Medical News Today: Health News for Sunday 15 November 2009

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Sunday 15 November 2009

Government Of Canada Invests $174.3 Million In Health Initiatives For French And English-Speaking Minority Communities
On behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, the Honourable Percy Mockler, Senator from New Brunswick, announced an investment of $174.3 million that will help fund health initiatives across the country...
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FDA Takes Action Against Seafood Processing Company, Executives
The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against seafood processor Haifa Smoked Fish Inc. of Jamaica, N.Y...
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FDA To Look Into Safety Of Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages
The Food and Drug Administration today notified nearly 30 manufacturers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it intends to look into the safety and legality of their products...
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Other Medical and Health News for 15 November*

Terrence Higgins Trust Welcomes Department Of Health Nursing Degree Announcement, UK

Recent Studies Suggest Benefits Of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

Proposed Health Care Cuts Would Yield Job Losses And Severely Curtail Needed Health Care Services

Adeona Announces Publication Of Results Of 160 Patient Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of Oral DnaJP1 For Rheumatoid Arthritis

Carl Zeiss Meditec Introduces New Applications For The ATLAS Corneal Topographer At AAO-Opto

Hospital For Special Surgery Establishes A Comprehensive Spine Care Institute

Horror, It's Hemorrhoids -- Self-care Tips For Common Problem

Interactive Video Games Have A Role In Good Health

Physicians Heal Bridge To Nowhere; Iraqi Girl With Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Has New Hope

Heart Failure: Proven Treatments Not Always Used

Nurse Researchers And Educators Reveal The New Faces Of HIV/AIDS

SPOT Targets Area Youth With HIV, STDs

$17 Million To UC San Diego For Methamphetamine/AIDS Research

Medical Test Manufacturer Donates 4,500 HIV Test Kits For The World AIDS Day 2009 Testing Millions Global Campaign

U.S. Adult Smoking Rates Remain Stalled

Medicare Paid Over $92 Million In Incentives For 2008 Under The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative

Safer Movement Of Heavy Goods - HSE Drive To Lift Standards In North East And Highlands, UK

Swine Influenza Daily Update: 12 November 2009, Wales

Faithful Mothers Have Healthier Babies

Breakthrough Breast Reconstruction Comment

Maney Publishing Acquires Audiology Titles From Wiley-Blackwell

Pioneering Work Provides Hope In Fertility Struggle

More Than 250,000 Children Sizzle On Sunbeds Risking Skin Cancer In Later Life, UK

2010 Open Enrollment For Medicare Prescription Drug And Health Plan Coverage Begins November 15th

Edinburgh Council Fined £14,000 For Asbestos Failures That Put Workers At Risk

HSE Warns Firms To Better Protect Employees Who Work At Height, UK

Cleviprex Results Reported From Study In Patients With Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Review Your Medicare Health And Drug Plan Options For 2010 Carefully, Consumer Group Advises

New Web Sites Educate About Triglycerides And HDL Cholesterol

Abbott To Acquire Novel Investigational Biologic To Treat Chronic Pain

Statement On The Baby RB Case - Muscular Dystrophy Campaign

Tesco Takes The Biscuit For Charity - Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, UK

HPA Advice On The Use Of Sunbeds

Heart Disease A 'Silent Killer' In Patients With Severe Mental Illness

Journal Of Hospice & Palliative Nursing Names New Editor

Animal Health Starts On The Farm: The Government Of Canada Launches Animal Health Awareness Campaign

Nurses Welcome Government Action On Overuse Of Anti-psychotics, UK

The Public Health Agency Of Canada Updates Recommendations On H1N1 Vaccine For Children

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