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How did anthrax suspect Ivins keep security clearance? - Christian Science Monitor

The Monitor's David Cook discusses the evidence against Bruce Ivins, the chief suspect in 2001's anthrax attacks, with reporter Peter Grier. » read more...

Harvard Team Makes 10 Disease-Bearing Stem Cell Lines (Update2) - Bloomberg

By Rob Waters Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Harvard University scientists have made lines of stem cells, able to turn into any other cell in the body, from bits of skin or blood of 10 patients with genetic diseases including muscular dystrophy and juvenile ... » read more...

Only 40 percent in US are HIV-tested, study finds - Reuters

By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - US efforts to test nearly everyone for the AIDS virus have stalled and just 40 percent of adults in the country have ever been tested for the fatal and incurable virus, according to ... » read more...

The buzz on West Nile virus in Southern California - Los Angeles Times

Now KPCC offers a look at what can happen when an otherwise healthy person contracts the illness. Jack Raney of Upland was in a coma for weeks after developing the disease. » read more...

3 Southern California hospitals accused of fraud - Los Angeles Times

Facilities in Los Angeles and Tustin allegedly churned thousands of indigents through their sites and billed Medicare and Medi-Cal for costly and unjustified medical procedures. » read more...

• California Company Recalls Beef After E. Coli Outbreak - Washington Post

By Jonathan Mummolo A California company is voluntarily recalling 153630 pounds of frozen ground beef, some of which has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli bacteria that shut down a Boy Scout camp in Goshen, Va. » read more...

Americans want overhaul of health system: survey - Reuters

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 80 percent of Americans think the US health system needs either fundamental change or a complete overhaul, according to a survey released on Thursday. » read more...

Salmonella Is Tested To Fight Cancer Cells - Wall Street Journal

By JARED A. FAVOLE WASHINGTON -- While most of the country is trying to avoid salmonella by not eating jalapeno peppers, Dr. Neil Forbes is embracing the bacteria to help fight a deadly disease: cancer. » read more...

Health Buzz: Emergency Room Delays and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

The average waiting time to see a doctor in a hospital emergency room increased from approximately 38 minutes to nearly 56 minutes during the past decade, according to new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. » read more...

Drinking too much -- or not enough? - Los Angeles Times

"Americans may be drinking less alcohol, on average, than in the past -- and they're cutting back on beer and sipping more wine as they get older. » read more...

Brain-Eating Amoeba Blamed for California Boy's Death - FOXNews

A boy from California died last weekend as a result of a brain-eating amoeba that health officials believe he contracted while swimming, myfoxla. » read more...

Fast-food kids' meals heavy on calories: group - Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kid's meals at popular fast-food restaurants deliver more than a quick lunch or dinner -- 90 percent of them have far more than a meal's worth of calories and many are loaded with fat and salt too, according to a report released ... » read more...

Breaking the News About Breast Cancer - Washington Post

By Kathleen Doheny THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Shelley Volz, now 59, got the news about her breast cancer diagnosis 10 years ago, right before she was headed from San Francisco to New York for the wedding of her younger brother. » read more...

AIDS apathy worries activists at world conference - AFP

MEXICO CITY (AFP) - Dozens of US AIDS activists demonstrated at a world AIDS conference here Wednesday calling on White House candidates to commit to HIV prevention, as experts warned of emerging US public indifference towards the disease. » read more...

Bad Medicine: Illinois Insurer Refuses to Pay for ‘Never Events’ - InjuryBoard.com

What’sa ‘never event’? That was my first question, too, when I heard about this new development. ‘Never event’ is the term used to describe medical errors that should never happen. » read more...

Sandwiches recalled from grocery stores - Boston Globe

State health officials are warning consumers to throw away ready-to-eat sandwiches sold by two grocery chains in Eastern Massachusetts because they might be contaminated by bacteria. » read more...

World Breastfeeding Week: Women Should Know the Advantages of ... - eFluxMedia

By Alice Carver It’s World Breastfeeding week and mothers should know what are the advantages and the joys of breastfeeding. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports breastfeeding as “uniquely superior for infant feeding” and recommends that ... » read more...

Health Buzz: New Flu Vaccines and Other Health News - U.S. News & World Report

The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it has approved six flu vaccines for the 2008-2009 season. The vaccines contain the three flu virus strains that are expected to cause most flu cases in the United States during the upcoming ... » read more...

Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008 - Washington Post

A procedure that may limit transplant patients' reliance on powerful anti-rejection drugs has been developed by German researchers. » read more...

Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed - The Associated Press

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. » read more...

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