Childhood abuse 'quickens ageing'
2009-11-20 21:21:14 - Physical or emotional abuse during childhood could speed up the body's ageing process, US research suggests.

No Time For Complacency On Swine Flu - Australian Medical Association
2009-11-20 20:00:06 - AMA Vice President, Dr Steve Hambleton, said today that the AMA is encouraging people to visit their GP to be immunised against swine flu. It has been reported that there are still far too many Australians who have not been vaccinated to protect themselves from the virus.

Certain Antibiotics Birth Defect Risk: Penicillin Safest
2009-11-20 19:55:05 - The antibiotics pregnant women are most likely to be prescribed, the penicillins and erythromycins, appeared to be safe....

Out-Of-County Patients Cost Stroger Hospital $50M
2009-11-20 19:22:27 - They come from miles away for free treatment at Stroger Hospital, and if you live in Cook County, you're paying for it. And it's not just in Illinois. Doctors and hospitals from all over the Midwest are telling patients without insurance to go to Stroger. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports.

Blind see again with bionic eye
2009-11-20 19:21:44 - BLIND people are being helped to see again with a "bionic" eye.

CDC: Why Extended Family Caregivers Should Get Vaccinated
2009-11-20 19:02:03 - Pres. Barack Obama declared the H1N1 flu outbreak a national emergency, and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) held a briefing for ethnic news media in order to debunk fears about flu shots and encourage mass vaccinations.

FDA Cracks Down on Web Sites Selling Unapproved Drugs
2009-11-20 18:30:40 - 136 operators get warnings on their activities

Advice For Less-Frequent Pap Smears Stirs Debate
2009-11-20 18:21:33 - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.

Public Health Significance of Virus Mutation detected in Norway
2009-11-20 17:55:16 - The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed WHO of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from the first two fatal cases of pandemic influenza in the country and one patient with severe illness.

Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet
2009-11-20 17:28:16 - The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.

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