Kane reports first human West Nile case
Aurora Beacon News
The Kane County Health Department on Friday reported its first human case of West Nile virus in 2010, a 46-year-old man from Burlington with an onset of illness in mid-August. Last week, DuPage County reported the first human case in Illinois. ...
West Nile virus still active in Larimer CountyBerthoud Recorder
Scary skeetersSunday Paper
West Nile virus kills 15 in GreeceCNN
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Milford and Wayland Police to collect drugs Sept. 25
Milford Daily News
When the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and local police team up, they're usually going after an illegal drug trafficker. This month, they're going after completely legal drugs. "We are aggressively reaching out ...
Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in USWebMD
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Prescription Drug Use Rose to Include Half of Americans in 2008Bloomberg
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Two more die of flu, staff strength increased
Times of India
JAIPUR. In a bid to deal with the swine flu menace, the state government has increased the paramedical staff by creating 375 new posts. The decision was informed by the new chief secretary S Ahmed during a review meeting on the swine flu scenario on ...
SALEM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL...Preparing for a new flu seasonSalemNews.net
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Flu vaccination clinics set for fallMarshalltown Times Republican
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Michael Douglas suffers throat cancer
Food Consumer
On Tuesday night, Michael Douglas, a well-known American movie star and film producer, revealed on David Letterman's "Late Show" that he was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer early this summer and has been receiving chemotherapy and radiotherapy for ...
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Michael Douglas Talks Throat Cancer With LettermanZimonet
Michael Douglas 'optimistic' about Stage 4 throat cancer diagnosisPalm Beach Post
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At NY hospital, unlikely dad, daughter reunion
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — It was a bittersweet and unlikely reunion. A nurse at a Bronx hospice went to greet her new patient last week and was stunned to find that it was her estranged father, who she hadn't seen in 41 years. Victor Peraza left his infant daughter a ...
NY nurse, long-lost father reunited at cancer hospitalAZ Central.com
Cancer Patient Meets Long Lost Daughter—His Nurse!Gothamist
Nurse learns patient is long-lost dadUPI.com
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Washington Week: Insurance, State Actions Top News
MedPage Today
WASHINGTON -- Several studies highlighting insurance issues were released this week, including one on federal programs for kids and two others focused on employer-provided medical coverage. ...
Many Sonoma County children still uninsuredSanta Rosa Press Democrat
US medical programs missing millions of kids -reportReuters
Utah second worst at enrolling kids in Medicaid, CHIPSalt Lake Tribune
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Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise
Wall Street Journal
An international team of scientists has identified a promising drug candidate that represents an entirely new class of medicines to treat malaria, one of the biggest killers in the developing world. The new drug was shown to be effective ...
Rodent of the Week: Chemical may cure malariaLos Angeles Times
Now, single-dose malaria drugTimes of India
Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promiseReuters
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In post-health-reform US, insurance workers figure out how to fit in
Salt Lake Tribune
Insurance agents and brokers, at risk of becoming irrelevant in the post-health-reform world of simplified insurance shopping, are casting about for a new future. Their sales and marketing role could become redundant come 2014, ...
Big leap in private health coverage predictedPalm Beach Post
PPACA Exchanges Could Spur Health Coverage: RandNational Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News
Health Care Reform: Philanthropy's Educational RoleHuffington Post (blog)
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Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella
USA Today
By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Anne Ryan, USA TODAY By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY PEARL CITY, Ill. — There is nothing small scale about Pearl Valley Eggs, deep in the heart of Illinois farm country. The egg farm itself, ...
Egg "Whistleblowers": Red Flags Went UnheededCBS News
Egg customers have dozens of optionsSarasota Herald-Tribune
Former Egg Farm Employees Say Their Complaints Were Ignored: ReportBusinessWeek
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Osteoporosis Drugs May Be Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD
Sept. 2, 2010 -- The long-term use of oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis drugs such as Actonel, Boniva, and Fosamax may be associated with a doubling in esophageal cancer risk, but the risk to individual users remains small, ...
Osteoporosis Drugs Tied to Esophageal CancerABC News
Osteoporosis drugs linked to esophageal cancerFood Consumer
Health Buzz: Popular Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Cancer RiskU.S. News & World Report
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