A Treasury press release: Secretary Tim Geithner and Elizabeth Warren hosted a forum on simplifying mortgage disclosure forms, an early priority for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created under the Dodd-Frank Act.
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September 26th is World Heart Day
World Heart Day marks its tenth year with the theme 'Workplace Wellness: Take Responsibility for Your Own Heart Health.' Cardiovascular disease kills more than 17 million people a year. The post lists steps for individuals and employer measures such as free blood pressure screening.
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Diabetes Drug Actos Under Scrutiny
The FDA is reviewing whether Actos (pioglitazone) raises bladder cancer risk. Five years of an ongoing ten-year observational study found no overall association, though patients with the longest exposure and highest cumulative dose showed increased risk. No clear evidence yet.
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Acne Triggers Angst, Depression in Teens
Jon Anders Halvorsen's team surveyed 3,775 Norwegian teens aged 18 and 19 and found boys with severe acne three times more likely to report suicidal thoughts, and girls twice as likely, than peers with no acne.
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Animal Experimentation Funny? Yes Says This Researcher
Martha Rosenberg describes a Wake Forest primate researcher's slides, posted on the National Institute on Aging site until July, that dress lab primates in clothes and eyeglasses with comic speech balloons - among them an orangutan in a flannel dress whose face is contorted in terror.
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Four U.S. church AID workers freed on bail in Zimbabwe
A Harare court freed four Americans from Oakland's Allen Temple AIDS Ministry, along with a New Zealander and a Zimbabwean, on $200 bail each after they were charged with treating AIDS patients and dispensing antiretrovirals without a licence. They pleaded not guilty.
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Five U.S. medical workers arrested in Zimbabwe
Five American medical workers from an Oakland church AIDS ministry were arrested in Zimbabwe while delivering donated antiretroviral drugs, accused of dispensing without a pharmacist or proper licenses. Their lawyer calls the charge unjustified and expects release on bail and at most a fine.
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Immediate chest compressions better cardiac arrest outcomes
Pooling four randomized trials with 1,503 patients, researchers reported in BMC Medicine that starting with chest compressions matched immediate defibrillation on return of circulation and survival to discharge, while compression-first patients fared better at one year, 11 against 6 percent.
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Stand Up to Cancer 2010 - Another Fundraising Campaign for Cancer Research
The second Stand Up To Cancer telethon aired across ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and many cable channels, co-hosted by Diane Sawyer, Brian Williams and Katie Couric, drawing scores of celebrities to solicit public donations for cancer research.
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September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day
September 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death for Americans, taking 34,598 lives in 2007, most by firearm, suffocation or poisoning, and more than 376,000 people were treated for self-inflicted injuries in 2008. The piece lists known risk factors.
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What is Patriot Day?
Congress designated September 11 as Patriot Day by joint resolution approved December 18, 2001, honoring those killed in the attacks and the responders and citizens who risked their lives, with notes on the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Flight 93 memorials.
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What is the deadline to register for the draft?
A government FAQ answer explaining that men must register with the Selective Service within 30 days of turning 18, that late registration is accepted only until age 26, and that failing to register can mean fines up to $250,000 and five years in jail.
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Michael Douglas suffers throat cancer
Michael Douglas told David Letterman's audience he had been diagnosed with stage 4 throat cancer and had begun chemotherapy and radiotherapy, that diagnosis took months, and that his doctors put his survival odds at 80%. He attributed the cancer to smoking and drinking.
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New Survey Outlines Increase in Employee Health Contributions
A Kaiser Family Foundation and HRET survey found workers' yearly contribution for family coverage rose 14 percent, or $482, while total premiums rose 3 percent and employer contributions did not rise at all. Since 2005 worker contributions are up 47 percent against 18 percent wage growth.
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Osteoporosis: Is Treatment Worse than the Disease?
Long-term use of oral bisphosphonates such as Actonel, Boniva and Fosamax may double esophageal cancer risk, though a second analysis of the same British database found no increase. Jane Green's team attributes the discrepancy to their longer observation period and greater statistical power.
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C-Section Rates Climb
Analyzing 229,000 records from 19 hospitals, researchers found C-sections accounted for 30.5 percent of 2007 deliveries. Induced labor doubled the rate, and many surgeries for difficult labor happened before the uterus reached 6 cm dilation.
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Sports Related Concussions Increase Among Children
A Pediatrics study led by Dr. Lisa Bakhos found emergency visits for sports-related injuries among children more than doubled from 2001 to 2005, with 502,000 concussions recorded in 8- to 19-year-olds, about half from sports and a third in children aged 8 to 13.
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September is National Cholesterol Education Month
September is National Cholesterol Education Month. CDC notes more than 102 million American adults have total cholesterol at or above 200 mg/dL and more than 35 million are at 240 or higher, a level that puts them at high risk for heart disease, usually with no symptoms.
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