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Health Care Reform Thought Bubble

Jan 28, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

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U.S. Bans Texting by Truck and Bus Drivers

Jan 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

The ban, which is supported by the trucking and bus industry, goes into effect immediately, with violators subject to up to $2,750 fines, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stated during a morning press conference.
“We stated the federal government would do everything in its power to send a clear message that texting, talking and driving are […]

Shot Protects Against Chickenpox After Exposure

Jan 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

The study, published in the January issue of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, found that out of 67 people who received the varicella zoster vaccine within five days of exposure to chickenpox, only 22 got sick. That is about 62 percent fewer than would be expected to become ill with the disease. Based on past […]

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2010

Jan 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

Shingles Pain
This study is recruiting people with postherpetic neuralgia (shingles pain).
The research site is in Nashville, Tenn.
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Diabetic Gastroparesis
If you’ve diabetic gastroparesis, are aged 18 to 80, and have had symptoms for the last three months, you may qualify for this study.
The research site is in Kansas […]

Health Buzz: WHO States H1N1 Threat Not Inflated

Jan 27, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

[Read 7 Swine Flu Facts You Need to Know Now and As Swine Flu Wanes, Don’t Be Fooled.]

This is Rep. Alan Grayson discussing the GOP plan for health care. Part one, don’t get sick. Part two, if you do get sick… Part three, die quickly.

Dog Flu Risk Highest Where Canines Mingle

Jan 26, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

“With any respiratory infection in dogs, you do have the potential for it to morph into a secondary bacterial pneumonia, which then might — if untreated aggressively — result in the death of some animals,” says Edward Dubovi, a professor of virology at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, N.Y.
But with proper medical […]

Ampyra Approved for Adults With MS

Jan 26, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

In clinical testing, people who took Ampyra had faster walking speeds that those who took a placebo, the bureau said in a news release.
MS is a chronic, often disabling disease affecting the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. Some 400,000 people in the United States and 2.5 million globally have been diagnosed with the disease, […]

Health Highlights: Jan. 25, 2010

Jan 26, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
U.S. Veterans With PTSD Fight for Superior Coverage
Thousands of U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who were discharged from the military because of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been told they can apply for an expedited review […]

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 25, 2010

Jan 26, 2010 Author: admin | Filed under: Health Care

Bipolar Depression (Ages 10-17)
This study will evaluate an investigational bipolar depression medication. Candidates must be aged 10 to 17 and have had symptoms of bipolar depression for at least the past four weeks.
The research site is in Miami, Fla.
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Depression
This study is for people aged 18 to […]

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