21st Comics

June 23, 2009

• America's Health Care Priorities III: Insurers and Insurance Systems – New York Times
• West Nile Virus Found in Knox County Mosquito Sample – WGIL Radio News
• San Mateo Woman Sues Nestle Over Cookie Dough Illness – SFist
• Obama Assails Iran for Violent Response to Protests – New York Times
• King, Acura Face FDA Decision Delay On Pain Pill >ACUR – Wall Street Journal
• Insurers: Any Government-Run Health Plan 'Devastating' – Wall Street Journal
• Health Buzz: Dramatic Prostate Cancer Findings and Other Health News – U.S. News & World Report
• Camp near Lake of the Ozarks deals with H1N1 flu outbreak – KY3
• Asia-Pacific region sees third flu-related death amid virus spread – Xinhua
• Shares Of Defibrillator Cos Rise On Positive Study – Wall Street Journal
• Creditors seek bankruptcy for H1N1 vaccine maker – Reuters
• Specter announces hearing on VA Medical Center – Bizjournals.com
• Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results – ABC News
• More heart patients getting cholesterol levels under control – CNN
• Brigham study to test vitamin D, fish oil supplements – Boston Globe
• You Don't Need High-Tech Tests to Figure Out Your Degree of Fitness
• Putting Teeth in Health-Care Reform: Advocates Pursue Dental Issues
• Dental Crowns Can Be a Royal Pain, Not to Mention a Sign of Aging
• A Good Dentist Sees More Than Teeth: The Mouth Holds Clues to Many Ills
• By Studying a Syndrome That Affects Only a Few, Scientists Hope to Help the Many Who Overeat
• Consumer Reports Insights: How to Hear Well in a Noisy World
• Nonprofit Group Teaches D.C. How to Take a Breather
• Violence Is One of the Many Options No Longer Off-Limits to Seniors

June 22, 2009

• Health Buzz: Dogs May Spread MRSA and Other Health News – U.S. News & World Report
• Obama Announces Agreement With Drug Companies
• Free prostate test may save your life – New York Daily News
• Online map details HIV prevalence in each state – San Francisco Chronicle
• AARP to Endorse Plan to Cut Drug Costs

June 21, 2009

• Nestle Recall Leaves Mystery in Its Wake: the Link of Cookie Dough to E. Coli

June 20, 2009

• More new cases of A/H1N1 flu reported in Asia-Pacific region – Xinhua
• Apple CEO received liver transplant-report – Reuters
• Blue Cross settles case in Mich. on autism therapy – BusinessWeek
• Obama may need firmer hand on health care debate – The Associated Press
• Officials: 2 in NH sickened by cookie dough – Boston Globe
• L.A. cracks down on pot dispensaries – Los Angeles Times
• Relay for Life, Ayer likely to draw hundreds – Nashoba Publishing
• West Nile Virus Found in Griffith Park Mosquitoes – NBC Los Angeles
• Nearly $1 million in marijuana seized at El Paso port of entry – El Paso Times
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• Book World: Christine Montross on 'A Brain Wider Than the Sky' by Andrew Levy
• E. Coli Fears Prompt Recall of Toll House Cookie Dough
• Under Agreement, Medicare Would Pay Less for Drugs
• Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Health Reform Efforts

June 19, 2009

• Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Reform Efforts – Washington Post
• By the Numbers
• Recent graduates: In the market for health insurance? – Los Angeles Times
• Green tea could delay prostate cancer: US study – Reuters
• Alcohol Use Associated With Suicide, Especially in Minorities – ABC News
• Business' health care costs to rise 9% – Bizjournals.com
• Clash Over One-A-Day Vitamins' Cancer Claims – U.S. News & World Report
• Swine flu sends cruise ship home early to Aruba – The Associated Press
• Airman's son kidnapped, cops say; Sift B'klyn tip – New York Daily News
• Senate's Health-Care Draft Calls for Most to Buy Insurance, Nixes Obama's 'Public Option'
• Price Tag of Health Reform Bill Prompts Sparring and a Delay in Congress

June 18, 2009

• FDA Approves a Novel Novartis Drug – Wall Street Journal
• Health Buzz: Asbestos Health Emergency and Other Health News – U.S. News & World Report
• Obama Health-Care Cuts Could Shift Costs to Private Sector
• Debate on Health-Care Reform Gets Started With Delay
• EPA to Pay Health Bills for People Sickened by Asbestos From Montana Mine

June 17, 2009

• Sanofi to donate 100 million flu shots to WHO – Reuters
• Former New York City mayor Ed Koch tells News he's not afraid of death – New York Daily News
• Savient Pharm Rises On Krystexxa Panel Recommendation – Wall Street Journal
• Health Highlights: June 17, 2009 – Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Researchers Find No Link Between Defective Gene, Mood Disorder – Voice of America
• UK swine flu cases now over 1500 – BBC News
• Matrixx must refile Zicam application, stock plummets 70 percent – Bizjournals.com
• China sets out new quarantine regulations for flu – Reuters
• FDA Commissioner Faces Formidable To-Do List – Washington Post
• FDA Commissioner Faces Formidable To-Do List
• Obama's Health Plan Needs Spending Controls, CBO Says

June 16, 2009

• Health Reform and Competitiveness – Wall Street Journal
• Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing – New York Times
• "Virtual colonoscopy" may be an option, study shows – Reuters
• VA Faces Questions Over Tainted Colonoscopies – U.S. News & World Report
• Health insurers refuse to limit rescission of coverage – Los Angeles Times
• People With Symptoms of Sleep Apnea Should Tell a Doctor
• Former Athletes Tackle the Challenge of Eating on an Ordinary Scale
• It's Not Simple or Easy, but Rowing Makes Going Backward a Whole Lot of Fun
• The Checkup
• Diabetes Lobbyist Speaks Up: Third-Grader Joins Plea for Funds
• More Problems Than Solutions in Medicare Report
• Study Finds Possible Link Between Childhood Deaths and Stimulants for ADHD
• Report: Pedestrians and Cyclists Account for Almost Half of Traffic Deaths
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• Their Parents' Keepers: Children Who Care for Elders Often Find It Rewarding
• Drug Firms Jockey for Space Online
• Unexplained Fatigue? Sometimes It's Sleep Apnea.
• It's Not Simple or Easy, but Rowing Makes Going Backward a Whole Lot of Fun

June 15, 2009

• Relay raises more than $100K – Press & Sun-Bulletin
• Md. Fines Doctors Community Hospital for Failing to Report Serious Errors
• Obama Under Pressure to Push Unpopular Tax on Health Benefits

June 14, 2009

• 9 students ready for release from China quarantine – MiamiHerald.com
• An Early Warning System for H1N1 – Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Marines (hopefully) learn more than "hello" in Pashto – GlobalPost
• Sebelius: Health Plan Would Cut Costs – Wall Street Journal
• Runners aid effort to fight breast cancer – News & Observer
• Nicholas D. Kristof: Don't let scare tactics stop crucial health … – Omaha World-Herald
• High noon on the Hill for health care reform – San Francisco Chronicle

June 13, 2009

• Zyprexa suit highlights CVS links to Lilly – Boston Globe
• Editorial: Fix US health care to improve California's financial … – San Jose Mercury News
• Swine flu reported in detention center – United Press International
• House Passes Tobacco Regulation Bill

June 12, 2009

• HIV Found in 22 Actors in Sex Films Since 2004 – New York Times
• Bummer, dude: Readers disagree with sentence against pot … – Los Angeles Times
• 4 Asthma Drugs Get New Precaution – WebMD
• Potential Lupus Symptoms Drug Benlysta Loses Trust of Market Analyst's – Associated Content
• What a week with health care – FOXNews
• Restaurant Menus: Making Calorie/Nutrition Content Visible – HealthNews
• Senate Approves Bill to Allow FDA Regulation of Tobacco
• WHO Calls Swine Flu a Pandemic

June 11, 2009

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• Visits to Immigrant Detention Facility Suspended Due to Swine Flu Fears
• Stress Turns Hair Gray, With Silver Lining That May Stop Cancer – Bloomberg
• Is it a Boy or Girl? At-Home Test Can Tell You Sooner – HealthNews
• WHO Raises Alert Level as Flu Spreads to 74 Countries – New York Times
• Human Genome Sciences Leads Early Sector Rally – Wall Street Journal
• Chain menus could soon start counting calories – Reuters
• Relay For Life Funds Go For Many Causes – Adair Progress
• L.A. County launches new campaign against sexually transmitted … – Los Angeles Times
• On the road again, for healthcare – Boston Globe
• Parents back Hong Kong flu action – BBC News
• Stomach Drug Found Safe for Relieving Nausea During Pregnancy – Bloomberg
• Prince William Swine Flu Case; Roanoke State Testing Probed – Washington Post
• Obama Administration Eyes Health Care in Green Bay as Possible Model

June 10, 2009

• FDA Is Urged to Approve Drugs for Adolescent Use – Washington Post
• Family of Slain Doctor George Tiller Shutters Abortion Clinic
• On Health Care, Congress Must Navigate Tricky Political Terrain

June 9, 2009

• Pr. William Student Contracts Swine Flu
• In the Long Run, Boomers May Discover That Racewalking Is the Way to Go
• A Blogging Dietitian Invites People to Watch Her Watch What She Eats
• A Boy Outgrows His Peanut Allergy, at Least for a While
• Mainstream Physicians Try Such Alternatives as Herbs, Acupuncture and Yoga
• The Checkup
• Decision Makers Differ on How to Reshape Nation's Medical Services Into Better System
• Doctors 'Were Not Thinking Outside Their Box'
• Peanuts, Anyone? Researchers Expose Kids to Risky Foods in Order to Cure Them
• Few Diners Wash Their Hands Before Digging Into Finger Food at District Eateries

June 8, 2009

• Liraglutide beats older diabetes drug in study – FierceBiotech
• Nagin's Phone Calls Screened 'to Keep Him Safe' While Quarantined … – FOXNews
• Alternative Herbs and Medicines Grow in Popularity – RedOrbit
• New calculator estimates cost of emerald ash borer to cities – The Exponent
• US healthcare overhaul on fast track – Reuters
• Diabetes Roundup: Drugs, Stents and Stocks – Wall Street Journal Blogs
• Diabetes diagnostic test recommended as standard – CNN
• FDA Approves Cancer Treatment For Dogs – KMBC.com
• Pa. college students in Italy found with swine flu – Philadelphia Inquirer
• National Cancer Survivors Day aims to unite all who affected by … – Ocala
• First Flu Case Confirmed in Delhi – Wall Street Journal
• AP IMPACT: Alternative medicine goes mainstream
• Drugging foster kids shows more neglect – MiamiHerald.com
• Race for the Cure becomes personal campaign – Seattle Times
• Democrats stoke grassroots US healthcare campaign – Reuters
• Ad campaign aims to dispel HIV/AIDS myths – Asheville Citizen-Times
• Stents no better than heart drugs in diabetics – Reuters
• Bipartisan WMD Panel Criticizes Obama Plan to Fund Swine Flu Vaccine
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• Antiabortion Efforts Move to the State Level

June 7, 2009

• Amylin's Would-Be Savior, Once-Weekly Diabetes Shot, Shows Two … – Xconomy

June 6, 2009

• Kennedy Readies Health-Care Bill

June 5, 2009

• CDC's Chief Vows Intense Fight Against New Flu – Wall Street Journal
• Palomar Shrs Soar After FDA OKs Wrinkle-Removal Laser – Wall Street Journal
• Merck heart-failure drug rolofylline fails in phase III trial – Bizjournals.com
• Walgreen's refuses to serve state's Medicaid patients – Sussex Countian
• Study: More than 60 percent of bankruptcies are linked to medical … – CNN
• Cheshire Gets Ready For 13th Annual Relay For Life Event – Cheshire Herald
• Magellan Health to buy Coventry unit for $110 million – Reuters
• NC health chief cites H1N1 flu in concerns over budget cuts – MiamiHerald.com
• Just a Phone? Top 7 Ways Gadgets Can Hurt – ABC News
• Rodriguez, Bidens Help In Fight Vs. Cancer – CBS News
• Bay Area records first death tied to swine flu – San Francisco Chronicle
• Republicans Can Win the Debate Over Health Care
• At World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Nobody Is Saying the Words 'Swine Flu'
• Slaying of George Tiller Focuses Attention on Late-Term Abortions

June 4, 2009

• Four cases of swine flu confirmed in Chippewa County – Chippewa Herald
• Key Dem not a fan of Obama's health pitch – USA Today
• Abbott, AstraZeneca seek cholesterol pill approval – The Associated Press
• Deadly bat disease spreading fast, scientists warn lawmakers – MiamiHerald.com
• Tourette Syndrome Diagnosed in 3 in Every 1000 Kids – U.S. News & World Report
• J&J To File 3 New Drug Applications By End Of 2010 – Wall Street Journal
• ViroPharma Falls As FDA Asks For Further Cinryze Studies – Wall Street Journal
• Obama Warms to Idea of Requiring Health Insurance
• Trapeze School Comes to Washington, D.C.

June 3, 2009

• 10-year-old SoCal girl copes with breast cancer
• New Drug Fights Cancer in Dogs – U.S. News & World Report
• As movies portray fewer smokers, fewer teens light up – CNN
• Death Reported of Va. Woman Who Had Swine Flu and Other Illnesses
• Souring Economy Spurs a Surge at Free Clinics
• Despite Campaign Rhetoric, Obama Pivots on Taxing Health-Care Benefits

June 2, 2009

• Study Clarifies a Depression Risk – New York Times
• Hands-on Therapies Were Top-Rated by 14,000 Consumers
• Relief for Aching Backs
• Industry Changes Leave Cancer Confab Attendees Empty-Handed – Wall Street Journal
• Summer's heat can be tough on skin – Abilene Recorder Chronicle
• Congress's Health-Care Push Gains Momentum From Costs – Bloomberg
• Des Moines abortion opponent: Doctor's death may be justified – DesMoinesRegister.com
• Sirens sound throughout Israel – Jewish Telegraphic Agency
• Moving May Up Adolescent Suicide Risk – ABC News
• Rockland not closing schools because of swine flu – Mid-Hudson News
• Neb. begins trapping, testing for West Nile virus – NTV
• What we really need to drop like it's hot – Chicago Sun-Times
• Citalopram ineffective for autistic children: study – Xinhua
• AstraZeneca, Merck team up on cancer treatment – Los Angeles Times
• FDA to Cite Interaction Risk of Antidepressants, Tamoxifen – Wall Street Journal
• As Patients Feel Financial Pain, Doctors Offer Discounts and Other Assistance
• Getting Into the Swim of Things
• The Checkup
• Amid Efforts to Give Foods More Antioxidant Punch, Mysteries Remain
• The MisFits: A Clothes-Conscious Trainer Can Help You Dress for Fitness Success
• Living With Parkinson's Disease: Let Me Speak for Myself
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• It's Time for the Rides of My Life

June 1, 2009

• Is the Recession Making Americans Fatter? – Newsweek
• Researchers race to strip stem cells of cancer risk – USA Today
• Heath-Care Providers Pledge to Help Cut Health Costs – Wall Street Journal
• Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes – U.S. News & World Report
• Heart drug from Nuvelo buyer rejected – Bizjournals.com
• Vaccine Fights Melanoma – WebMD
• N.J. Hospital Fight Foreshadows Health Reform Challenges
• Local Drugmaker Found Great Partner in Eli Lilly