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• Pregnant mother, pregnant daughter battle H1N1

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:52pm CST by AilaWebbs

  Nancy Brizendine's slow-paced life in California's Antelope Valley has become something of a slick race track.

• Redheads 'have more sex than blondes or brunettes'

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:38pm CST by Simplistic Reality

  Blondes may have more fun but redheads have more sex, according to new research in Germany. The study by Hamburg Sex Researcher Professor Dr Werner Habermehl looked at the sex lives of hundreds of German women and compared them with their hair colour.

• Amednews: AMA's Flu Site 1st to Link to Care After Rating Symptoms :: Nov. 2, 2009 ... American Medical News

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 8:50pm CST by RAE in Maine

  Several organizations have launched Web sites in recent weeks that help patients determine the severity of flu symptoms. But the American Medical Association on Oct.

• Hospital fined $150,000 in wrong-site surgery

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:43pm CST by msnbc.com health

  Rhode Island health officials have fined a hospital $150,000 and ordered it to install video cameras in its operating rooms after it had its fifth wrong-site surgery since 2007.

• Why the ends does not justify the means

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:37pm CST by joe-1280782

  Why the ends does not justify the means

• Study links 45,000 U.S. deaths to lack of insurance

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:09pm CST by Kyle Taylor Lucas

  Harvard Medical School researchers study finds that nearly 45,000 people die in the U.S. each year largely due to lack of health insurance. "We're losing more Americans every day because of inaction . . . than drunk driving and homicide combined." Dr.

• Obamacare vs. The Hippocratic Oath

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:03pm CST by Drizzey

  Just another reason to oppose Obamacare (like you needed one).

• Planned Parenthood Director Leaves, Has Change of Heart

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:56pm CST by crispy2000

  Planned Parenthood has been a part of Abby Johnson's life for the past eight years; that is until last month, when Abby resigned. Johnson said she realized she wanted to leave, after watching an ultrasound of an abortion procedure.

• Pregnant Md. woman rescued from car submerged in creek - washingtonpost.com

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:44pm CST by PGCares

  Md. driver, found without pulse, is back home, and fetus is fine By the time paramedics found Sadé Davis's body in a car submerged in a creek Saturday, she was clinically dead.

• Decode Your Cravings - MSN Health & Fitness - Nutrition

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:25pm CST by cswiftgo

  very interesting take on things...

• Common antibiotics tied to birth defects

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:19pm CST by msnbc.com health

  Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections with birth defects.

• Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:00pm CST by Lindsey Tanner, AP Medical Writer

  Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.

• Study ties common antibiotics with birth defects

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 3:00pm CST by Carla K. Johnson, AP Medical Writer

  Researchers studying antibiotics in pregnancy have found a surprising link between common drugs used to treat urinary infections and birth defects. Reassuringly, the most-used antibiotics in early pregnancy — penicillins — appear to be the safest.

• 1 dose of swine flu shot OK in pregnant women

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:43pm CST by msnbc.com health

  A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.

• The real area where reform is needed.

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:43pm CST by Drizzey

  Instead of completely handing American lives over to the gov't how 'bout a little real reform?

• Studies Find Hatha Yoga an Effective Treatment for Chronic Back Pain

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:41pm CST by H.K.23

  A study conducted in 2002 found that, at any given time, 25% of Americans suffered from lower back pain. [1] With the high prevalence of lower back pain, it is no surprise that a plethora of therapies have arisen to meet the needs of those suffering.

• Everybody in the pool: Mandating insurance

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:41pm CST by msnbc.com health

  As health care reform gains steam in the United States, it's clear that a key part of any change will be to require nearly everyone in the country to have health insurance.

• Breast cancer stigma endangers poorer women

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:18pm CST by msnbc.com health

  In developing countries, where nearly two-thirds of women aren't diagnosed until it has spread through their bodies.

• More insurers paying for alternative remedies

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:06pm CST by msnbc.com health

  Acupuncture, not pain pills that "make me loopy," is what Cynde Durnford-Branecki wants for her aching back, and a treatment costs her only a $20 copayment.

• Dr. Jay Gordon - Swine Flu, Other Viruses and High Anxiety

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 2:05pm CST by nearing

  We're a month into the school year and it's the time of year when it seems our kids are spending more days sick than well. Please don't be fooled into thinking that this winter is so different from previous winters.

• 1 dose of flu vaccine working in pregnant women

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 1:05pm CST by Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer

  A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.

• Malpractice: Savings Reconsidered

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:45pm CST by midnightbliss10

  In 2004 we accused President Bush of using "dubious statistics" to support his claim that limiting malpractice awards to injured patients could save the economy between $60 billion and $108 billion per year.

• Thinking negatively can boost your memory, study finds

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:20pm CST by Josh of Arc

  Bad moods can actually be good for you, with an Australian study finding that being sad makes people less gullible, improves their ability to judge others and also boosts memory.

• Growing Doritos: Where they grow our junk food

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:19pm CST by Glinda

  So to get to the root of the exploding obesity epidemic, I went in search of a junk food farm. Such farms are not so easy to spot. No fields of Dorito bags waving in the breeze, no orchards blooming with soda pop, no soil bursting with 99-cent burgers.

• Report Criticizes Medicare Role in Fraud Investigations

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:19pm CST by GOZO-unlimited

  In 2006, after the federal government established a multibillion-dollar drug benefit for older Americans, top officials promised to keep the program honest by hiring private companies to investigate and root out fraud.

• What Soft Drinks are Doing to Your Body

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:08pm CST by brinsmaid

  Soda, pop, cola, soft drink — whatever you call it, it is one of the worst beverages that you could be drinking for your health.

• Swine flu is spreading a new hands-off etiquette

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 12:08pm CST by GOZO-unlimited

  John Stevenson hasn't stopped patronizing the local gym, but after his workout, he is wiping down his machines with spray disinfectant and paper towels.

• Stigma part of breast cancer's grip on poor

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:53am CST by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer

  Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" — and with him, the family's income.

• Poor countries see troubling rise in breast cancer

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:53am CST by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer

  Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would leave me" — and with him, the family's income.

• Tinseltown gets the big picture on psychiatry - it sucks

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:26am CST by take2la

  ...your Money mostly, but it also sucks the life out of just about every demographic group it purports to help or rather "treat".

• Earnings Preview: Medco Health Solutions

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:20am CST by Associated Press

  Medco Health Solutions Inc., the largest U.S. pharmacy benefits manager, is scheduled to report its third-quarter results Tuesday morning. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary for the period.

• Events including sudden death, Guillain-Barré syndrome, and spontaneous abortion can be expected to boost the true incidence of adverse events after immunization

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:08am CST by GOZO-unlimited

  Failure to account for background rates when considering adverse events from pandemic H1N1 flu vaccination could spark public panic, researchers cautioned.

• One On One With The Vitamin Lawyer

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 11:00am CST by GOZO-unlimited

  Watch one of the most powerful interviews ever, based on the most influential and brilliant defenders of health, attorney Ralph Fucetola reveal issues regarding doctors, nutritionist, homeopathic doctors, acupuncturists, health food stores and consumers in the United States.

• Some observations on the current health plan proposal

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 10:06am CST by leonahardware

  I've read a few articles and seeds on Newsvine concerning the debate on all of the proposed health care bills. One of the common themes is that people want what the federal employees have. In most of the current proposals they have just exactly that.

• Hospitalized Thai king makes appearance on holiday

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 9:08am CST by Grant Peck, Associated Press Writer

  Thailand's ailing 81-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej made a brief public appearance Monday, the second during his six-week hospitalization, easing concerns about his health that have shaken the public and the local stock market.

• Ukraine in panic over swine flu; WHO team visits

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 9:06am CST by Yana Sedova, Associated Press Writers

  Ukraine is in a panic about swine flu, with officials closing schools, imposing travel restrictions and limiting public gatherings. Yet many suspect that politics, not health issues, are behind the uproar.

• Ukraine closes all schools to fight swine flu

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 9:06am CST by Yana Sedova, Associated Press Writers

  Urging its citizens not to panic, Ukraine on Monday closed down all schools nationwide for a week to avoid the spread of swine flu and suggested that nightclubs, cinemas and food markets in the west also shut down.

• Independent experts to study safety data on H1N1 vaccine

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 9:05am CST by RepJoeBarton

  An independent panel of experts will meet Monday to review the safety of the swine flu vaccine as part of the government's efforts to monitor the unprecedented immunization campaign.

• Millions die because of high malaria drug prices

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 8:59am CST by msnbc.com health

  Nearly a million people die from malaria each year because they cannot afford the most effective treatment and instead often buy old drugs to which the malaria parasite has become resistant, researchers said on Monday.

• UN: $39 billion needed to fight pneumonia

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 8:57am CST by msnbc.com health

  On the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF are releasing a global plan aiming to save more than 5 million children from dying of pneumonia by 2015.

• Illinois parental notification law goes into effect Tuesday (Abortion)

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 7:58am CST by Par4TheCourse

  Physicians in Illinois this week must begin notifying a parent or guardian when a girl 17 or younger seeks an abortion -- a rule abortion opponents long have sought, but which critics say could keep minors from seeking safe procedures.

• 11 instant energy boosters

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 7:57am CST by AbriannaDavis

  (Parenting.com) -- By the time you hear your child's early-morning stirrings, you've probably already worked out for 90 minutes, meditated for 30, and enjoyed a healthy, balanced breakfast, which of course included a low-fat pomegranate smoothie.

• Why memory lane is such a mortifying stroll

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 7:49am CST by msnbc.com health

  Humiliating memories may not cause as much emotional pain as the trauma of war or injury or abuse, but they do tend to get lodged in the brain and fester in a similar manner.

• Republican adviser faces health care's costly bite

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 7:34am CST by Christina-977072

  Former McCain strategist is about to lose his health insurance

• Swine flu shot safety monitored by new group

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 7:23am CST by msnbc.com health

  Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.

• Millions Without Sick Leave Fear H1N1

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 6:09am CST by -svivar9087

  As H1N1 spreads across the nation, health officials are pleading with the public: If you are sick, stay home. But for millions of Americans with no paid sick leave, the choice isn't easy.

• Flesh-eating germ kills woman in three days

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 5:55am CST by msnbc.com health

  North Carolina health officials are investigating the death of a woman who died last week of a flesh-eating bacteria three days after accidentally jamming her hand in a wheelchair while working at a nursing home.

• Ground Beef Recalled Amid E. coli Concerns

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 5:18am CST by us_news

  ASHVILLE, N.Y. -- A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because of links to a death and illnesses in New Hampshire, in addition to illnesses from E. coli bacteria in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts.

• Depression Linked to Processed food

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:48am CST by jameseg

  "Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests."

• Malpractice Confidentiality Clauses Could Put Others At Risk

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 4:02am CST by us_news

  You turn to them for matters of life and death, but what do you really know about your doctors? Many physician disciplinary records are closed to the public, and it's common for malpractice case settlements to carry confidentiality clauses.

• Texas a hotbed as authorities crack down on Medicare, Medicaid fraud | News | Star-Telegram.com

  Posted: November 2nd, 2009, 1:21am CST by Brunton

  Medicare/medicaid fraud in Texas? Big pharma and medical technology firms involved? Who would have ever guessed. Would have never heard about it with a Republican President, obviously.