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First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 23 Documents (in Health)

Strain of swine flu found that is resistant to drugs

A strain of swine flu resistant to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu is spreading from person to person, health officials in Wales confirmed last nightFive patients on a unit treating those with severe underlying health conditions at the University Hospital ... [The Independent - 34 mins ago]

Entities: Swine Flu, Wales, Tony Jewell, Public Health

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 21 mins ago - 17 Documents (in Health)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread

(CIDRAP News) - Pandemic H1N1 influenza activity is showing further signs of declining around the country but remains very widespread, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today.The virus was widespread in 43 states last week, ... [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 21 mins ago]

Entities: Mutation, Influenza A H1N1 Virus, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Declination, Vaccine

First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 11 Documents (in Health)

Pfizer Inc

FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s (JOBS) Revatio(R) (Sildenafil) For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved RevatioÂ® (sildenafil) Injection, an intravenous formulation of Revatio. Revatio is the only FDA-approved phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitor ... [BioSpace - 20 mins ago]

Entities: Hypertension, Pfizer Inc, Sildenafil, Food and Drug Administration, PDE5 inhibitor

First Reported 19 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 15 Documents (in Biology)

Cancer screenings under scrutiny

Two guidelines have been issued to reduce screening for breast and cervical cancer this week.STORY HIGHLIGHTSScreening for cervical cancer, versus breast cancer, is completely differentFederal advisory panel heavily criticized after recommending delay ... [CNN - 1 hour ago]

Entities: CERVICAL CANCER, American Cancer Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolog..., Breast Cancer

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 54 mins ago - 13 Documents (in Biology)

Embryonic Stem Cells Show Potential for Skin Substitute

Human embryonic stem cells can be used to create a stratified epithelium resembling normal humanepidermis, a finding that has potential implications in producing temporary skin replacement for burn patients,according to research published in the Nov. ... [Modern Medicine - 54 mins ago]

Entities: Embryonic Stem Cell, epithelium, Epidermis

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 28 Documents (in Biology)

Scientists complete corn genome

After three years and $30 million, U.S. scientists have finished mapping the complete genome sequence of corn, the most widely eaten cereal after rice.A strain of corn called B73 may prove to be a textbook of how genes work, said Patrick Schnable, a geneticist ... [UPI - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Corn, Genome, Genome Sequencing, Iowa State University, National Science Foundation

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 13 Documents (in Market News)

Nokia Corporation

Nokia Lays Off 330 Research and Development Staff

Espoo, Finland - Cell phone maker Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Friday that it will lay off up to 330 employees from its researchand development operations, representing about 2% of its global research anddevelopment staff of 17,000.read more ... [Digital Media Wire - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland), Finland

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 6 hours ago - 20 Documents (in Politics)

NEAL STATEMENT ON BREAST CANCER SCREENING Urges women to continue routine screening

NEAL STATEMENT ON BREAST CANCER SCREENINGUrges women to continue routine screening(WASHINGTON) Congressman Richard E. Neal issued the following statement today after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced controversial new breast cancer screening ... [US House of Representatives - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Breast Cancer, Mammography, Health Insurance, Task Force

First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 53 mins ago - 5 Documents (in Biology)

Will a Computer's Conscious Mind Emerge?

If the human brain is data being passed from neuron to neuron at its basic level and we can simulate that in a computer, shouldn’t a conscious mind start to emerge?If you want to simulate how the brain works, you need to imitate the electrical signals ... [Discovery Channel - 53 mins ago]

Entities: Neuron, Neurotransmitter, Computer Simulation, Neuroscience, Dharmendra Modha

First Reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)

GOP: Health test recommendations could affect care

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are seizing on this week's recommendations for fewer pap smears and mammograms to fuel concern about government-rationed medical care - and to try to chip away support by women for President Barack Obama's proposed health care ... [Washington Post - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Mammography, Republican Party (US), Health Care, Barbara Mikulski

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 15 Documents (in Health)

H1N1 vaccine running out in Winnipeg

The adjuvanted form of the H1N1 vaccine is expected to run out at Winnipeg's 12 vaccination clinics. (CBC)Swine flu vaccine clinics in Winnipeg are likely to run out of one type of vaccine dose on Friday, say officials.The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority ... [CBC - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Vaccine, Swine Flu Vaccine, Winnipeg

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 12 hours ago - 20 Documents (in Health)

Stem-cell transplants offer hope to patients losing sight

People suffering from a form of incurable blindness could soon become the first patients in the world to benefit from a new and controversial transplant operation using stem cells derived from spare human embryos left over from IVF treatment.Scientists ... [Irish Independent - 12 hours ago]

Entities: Stem Cell, Food and Drug Administration, Embryo

Quotes

She stressed that the pandemic remains unpredictable and that she didn't know if it has peaked: "We don't know if these declines will persist, what the slope will be, whether we'll have a long decline or it will start to go up again." On the vaccine supply front, Schuchat said a total of 54.1 million doses have been made available, an increase of 11 million over a week ago...

CDC: H1N1 declining but still widespread [Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - 21 mins ago]

"GSK is taking this cautionary action because the Public Health Agency of Canada has received a higher than expected number of reports of anaphylaxis in this lot number compared to other lots" the company said in a written statement Thursday

Glaxo recalls vaccine lot over allergic reactions [CTV.ca - 28 mins ago]

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Blogs

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Dithering over statins' side-effects label fina... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 56 mins ago] The pharmaceutical industry has taken almost two years to disseminate important informationOnce your medicines regulator decides it should change the side-effect ...
Americans Want to Live Longer? How Gauche, Snif... [NewsBusters.org blogs - 2 hours ago] Friday’s front-page “news analysis” by New York Times health care reporter Kevin Sack, “Culture Clash in Medicine,” dealt with two recent recommendations from quasi-government ...
Tom Matlack: Put Your Manhood On The Tray [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 3 hours ago] My wife's annual mammogram has always been a time of great anxiety. It's my least favorite week of the year. Not because she has cancer but because she ...
Kim Stagliano: How Does It Feel To Be Told You ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 3 hours ago] America, how does it feel to wake up and learn that you can't have healthcare tests that you think you or your loved one needs? Welcome to the autism ...
New Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations: ... [Firedoglake - 3 hours ago] Adenocarcinoma in PAP smear (photo: euthman via Flickr) Days after a controversial recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force on breast cancer screening, ...

Audio/Video

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Medicine in the Year 2060 [Fox News Channel - YouTube - 4 hours ago]
Sick Pets Get High-tech Health Care [Associated Press - YouTube - 6 hours ago]
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Family Cat Dies from H1N1 [ABC News Video: Health - 8 hours ago]

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