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For Sunday, May. 15, 2011

Yahoo! News: Health News

 Zurich voters keep 'suicide tourism' alive (AP)

 China gives press more freedom — for food safety (AP)

 India court orders 2-month ban on pesticide, study (AP)

 Heavy Smoking Tied to Advanced Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)

 Agent Orange Linked to Kidney Cancer: Study (HealthDay)

 Why Are Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh Against Strong Women in Politics? (ContributorNetwork)

 Scientists find "master switch" gene for obesity (Reuters)

 Poor Sleep Tied to Incontinence, Impotence (HealthDay)




NYT Health News

 Dessert, Laid-Back and Legal

 Foods With Benefits, or So They Say

 Studied: Rejection May Hurt More Than Feelings

 New Jersey Dining | Gluten-Free: Eating Out Gets Easier for Celiac Patients

 Health Insurers Making Record Profits as Many Postpone Care

 Merck’s Hepatitis C Drug Wins F.D.A. Approval

 Reporter's File: When Sinus Problems Won’t Go Away

 Recipes for Health: Beet Greens, Green Garlic and Barley Gratin

BBC Health News

 Swiss vote backs assisted suicide

 Malaria blocks 'super-infection'

 Drugs 'reduce' HIV transmission

 Twitter boost for Japan doctors

 Sickle cell drug 'helps children'

 Monkey HIV vaccine 'effective'

 Rise in number of 'legal highs'

 Selenium 'does not stop cancer'
Reuters: Top News

 France in shock as IMF chief charged with sex assault

 Louisiana bayou towns brace for flooding impact

 Israel-Palestinian violence erupts on three borders

 McConnell rejects higher taxes on oil firms

 Citi CEO addresses MBA grads on post-crisis rehab tour

 Maple Group proposes C$3.6 bln for TMX

 Boehner says ready to cut budget deal today

 Pakistani charged in U.S. over Taliban support denies link
WebMD Health

 Household Germs Hide in Unexpected Spots

 New Hepatitis C Drug Victrelis (Bocepravir) Approved by FDA

 Metal Hip Replacements: Toxic Effects?

 Nicotine-Free 'Fake' Cigarettes May Help Smokers Quit

 Chronic Pain of Fibromyalgia Takes Toll on Everyday Life

 Alzheimer's Caregivers May Be at Risk for Dementia

 Keeping Your Marriage Strong -- Even With Kids

 Female Intimate Grooming: Douching, Bikini Line Waxing, Shaving, and More


CNN.com - Health

 He dropped 58 pounds in challenge

 Teach your child to save a life

 Hoax targets Missouri coal company

 Face transplant patient ready to go home

 A safe place to drink?

 'Sex, drugs and rocky road'

 The 'crippling prison' of OCD

 Autism estimates may rise
Food and Drug Administration--Press Releases

 FDA: No compre medicamentos comercializados como suplementos nutricionales antimicrobianos

 FDA: Don’t buy drugs marketed as antimicrobial dietary supplements

 FDA warns about counterfeit ExtenZe dietary supplements

 FDA approves Victrelis for Hepatitis C

 FDA seeks permanent injunction against Tennessee food warehouses, owner

 Consumers warned to avoid eating oysters from area 1642 in Apalachicola Bay, Florida

 FDA requests input on development of user fee program for biosimilar and interchangeable biological products

 FDA clears first test to quickly diagnose and distinguish MRSA and MSSA
FDA Recalls

 CORRECTING and REPLACING Mann Packing Reissues and Expands Voluntary Recall of Party Trays and Snacks On The Go Items Containing Grape Tomatoes

 Cinderella Sweets Issues Allergy Alert Passover Cookies with a Notation on the Packaging Stating “Egg Free”

 Phoenix Import & Distribution Announces Recall Of Pentrexyl Forte Natural

 Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Announces Voluntary Regional Recall Of Entenmann’s Bagged Pop’ems Donuts And Bimbo 8 Pack Donitas Donuts Due To Off-Smell And Possible Mold Growth

 Oberweis Dairy Issues Voluntary Allergen Alert on Undeclared Egg in Brownie Fudge Twirl Ice Cream Quarts

 Mann Packing Reissues And Expands Voluntary Recall Of Party Trays And Snacks On The Go Items Containing Grape Tomatoes

 Goodness Gardens, Inc. Recalls Chives Lot # 0201111 Because of Possible Health Risk

 Doctor's CarbRite Diet Expands Allergy Alert on Certain Flavored Bars
British Medical Journal

 Health and safety of sex workers

 Food and Drug Administration: on the examining table

 Drug company tries to suppress internal memos

 Andrew Wakefield drops libel case against TV company

 Medical emergencies in conflict areas are often ignored

 New WHO chief calls for better preparations for flu pandemic

 Most cancers in Europe are avoidable

 Influential nutritional research is often funded by industry



National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases

 Altruistic decision making focus of NIDA's Addiction Science Award

 NIH-funded study finds sickle cell treatment safe for young children

 Healthy Vision Month, May 2011

 Treating HIV-infected people with antiretrovirals significantly reduces transmission to partners

 National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day May 18, 2011

 NIH, MusiCares, GRAMMY Foundation announce 2011 Teen contest

 Martha J. Somerman, D.D.S., Ph.D., named director of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

 World Asthma Day: NIH research advances help people with asthma




Yahoo! News: Science News

 Endeavour ready to go; Giffords arrives to watch (AP)

 Why space shuttle fleet is retiring, what's next (AP)

 Mars landing sites narrowed down to final 4 (AP)

 Northwest power surplus may halt wind energy (AP)

 Self-Compassion: The Most Important Life Skill? (LiveScience.com)

 EPA Says Pennsylvania Gas Shortage Unlikely (ContributorNetwork)

 McConnell rejects higher taxes on oil firms (Reuters)

 Endeavour poised for next-to-last US shuttle flight (AFP)


Nature Biotech

 WHO to decide fate of smallpox stocks

 What is the human genome worth?

 California ponders cell-banking venture

 Education: Rethinking PhDs

 Grants aim to fight malnutrition

 Seven days: 8–14 April 2011

 Antarctic microbes live life to the extreme

 Melanoma drug wins US approval
Nature News

 Bacteria helped early animals to breathe

 Reprogrammed cells trigger immune reactions in mice

 Why Mississippi floods were expected

 WHO to decide fate of smallpox stocks

 Test measures spark of consciousness

 United States investigates fracking safety

 Reprogrammed cells repair damaged livers

 The evolutionary tree of fungi grows a new branch
New Scientist - Online News

 Oxygen oases saved first animals from asphyxiation

 Childhood leukaemia linked to mosquito bites

 Amateur captures glittering all-sky view of the cosmos

 Super-accurate clocks emerge from 'heat haze'

 Antiviral drugs stop HIV spreading to sexual partners

 Today on New Scientist: 13 May 2011

 Stem cell setback as mice reject own tissue

 Human-powered helicopter takes flight... just
Wired: Med-Tech

 Storyboard: Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness

 Bespoke Innovations Makes Beautiful, Custom Prosthetic Legs

 Mirror-Image Cells Could Transform Science — or Kill Us All

 Wired Designs a Lab Report You Can Actually Understand

 Science Funding for the Little Guys

 Gallery: Military's Freakiest Medical Projects

 All Natural: The Breast-Case Scenario for Stem Cell Medicine

 X-Ray Pinup Girls Are Just Pixels (NSFW?)
Wired Top Stories

 Ways to Watch The Next-to-Last Shuttle Launch

 What Green Technology Could Save the World?

 Sony Begins Gradual Restoration of PlayStation Network

 Artist Creates Intricate Portraits Out of Old Maps

 Houdini's Letter, Mary Shelley's Hair Among New York Public Library's Artifacts

 How Google Chromebook Will Feel For Music Fans

 Fire Organ Fuels Trimpin's Concentration Camp Opera

 Shipping Containers Become Mobile Mini Theaters
Gizmodo

 This Week's Best Apps [Apps]

 The Week's Best iPad Apps [Video]

 The Week's Best Android Apps [Video]

 The Week's Best iPhone Apps [Video]

 Use Leftover Bacon Drippings to Make an Oil Lamp [Clever Uses]

 Cats in Tanks Wreak Pure Havoc [Video]

 It Is Officially the Worst Allergy Season Ever [Allergies]

 Mac OS X Lion's Safari Reading List Competing Directly with Instapaper [Os X]
Boing Boing

 Minuscule standard serving sizes considered harmful

 Texas close to banning TSA searches, TSA invents desperate new constitutional interpretations

 Syrian dissidents use donkeys to smuggle videos to Jordan

 Anti-graffiti NYC politician wants to ban fat cap spraycan adapters

 Walter John Williams uses pirate ebooks to rescue his backlist

 Disney World Tiki Room to be restored to original glory?

 Dancing anti-gravity plastic balls: happy!

 Safety Maps: where should we meet in a disaster?
Slashdot

 Search For Alien Life On 86 Planets Begins

 Syrians Using Donkeys Instead of DSL After Gov't Shuts Down Internet

 NASA's Underwater Training Facility

 Amazon Servers Used In Sony Playstation Hack

 Japan Widens Evacuation Zone Around Fukushima

 Endeavour Launch Now Slated For Monday

 The Rules of Thumb For Tech Purchasing

 New Privacy Laws In Asia May Cripple Data-Centric Outsourcing
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