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Concern raised over neonatal care
BBC News - Feb 11, 2012, 04:58 AM, Sat
A Welsh assembly inquiry into neonatal hospital services hears about the need for improvements in the care of premature and sick babies.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Q&A: Obama and the birth control controversy
Associated Press - Feb 11, 2012, 02:29 AM, Sat
WASHINGTON (AP) -- What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Dishonest doctors: Why physicians lie
CNN - Feb 11, 2012, 02:05 AM, Sat
We all want to think of medicine as an honorable profession and that the people in it work with integrity, but a new survey shows that may not be exactly true.
Source URL: http://www.cnn.com
National Briefing | Environment: E.P.A. Is Sued Over Delays in Soot Standards
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 01:30 AM, Sat
Eleven states sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over its delays in tightening air quality standards involving soot.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Supply of Methotrexate, a Cancer Drug, May Run Out Soon
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 01:30 AM, Sat
Hundreds or even thousands of lives are at risk after a major manufacturer suspended production of methotrexate, a treatment for childhood leukemia.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
On Religion: Recovery Rabbi Shais Taub Finds Wide Audience - On Religion
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 01:27 AM, Sat
Addiction, Rabbi Shais Taub argues, is less a chemical dependency or a mental illness than the consequence of an individual’s absence from God.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Obama Offers ‘Accommodation’ on Birth Control Rule
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 12:46 AM, Sat
The decision to soften a requirement that religious-affiliated organizations pay for insurance plans offering free birth control was meant to appease Catholics on the left — not bishops.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Editorial: The Freedom to Choose Birth Control
New York Times - Feb 11, 2012, 12:17 AM, Sat
President Obama’s accommodation to church groups was not needed, but it preserves the basic principle of free access to birth control for any woman.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 05:25 PM, Fri
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put on insurers.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
VIDEO: Lansley hits back over NHS bill
BBC News - Feb 10, 2012, 04:42 PM, Fri
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley says the government is "committed" to the NHS bill, amid reports that three Tory cabinet ministers have concerns.
Source URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk
Lansley hits back over NHS bill BBC News
FDA issues plan to avoid heparin contamination
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 04:35 PM, Fri
(Reuters) - Health regulators issued recommendations to ensure the safe production of the blood-clot prevention drug heparin, four years after a contamination involving the widely used product set off concerns about the global pharmaceutical supply chain.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
'Hunger hormone' could help chemo patients: study
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 02:02 PM, Fri
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A synthetic version of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin might help limit the loss of appetite that can come with cancer chemotherapy, a small study from Japan suggests.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Return to running possible after hip resurfacing
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 02:01 PM, Fri
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Recreational runners who undergo hip resurfacing, an alternative to a total hip replacement, may be able to return to the sport after surgery, according to a recent study from France.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Bishops Planned Battle on Birth Control Coverage Rule
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 01:24 PM, Fri
Roman Catholic bishops began mobilizing months ago for a major campaign against a requirement that religious-affiliated institutions cover birth control in their insurance plans.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Well Blog: Hearty Winter Recipes for Health
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 01:13 PM, Fri
Heat up your winter dinners with these hot vegetable dishes from Martha Rose Shulman.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Woman: court ruling on pumping breast milk unfair
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 12:50 PM, Fri
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A woman whose firing from her job over a request to pump breast milk was supported by a Texas judge said on Thursday the decision was unfair and discriminatory, and her lawyer said an appeal was under consideration.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Holiday weight gain affects active people too
Reuters - Feb 10, 2012, 12:48 PM, Fri
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to the belief that people who burn a lot of calories are less vulnerable to gaining weight, a new study finds they and slow burners alike tend to put on pounds during the sweets-filled holiday season.
Source URL: http://today.reuters.com
Doctor and Patient: Doctor and Patient: What Body Language Says About Doctors
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 11:49 AM, Fri
Subtle gestures, body positions, eye contact, touch and expressions that pass between individuals is as critical a part of doctor-patient communication as verbal expression, new research shows.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
Hungarian home birth advocate looses appeal
Associated Press - Feb 10, 2012, 11:13 AM, Fri
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice....
Source URL: http://www.ap.org
Personal Health: Personal Health: Giving City Streets Built-In Safety Features
New York Times - Feb 10, 2012, 11:09 AM, Fri
Safer road designs can slow motor vehicles and separate them from pedestrians and cyclists, and also enhance the physical activity and health of residents.
Source URL: http://www.nytimes.com
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