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HIV/AIDS Medication Wait List (EDGEonth Health/Fitness Feed)
As of February 3rd, approximately 6,001 people in 10 states have been placed on AIDS Drugs Assistance Program waiting lists and are quickly loosing access to life-saving HIV/AIDS medications.

Answering critics, Sebelius vows to ensure long-term care program is financially viable
Answering critics, Sebelius vows to ensure long-term care program is financially viable (WXMI)
The Obama administration is working aggressively to fend off critics of the CLASS Act, a voluntary insurance program created by the new health law to help individuals who require long-term care remain in the community.

Fame doesn't protect movie stars from stroke risk (Black Hills Bandit)
Hollywood trivia quiz: What do Sharon Stone, Dudley Moore, James Garner and Elizabeth Taylor have in common besides an Oscar nomination? All have suffered strokes, a reminder that money and fame can't insulate you from a health risk that much can be done to prevent, researchers said Thursday.

Fruits and veggies may not lower kids' allergy risk (Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV)
Eating more fruits and vegetables may not protect children from developing allergies, according to a large Swedish study that questions earlier hints of benefit.

Philip Morris Int'l 4Q net income rises 15 pct (Victoria Advocate)
Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. says its net income grew 15 percent in the fourth quarter as it sold more cigarettes at higher prices.

Oregon dog to get stem cells to help heal hip (Telegram & Gazette)
A former Oregon military dog that did two tours of duty sniffing out bombs in Iraq is going to receive stem cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis in his hips.

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Study Suggests How To Reduce Risky Behavior During Spring Break (MediLexicon)
Main Category: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Also Included In: Sexual Health / STDs College students who arrange with friends to "get their backs" are less likely to engage in risky spring break behavior, according to a new study.

Final Data Shows Experimental Agent Better Than Aspirin At Preventing ... (MediLexicon)
A new anti-clotting agent is vastly superior to aspirin at reducing stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients unable to take stronger drugs, according to final data reported today at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011.

GPU-Powered Science And Innovation Drive GPU Technology Conference 2011 (MediLexicon)
Main Category: Conferences Also Included In: IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 11 Feb 2011 NVIDIA announced that the third annual GPU Technology Conference will return to San Jose's McEnery Convention Center from Oct.

239m Spent on swine flu vaccine (Grantham Today)
The Government spent A 239 million on swine flu vaccine, official figures show. The Information Commissioner's Office ordered the Department of Health to release the data after it failed to comply with a freedom of information request.

Incest Inadvertently Revealed By DNA Analysis Raises Legal And Social Issues (MediLexicon)
Analyzing children's DNA to diagnose developmental disabilities and congenital anomalies can inadvertently reveal that some were conceived through incest, raising ethical, social and legal issues that the institutions and scientists involved must deal with, said US researchers in a report published in The Lancet this week.

Heat Therapy Could Treat Parasitic Skin Disease (MediLexicon)
Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Dermatology Article Date: 11 Feb 2011 Scientists are hoping that heat therapy could eventually replace a complex drug regimen as the first-line treatment of a parasitic skin infection common in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

Pharmacists Have Key Role In Improving Health Outcomes, Australia (MediLexicon)
A renewed focus on identifying and tackling health problems in the community as part of the Government's refined health-care reform package, has been welcomed by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, whose Acting President, Grant Kardachi, said pharmacists were ideally placed to play a pivotal role in addressing health issues in the community.

Burgess Introduces MIND Act To Establish Alzheimer's Research Bonds (MediLexicon)
When President Reagan announced that he had Alzheimer's 4 million Americans suffered from the disease.

Apixaban Better Than Aspirin In Reducing Stroke & Systemic Embolism... (MediLexicon)
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Pfizer Inc. announced the publication of the full results of the AVERROES study of apixaban in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Put That Out: E-Cigs Not Allowed On US Flights (10News)
The U.S. Department of Transportation says the use of smokeless electronic cigarettes on airplanes is prohibited and plans to issue an official ban this spring, according to a letter from Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood obtained by The Associated Press.

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