The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world’s poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday.
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Gates Makes $10 Billion Vaccines Pledge – 1606th Edition
January 29th, 2010Pepper In Salami Linked To Salmonella – 1605th Edition
January 29th, 2010Black pepper used to coat salami is the possible cause of a salmonella outbreak that sickened people in 40 states, health officials say.
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Michelle Obama Makes Obesity Campaign Personal – 1604th Edition
January 29th, 2010First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family’s pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
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Being Overweight After 70 May Extend Life – 1603th Edition
January 29th, 2010People who are classified as overweight are less likely to die over 10 years than people with a normal BMI after age 70, research says.
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ERs Beam Wait Times To Billboards – 1602th Edition
January 29th, 2010Sick of waiting to be seen by a doctor? Some hospitals want drivers to know they have short lines.
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Slight Rises In Costs Keep People From Docs – 1601th Edition
January 29th, 2010Adding just a few dollars in out-of-pocket expenses can keep people from getting necessary medical care, a study finds.
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Diet Teaches You To Eat More, Weigh Less – 1600th Edition
January 28th, 2010Eating whatever you want without gaining weight is a dream for many people. One diet claims to offer something like that.
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Michelle Obama Makes Obesity Campaign Personal – 1599th Edition
January 28th, 2010First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family’s pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it.
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Senate Dem: Health Care Bill ‘On Life Support’ – 1598th Edition
January 28th, 2010President Barack Obama’s health care appeal failed to break the congressional gridlock Thursday, dimming hopes for millions of uninsured Americans. Democrats stared down a political nightmare — getting clobbered for voting last year for ambitious, politically risky bills, yet having nothing to show for it in November.
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Somalia’s Face Of War Boy Dies After Operation – 1597th Edition
January 28th, 2010A Somali boy who was horribly disfigured months ago by a stray bullet in Somalia’s violent capital has died just days after undergoing reconstructive surgery in neighboring Kenya, his doctors said Thursday.
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