tweetleaks @ 7:40 AM on September 3, 2010
New York Daily NewsIndonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habitThe Associated PressJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal — who smoked up to two packs a day — puffing away ci…
tweetleaks @ 6:30 AM on September 3, 2010
ABC OnlineMichael Douglas diagnosed with throat cancerFood ConsumerMichael Douglas, an American award-winning actor and producer, said on David Letterman's "Late Show" On Tuesday night that he was diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer earl…
tweetleaks @ 4:10 AM on September 3, 2010
Kansas City StarEgg buyers consider own rules on safetyDesMoinesRegister.comWashington, DC – The egg recall left officials at Costco Wholesale Corp. scratching their heads. How had inspectors for Costco, who looked over the northeast Iowa farm where th…
tweetleaks @ 2:05 AM on September 3, 2010
Reuters IndiaUS medical programs missing millions of kids -reportReutersWASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) – An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but wer…
tweetleaks @ 6:18 PM on September 2, 2010
Telegraph.co.ukCommon bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer riskReutersLONDON (Reuters) – People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of th…
tweetleaks @ 5:27 PM on September 2, 2010
TopNews Singapore (press release)Prescription Drug Use on the Rise in USWebMDSept. 2, 2010 — Prescription drug use in the US has been rising steadily in the past decade and the trend shows no signs of slowing, the CDC says in a new report. The study, …
tweetleaks @ 2:01 PM on September 2, 2010
Kansas City StarExperimental Novartis drug shows malaria promiseReutersZambian villagers display a mosquito net in Matongo village, about 60 km (37 miles) from Livingstone, April 23, 2008. By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) – An experimental Novartis dru…
tweetleaks @ 1:39 PM on September 2, 2010
Minyanville.comFood safety groups slam USDA egg graders at farms in recallUSA TodayBy Robert F. Bukaty, AP By Alison Young, USA TODAY US Department of Agriculture staff regularly on site at two Iowa egg processors implicated in a national salmonella ou…
tweetleaks @ 11:03 AM on September 2, 2010
USA TodayDouble-hand transplant patient hopes for return to his careerLouisville Courier-JournalDr. Richard Edwards Jr., who received the region's first double hand transplant last week, slowly curled the fingers of his new left hand to make a fist…
tweetleaks @ 10:44 AM on September 2, 2010
Smart Business NetworkWash. begins enrolling companies in health programBusinessWeekA new Washington state program that offers health insurance to small businesses has begun signing up members. It's called the Health Insurance Partnership. Enrollme…
