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Good Morning Pan, THU 25 Nov 2010    Harmful errors still common in U.S. hospitals: study Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N. Beware E. coli when drinking raw milk: study Many preventable cancers caught at late stage: CDC New drug shows promise against Asian liver fluke Harm in hospitals still common for patients Health activists try to attract dentists to rural areas Eat more protein, fewer refined carbs to stay slim Mom's heartburn meds not tied to birth defects Studies show how skin cancer evades promising drug Harmful errors still common in U.S. hospitals: study November 24, 2010 10:15 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Harmful errors and accidents remain common in U.S. hospitals despite a decade of efforts to improve patient safety, a study found. Full Article Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N. November 24, 2010 07:15 PM ET PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an international aid operation is struggling to control, the United Nations' top humanitarian official said. Full Article Beware E. coli when drinking raw milk: study November 25, 2010 09:21 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A government investigation published this month has tied raw milk consumption to a 2008 outbreak of E. coli in Connecticut, which landed four people in the hospital with life-threatening illnesses. Full Article Many preventable cancers caught at late stage: CDC November 24, 2010 03:45 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nearly half of colorectal and cervical cancers and a third of breast cancers in the United States are diagnosed in the late stages, even though screening tests are available to detect them early on, a report by U.S. health officials said on Wednesday. Full Article New drug shows promise against Asian liver fluke November 24, 2010 07:02 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - An experimental drug called tribendimidine could help cure millions of people infected with a parasitic worm known as the Southeast Asian liver fluke, which can cause cancer, Swiss scientists said on Thursday. Full Article Harm in hospitals still common for patients November 24, 2010 05:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite a decade of efforts to improve patient safety in hospitals -- initially inspired by a seminal report on the problem from the U.S. Institute of Medicine in 2000 -- harmful errors and accidents are still common, new research suggests. Full Article Health activists try to attract dentists to rural areas November 24, 2010 03:16 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - It's a sacrifice some people make by living in the wide-open spaces: nobody to take care of their teeth. Full Article Eat more protein, fewer refined carbs to stay slim November 24, 2010 05:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A team of European researchers confirms what many weight-loss gurus have claimed: eating more protein and fewer refined carbohydrates helps to keep the pounds off. Full Article Mom's heartburn meds not tied to birth defects November 24, 2010 05:19 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A nationwide study from Denmark finds pregnant women have little reason to be concerned about birth defects when taking omeprazole and similar heartburn drugs. Full Article Studies show how skin cancer evades promising drug November 24, 2010 02:18 PM ET CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have uncovered several ways in which melanoma can outsmart a promising experimental cancer pill called PLX4032, a finding that could lead to new drugs to keep the deadly skin cancer at bay, the teams said on Wednesday. Full Article

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