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Patient Money: Now Is the Time to Weigh Medicare OptionsBefore the year ends, people have to decide whether to choose a new plan in the program or to
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International Herald Tribune Saturday, October 31, 2009Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug AranespA new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Saturday, October 31, 2009Side effects not always due to swine flu shotLONDON -- Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Saturday, October 31, 2009Leading Chinese rocket scientist dies at 98BEIJING (AP) -- Qian Xuesen, a rocket scientist known as the father of China's space technology, died Saturday in Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. He was 98....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, October 31, 20092 parachutes malfunctioned in NASA test flightCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Two of three parachutes malfunctioned in the test flight of a prototype moon rocket earlier this week, causing major damage to the booster, NASA said Friday....
The Arizona Republic Saturday, October 31, 2009Findings on Mysterious Haze at Galaxy's CenterAstronomers said the particles around the core of the Milky Way might be the decayed remains of the long-sought dark matter that constituted a quarter of the universe.
New York Times Saturday, October 31, 2009Report Criticizes Medicare Role in Fraud InvestigationsInvestigators are reporting that the Medicare program largely failed to give antifraud contractors much of the information they needed to do their work.
International Herald Tribune Saturday, October 31, 2009Scientists claim Hendra virus breakthroughThe CSIRO is claiming a breakthrough in the battle against the deadly Hendra virus.
ABC.net.au Saturday, October 31, 2009TED MED: The Power of the Mind over the BodyTED MED[www.tedmed.com] wrapped up with compelling personal stories that celebrated the power of the human mind to help the body endure or to reach physical achievements. The sold-out meeting in San Diego, held for the first time in five years, had during the past four days covered a spectrum of themes, including research on engineering life to create cures and regenerative medicine , the need to collect information about a patient’s environment , the personalization of healthcare , the quest to slow aging , and technologies, such as robots , to make it more practical for the elderly to extend their years at home. [More]
Scientific American Saturday, October 31, 2009Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancerA Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer -- and that only age is a contributing factor. The results contradict a previous study in 2008 that suggested a link between pancreatic cancer and previous hepatitis B infection. Hepatitis B is an inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection.
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