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[ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 18:09:52 -0700 - redOrbit ]

Powerful new therapy for asthma possible

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[ Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:15:50 -0700 - Reliable Plant Magazine ]

Commentary: Affordable health care a right, not a privilege

[ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:27:34 -0700 - Reuters ]

Health impacts from 2001 U.S. attacks linger: study

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The September 11, 2001 attacks that brought down New York's World Trade Center continue to trigger health problems for tens of thousands of people exposed to the horrors and dust of that day, researchers said on Tuesday. More than ...

[ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:42:25 -0700 - guardian.co.uk ]

Should you give your child Tamiflu?

[ Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:55:09 -0700 - WTVF ]

U.S. spending on mental health care soaring

Spending on mental illness showed a faster rate of growth over the 10-year period analyzed than costs for heart disease, cancer, trauma-linked disorders, and asthma. © iStockphoto.com WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. spending on mental ...

[ Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:06:05 -0700 - Reuters ]

Even 'safe' ozone levels may be hard on the lungs

[ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:04:37 -0700 - antiMUSIC ]

Has MTV Gone Too Far?

(MTV) In the grip of addiction, where do you draw the line between a person who can be rehabilitated and one who is beyond help? "Gone Too Far"– an MTV one-hour series developed and hosted by Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, produced by Ish Entertainment ...

[ Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:57:47 -0700 - San Francisco Gate ]

Uncle Sam must stop subsidizing obesity

I see children in my office daily whose parents, in their struggle to make ends meet, have their kids eat school lunches. These meals are heavily subsidized by the federal government, which also decides what foods end up on the trays. Unfortunately ...

[ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:51:29 -0700 - Kerala Next ]

U.S. states to get "significant" obesity money

WASHINGTON – The U.S. government plans to increase funding to battle obesity and views healthcare reform as an opportunity to encourage better eating habits, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said on Tuesday. The Obama ...

[ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:48:45 -0700 - WTOP Radio ]

Study: Pregnant women with swine flu more at risk

LONDON (AP) - Pregnant women who get swine flu are at least four times as likely to be hospitalized as other people with the virus, a new study says. While experts don't know if pregnant women are more susceptible to swine flu, they say once pregnant ...