Sunday, September 19, 2010

Health care game-playing continues



Early Female Puberty Linked To Absent Biological Father
Medical News Today
A girl whose biological father does not live in her household has a higher chance of entering puberty earlier than her peers, say researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, in an article published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. ...
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Health care game-playing continues
TheDay.com
Who is really the thug in the latest disagreement swirling around the country's new health care law? In an editorial last week the Wall Street Journal accused Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of "political thuggery" for telling ...
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First genetically modified salmon sparks FDA debate
USA Today
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY A Food and Drug Administration panel will spend Sunday and Monday pondering the science of whether the first genetically engineered animal— in this case a salmon — should be sold as food for humans. ...
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1 dead, 1 hospitalized in Fla. from West Nile
MiamiHerald.com
AP FORT MYERS, Fla. -- A southwest Florida man has died and another was hospitalized after contracting the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. Collier County health officials urged residents Friday to use mosquito-repellent. Symptoms include fever, rash, ...
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Officials urge all NJ residents to get flu shots protecting against H1N1
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Matt Rainey/The Star-LedgerRN Donna Doran of Gagnon Inc. (left) receives her flu shot from Nurse Practitioner Debi Byrne last September at a hospital in Morristown, NJ. Flu shots once were primarily for pregnant women and the elderly, but not any more. ...
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