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Friday May 09th, 2008, 17:40:52 GMT
TV
ABC News: Health  Fri, 09 May 2008 11:13:07 -0400
 Bedbugs May Be Biting NYC Commuters
 'It Makes Me Crazy': Woman Can't Forget
 Physician, Kill Thyself? Docs Excel at Suicide
 The Truth Behind Drug Ads
 This Is Your Brain on Ethics

Health News: CBSNews.com   Fri, 09 May 2008 08:30:02 EDT
 Drugs, Depression A Perilous Mix For Teens
 Medical Expertise Ups Suicide Risk For MDs
 New Guidelines For Osteoporosis In Men
 Withdrawal Symptoms From Smoking Pot?
 Ginseng May Help Treat Schizophrenia

FOXNews.com  Fri, 09 May 2008 10:40:04 EST
 1.5M Cyclone Survivors Face Serious Health Risks
 FOXSexpert: The Pros and Cons of 'Living in Sin'
 Teen Gets MRSA From Lip-Piercing Attempt, Almost Dies
 Happy Mother's Day: Woman Pregnant With 18th Child
 Feds: Teen Pot Use May Lead to Mental Illness, Dependency

MSNBC.com: Health 
 Love and loss bind my ‘other mother’ and me
 Depressed teens more likely to try pot
 Mama and her mini-me
 New health woes as China grows richer
 Newsweek: New Yorkers digest calories on menus

CNN.com - Health  Mon, 05 May 2008 14:32:16 EDT
 Turning 50 prompts 75-pound weight loss
 Build a better salad with healthy add-ins
 Sex show host ending program
 Virus in China kills 28 children in China
 Seven vaccines you need right now

Newspapers
Metro News | ajc.com  Fri, 9 May 2008 11:10:52 EDT
 Permits for new homes continue to dwindle
 MARTA eliminates 180 jobs; no cuts in service, official says
 Fulton students who fail state test are not allowed in commencement
 Emory to host breast cancer forum
 U.N. leader makes stop to see King papers

L.A. Times - Health  Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700
  Medicare targets marketing abuses with rules proposal
  Orange County Grand Jury urges restaurant grading system
  China battles deadly EV-71 virus
  EPA may decide not to limit the amount of a toxin in water supplies
  Healthcare costs pinch employers

NYT > Health  Fri, 09 May 2008 05:39:06 GMT
 Magazine Preview: The Uneven Playing Field
 Personal Best: For Peak Performance, 3 Is Not Better Than 1
 Group Urges F.D.A. to Take Contraceptive Off Market
 Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Under New Rules
 $271 Million for Research on Stem Cells in California

Web
Google News - Health  Thu, 08 May 2008 19:16:52 GMT
 Death Toll from Child Virus Hits 34 in China - Voice of America
 Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics - Washington Post
 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say - The Associated Press
 Harm from Smoking Reversible Over Time - Voice of America
 Hard Sell to Medicare Insurance Buyers Would Get Softer Under New ... - New York Times

Yahoo! News: Health News  Fri, 09 May 2008 10:21:01 GMT
 Feds: Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness (AP)
 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say (AP)
 US offering to help China in fight against viral infection (AP)
 Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors (AP)
 More than half of US diabetics have arthritis (AP)

Wire
AP Top Health News At 10:08 a.m. EDT  Fri, 09 May 2008 14:22:08 GMT
 Drugs, teens, pot are dangerous mix
 77 more hepatitis cases may trace to clinic, officials say
 US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
 Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors
 More than half of US diabetics have arthritis

NewsTrack - Health - UPI.com  Thu, 08 May 2008 22:41:03 -0400
 High fat diet linked to prostate cancer
 Victim often knows sexual attacker
 Class Socratic method develops thinking
 Vitamin D makes kidney disease less deadly
 Adult stem cells safe in gene therapy

Reuters: Health News  Thu, 08 May 2008 21:37:19 -0400
 Cool kids can help others avoid smoking: study
 Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says
 Free AIDS drugs slash death rate in Malawi study
 New health woes as China moves from famine to feast
 Americans still unclear about stroke warning signs

Magazines
TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Thu, 08 May 2008 19:10:00 EST
 Taxing Jobs Pay Off in the End
 Adoptees More Likely to be Troubled
 The Case for Government, Minus the Politics
 Millions of Americans in Chronic Pain
 How David Blaine Held His Breath

U.S. News  Thu, 08 May 2008 17:36:00 -0400
 Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
 Nebraska Primary Facts and Figures
 Sezmi Will Aim Ads at Individual Viewers
 Parents Are More Web-Wary Than Teachers
 Blog Buzz: Race in the Race, Hillary’s Future, and McCain’s Preacher Probs

Medical Journals
New England Journal of Medicine  2008-04-27T13:20:17-07:00
 EARLY RELEASE: Contaminated Heparin Associated with Adverse Clinical Events and Activation of the Contact System
 EARLY RELEASE: Preliminary Results of Gene Therapy for Retinal Degeneration
 EARLY RELEASE: Brief Report: Effect of Gene Therapy on Visual Function in Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
 EARLY RELEASE: Brief Report: Safety and Efficacy of Gene Transfer for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis
 EARLY RELEASE: Bona Fide Genetic Associations with Bone Mineral Density

American Medical News 
 NPI deadline: Insurers won't pay claims with old IDs after May 23
 Doctor disciplinary actions down for 3rd year
 Rulings limit patients' ability to sue device firms, drugmakers
 CMS seeks to add 9 hospital-acquired conditions to no-pay list
 Oregon still stands alone: Ten years of physician-assisted suicide

JAMA current issue  2008-05-06
 CLINICAL CROSSROADS: A 40-Year-Old Woman With Diabetes Contemplating Pregnancy After Gastric Bypass Surgery
 EDITORIAL: The Future of Clinical Trials Evaluating Blood Substitutes
 REVIEW: Cell-Free Hemoglobin-Based Blood Substitutes and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Death: A Meta-analysis
 THIS WEEK IN JAMA: This Week in JAMA
 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Effect of Folic Acid and B Vitamins on Risk of Cardiovascular Events and Total Mortality Among Women at High Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Randomized Trial

PEDIATRICS current issue  2008-05-01
 Achievement of Targeted Saturation Values in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates Resuscitated With Low or High Oxygen Concentrations: A Prospective, Randomized Trial
 Pulse Oxygen Saturation Levels and Arterial Oxygen Tension Values in Newborns Receiving Oxygen Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Is 85% to 93% an Acceptable Range?