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Good Morning Postlinuxeg, FRI 04 Jun 2010    Deficit panel eyes another bite at healthcare Extra mutations help flu evade drug Air pollution may help trigger cardiac arrest Hormone patch may be safer for women WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues Physicists, medical researchers to team up on cancer Mediterranean diet helps existing heart disease, too Pfizer recalls IV antibiotics, nausea medications Tobacco companies contest NY anti-smoking signs Doctors' group turns up heat on Medicare payments Deficit panel eyes another bite at healthcare June 04, 2010 01:18 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Concern over rising U.S. debt could force lawmakers to take another crack at reining in healthcare costs long before any promised savings from President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul are realized. Full Article Extra mutations help flu evade drug June 03, 2010 06:50 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two extra mutations set the stage for the seasonal influenza virus to evolve into a form that now resists three of the four drugs designed to fight it, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Article Air pollution may help trigger cardiac arrest June 03, 2010 03:43 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The dirtier the air, the more likely people are to suffer sudden cardiac arrest, new research from Australia shows. Full Article Hormone patch may be safer for women June 03, 2010 07:05 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who want to use hormone replacement therapy may be less likely to have a stroke if they use low-dose patches instead of pills, Canadian researchers reported on Thursday. Full Article WHO says H1N1 flu pandemic continues June 03, 2010 06:58 AM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the flu outbreak by independent experts. Full Article Physicists, medical researchers to team up on cancer June 03, 2010 11:12 AM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - Particle physicists and medical scientists are to combine efforts to develop early detection techniques and advanced treatments for cancer as spin-offs from research into the origins and make-up of the universe. Full Article Mediterranean diet helps existing heart disease, too June 03, 2010 04:40 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help heart patients stay healthy, new research from Greece shows. Full Article Pfizer recalls IV antibiotics, nausea medications June 03, 2010 06:16 PM ET BOSTON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it is recalling two intravenous antibiotics and an anti-nausea medication after floating matter was discovered at the plant where they are manufactured. Full Article Tobacco companies contest NY anti-smoking signs June 03, 2010 05:35 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain violate cigarette vendors' free speech and should be removed, tobacco companies and retailers said in a lawsuit. Full Article Doctors' group turns up heat on Medicare payments June 03, 2010 06:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Medical Association turned up the heat on the U.S. Congress on Thursday for failing to stop a 21 percent Medicare pay cut for doctors treating elderly patients. Full Article

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