Malia and Sasha Obama get their swine flu shots; Obama and first lady to wait a little longerOctober 27th, 2009 more images
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Obama girls get swine flu shots, Obama will wait
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's daughters, Malia and Sasha, have received their swine flu shots. The White House announced on its Web site Tuesday that Malia, 11, and Sasha, 8, got the shots from a White House doctor last week.
Stryker sales climb after company announces higher revenue, resolved FDA issueOctober 21st, 2009 Stryker shares climb on higher implant salesWASHINGTON — Shares of orthopedics maker Stryker climbed higher Wednesday a day after the company reported higher-than-expected sales and the resolution of regulatory issues. The Kalamazoo, Mich.-based company reported a drop in earnings Tuesday to $229 million, or 57 cents per share, on restructuring charges.
New food rating system for healthy and affordable dietOctober 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A top nutrition expert has unveiled a new food rating system that evaluates the nutritional value of food along with its cost value, a boon to people wanting to balance healthy diets with their budget. Adam Drewnowski, PhD, professor at the University of Washington, has showcased the Affordable Nutrition Index (ANI), at the American Dietetic Association's Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo, which is the first and only tool to analyse food's nutritional profile and its cost value in terms of nutrition-value-per-dollar.
Key senate panel clears Obama's health care reformsOctober 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's plans for universal health care coverage got a boost with an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans clearing a key congressional committee. "We are now closer than ever before to passing health reform, but we're not there yet," Obama told reporters in the White House Rose Garden Tuesday.
EU debates sharing of swine flu vaccineOctober 12th, 2009 LUXEMBOURG - European Union health ministers met in Luxembourg Monday to debate sharing national stockpiles of vaccines against swine flu with countries which are not so well prepared for the pandemic. Around a dozen of the EU's 27 member states are short of vaccines, and "we will try today to give the European Commission the right to help them", Sweden's Health Minister Maria Larsson said as she arrived at the meeting.
Consciousness is the brain's Wi-FiOctober 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Our consciousness resolves many of ours dilemmas by serving as the brain's Wi-Fi network, mediating competing requests from different parts of the body, suggests a new study. Published in the journal Emotion, the study also explains why we are consciously aware of some conflicting urges but not others.
FDA panel back approval for abuse-resistant OxyContin pillSeptember 24th, 2009 FDA panel backs reformulated OxyContin pillWASHINGTON — Federal health advisers on Thursday recommended approval for a new version of the painkiller OxyContin that is designed to be harder to abuse. A Food and Drug Administration panel of experts voted 14-4 in favor of the reformulated OxyContin from Purdue Pharma.
Internal FDA probe uncovers widespread problems with approval decision for knee implantSeptember 24th, 2009 FDA approved device despite problems during reviewWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration failed to follow its own rules when it approved a knee repair product last year against the recommendation of its own scientists, according to an internal probe. The report, requested by recently appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner Josh Sharfstein, found the approval of ReGen Biologics' Menaflex device raises serious questions about whether agency leadership caved to pressure from the company.
House votes to admonish Rep. Joe Wilson over his 'You lie' outburst during Obama's speechSeptember 15th, 2009 House admonishes Wilson for his 'You lie' outburstWASHINGTON — The House has voted to admonish Rep. Joe Wilson over his "You lie" outburst to President Barack Obama during the president's health care speech to Congress last week.
'It was fair to probe Clinton-Lewinsky affair,' says KennedySeptember 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former US Senator Ted Kennedy, who died last month after battling brain cancer, has said the probing of the affair between former President Bill Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky was fair. "Do I think such inquiry is fair? Absolutely.
Jody Powell dies, was White House press secretary during Jimmy Carter's presidencySeptember 14th, 2009 Former Carter press secretary Jody Powell diesWASHINGTON — Jody Powell, who was White House press secretary and among the closest and most trusted advisers to President Jimmy Carter, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 65. Powell, a member of the so-called Georgia Mafia that descended on Washington after Carter was elected president, was stricken at his home near Cambridge on Maryland's eastern shore, said Jack Nelson, a retired reporter and close friend of Powell.
FDA says Glaxo vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is safe, effectiveSeptember 9th, 2009 FDA backs Glaxo's vaccine Cervarix for womenWASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Wednesday a long-delayed vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the leading virus that causes cervical cancer in women. The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine panel voted overwhelmingly that the vaccine Cervarix appears safe and effective for girls and women ages 10 to 25.
Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine moves towards US approval, Merck's Gardasil wins backing for boysSeptember 9th, 2009 FDA panel backs Glaxo's cervical vaccine for womenWASHINGTON — Federal health officials said Wednesday a long-delayed vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline successfully blocks the leading virus that causes cervical cancer in women. The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine panel voted overwhelmingly that the vaccine Cervarix appears safe and effective for girls and women ages 10 to 25.
AP Poll: Public disapproval of Obama's handling of health care rises to 52 percentSeptember 9th, 2009 Obama disapproval on health care up to 52 percentWASHINGTON — An Associated Press-GfK poll says that public disapproval of President Barack Obama's handling of health care has jumped to 52 percent. The same survey shows that 49 percent now disapprove of his overall performance as president.
Obama's health care reform less popular than Bill Clinton's '94 proposalAugust 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Americans are more sceptical about President Barack Obama's health care reform than they were about Bill Clinton's health care proposals in 1994, a survey conducted by a Republican polling firm has found. Thirty seven percent of Americans are opposed to the Obama plan compared with 25 percent who favor it, a poll conducted by Public Opinion Strategies shows.
