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Merck reps banned from US AIDS clinics over drug costs (AFP)

shailesh7777 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 05:08:00 +0000

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Merck reps banned from US AIDS clinics over drug costs (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 12:09 PM PST

AFP – The largest US HIV/AIDS health care provider on Monday accused Merck Pharmaceuticals of price-gouging its AIDS treatment Isentress and banned the drug giant’s sales reps from its clinics in protest.

Listing Calories on Fast-Food Menus Cuts Kids’ Intake (HealthDay)

shailesh7777 — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:07:00 +0000

Listing Calories on Fast-Food Menus Cuts Kids’ Intake (HealthDay)

Listing Calories on Fast-Food Menus Cuts Kids’ Intake (HealthDay)
Parents cut kids’ calories when menus are labeled (Reuters)
Huge variation in salt content of processed food (Reuters)
More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Listing Calories on Fast-Food Menus Cuts Kids’ Intake (HealthDay)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:03 PM PST

HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) — When nutritional information is available on fast-food restaurant menus, parents are more apt to pick lower-calorie foods for their kids, new research finds.

Parents cut kids’ calories when menus are labeled (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:44 AM PST

Reuters – When restaurant menus list calories, parents will limit how much fast food their kids eat, a new report suggests.

Huge variation in salt content of processed food (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:14 AM PST

Reuters – Many processed foods contain too much salt, and sauces, spreads, and processed meats are the top offenders, new research shows.

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST

AFP – Melamine-laced milk products have been found on sale in China, state media said on Monday, more than a year after the chemical was blamed for six deaths in a huge scandal over contaminated dairy goods.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:25 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)

shailesh7777 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:05:00 +0000

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)
More melamine-tainted milk products found in China (AP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
Cambodian rehab centres torture drug users: rights group (AFP)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
Bill Gates worries climate money robs health aid (Reuters)
After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk products (Reuters)
China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)
Dog Flu Risk Highest Where Canines Mingle (HealthDay)

More tainted milk products found in China shops (AFP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:39 AM PST

More melamine-tainted milk products found in China (AP)

Posted: 25 Jan 2010 01:46 AM PST

AP – Melamine-tainted dairy products have been pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children were sickened in a massive milk safety scandal, a government spokeswoman said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 11:03 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products laced with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Cambodian rehab centres torture drug users: rights group (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:36 PM PST

AFP – Detainees at Cambodian government-run drug rehabilitation centres suffer “sadistic violence” such as electric shocks, forced labour and rape, a human rights group said Monday.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:12 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Bill Gates worries climate money robs health aid (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 10:09 PM PST

Reuters – Bill Gates, the world’s richest man and a leading philanthropist, said on Sunday spending by rich countries aimed at combating climate change in developing nations could mean a dangerous cut in aid for health issues.

After 2008 scare, China finds more toxic milk products (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:44 PM PST

Reuters – Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed at least six children in 2008, causing global concern over the made-in-China brand.

China firms found selling melamine-tainted food: report (AFP)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 09:25 PM PST

AFP – Three Chinese companies have been found selling food products tainted with melamine, the chemical blamed for the deaths of six babies in a huge dairy scandal in 2008, state media said Monday.

Dog Flu Risk Highest Where Canines Mingle (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Nowadays, even Fido fears the flu.

Downhill Sports Can Take a Dangerous Turn (HealthDay)

shailesh7777 — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:12:00 +0000

Downhill Sports Can Take a Dangerous Turn (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Jan 2010 08:49 PM PST

HealthDay – SUNDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) — Skiers and snowboarders need to understand that they’re at risk for potentially serious injuries if they don’t take proper safety precautions, advises a trauma injury expert.

Self-Image Linked to Activity in Frontal Lobe of Brain (HealthDay)

shailesh7777 — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Self-Image Linked to Activity in Frontal Lobe of Brain (HealthDay)

Self-Image Linked to Activity in Frontal Lobe of Brain (HealthDay)
Did Ancient Egyptian Makeup Have Protective Powers? (HealthDay)
Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA (Reuters)
RI company recalling 1.2M pounds of salami (AP)
Aboard a US hospital ship, a steady stream of Haiti injured (AFP)

Self-Image Linked to Activity in Frontal Lobe of Brain (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — People who have an unrealistically high opinion of themselves have less activity in the frontal lobes of their brain, researchers have found.

Did Ancient Egyptian Makeup Have Protective Powers? (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 08:48 PM PST

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) — The stunning eye makeup worn thousands of years ago by Queen Nefertiti and other Egyptian royals may not have been used to enhance beauty alone: New research suggests that the ancient cosmetics may have helped prevent or treat eye disease.

Fake forms of Glaxo diet drug can be dangerous: FDA (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 04:43 PM PST

Reuters – Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline’s over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ingredient, U.S. officials warned on Saturday.

RI company recalling 1.2M pounds of salami (AP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 03:40 PM PST

AP – A Rhode Island meat company recalled 1.24 million pounds of pepper-coated salami on Saturday, after officials conducting a months-long, multistate investigation of a salmonella outbreak compared shopping receipts of those who got sick.

Aboard a US hospital ship, a steady stream of Haiti injured (AFP)

Posted: 23 Jan 2010 12:19 PM PST

AFP – Perched on the deck, a helicopter opened its doors and medics evacuated a wounded Haitian on a stretcher. Then another, and another, and then a fourth.

Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

shailesh7777 — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:09:00 +0000

Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
Even in War Zones, Battle Doesn’t Cause Most Injuries (HealthDay)
Quitting Smoking Doubles Survival in Early Stage Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
Health Tip: Controlling Diabetic Nephropathy (HealthDay)
Health Tip: At Risk for Carotid Artery Disease? (HealthDay)
Potty Training Best Between Ages 2 and 3 (HealthDay)
Gene Variation May Speed Recurrence of Stomach Cancer (HealthDay)
Combo Therapy Shows Promise Against Brain Cancer (HealthDay)
Health Highlights: Jan. 22, 2010 (HealthDay)
Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2010 (HealthDay)

Vitamin D May Lower Colon Cancer Risk (HealthDay)