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Earwax: Too Much of a Good Thing?

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Earwax provides benefits to the body, helping to clean and lubricate the ear canal, but too much can cause problems. New guidelines strongly advise doctors to clean out excess earwax and check people with hearing aids every three months.

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Avalon and Ocean City close all beaches after more medical waste ... - Press of Atlantic City

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Press of Atlantic CityAvalon and Ocean City close all beaches after more medical waste ...Press of Atlantic City - 27 minutes agoBy BRIAN IANIERI Staff Writer, 609-463-6713 Ocean City lifeguard Shawn Bryan, keeps people away for the water at 39th Street. A section of beach from 38th to 40th Streets in Ocean City, were closed, Thursday August 28, 2008, after medical waste was ...

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ImClone updates data from lung cancer trial (Reuters)

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Reuters - ImClone Systems Inc said on Friday that a trial of its cancer drug Erbitux did not significantly improve overall survival in a trial of patients with the most common form of lung cancer.

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ImClone updates data from lung cancer trial

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

BOSTON (Reuters) - ImClone Systems Inc said on Friday that a trial of its cancer drug Erbitux did not significantly improve overall survival in a trial of patients with the most common form of lung cancer.

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The CDC Reports That Massive Salmonella Outbreak Is Over - Newsinferno.com

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Boston GlobeThe CDC Reports That Massive Salmonella Outbreak Is OverNewsinferno.com - 30 minutes agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have reported that the massive Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that sickened about 1400 people across the country appears to be over.CDC calls the salmonella out-break finished The PackerSalmonella...

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Locust Grove restaurant's well water tests positive for bacteria - NewsOK.com

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Chatter ShmatterLocust Grove restaurant's well water tests positive for bacteriaNewsOK.com - 30 minutes agoYour Right to Know: Open records and databases for public use. A special Web project by NewsOK.com and The Oklahoman. By John David Sutter Well water at the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove - which has become the focus of a deadly E...

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Boy has shoulder made from elbow

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.

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Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested, a new study suggests.

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DELAWARE: West Nile virus appears later than usual - Bethany Beach Wave

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Ontario NowDELAWARE: West Nile virus appears later than usualBethany Beach Wave - 57 minutes agoBy Jeff Montgomery • The News Journal • August 29, 2008 DOVER - West Nile virus has made a later-than-usual appearance in Delaware this year, according to state officials, turning up recently at monitoring sites near Wilmington and Dover.West Nile...

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Flu shot does not cut risk of death in elderly (Reuters)

healthworld — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:52:55 GMT

Reuters - While influenza vaccination does provide protection against catching the flu, it does not have a major impact on death in the elderly, contrary to what some studies have suggested, a new study suggests.

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