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Today's Health News: Audit finds CDC misplaced $8 million in equipment AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare Donor in 1st successful transplant dies in Maine Deadliest Cancer Getting Smaller Chunk of Research Dollars Cancer Patients Who Smoke Report More Severe Pain More signs lung cancer screening could save lives Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Health Tip: Diet Can Help Irritable Bowel Symptoms Health Tip: Playtime Is Important Mediterranean diet tied to slower mental decline Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants Do all contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk? Deadline looms for Billy the Kid pardon New Drug Strategy Shows Promise Against HIV Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Target, Kroger now offer $4 generic prescription drugs Swine flu kills 56 in Egypt since October Audit finds CDC misplaced $8 million in equipment Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:52 pm PST AP - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lost or misplaced more than $8 million in property in 2007, losing track of items including computer and video equipment, government auditors say. Full Story Top AP-GfK Poll: Baby boomers fear outliving Medicare Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:20 pm PST AP - The first baby boomers will be old enough to qualify for Medicare Jan. 1, and many fear the program's obituary will be written before their own. A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that baby boomers believe by a ratio of 2-to-1 they won't be able to rely on the giant health insurance plan throughout their retirement. Full Story Top Donor in 1st successful transplant dies in Maine Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:15 pm PST AP - Ronald Lee Herrick, who donated a kidney to his dying twin brother 56 years ago in what's recognized as the world's first successful organ transplant, has died of complications following heart surgery. He was 79. Full Story Top Deadliest Cancer Getting Smaller Chunk of Research Dollars Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Consider this: Lung cancer is the most deadly form of cancer in the United States, killing about 157,300 people every year -- more than colon, breast and prostate cancer combined, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It is also the nation's second leading cause of death, second only to heart disease. Full Story Top Cancer Patients Who Smoke Report More Severe Pain Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients who smoke suffer worse pain than nonsmokers, researchers have found. Full Story Top More signs lung cancer screening could save lives Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:21 pm PST Reuters - More research is suggesting that heavy smokers may benefit from screening for lung cancer, to detect tumors in their earliest stages. Full Story Top Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:12 am PST Reuters - Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Full Story Top Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:01 pm PST ContributorNetwork - You may know about Walmart and Target pharmacies' $4 (30-day) and $10 (three-month) generic prescription drugs. Both stores carry $9/$24 Levitra, ReliOn Ventolin, Fosamax, Clomid, Proscar, Tamoxifen, Sprintec and other generic drugs. The $4 for 30-day, $10 three-month and the $9/$24 prescription lists are regularly updated to include new medications as they are approved also. Full Story Top Health Tip: Diet Can Help Irritable Bowel Symptoms Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While controlling stress and taking certain medications can help manage symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), monitoring your diet and eating habits can have the most significant impact, the American Dietetic Association says. Full Story Top Health Tip: Playtime Is Important Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Playtime is more than a source of amusement for kids and their parents. It teaches toddlers social skills, how to pay attention and to use their imagination, says the American Academy of Pediatrics. Full Story Top Mediterranean diet tied to slower mental decline Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:43 pm PST Reuters - People who eat and drink like the Greeks may think a little more clearly into old age, hints a new study. Full Story Top Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:39 pm PST Reuters - More than half of older Americans taking an antidepressant for the first time were already taking another drug that could interact with it and cause side effects, researchers reported on Friday. Full Story Top Do all contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk? Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:20 pm PST Reuters - Birth control pills have long been known to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but a new study suggests any type of contraceptive - even, surprisingly, vasectomy - may also be protective. Full Story Top Deadline looms for Billy the Kid pardon Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:12 pm PST AFP - The hours are ticking down to a deadline Friday for a US state governor to give a posthumous pardon to Billy Kid, the infamous 19th century Wild West outlaw. Full Story Top New Drug Strategy Shows Promise Against HIV Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting early but promising results from a new drug that blocks HIV as it attempts to invade human cells. Full Story Top Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:20 am PST LiveScience.com - The type of formula fed to infants influences how quickly they gain weight, according to a new study. This is important, the researchers say, because rapid weight gain during the first year increases the baby's risk later in life of becoming obese or developing diabetes and other diseases. Full Story Top Target, Kroger now offer $4 generic prescription drugs Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:24 am PST ContributorNetwork - Walmart sells generic prescription drugs for $4 for 30 days and $10 for three months, and now Kroger and Target also carry them. Walmart and Target also have $9 (30-day) and $24 (3-month) generic prescriptions for Wellbutrin, Levitra, Clomid, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, asthma inhalers and several other expensive prescriptions. Full Story Top Swine flu kills 56 in Egypt since October Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:27 pm PST Reuters - A resurgent H1N1 swine flu virus has infected 1,172 people in Egypt and killed 56 since October 8, a Ministry of Health official said on Monday. Full Story Top

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