Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesSAT doesn't stand for Sex Aptitude TestAtlanta Journal Constitution -15 hours agoBy BOB BARR The decision last week by a school in Portland, Maine, to provide students as young as 11 years old with the most invasive types of birth control, including pills, patches and even implants, has rekindled the debate over "sex education" in ...Decision on birth control controversialMaineToday.comComment by Logan Levkoff, M.S. Sexologist & Sexuality EducatorThe Free Lance-Star - Roanoke Times - Kansas State Collegian - Education Week Newsall 23 news articles

  Ontario NowSports comment: MRSA outbreak nothing to ignoreMaryland Gazette -2 hours agoBy Joe Gross What started out as a few cases of a highly contagious, but seldom mentioned infections has turned into an state-wide epidemic.MRSA: Health officers educate public on infectionsBaltimore Community TimesState Health Director: MRSA Very Common Like Cold, FluWRAL.comMarietta Times - TheDay - Stanly News &Press - eMaxHealth.comall 187 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesCan a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders?Scientific American -Oct 23, 2007By Nikhil Swaminathan There's no question that people need their sleep: studies have linked a lack of shut-eye to everything from disruptions in the immune system to cognitive deficits to weight control.Sleep-deprived May Focus More on Negative, Says StudyFOX NewsSleep Problems Strongly Linked To Psychiatric DisordersMedical News TodayBBC News - Wired News - AHN - Ivanhoeall 77 news articles

  KOMOUS Government Gets Aggressive Against E Coli O157:H7Medical News Today -1 hour agoThe US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said yesterday, October 23rd, that is was taking "aggressive action" in the fight against E. coli O157:H7, following recent outbreaks in contaminated ground beef products.LIVESTOCK HIGHLIGHTS: USDA, E. Coli, Farm Bill, Food PricesCattleNetwork.comComment by William Marler, J.D. Marler ClarkphillyBurbs.com - Daily Green - KOMO - CIDRAPall 98 news articles

  Enews 2.0Broccoli Extract Helps Prevent Skin CancerVoice of America -21 hours agoBy Jessica Berman Researchers say that an extract made from broccoli sprouts may prevent skin cancer when applied directly to the skin.Broccoli May Cut Skin Cancer RiskABC NewsMore than meets the eye when it comes to broccoli sproutsUSA TodayeFluxMedia - Food Consumer - United Press International - Washington Postall 89 news articles

  KCEN-TVChildren's and Pitt partner on new institutePittsburgh Tribune-Review -2 hours agoBy Allison M. Heinrichs Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are teaming up to launch a new institute for pediatric research, officials announced this morning.$23M grant to Children's will help establish pediatric research centerBizjournals.com$50 million donated to Texas Children'sHouston ChronicleKCEN-TV - Medical News Today (press release)all 35 news articles

  FDA Panel Says FluMist Is Fine for 2-Year-OldsWall Street Journal -2 hours agoBy JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN ATLANTA -- A federal advisory panel recommended Wednesday that a nasal influenza vaccine by a unit of AstraZeneca PLC be allowed for use in healthy children as young as age 2. The recommendation from the Advisory Committee on ...AstraZeneca FluMist Is Recommended for US Toddlers (Update1)BloombergCDC committee recommends FluMist for under-5sReuters.ukThe Associated Pressall 124 news articles

  Monsters and Critics.comUS First Lady In Breast Cancer Campaign In Middle EastVoice of America -2 hours agoBy Zulima Palacio Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women around the world. Now the wife of US President George Bush is traveling through the Middle East in an effort to raise awareness about breast cancer in the region.Pink diplomacy takes hold inMiddle EastChicago TribuneLaura Bush Helps Launch Health CenterThe Associated PressPeople's Daily Online - ABC News - International Herald Tribune - Fox 12 Boiseall 231 news articles

  Ontario NowStudy Finds Rise in Choice of Double MastectomiesNew York Times -14 hours agoBy RONI CARYN RABIN More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast, a new study has found.More US women choose double mastectomy: studyReutersDouble mastectomy an aggressive choice to fight breast cancerSan Jose Mercury NewsMedical News Today - Newsday - The Advocate - Food Consumerall 369 news articles

  CHEST: Inhalers Difficult Challenge For Asthma, COPD PatientsMedPage Today -2 hours agoBy Michael Smith, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today CHICAGO, Oct. 24 -- One in three patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is unable to use an inhaler properly, a researcher said here.Many misuse asthma inhalersChicago TribuneStudy: Significant number of patients misuse asthma inhalersUSA Todayall 7 news articles

  E Canada NowWhole Grains May Cut Heart Failure RiskCBS News -Oct 22, 2007What do you REALLY know about about flu shots, arthritic pain, nightcaps, antiperspirants, and healing cuts? (WebMD) Starting the day with whole-grain cereal may lower the risk of heart failure in the long run.Eating whole grains helps reduce risk of heart failureFood ConsumerComment by Samia Mora, MD, MHS Cardiologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, HMSFOX News - Hindu - SeniorJournal.com - MedHeadlinesall 91 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesWHO Experts Say More Bird Flu Vaccine Can Be ProducedVoice of America -22 hours agoBy Lisa Schlein Experts meeting at the World Health Organization say drug manufacturers will be able to sharply increase the amount of bird flu vaccine they are able to produce in the coming years.Health Highlights: Oct. 23, 2007Washington PostWHO boosts estimate of pandemic flu vaccine supplyReuters UKCIDRAP - Reuters - Medical News Today - News-Medical.netall 161 news articles

  AFPBird flu official says 2-3 years' more work neededReuters South Africa -1 hour agoBy Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Two or three years' hard work are still needed to ensure the world can cope with a pandemic that could affect millions of people, UN bird flu coordinator David Nabarro said on Wednesday.Bird flu kills hundreds of ducks in central VietnamReuters IndiaIndonesia's bird flu toll reaches 89Inquirer.netNews-Medical.net - Reuters - Reuters UK - AHNall 110 news articles

  Chatham Journal WeeklyReliability of lead-testing kits questionedArizona Republic -18 hours agoWASHINGTON - Parents afraid of lead lurking on the surface of every Dora, Elmo or Curious George now have something else to worry about: whether their lead-testing kits even work.Consumer Reports thinks it's okay to use home lead testing kitsKY3Many home lead test kits are unreliableDaily PressWSAV-TV - WLNS - 13abc.com - Associated Contentall 39 news articles