Gets FDA Nod To For Groundbreaking Stem-Cell Study |
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Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDA - Medical News Today
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:08:26 AM CST
 News/Talk 750 WSB | Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDA Medical News Today The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 USA influenza season, protecting against three strains of influenza, including the H1N1 virus which caused the 2009 pandemic. In 2009, because the H1N1 virus appeared ... Companies start shipping US flu vaccines FDA Approves 7 Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most |
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Griffith brings small-town feel to Medicare TV ads - Chicago Sun-Times
Saturday, July 31, 2010 3:00:45 AM CST
 MiamiHerald.com | Griffith brings small-town feel to Medicare TV ads Chicago Sun-Times WASHINGTON -- Andy Griffith has a new role: pitching President Obama's health-care law to seniors in a cable TV ad paid for by Medicare. The 84-year-old TV star -- whose role as sheriff of Mayberry made him an enduring symbol of small-town American ... Feds run cable TV ad touting health care law Andy Griffith: You'll like Washington's health care reform Andy Griffith Pitches Health Care Law in TV Ad |
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Calcium supplements versus myocardial infarction: What you need to know - Food Consumer
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:57:33 AM CST
 Gossip Jackal | Calcium supplements versus myocardial infarction: What you need to know Food Consumer Recently researchers at of the University of Auckland in New Zealand have released a study finding that patients with osteoporosis taking calcium supplements had a higher risk of myocardial infarction or commonly known as heart attack. ... Calcium Supplements Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart Attacks Health Buzz: Calcium Supplements May Boost Heart Attack Risk |
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Does CPR on a moving stretcher work? - Reuters
Friday, July 30, 2010 3:20:37 PM CST
 Sydney Morning Herald | Does CPR on a moving stretcher work? Reuters By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found. By straddling patients on the stretcher ... Hands-Only CPR Works Just As Well As Mouth-To-Mouth Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OK Compression CPR Found Effective |
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Health Reform Law: What It Means for Women - WebMD
Friday, July 30, 2010 12:27:45 PM CST
 kjrh.com | Health Reform Law: What It Means for Women WebMD July 30, 2010 -- The new health reform law, the Affordable Care Act, bodes well for as many as 30 million women -- a number that includes 15 million women who are uninsured, according to a new report issued by the Commonwealth Fund, ... Women Big Winners With Health Reform Law New insurance pool set up for Kansans with pre-existing conditions Health insurance rates: California plans to crack down, but how hard? |
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Redding bird had West Nile - Red Bluff Daily News
Saturday, July 31, 2010 9:55:47 AM CST
 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Redding bird had West Nile Red Bluff Daily News REDDING A dead house finch retrieved by the Shasta Mosquito and Vector Control was tested at UC Davis and confirmed to be positive for West Nile virus, according to a press release from Shasta County Public Health. The bird was found on July 15 in ... West Nile Virus found in Brookline mosquitoes Health Department: Help Fight West Nile Virus First West Nile virus of 2010 reported in Wilmington |
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One in five Californians say they need mental health care - Los Angeles Times
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:40:47 PM CST
 MedIndia | One in five Californians say they need mental health care Los Angeles Times Almost 5 million California adults say they could use help with a mental or emotional problem, according to a survey released Wednesday by researchers at UCLA. About 1 million of them meet the criteria for "serious psychological distress. ... Mental health board hears MHSA plan update Stigma about mental illness wanes, treatment sites abound Include Mental Health in an Age-Friendly New York |
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County to step up dog licensing, vaccination enforcement - White Mountain Independent
Saturday, July 31, 2010 8:20:53 AM CST
County to step up dog licensing, vaccination enforcement White Mountain Independent WHITE MOUNTAINS - Calling it "a necessary step to ensure public safety," Navajo County Animal Care and Control Director Montana Slack is announcing new measures to protect County residents from unvaccinated and feral dogs. ... Recent bites show that kids, dogs can be a risky mix Authorities Believe Three Dead Dogs Died From Neglect Dog Left Tied To Tree In Heat |
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Horry County reacts to NRDC's beach report - WPDE
Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:20:32 PM CST
 New York Daily News | Horry County reacts to NRDC's beach report WPDE by Continuous News Desk A Natural Resources Defense Council report out Wednesday said Horry County has some of the dirties beaches in the state. Horry County said the report was "basically accurate and factual" but didn't tell the whole story. ... Ohio beach water quality panned in study Horry Co. leaders dispute dirty beaches report Conflicting reports on Delaware water quality |