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 USA TODAY | Judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraception Reuters By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Washington state cannot require pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives if to do so violates their religious beliefs. US District Judge Ronald B. Leighton declared the ... Washington State Can't Force Pharmacies to Sell Contraceptive Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B Federal judge: Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell emergency ... |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 10:06 pm
 FRANCE 24 | Myanmar : Big Issues With HIV & TB Medical News Today Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), the largest provider of HIV treatment in Myanmar, released a report today highlighting the urgency of treating HIV and multi-drug resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in their country - Myanmar used to be called Burma. Burma 'needs more funds to fight Aids' Doctors say 85000 in Myanmar desperate for HIV treatment, funding cuts ... |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 10:02 pm
 CTV.ca | 'Buzzed Breathing'? FDA eyes caffeine inhalers KVOA Tucson News (NBC) - The latest caffeine craze to hit the market could be mistaken for a tube of lipstick or breath spray. Inhalable caffeine containers give users a jolt of caffeine, but some experts are concerned this new boost is actually a downer for your ... FDA to review safety of caffeine product FDA to look into safety of caffeine inhalers |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:52 pm
 Baltimore Sun | Federal Panel Approves Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN A federal advisory panel on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed Vivus Inc.'s weight loss drug Qnexa, boosting the chance the Food and Drug Administration could approve a new prescription weight-loss drug for the first time in ... FDA panel backs previously rejected obesity pill Diet drug Qnexa should be approved, panel says Vivus Weight-Loss Pill Qnexa Wins Backing of FDA Advisory Panel |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:38 pm
 ABC News | Risk of depression appears to stay elevated even if the pain stops, research finds CNN (Health.com) -- Middle-aged women are roughly 40% more likely to become depressed if they experience migraine headaches, new research suggests. What's more, their risk of depression appears to stay elevated even if the pain stops. Migraines Linked to Depression Migraine increases risk of depression Migraine Sufferers Also More Likely To Develop Depression |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:25 pm
 The Hindu | Sudden cardiac death: Time of day link found in mice BBC News By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers. The risk of "sudden cardiac death" peaks in the morning and rises again in the ... 'Biological clock' linked to heart attacks 'Biological clock' is linked to heart attacks 'Biological clock' linked to morning heart attacks |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 6:09 pm
 MedPage Today | Possible ICD-10 Delay Rankles IT Industry MedPage Today By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today LAS VEGAS -- The possible delay in implementing the new ICD-10 medical coding system may please physicians, but the health information technology (IT) industry -- which has been gearing up for ... HIMSS survey: Meaningful Use still on hospital IT execs' minds Posted: February 22, 2012 - 12:00 pm ET XEROX CORPORATION : Live from HIMSS12: ICD-10, Meaningful Use & Social Media |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 5:53 pm
 Boston.com | Shipments From Abroad to Help Ease Shortage of Two Cancer Drugs New York Times WASHINGTON — Dire shortages of two critical cancer drugs — shortfalls that have threatened the lives and care of thousands of patients — should be resolved within weeks, federal drug officials said. The two drugs are Doxil and methotrexate, ... Cancer Drug Shortage Over Soon, FDA Says FDA acts to bolster supply of critically needed cancer drugs Cancer-Drug Suppliers Approved |
Posted: February 22, 2012, 9:13 am
 USA TODAY | Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatment USA TODAY By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY Women having heart attacks are less likely than men to get immediate treatment and more likely to die in the hospital, says a groundbreaking new study that tracked more than 1.1 million patients. Forty-two percent of women never ... Younger Women Getting Heart Attacks Without Realizing It, Study Says Women's heart attacks often lack chest symptoms Heart attack symptoms 'differ in women' |
Posted: February 21, 2012, 9:00 pm
 USA TODAY | Kids who veer from gender norms at higher risk for abuse CNN By Madison Park, CNN Berkeley, California (CNN) -- When a boy struts in a tutu or a girl dons boxer shorts, it makes grown-ups nervous. It's one of the first lessons kids who are gender nonconforming learn. Mich is biologically female, ... Gender non-conformity increases kids' risk of abuse Gender "non-conformity" tied to abuse in kids Gender 'non-conformity' tied to abuse, study finds |
Posted: February 20, 2012, 12:20 pm