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World Trade Center Responders Plagued With Asthma; 9/11 Responders Twice As Likely To Have Asthma
First responders who were
exposed to caustic dust and
toxic pollutants following
the 2001 World Trade Center
terrorist attacks suffer
... > full story
Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People
In hopes of preventing the
next global pandemic and a
possible death toll into the
millions, researchers have
launched an unprecedented
... > full story
Smoking Bans Reduce Risk Of Heart Attacks Associated With Secondhand Smoke
Smoking bans are effective
at reducing the risk of
heart attacks and heart
disease associated with
exposure to secondhand
... > full story
Patent Challenges Reduce Pharmaceutical Innovation And Productivity, Researchers Suggest
The recent surge in
Paragraph IV patent
challenges is decreasing the
incentives for
pharmaceutical innovation
... > full story
- World Trade Center Responders Plagued With Asthma; 9/11 Responders Twice As Likely To Have Asthma
- Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People
- Smoking Bans Reduce Risk Of Heart Attacks Associated With Secondhand Smoke
- Patent Challenges Reduce Pharmaceutical Innovation And Productivity, Researchers Suggest
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Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns May Be Undermined By Coincidental Medical Events
November 6, 2009 — The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns -- like that now underway for H1N1 -- could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with ... > full story -
All Dressed-up And Nowhere To Go: Inappropriate Clothing Prevents Children Playing Outside
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Prevention Experts Urge Modification To 2009 H1N1 Guidance For Health Care Workers
November 6, 2009 — Three leading scientific organizations specializing in infectious diseases prevention issued a letter to President Obama November 6 expressing their significant concern with current federal guidance ... > full story -
Health-care Debate Linked To Risk Of Dying In US And Europe
November 6, 2009 — A new Web site allows users to explore differences in the probability of dying across European countries and the US states for men and women of different ages and ... > full story -
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SNM Applauds House Action To Build Medical Isotopes Reactor In The US
November 6, 2009 — SNM applauds the US House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276 -- the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of ... > full story -
Big Air Pollution Impacts On Local Communities: Traffic Corridors Major Contributors To Illness From Childhood Asthma
November 5, 2009 — Heavy traffic corridors in the cities of Long Beach and Riverside are responsible for a significant proportion of preventable childhood asthma, and the true impact of air pollution and ship emissions ... > full story -
Cancer Patients Want Honesty, Compassion From Their Oncologist
November 5, 2009 — What do patients want from their radiation oncologists? The most significant preference is that more than one-third of female cancer patients (37 percent) prefer to have their hands held by their ... > full story
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