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Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant - U.S. News & World Report

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

Heart Pump Helps Children Waiting for Transplant
U.S. News & World Report - Sep 29, 2008
By Serena Gordon MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — In a small clinical trial, a miniature heart pump that's already in use in Europe helped US youngsters waiting for heart transplants.
Heart pump keeps kids alive until transplant: study Reuters
Study: Miniature Heart Pumps Help Young Children Survive Till … AHN
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Mass. gets $10.6b for healthcare insurance - Boston Globe

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

Mass. gets .6b for healthcare insurance
Boston Globe - 37 minutes ago
By Kay Lazar At a time when many states are facing substantial cuts in federal financing, Massachusetts will be able to expand its first-in-the-nation healthcare law because of a federal promise of .6 billion over the next three years, …
Funding for Massachusetts Health Plan Extended New York Times
Editorial: Healthy waiver Daily News Tribune
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All-time high flu vaccine supply ready - Shreveport Times

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

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All-time high flu vaccine supply ready
Shreveport Times - 40 minutes ago
By Melody Brumble • mbrumble@gannett.com • October 1, 2008 2:00 am US health officials are moving toward universal flu prevention with a new recommendation that children ages 5 to 18 get immunized each year.
Children to be focus of national flu drive Contra Costa Times
Flu shots now can save misery later Press-Enterprise
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McCain, Obama agree: health care needs fixing - San Francisco Chronicle

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

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McCain, Obama agree: health care needs fixing
San Francisco Chronicle - 50 minutes ago
(09-30) 20:02 PDT — John McCain and Barack Obama agree that our current health care system isn't working. They say the country needs to reduce the ranks of the 46 million uninsured and provide alternatives to job-based insurance.
McCain Is Right On Interstate Health Insurance Wall Street Journal
Expertinent: Why Neither Candidate May Deliver on Universal Health … Newsweek
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UC biochemist to head Howard Hughes institute - San Francisco Chronicle

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

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UC biochemist to head Howard Hughes institute
San Francisco Chronicle - 50 minutes ago
Robert Tjian, an eminent UC Berkeley biochemist and gene researcher, has been named president of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a major foundation whose grants to scientists around the world tackle many of the most urgent and fundamental problems …
UC Berkeley Professor Named President of National Medical Institute Daily Californian
Cal biologist chosen as president of Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bizjournals.com
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Rochester-area man sentenced for bilking Medicaid - WCAX

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

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Rochester-area man sentenced for bilking Medicaid
WCAX - 52 minutes ago
AP - October 1, 2008 3:05 AM ET ROCHESTER, NY (AP) - A Rochester-area man could be spending the next six years in prison for bilking Medicaid out of almost a million dollars.
Ambulette Owner Jailed For Defrauding Medicaid North Country Gazette
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Study Finds Genetic Link to Colon Cancer and Obesity - InjuryBoard.com

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

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Study Finds Genetic Link to Colon Cancer and Obesity
InjuryBoard.com - 53 minutes ago
Researchers have discovered a genetic link between the risk for colon cancer and obesity, that could pave the way for greater accuracy in predicting those at risk for the disease.
Gene Could Link Obesity, Colon Cancer U.S. News & World Report
Gene for Fat Hormone Affects Colon Cancer Risk WebMD
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Court upholds SF on health coverage plan - San Francisco Chronicle

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

Los Angeles Times

Court upholds SF on health coverage plan
San Francisco Chronicle - 54 minutes ago
(09-30) 11:02 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco's pioneering program to provide health coverage for uninsured adults took a big step forward Tuesday when a federal appeals court upheld the city's authority to make employers pay part of the cost.
Federal court upholds San Francisco healthcare program Los Angeles Times
Judges Say San Francisco Can Charge Employers for Its Health Plan New York Times
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Cablevision launches pancreatic cancer awareness campaign - Newsday

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

Cablevision launches pancreatic cancer awareness campaign
Newsday - 59 minutes ago
BY SUSANA ENRIQUEZ | susana.enriquez@newsday.com To raise awareness of pancreatic cancer and help find a cure, Cablevision Systems Corp.
Cablevision Pushes for Pancreatic-Cancer Research Broadcasting & Cable
Cablevision Helps Fight Pancreatic Cancer. MEDIAWEEK
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Faster genetic test for flu virus approved (AP)

October 1st, 2008 by Natasha

AP - The government approved a new genetic test for the flu virus Tuesday that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within four hours instead of four days.
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