1. Haiti - Irene : Sustained winds of 160 km/h 23 minutes ago   permalink

Haiti - Irene : Sustained winds of 160 km/h
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This Tuesday to 7am, Irene is located to 20.6 degrees north and 70.6 degrees West, is currently moving at 17 km/h (10 mph) along a trajectory West Northwest, its center is currently located 191 km (119 mi) Northeast of Cap Haitien. This motion is expected to continue through tonight, followed by a turn toward the northwest on wednesday.

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2. KU professor to create patient-friendly lung cancer treatment 2 hours ago   permalink

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A Kansas State University professor is trying to create a patient-friendly treatment to help the more than 220,000 people who are diagnosed with lung cancer each year.

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KU professor to create patient-friendly lung cancer treatment UH Researchers Explore Treatments for Breast and Colon Cancers   —  (HealthNewsDigest.com) - University of Houston (UH) researchers have their sights set on developing possible treatments for breast and colon cancer.

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Putting the Patient's Quality of Life First in Cancer Care   —  (HealthNewsDigest.com) - BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 22, 2011 -- Being diagnosed with cancer can be devastating, and the treatment can take its toll in physical, emotional, social, and even spiritual ways. Palliative care providers can lessen the suffering cancer brings to patients and their families--both during treatment and at the end of life. Many ...

3. Philippines: 77 dengue deaths in Metro Manila 28 minutes ago   permalink

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Via ABS-CBN News: 77 deaths in M. Manila due to dengue - DOH. Excerpt: The number of deaths due to dengue in Metro Manila has reached 77, a health official said on Tuesday. Department of Health (DOH) Metro Manila Director...

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Philippines: 77 dengue deaths in Metro Manila DoH 7 issues dengue alert   —  CEBU CITY, Cebu, Philippines – Due to the onset of the rainy season, the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DoH 7) has issued a stern warning to residents regarding the possible rise of dengue cases in the region.

4. Concentrated HIV Epidemics Emerging Among MSM In Middle East, North Africa, Study Shows 2 hours ago   permalink

Concentrated HIV Epidemics Emerging Among MSM In Middle East, North Africa, Study Shows
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Concentrated HIV epidemics are emerging among men who have sex with men in the Middle East and North Africa, "and high levels of risky sexual behavior threaten to spread the AIDS virus further in the region, researchers said Tuesday" in a study published in PLoS Medicine, Reuters reports. The researchers "found evidence for concentrated HIV ...

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HIV In The Middle East And North Africa: Hidden 'Behind A Veil'?   —  HIV In The Middle East And North Africa: Hidden 'Behind A Veil'? NPR - August 22, 2011 Linda Thrasybule HIV epidemics are emerging among men who have sex with men in the Middle East and North Africa, researchers say. It's a region where HIV/AIDS isn't well understood, or studied. More than 5 percent of men who have sex with men are infected by ...

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New Fact sheet: HIV Expanded Testing Program   —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1,178,350 Americans are living with HIV; of those, approximately 240,000 are unaware of their HIV-positive status. Increasing the number of persons who are aware of their status is a critical strategy for preventing HIV infections. As of 2008, over half a million African ...

5. High-salt diets with low physical activity can impact brain health in older adults 2 hours ago   permalink

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Older adults who lead sedentary lifestyles and consume a lot of sodium in their diet may be putting themselves at risk for more than just heart disease.

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Too Much Salt In Diet And Too Little Exercise Increases Risk Of Cognitive Decline In Seniors   —  Older adults who lead sedentary lifestyles and consume a lot of sodium in their diet may be putting themselves at risk for more than just heart disease. A study led by researchers at Baycrest in Toronto - in collaboration with colleagues at the Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal, McGill University and the Universite de Sherbrooke - ...

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High-salt diets with low physical activity can impact brain health in older adults Marriage helps survival after heart surgery   —  Marriage is thought to have a number of health benefits, including greater longevity, less stress, and a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and depression.

6. Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens 2 hours ago   permalink

Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens
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If you haven't worried about back-to-school shots since your tween or teen was entering kindergarten, better put vaccines on the to-do list. Older kids need a few new immunizations starting at age 11, including a shot to guard against the worrisome resurgence of whooping cough. And for the first time this year, 16-year-olds are supposed to get a ...

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Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens   —  AP - Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot?

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Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens Back-to-school can mean vaccines for tweens, teens   —  Backpack. Notebooks. Whooping cough shot?

7. Supergerms, Hitching a Ride On Board Final Shuttle: Studying Why Bacteria Thrives in Outer Space 3 hours ago   permalink

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Spacecraft are cozy places for earthly bacteria, but NASA is fighting back with a new experiment -- scheduled to take flight with the final shuttle

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With the End of the Shuttle Era, Soyuz Is America's No-Frills Ride to Space   —  For 30 years, U.S. astronauts have taken a Cadillac to orbit. No more

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Atlantis Shuttle Launch a Success for NASA Space Program   —  An estimated 1 million people from across the U.S. crowded the space coast to watch the final liftoff of the final space shuttle, Atlantis. The entire million went home happy

8. Climate change and children's health 2 hours ago   permalink

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Purpose of review: To present the latest data that demonstrate how climate change affects children's health and to identify the principal ways in which climate change puts children's health at risk.

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New Iceland current could sway N. Atlantic climate   —  WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - A newly discovered deep, cold current flowing off Iceland's coast may reveal that the North Atlantic is less sensitive to climate change than previously thought, researchers reported on Sunday.

9. Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback 2 hours ago   permalink

Gaddafi son rallies loyalists for Tripoli fightback
Reuters

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A son of Muammar Gaddafi, previously reported captured, made a surprise appearance with jubilant supporters in Tripoli overnight, urging loyalists to fight off rebels who say they control most of the Libyan capital.

10. Modest euro zone, Chinese data lift euro, stocks 2 hours ago   permalink

Modest euro zone, Chinese data lift euro, stocks
Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - World stocks, the euro and commodity prices rose on Tuesday, after gauges of Chinese and euro zone economic activity came in less gloomy than feared, encouraging investors to dip back into the market after a recent sharp selloff on global growth concerns.

11. Pear, VeraLight partner to distribute SCOUT DS device in pharmacies across Canada 2 hours ago   permalink

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VeraLight Inc., the first company to develop an optical skin measurement for noninvasive diabetes screening, and Pear Healthcare Solutions Inc., a leading provider of in-pharmacy health screening and education services, today announced an agreement for the distribution of the SCOUT DS device in pharmacies across Canada.

12. Dr. Jaspreet Dosanjh Joins BioSurplus as Product Marketing Manager 2 hours ago   permalink

Dr. Jaspreet Dosanjh Joins BioSurplus as Product Marketing Manager
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SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BioSurplus announced today that Dr. Jaspreet Dosanjh has joined the company as product marketing manager. With this welcome addition to the team, the company increases its resources in the areas of customer education, expert valuation, and...

13. Learning ZoneXpress releases four DVDs based on USDA's MyPlate nutrition initiative 2 hours ago   permalink

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Learning ZoneXpress, the leading producer of health and nutrition education materials in the U.S., has just released a series of four (4) dynamic DVDs based on the USDA's new nutrition initiative.

14. Phadia lanza Phadia 2500 y Phadia 5000, un rango de soluciones para el diagnóstico de la alergia y la autoinmunidad 2 hours ago   permalink

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UPPSALA, Suecia, August 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Instrumentos de alta capacidad, que combinan pruebas de alergia y autoinmunidad en tecnología demostrada Phadia para fiabilidad Phadia, el líder global en diagnósticos de enfermedades relacionadas con...

15. Helsinn begins enrollment in anamorelin Phase III trial for NSCLC-associated anorexia/cachexia 2 hours ago   permalink

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Helsinn, a Swiss-based pharmaceutical company, announced today that its US subsidiary, Helsinn Therapeutics, has enrolled the first patient in the company's pivotal Phase III clinical program of anamorelin HCl for the treatment of anorexia/cachexia in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

16. MLB Star Pitcher C.J. Wilson Teams Up With The Partnership at Drugfree.org to Encourage Healthy Play 2 hours ago   permalink

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NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Texas Rangers' All-Star pitcher and philanthropist C.J. Wilson is partnering with The Partnership at Drugfree.org to promote the importance of a drug-free lifestyle and practice of healthy competition with a digital and grassroots effort,...

17. Julia Bradbury pregnant: 'I wasn't sure I'd ever realise my ambition to be a mother' 2 hours ago   permalink

Julia Bradbury pregnant: 'I wasn't sure I'd ever realise my ambition to be a mother'
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The Countryfile presenter, 41, on having endometriosis, not succumbing to plastic surgery and why she wouldn't want to live forever.

18. I was crippled by arthritis until a tiny cushion in my back let me walk tall again 2 hours ago   permalink

I was crippled by arthritis until a tiny cushion in my back let me walk tall again
Editorial / Health

About 8.5 million people in Britain suffer with back pain caused by arthritis in the spine. Teri Honeyfield was virtually housebound until she had a new operation.

19. Physicians need to get used to immediate feedback online 2 hours ago   permalink

Physicians need to get used to immediate feedback online
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One of the shocking and sobering aspects of social media  is the vast amount of contemporaneous value judging now pouring forth from those small devices. Electronically empowered consumers rate everything. It’s just part of the perceived fun of being connected. Sites such as Yelp have become a major source of consumer information for ...

20. Avant Healthcare Marketing Announces West Coast Expansion 2 hours ago   permalink

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CARMEL, Ind., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After several years of successful partnerships with California-based biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device firms, Avant Healthcare Marketing has opened offices on the West Coast, marking the beginning of a long-term expansion for the...