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Kalamazoo man who received heart transplant to run 5K race in honor of donor
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Special to the Kalamazoo Gazette / Jef RietsmaDavid Rozelle, of Kalamazoo, received a new heart from a 17-year-old Newaygo County boy killed in a car crash in October 2001. Today Rozelle is participating in the US Transplant Games, in Madison, Wis. ...
Olathe teen who received kidney from mother competing in Transplant GamesKansas City Star
Transplant games kick offWKOW-TV.com
Local transplant recepients to compete in NKF's Transplant GamesTroy Record
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Health Care Bill Gets Plug from Andy Griffith
Food Consumer
Here are two indisputable facts: on July 30, 1965, the Andy Griffith Show was one of the most popular television shows being broadcast at the time. And, on that same date President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Social Security Act of 1965, ...
Feds run cable TV ad touting health care lawUSA Today
Andy Griffith Pitches Health Care Law in TV AdCBS News
Griffith brings small-town feel to Medicare TV adsChicago Sun-Times
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Sydney Morning Herald
Drop Mouth-to-mouth When Doing CPR, Say Experts
Medical News Today
Bystanders should focus on "hands only" chest compressions during CPR (a life saving procedure) and not bother with the mouth-to-mouth bit, says a leading expert who quoted two new studies from the USA and Europe. You can read an editorial accompanying ...
Does CPR on a moving stretcher work?Reuters
Compression CPR Found EffectiveLos Angeles Times
Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OKWebMD
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Gossip Jackal
West Nile Update: The Virus Has Been Found in Every State
Gossip Jackal
West Nile virus has now been found in every state. Conditions around the country have made the spread of this disease this year very easy. Mosquitoes have had ample breeding grounds and prime weather this year, making the infestation of the pest quite ...
West Nile Virus found in Brookline mosquitoesBoston Globe
Redding bird had West NileRed Bluff Daily News
Health Department: Help Fight West Nile VirusPatch
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iNews Connect
Health Reform Law Will Help 30 Million Women
iNews Connect
Thirty million women in America are set to see gains from the health reform law over the coming 10 years, says a new report by the New York-based private foundation, The Commonwealth Fund. The report says that the new law will stabilize rising health ...
Health Reform Law: What It Means for WomenWebMD
Thirty Million Women Will Gain From Health Reform Law, Including About 15 ...Medical News Today
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Los Angeles Times
The Healthy Skeptic: Electronic cigarettes
Los Angeles Times
The FDA hasn't approved electronic cigarettes and has tried to stop the products from entering the country. But the gadgets have developed a devoted fan base. The Crown Seven Hydro Imperial is one of the brands of smokeless electronic cigarettes. ...
Electronic Cigarettes: All You Want To KnowUSANewsWeek.com
Study Shows E-Cigarettes Require Harder PuffsRTT News
Want To Quit Smoking Try The Electronic CigaretteMyNC.com
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County to step up dog licensing, vaccination enforcement
White Mountain Independent
WHITE MOUNTAINS - Calling it "a necessary step to ensure public safety," Navajo County Animal Care and Control Director Montana Slack is announcing new measures to protect County residents from unvaccinated and feral dogs. ...
Recent bites show that kids, dogs can be a risky mixPioneer Press
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Live Trading News
FDA approves Geron's groundbreaking study of embryonic cells
San Jose Mercury News
The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Laboratory for the manufacturing of differentiated cell types from human embryonic stems cells for therapy at Geron Corporation in Menlo Park on March 22, 2006. A Menlo Park biotech firm said ...
CORRECT: UPDATE:Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell StudyWall Street Journal
Geron says FDA lifts hold on stem cell trialThe Associated Press
Stem-cell therapy to begin on humansSydney Morning Herald
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NDTV.com
Breastfeeding week: Are we baby friendly?
NDTV.com
It is rather surprising that one should need to market a natural product (Breastmilk) and publicize a natural phenomenon (Breastfeeding). According to a study (The Lancet, 2003), the single best intervention that can reduce mortality among children ...
Give babies a healthy start with breastfeedingClarksville Online
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DH reaffirms commitment to promote breastfeeding7thSpace Interactive (press release)
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CBS News
Calcium Supplements Linked to Boost in Heart Attack Risk
BusinessWeek
THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Although millions of people take calcium supplements to boost bone health and ward off osteoporosis, New Zealand researchers say the supplements have little effect on bone strength and contribute ...
Calcium supplements versus myocardial infarction: What you need to knowFood Consumer
Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart AttacksLos Angeles Times
Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack RiskWebMD
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CBS News
Paperwork nightmare: A struggle to fix new law
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Tucked into the nation's massive new health care law is a requirement that could become a paperwork nightmare for nearly 40 million businesses. The rule: They must file tax forms for every vendor that sells them more than $600 in goods. ...
Attempted Repeal Of Small Business Tax Reporting Requirements Fails In HouseWall Street Journal
Move to Repeal Tax Rule Tied to Health Overhaul FailsWall Street Journal
Murphy-sponsored bill on health care fails in HouseGlens Falls Post-Star
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Health insurance coverage available for uninsured with pre-existing conditions
NewsOK.com
Beginning Sunday, some Oklahomans unable to buy health insurance due to pre-existing conditions may be able to get coverage through a state-run temporary program. Beginning Sunday, some Oklahomans unable to buy health insurance due to pre-existing ...

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Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most
New York Times
The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it had approved vaccines for the next flu season, expected to start in the fall, and health officials are recommending vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older. ...
H1N1 Protection in Coming Season's Flu Vaccines: FDABusinessWeek
Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDAMedical News Today
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TopNews United Kingdom (blog)
Could drinking alcohol help ward off rheumatoid arthritis?
USA Today
By Luca Bruno, AP By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Drinking alcohol may help keep rheumatoid arthritis at bay, possibly because it dampens the body's immune response, new research suggests. Alcohol consumption may also protect people who already have the ...
Drinking may lessen the effects of rheumatoid arthritis, study findsLos Angeles Times
Study: Alcohol Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis SymptomsWebMD
Drinking alcohol can 'reduce severity' of arthritisBBC News
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Daily Mail
Close friend, family relationships boost survival
USA Today
Family and friends may do more than provide companionship: They also may boost your longevity, making as much of a difference as not smoking, a new analysis of studies suggests. Researchers combined the results of 148 ...
Relationships boon to healthDeseret News
Study Suggests Strong Social Ties Could Extend LifeRTT News
Social Relation Linked to Longer LifeFood Consumer
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Kansas City Star
Bodies of 2 plane crash victims recovered in Mich.
The Associated Press
LUDINGTON, Mich. — Michigan state police divers have recovered the remains of two people who were passengers on a medical plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week. Mason County Emergency Management Coordinator Liz Reimink said Friday that the ...
Rain Slows Recovery Effort In Lake Michigan CrashWCCO
Local news briefs: 2 bodies from plane crash found in lakeDetroit Free Press
Two bodies of plane crash victims foundABC12.com
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Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine.

NDTV.com
At Mount Sinai Med School, Humanities Students Can Be Doctors, Too
NBC New York
From studying for the MCATs to the infamously difficult organic chemistry classes, not to mention physics, math and biology, pre-med undergraduate programs are notoriously stressful. It's considered a necessary step on the path to ...
Med school admission sans hard science? Mount Sinai says it's soFierceHealthcare
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A Different Path to Medical SchoolNew York Times (blog)
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If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are.

While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia.