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One more case of whooping cough has been diagnosed at the East Bay Waldorf School in El Sobrante, bringing the total number of people infected in a recent outbreak of the highly contagious lung disease at the ... via NBC11.com

"With the side effects of these drugs, people shouldn't be taking them for this reason."

Results from a large government experiment are dimming hopes that two common painkillers can prevent Alzheimer's disease or slow mental decline in older people.

The arthritis drug Celebrex and the over-the-counter painkiller Aleve showed no benefit on thinking skills, new findings show. Earlier results from the same research showed the two drugs didn't prevent Alzheimer's, at least in the short term.

The experiment was halted several years early in 2004 when heart risks turned up in a separate study on Celebrex. Researchers also had noticed more heart attacks and strokes in the people taking Aleve in the Alzheimer's prevention study. Read more

Acne Not Just a Problem for Teenagers via ClipSyndicate

"With face recognition, so long as you've got some change and you are an adult, you can buy cigarettes like before. The problem of minors borrowing (identification) cards to purchase cigarettes could be avoided as well"

TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC: A Japanese company has developed a smart cigarette vending machine that counts wrinkles, crow's feet and skin sags to determine whether buyers are old enough to smoke. via Stuff

"Those who want to give directly to the victims get into trouble. They have to give to the government or do it secretly. They follow international aid trucks everywhere. They don't want others to take credit."

A villager sails at the river in Pyapon, a town in the Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar, on Sunday, May 11, 2008, a week after devastating cyclone Nagris slammed into the low-lying region and Yangon. via HendersonvilleNews.com

"In some kids, there's enough of it that it sets off this chronic neuroinflammatory pattern that can lead to regressive autism"

Families claiming that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines triggers autism will challenge mainstream medicine Monday as they take their case to a federal court.

They seek vindication and financial redress from a government fund that helps people injured by shots.

Two 10-year-old boys from Portland, Ore., will serve as test cases that determine whether the children and their families in similar situations should be compensated. Attorneys for the boys will attempt to show the boys were happy, healthy and developing normally. But, after being exposed to vaccines with thimerosal, they began to regress and show symptoms of autism. Read more

"The dispatch of inspectors was put off due to differences on the issue of scheduling their visits"

Seoul Delays U.S. Beef Inspections by Staff South Korean officials said they delayed sending inspectors to U.S. slaughterhouses, despite mad cow concerns as U.S. beef hit domestic markets Thursday. via The Post Chronicle

Davenport man hit by train Family cares for sick daughter, battles insurance company Many middle class families are living in fear that a major illness will strike and their health insurance won't cover the ... via WQAD-TV Moline

5/10/08 - 5:30 pm - Thousands run in 'Race for the Cure' via ClipSyndicate

"All physicians have access to neat, clean ways to commit suicide"

There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. via Courier News