Calcium Supplements May Up Heart Attack Risk
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:51:11 -0700
Prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, adds 4 months to life, at a pricetag of $100K. Sipuleucel-T - Cancer - Cancer vaccine - Health - Conditions and Diseases
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Health insurer 2Q profits rise as flu threat fades
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:21:07 -0700
Last fall's swine flu scare has helped health insurer profits in this year's second quarter by preventing expensive medical claims and creating healthy amounts of unspent reserves. The scare fizzled for the most part, but it motivated people to get vaccines,... Health - Health insurance - Infectious Diseases - Conditions and Diseases - 2009 flu pandemic
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Coordinated Response Needed To Manage The Health Threats Of Climate Change, Australia
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:10:20 -0700
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that Australia needs a National Strategy for Climate Change and Health to respond effectively to the health impacts of climate change. The 2009 State of the Climate report, released today by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, confirmed that the past decade was the warmest on record and that the Earth has been growing warmer in the past 50 ...
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