Archive for July, 2009

CDC: Private Health Care Coverage At 50-Year-Low – 497th Edition

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports.
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Vicodin, Percocet Should Be Banned, Panel Says – 496th Edition

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

An FDA panel votes in favor of removing some painkillers from the market.
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Doctors Test Light To Destroy Tumors – 495th Edition

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Doctors plan to start testing a drug-and-laser combination that could make it easier to treat cancer.
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WHO Paper: TB Vaccine Could Kill HIV Babies – 494th Edition

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine.
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