Senate panel bans payments to delay generics
20:12:08 | 30/07/2010 - Source: EDGEboston.com Health/Fitness Feed
In a defeat for the powerful drug lobby, a Senate panel approved legislation to prohibit drug companies from paying generic drug makers to delay bringing less costly products to market.
4 positive tests of St. Louis vets treated at VA Medical Center
16:02:32 | 30/07/2010 - Source: KMOV-TV Saint Louis
Four veterans treated at the St. Louis VA Medical Center's dental clinic have tested positive for hepatitis, and further testing will try to determine if inadequately sterilized dental equipment is to blame.
Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot
14:57:30 | 30/07/2010 - Source: WSBT South Bend
The semiofficial Mehr news agency quotes Mohammad Reza Madani from the Society for Fighting Smoking as saying contraband Marlboros have been contaminated with pig hemoglobin and unspecified nuclear material.
10:47:55 | 30/07/2010 - Source: EDGElasvegas.com Health/Fitness Feed
Thanks to the work of HIV/AIDS activists like Gary Bailey, we have laws against discrimination, knowledge that this disease affects everyone, not just the gay community, as well as methods of preventing and treating HIV/AIDS. DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic Jul 28 The pitch goes like this: A female condom is as effective as male ...
Best summer foods for sensitive stomachs
06:33:27 | 30/07/2010 - Source: FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home
Nothing says summer like picnics and barbecues. But if you're one of the nearly 120 million Americans who suffer from heartburn or irritable bowel syndrome , a spread at a pool party or backyard barbecue can present a minefield of potential triggers for debilitating pain.
HPV Found in Head and Neck Cancers
02:23:56 | 30/07/2010 - Source: Myphl17.com
Doctors who treat head and neck cancers are increasingly concerned that sexual encounters among young adults may be driving more oral cancers later in life.
Mo. ballot measures tests federal health care law
22:24:22 | 29/07/2010 - Source: The Topeka Capital-Journal
More than 1 million people are expected to participate in what amounts to the largest-ever public opinion poll on the nation's new health care law.
Americans still confused about health reform
22:24:21 | 29/07/2010 - Source: WTVF Nashville
Will the new health-reform legislation mean higher taxes for the middle class? Will panels decide what care very sick, older people should receive? Not sure? Join the crowd.
Prostate cancer 'cell' identified
21:24:24 | 29/07/2010 - Source: Salisbury Journal
A cell that could be the "mother" of all prostate tumours has been identified by scientists.
Churchill's choppers sold at auction in England
17:09:46 | 29/07/2010 - Source: Connecticut Post
In this photo released by Newsmakers PR a part of a set of dentures used by the wartime British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is seen, Thursday July 29, 2010.
Cheryl Cole out and about again
13:00:16 | 29/07/2010 - Source: Burnley Citizen
Cheryl Cole has shown she is getting back on track by stepping out in public for the first time since being struck down with malaria.
'Jimmy Legs' Could Mean Parkinson's Later
11:55:17 | 29/07/2010 - Source: KSBW-TV
A new study shows that a common sleep disorder may be a sign of dementia or Parkinson's disease up to 50 years before the disorders are diagnosed.
Aging and longevity tied to specific brain region in mice
10:50:27 | 29/07/2010 - Source: PhysOrg Weblog
A green stain lights up a protein tied to aging, showing that it is abundant in the hypothalamus region of mice brains.
06:45:55 | 29/07/2010 - Source: ClipSyndicate
Churchill dentures go under hammer
02:31:11 | 29/07/2010 - Source: Skegness Today
A partial set of false teeth made specially for Winston Churchill to disguise his lisp could fetch as much as A 5,000 when they go up for auction.

