Sunday, March 21, 2010
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Multiple generations living together more common - The Coloradoan
 New York Daily News | Multiple generations living together more common The Coloradoan More people than ever before are bunked together in multi-generational households across the United States, with a record 49 million (16.1 percent of the population) sharing close quarters either ... Prime Number More Americans live with multiple generations of family Foreclosure, debt relief causing some households to become multigenerational |
Pence changes tune on health care - Palladium-Item
 CBS News | Pence changes tune on health care Palladium-Item Despite President Obama's and congressional Democrats' initial compromise in not even proposing a single-payer health care system (or Medicare for all), despite their merely calling for a public option which would compete with insurance companies' ... More Pocono residents sound off on health care U.S. health care is tops - in costs | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/21/2010 Health care reform battle shifts to the states |
TB rate down in US, but drug-resistant cases rise elsewhere - Los Angeles Times
 TopNews United States | TB rate down in US, but drug-resistant cases rise elsewhere Los Angeles Times The CDC says tuberculosis prevalence dropped 11.8% last year, as the World Health Organization reports about 440000 multi-drug-resistant cases worldwide in 2008, a third of them fatal. By Thomas H. Maugh II Even with tuberculosis cases falling sharply ... Testing overseas may explain big drop in TB cases US Tuberculosis cases on the decline Screening of Immigrants for TB Leading to Declining Cases in United States |
Mass. tops nation in flu shots, report says - Boston Globe
 The Hindu | Mass. tops nation in flu shots, report says Boston Globe Massachusetts led the nation in vaccinating its residents against both swine flu and seasonal flu during fall and winter, according to a state report to be released tomorrow. Thirty-six percent of residents were inoculated against ... Flu shot fever cools off Next flu wave may not swell Study finds H1N1 flu in pregnancy is critical risk |
South Florida divide mirrors clash of Catholics nationwide - Palm Beach Post
 TopNews United States | South Florida divide mirrors clash of Catholics nationwide Palm Beach Post People opposed to the health care reform bill held signs and shouted slogans at the intersection of Military Trail and PGA Boulevard Saturday afternoon. People opposed to the health care reform bill (including a man named Mark, who did not wish to ... Nuns Back Bill Amid Broad Rift Over Whether It Limits Abortion Enough Health care overhaul fight exposes Catholic rift Holy War Erupts Among Catholics Over Abortion Language in Health Care Bill |
More children are 'extremely' obese than previously thought - New York Daily News
 New York Daily News | More children are 'extremely' obese than previously thought New York Daily News The number of children categorized as 'extremely obese' rose to 6.4% in a recent study - a number one researcher called 'scary.' American children are heavier than ever before, according to a new study. Not only are kids obese, ... Kids Not Only Obese, They're Extremely Obese Study: Extreme obesity affecting more children in US than ever before Extreme Obesity is Prevalent in Children and Adolescents |
Detectives discover new victims of HIV exposure - Shreveport Times
 LAist (blog) | Detectives discover new victims of HIV exposure Shreveport Times The case of a HIV-positive man accused of exposing people to HIV since 1996 has led to other possible victims as well as questions about how it was allegedly allowed to continue for at ... New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals Clergy Pushes HIV/AIDS Legislation on Capitol Hill Angola/ CPLP Establishes Research Network on HIV-AIDS |
FDA issues warning for high doses of Zocor - Reuters
 TopNews United States | FDA issues warning for high doses of Zocor Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients on the highest approved dose of the cholesterol-lowering drug Zocor may be at increased risk of muscle injury, US regulators warned on Friday. Made by Merck & Co and sold under the brand name Zocor, simvastatin is also ... FDA Warns of Zocor Risk to Muscles FDA Warns of Greater Muscle Risk From Zocor FDA: Statin Zocor causes muscle injury |
Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses global risk, World Health Organization says - Washington Post
 The Age | Drug-resistant tuberculosis poses global risk, World Health Organization says Washington Post The percentage of tuberculosis cases around the world resistant to two standard drugs remains low -- about 4 percent -- but is three to six times as high in the vast area that once encompassed the Soviet Union, according to a report ... Drug-resistant TB killed 150000 in 2008 Asia, Africa worst affected by tuberculosis--WHO Tuberculosis Patients Resistant to Drugs Worry Health Officials |
Tobacco faces new FDA marketing restrictions - Houston Chronicle
 ABC News | Tobacco faces new FDA marketing restrictions Houston Chronicle Tobacco companies led by Altria Group Inc. and Reynolds American Inc. were banned from marketing to young people under the US Food and Drug Administration's first moves in a decade to regulate the $80 ... Why the FDA's New Cigarette Ad Ban Is a Load of Old Smoke FDA Rolls Out New Rules to Prevent Under Aged Smoking FDA announces final rule restricting tobacco sales and promotion to youth |
