http://tubongpinoy.net/ Health News Ground beef outbreak puts focus on meat oversight
Town Hall ST. PAUL, Minn. — The first outbreak linked to a rare strain of E. coli in ground beef is prompting a fresh look at tougher regulations to protect the nation's meat supply. Three people in Maine and New York became ill this summer after eating ground ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 12:33:00 -0700 Egg farmers: Good managing can help control salmonella
Boston Globe 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, ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 11:23:00 -0700 4.7 Million Uninsured But Eligible Children Not In Medicaid Or CHIP
Reuters India There are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 11:16:00 -0700 Drinking and tanning for cancer research? Some call industry funding toxic
Reuters UK Should a nonprofit cancer research center partner with the maker of an alcoholic beverage to raise money for breast cancer? The more wine consumed, the more funds for fighting cancer, goes the logic. Should researchers studying the link between vitamin ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 11:12:00 -0700 Smoking Indonesian boy quits the habit
NEWS.com.au A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after intensive therapy. Ardi Rizal, who lives in the South Sumatran fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, appeared on the internet in May, drawing attention to ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 10:43:00 -0700 Catherina Zeta-Jones Angry at Doctors Over Husband's Cancer Diagnosis
U.S. News & World Report Catherina Zeta-Jones Angry at Doctors Over Husband's Cancer DiagnosisActors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones attend the The 2009 Women of the Year hosted by Glamour Magazine at Carnegie Hall on Nov. 9, 2009, in New York. NEW YORK (CBS) Catherine Zeta-Jones says she's angry that doctor's didn't discover husband ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 09:55:00 -0700 Employees Pay More and Get Less from Medical Coverage
Health Jackal WASHINGTON -- Workers are paying 14% more for their employer-sponsored plans than they did last year as a bigger chunk of healthcare costs shifted from employers to employees, according to a ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 09:32:00 -0700 Health Buzz: Popular Osteoporosis Drugs Linked to Cancer Risk
Sydney Morning Herald U.S. News & World ReportDrugs taken by millions of Americans to help strengthen weak bones may raise the risk of esophageal cancer, new research suggests. People who take oral bisphosphonates—a widely prescribed class of osteoporosis drugs—for more than five ]]> Fri, 03 Sep 10 09:19:00 -0700 Double Hand Transplant Patient Shows New Hands
Telegraph.co.uk by AP Enlarge AP Dr. Richard Edwards, left, is greeted by Dr. Joseph Kutz who shakes one of Edwards' new hands during a news conference at Jewish Hospital in Louisville Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. The 55-year-old chiropractor from Edmond, Okla., ]]> Thu, 02 Sep 10 14:31:00 -0700 New Malaria Drug Candidate Holds Promise
Kansas City Star 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 ]]> Thu, 02 Sep 10 11:02:00 -0700