Reuters – A health reform bill with a government-run insurance option faced an uncertain future in the Senate on Tuesday, with many centrist Democrats uncommitted and Senator Joe Lieberman strongly opposed.
Reuters – The U.S. government may end up throwing away unused doses of swine flu vaccine if people cannot get it soon enough, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.
Reuters – Animal data suggests a proposed Human Genome Sciences Inc drug may help people exposed to anthrax but more study is needed to show the treatment adds benefit beyond antibiotics alone, a U.S. advisory panel said on Tuesday.
AP – Democratic moderates who control the balance of power on health care legislation balked Tuesday at a government-run insurance option for millions of Americans, underscoring the enormity of the challenge confronting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid one day after he unveiled the plan as a consensus product.
AFP – The sudden death over the weekend of an otherwise healthy teenage boy after he contracted the swine flu prompted Canadian officials Tuesday to speed up A(H1N1) immunizations.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — New research provides the
first hard evidence that the characteristic snorting and gasping of sleep
apnea can spur potentially fatal heartbeat abnormalities.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes are especially prone to
foot problems, so it’s important to take good care of your feet and
inspect them frequently.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — New mothers may be so consumed with their
newborns that they forget the ordeal of childbirth. How quickly their
bodies actually recover is another story.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are reporting that
eight weeks of treatment with large doses of vitamin D2 can eliminate
vitamin D deficiency, and twice-monthly doses can keep the condition at
bay for up to six years.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — Americans’ exposure to
radiation from medical procedures has exploded over the past few decades,
to six times the level of 1980, a new report shows.