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In the news - 11 May 2008
This is the page you need if you wish to keep up to date with all that's going on in the world of human health. Below there is a list of today's news headlines. All you have to do to read about the subject that interests you is click on the blue headline of your choice to see the story behind it appear on screen.

Medical news
U.S. firm calls halt to cancer test in Canada Toronto Star Online
Clue to Cancer in Cell-Death Proteins Scientific American
Shore Up Rural Medicare, Panel Tells Congress Healthcare Intelligence Network
New Medical Frontiers Give Panel Chief Pause Los Angeles Times
Pathogens, Host Cell Invasion and Disease American Scientist
Cell Genesys Licenses Lentiviral Gene Delivery Technology to Invitrogen for The Research Market-Tech UVentures
Group blames 17 deaths on recalled asthma inhalers MSNBC
OSTEOPOROSIS IN MEN:Under-Diagnosed, Under-Reported, Inadequately Researched AmericasDoctor.com
Happy Heart, Healthy Heart? AmericasDoctor.com
Zeltia in Cancer Drug Deal with J&J iWon

Pharma industry news
Drug firms still healthy CNNfn
Companies Reporting 08/13/2001: OSI Pharmaceuticals Thomson Investors Network
UPDATE 1-IGEN awaits judges decision on Roche suit iWon
Merck amends ads to benefit from Baycol recall iWon
AstraZeneca says no to licensing patents for Prilosec CNNfn

Public health news
UC-Berkeley officials send out meningitis information in response to study U-Wire.com
Study shows increased risk of meningitis for freshmen dorm residents U-Wire.com
500 affected by food poisoning in Guwahati rediff.com
EC Sets Guidelines on Mobile Phone Emissions IDG
NHS ranks 24th in WHO health table ITN
Meningitis danger all too clear Otago Daily Times
Transgenic StarLink Corn Called Potential Health Hazard Environment News Service
500 Afflicted With Food Poisoning in India New York Times
Water tainted by corpse bacteria BBC
WHO is more effective? Lancet