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Journal reports teenager nearly blinded following vaccination against HPV virus
A 16-year-old girl developed near complete visual loss after being immunized against human papilloma virus (HPV), according to a case report published in the March ...WHO calls avoidable maternal deaths ‘shameful’
The World Health Organization (WHO) today labeled as "shameful" the fact that 90 percent of maternal deaths in the Western Pacific Region could be avoided ...
Scientists develop worldwide food alert system
Countries producing food containing harmful bacteria and toxins could be named and shamed more quickly using a worldwide alert system devised by a team of ...
SCOTUS ruling: Is Clean Water Act only valid for navigable waters?
The interim goal of the Clean Water Act (CWA) was swimmable and fishable waters by 1983 and the final goal was the elimination of all ...
Farewell, Mikael the Mime
Mikael Rudolph, a mime, actor, dancer, teacher and political activist, passed away Fri., Feb. 26, at his home in Minneapolis. He was 51. I first met ...
States will usher in health care reform
Forget Congressional action on meaningful health care reform. It’s clear that whatever national health care legislation is passed, its main intent will be the preservation ...
‘Medicare Meltdown’
A 21 percent reduction in Medicare fees to physicians treating patients relying on Medicare and military personnel enrolled in the TRICARE program for their health ...
The Cane Mutiny
I was reluctant to use my cane even after I bought it. I figured I might need one eventually so I chose a plain black ...
Airport scammers
Plenty of people have misgivings about full body scanning technology. Some doubt its effectiveness in preventing terrorist attacks, others believe it’s an invasion of privacy, ...
Dutch health minister calls for investigation of H1N1 response
The Dutch government’s handling of the H1N1 vaccination campaign is coming under heavy scrutiny, according to Radio Netherlands. Health Minister Ab Klink has asked an ...
Art competition seeks artists touched by cancer
Adult artists touched by cancer are invited to take part in the 2010 Oncology On CanvasSM Expressions of a Cancer Journey competition and exhibition sponsored ...
Knowing a dinosaur's true colors doesn’t take fun away for paleoartists
Until very recently, artists graced with both skills as illustrators and scientific knowledge about fossils had almost complete freedom to paint dinosaurs the way they ...Would health care reform help you?
Many obstacles and stumbling blocks remain in the way of health care reform. The House and Senate bills will have to be merged, and then ...Failing memory could indicate a higher risk for stroke
People who experience memory or other cognitive loss could have a higher risk of developing a stroke, according to a study published in today’s Neurology, ...
Bush loyalists still touting, getting away with torture
Although the practice is roundly rejected by the international community and was banned by President Barack Obama the day he took office, some just won’t ...
Why is it so difficult to eradicate salmonella?
Lene Karine Vestby, MSc, a chemical engineer at Østfold University College, has studied why it is so difficult to eliminate salmonella once established in Norwegian ...Scott Roeder trial: Anti-abortion extremist couldn’t kill the law
Sometimes it feels like normal, law-abiding people have to work to exhaustion just to stay in place. Today was one of those days. A Kansas jury ...
HHS and DOJ expand health care fraud ‘strike force’
U.S. health care fraud occurs so often and is so widespread that 10 cents of every dollar spent on health care goes toward paying for ...
Safest hospitals for Medicare and Medicaid patients announced
More than 150,000 Medicare patient deaths and 13,104 in-hospital complications may have been avoided if all hospitals performed at the same level as the top ...
Epic releases EMR app for iPhone
As is its custom, Epic Systems this month quietly released a long-awaited iPhone app for secure, mobile access to electronic medical records. Called Haiku, the ... Blog Communities
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- Airport scammers
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- SCOTUS ruling: Is Clean Water Act only valid for navigable waters?
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