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Today's Health News: Baucus, White House in deal with drug industry Nestle recalls all refrigerated Toll House dough Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark US swine flu cases now exceed 21,000; 87 deaths Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba AMA objects to calling obesity a disability Viagra sold at local chemists Deal reached on cutting some U.S. drug costs: report Brazil starts annual polio vaccination program Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks Green tea could delay prostate cancer: U.S. study Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy Porn Star Tests Positive, Still Performs Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects US, Canadian obesity scientists share $1 mln Shaw Prize Baucus, White House in deal with drug industry Sat, 20 Jun 2009 09:39 pm PDT AP - The pharmaceutical industry agreed Saturday to spend $80 billion over the next decade improving drug benefits for seniors on Medicare and defraying the cost of President Barack Obama's health care legislation, capping secretive negotiations involving key lawmakers and the White House. Full Story Top Nestle recalls all refrigerated Toll House dough Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:14 am PDT AP - Federal authorities are investigating a new national outbreak of a bacteria-triggered illness, this time related to a sweet treat treasured by the heartbroken and children-at-heart — packaged raw cookie dough. Full Story Top Calif regulators find pot smoke causes cancer Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:09 pm PDT AP - Marijuana smoke has joined tobacco smoke and hundreds of other chemicals on a list of substances California regulators say cause cancer. Full Story Top UN: World hunger reaches 1 billion mark Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:53 am PDT AP - The global financial meltdown has pushed the ranks of the world's hungry to a record 1 billion, a grim milestone that poses a threat to peace and security, U.N. food officials said Friday. Full Story Top US swine flu cases now exceed 21,000; 87 deaths Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:17 am PDT AP - The national count of swine flu cases has risen to 21,449 cases and the number of deaths have nearly doubled to 87. Full Story Top Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:23 am PDT AP - A cruise ship hit by a swine flu outbreak arrived back at home port to the buzz of helicopters and a swarm of masked medical workers on Friday as health authorities tried to prevent the illness from spreading. Full Story Top AMA objects to calling obesity a disability Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:20 pm PDT AP - The American Medical Association has taken action to support doctors' ability to discuss obesity with their overweight patients. Full Story Top Viagra sold at local chemists Fri, 19 Jun 2009 05:16 am PDT AFP - Men will be able to buy Viagra on the High Street for the first time instead of going to a doctor after Boots launched a nationwide scheme on Friday. Full Story Top Deal reached on cutting some U.S. drug costs: report Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:53 am PDT Reuters - Drug manufacturers have agreed to offer up to $80 billion in prescription drug discounts to government programs like Medicare, the Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing an unidentified source close to the talks. Full Story Top Brazil starts annual polio vaccination program Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:37 am PDT AFP - Brazilian health authorities on Saturday started their annual polio vaccination program that this year will immunize 95 percent of the country's children under age five. Full Story Top Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- A warm, welcoming environment where residents are free to make choices regarding their care: That's the new vision of the ideal nursing home, according to a guidance issued Friday by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Full Story Top Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:50 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Black women are twice as likely to give birth prematurely as white women, and a greater likelihood of depression may play a role in that, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Green tea could delay prostate cancer: U.S. study Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:45 pm PDT Reuters - Active compounds in green tea may slow down the progression of prostate cancer, researchers reported on Friday. Full Story Top Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- Among couples going to fertility clinics, pregnancy occurred more quickly -- and for less money -- when they took an accelerated route to in vitro fertilization, a new study has found. Full Story Top Porn Star Tests Positive, Still Performs Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:01 am PDT The Advocate - Health officials in Los Angeles County are reporting that an adult-film star who tested positive for HIV on June 4 performed in a film on June 5. Full Story Top Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Metabolic syndrome occurs when being overweight or obese -- combined with other risk factors -- increase a person's chances of developing heart disease and diabetes. Full Story Top Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects Sat, 13 Jun 2009 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday requested that the makers of a class of asthma drugs called leukotriene receptor agonists place a "precaution" on the drugs' labeling, warning of the potential for neuropsychiatric events. Full Story Top US, Canadian obesity scientists share $1 mln Shaw Prize Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:52 am PDT AFP - Two scientists whose work challenges the assumption that obesity is caused by a lack of willpower were on Tuesday announced as the winners of the Shaw Prize, known as the Nobel Prize of the east. Full Story Top

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