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Vaccines And Autism: Many Hypotheses, But No Correlation Found ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2009) An extensive new review summarizes the many studies refuting the...
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/24/infection-reporting-rise-valley/ HEALTH CARE: Infection reporting on the rise in valley Possible breast surgery...
Blue Light Destroys Antibiotic-resistant Staph Infection ScienceDaily (Jan. 31, 2009) Two common strains of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus,...
Better care 'if doctors rest' Doctors working fewer hours - in line with the European Working Time Directive - can have direct benefits for patient safety,...
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks For Patients On Common Cardiac Drug, Study Shows ScienceDaily (Jan. 30, 2009) Patients taking the...
NHS age discrimination 'common' Thousands of doctors specialising in the care of older people believe the NHS is institutionally ageist, a survey suggests. A...
Science Centric | News MRSA head and neck infections increase among children Science Centric 24 January 2009 17:48 GMT Rates of antibiotic-resistant head and...
Article published: Jan 23, 2009 Study: Pigs, people can share MRSA IOWA CITY University of Iowa researchers have shown a staph bacteria that causes...
The spread of staph infections among children Posted by jsipperl January 23, 2009 12:12PM The media has been flushed with reports that Staphylococcus aureus,...
The lessons pilots can teach surgeons By Jane Elliott Health reporter, BBC News Before take-off, every pilot needs to brief their crew about what to expect. At...
JANUARY 8, 2009 What Medicaid Tells Us About Government Health Care Why would Obama want to build on a system with poor outcomes? By SCOTT GOTTLIEB Medicaid...
http://www.greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200901241423/NEWS01/90124013 *Brazilian model who lost hands and feet dies* ASSOCIATED PRESS ...
'Needless' birth induction fears Emma Wilkinson Health reporter, BBC News Concerns have been raised about pregnant women being induced "unnecessarily", after a...
http://www.npsf.org/paf/npsfp/fo/ Focus on Patient Safety A NEWSLETTER FROM THE NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY FOUNDATION (R) VOL.11: ISSUE 4 2008 *Root Cause...
http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/news_details/article/16/2009/january/12/confusion-over-patient-end-of-life-wishes-1.html January 12, 2009 02:40 AM Confusion...
Study links some antipsychotic drugs with fatal heart failure By Benedict Carey and Roni Caryn Rabin New York Times Posted: 01/14/2009 06:05:13 PM PST ...
December 23, 2008 Fen-Phen conviction upheld Vicksburg lawyer bilked company out of $6.7M Jerry Mitchell The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld...
This should be huge news, but seems to be overlooked. -- AiA Traditional Risk Assessment Tools Do Not Accurately Predict Coronary Heart Disease ScienceDaily...
HRT 'can shrink women's brains' Some forms of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can slightly shrink the brains of post-menopausal women, a US study has...
Cedars Sinai Medical Center to pay Dennis Quaid $750,000 for medical error 2008-12-20 04:01:56 (GMT) (JusticeNewsFlash.com - Headline, Health & Law, Justice...
Winnipeg's review of medical errors first in Canada WINNIPEG FREE PRESSJANUARY 6, 2009 WINNIPEG β A special review of all patient deaths in Winnipeg ...
Obama Proposes Eliminating Medicare Advantage, Ousting 9 Million Seniors from Their Health Plans Posted by Michael F. Cannon On This Week with George...
Antipsychotics for Alzheimer's up death risk-study Thu Jan 8, 2009 7:01pm EST LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat aggression in...
January 8, 2009 Lab Acknowledges Problem With Vitamin D Test By ANDREW POLLACK LOS ANGELES The nations largest medical laboratory company provided ...