Diseases and Conditions

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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FDA warns of pneumonia risk with IV antibiotic

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:56:49 -0700
U.S. health officials warned Thursday about the risk of pneumonia with Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc's flagship antibiotic. Pneumonia - Health - Food and Drug Administration - Conditions and Diseases - Brittany Murphy
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WATCH: Universal Flu Shot Shows Promise

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:50:05 -0700
Researchers hope for this vaccine and other infectious disease breakthroughs. Infectious disease - Health - Influenza - Conditions and Diseases - Viral
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WATCH: Boston Med: Private Pain of Crohn's Disease

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:20:15 -0700
Dr. Berger operates on a young woman with a mysterious disease. Thursdays 10/9c. Crohn's disease - Inflammatory bowel disease - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Digestive Disorders
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Lack of funding threatens the future of HIV drug therapy in the developing world

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:00 -0700
Ten years ago, many experts thought you couldn't bring antiretroviral therapy to people with AIDS in poor countries. The drugs cost too much, there weren't enough doctors, the patients wouldn't take the medicines correctly, and the risk of creating a resistant virus was too high. HIV - AIDS - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Immune Disorders
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Research and Markets: American Health: Demographics and Spending of Health Care Consumers, 3rd Edition

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:09:43 -0700
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/66f1cf/american_health_d) has announced the addition of the "American Health: Demographics and Spending of Health Care Consumers, 3rd Edition" report to their offering. The third edition of American Health: Demographics and Spending of Health Care Consumers provides a ...
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GAO uncovers fraudulent ‘personalized’ supplements

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:57:32 -0700
In an undercover investigation, GAO purchased a variety of direct-to-consumer genetic tests, which claim to identify which health conditions consumers are at a high risk for.
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Toxic chemicals contribute to chronic disease epidemic: Health care sector leaders

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