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• No proof virus was linked to seniors' deaths: B.C. officials

  Four seniors at a Nanaimo, B.C., long-term care facility died during the January outbreak of human metapneumovirus but there is no way of knowing if the virus was directly responsible for the deaths, health officials said Friday.

• Norovirus sickens 65 at medical meeting (AP)

  AP - More than 60 people fell ill with the stomach flu after attending a medical convention, with several reporting symptoms as they prepared to leave on flights from Washington, health officials said.

• More contraception choices for women 40+ (AP)

  AP - Birth control choices are wider these days for women 40 and older amp;#151; a group that once viewed its options as pretty much limited to tube-tying surgery and condoms. For them, the pill is back. So is the IUD. Both are safer than they used to be. There's even a nonsurgical method of tube-tying.

• WHO Must Pressure Governments To Act On Climate Change, UK

  The World Health Organization (WHO) must exert all of its power and influence to make sure governments take action on the critical issue of climate change, the UK's leading public health organisations have urged.

• CMS Releases Regulation Modernizing Dialysis Centers

  The Centers for Medicare #38; Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule that will modernize the Medicare conditions for coverage for the nation's dialysis centers and promote higher quality of care for patients receiving dialysis.

• Servier Welcomes Revised NICE Guidance On Postmenopausal Osteoporosis But Urges NICE To Go Further

  Servier Laboratories Ltd has welcomed the progress made by NICE to increase access to medicines such as strontium ranelate in its revised draft guidance for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women but is disappointed that many women are still unable to access appropriate treatments across the UK.

• Rotarix, An Oral Rotavirus Vaccine, Approved By The FDA

  The FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) has approved Rotarix, an oral vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus #45; an infection in children and infants which causes vomiting and diarrhea (gastroenteritis). The vaccine, which is presented in liquid form, is given in two doses to infants aged 6 and 24 weeks.

• Sex #32;Therapists #32;Gauge #32;Ideal #32;Time #32;for #32;Sex

  Title: Sex #32;Therapists #32;Gauge #32;Ideal #32;Time #32;for #32;Sex lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• Better #45;Educated #32;Smokers #32;More #32;Likely #32;to #32;Quit #32;After #32;Seeing #32;Ads

  Title: Better #45;Educated #32;Smokers #32;More #32;Likely #32;to #32;Quit #32;After #32;Seeing #32;Ads lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• Soft #32;Bed #32;or #32;Hard #32;Bed #32;for #32;Back #32;Pain #63;

  Title: Soft #32;Bed #32;or #32;Hard #32;Bed #32;for #32;Back #32;Pain #63; lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• Mutation of common cold possibly linked to death of 4 B.C. seniors

  A mutation of the common cold could have played a role in the death of four seniors at a care home, according to health officials on Vancouver Island.

• Man who spread HIV sentenced to 18 years

  An Ontario man convicted of aggravated assault for knowingly exposing women to HIV has been effectively sentenced to 18 years in prison.

• CMS Issues Final Rule On Electronic #45;Prescribing Standards Under Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

  CMS on Wednesday released a final rule that establishes standards for electronic prescribing under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, CQ HealthBeat reports.The rule establishes standards for the electronic transmission of information of the medications covered under the Medicare prescription drug plans of beneficiaries and the availability of

• Dads #39; #32;Early #45;Onset #32;Obesity #32;Linked #32;to #32;Liver #32;Disease #32;in #32;Kids

  Title: Dads #39; #32;Early #45;Onset #32;Obesity #32;Linked #32;to #32;Liver #32;Disease #32;in #32;Kids lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• Health #32;Tip #58; #32;Avoiding #32;Cellulite

  Title: Health #32;Tip #58; #32;Avoiding #32;Cellulite lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• More #32;Than #32;90 #44;000 #32;U #46;S #46; #32;Infants #32;Are #32;Victims #32;of #32;Abuse #32;or #32;Neglect

  Title: More #32;Than #32;90 #44;000 #32;U #46;S #46; #32;Infants #32;Are #32;Victims #32;of #32;Abuse #32;or #32;Neglect lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• MSF Closes Medical Project In Kismayo, Somalia

  Following the killing of three staff members on January 28, the medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has decided to close its project in the southern city of Kismayo, Somalia.

• Molecular #32;Cause #32;of #32;Breast #32;Cancer #32;Metastasis #32;Discovered

  Title: Molecular #32;Cause #32;of #32;Breast #32;Cancer #32;Metastasis #32;Discovered lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008

• Prescription Drug Television Ads Should Be Required To Include Toll #45;Free Number, Web Site For Consumers To Report Serious Side Effects To FDA

  Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D #45;Conn.) and Jan Schakowsky (D #45;Ill.) on Wednesday asked FDA to mandate that all prescription drug television advertisements include information for consumers to report serious side effects to the agency, the Los Angeles Times reports.

• Male #32;Partner #32;Violence #32;Hurts #32;Women #39;s #32;Health #32;Worldwide

  Title: Male #32;Partner #32;Violence #32;Hurts #32;Women #39;s #32;Health #32;Worldwide lt;br gt;Category: Health News lt;br gt;Created: 4/4/2008 2:00:00 AM lt;br gt;Last Editorial Review: 4/4/2008