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WellPoint change may increase time with doc - Indianapolis Star
28 Jan 2012 at 12:07am

Los Angeles Times
WellPoint change may increase time with doc
Indianapolis Star
AP Health insurer WellPoint plans to improve primary-care reimbursement and start paying for care management it doesn't currently cover, changes that could give patients more quality time with their doctors. The Indianapolis company said Friday it will ...
WellPoint to pay doctors more for better careSan Francisco Chronicle
An Rx? Pay More to Family DoctorsWall Street Journal
Wellpoint to Raise Doctors' Pay to Increase ...
CDC: U.S. cancer screening remains below national targets - The State Column
27 Jan 2012 at 7:14pm

USA TODAY
CDC: U.S. cancer screening remains below national targets
The State Column
In a report released on Thursday, cancer screening among Americans remains lower than national targets. While cancer is a growing issue in the US, some Americans are neglecting to screen for colon, breast, and cervical cancers. According to the CDC, ...
CDC: Too few Americans getting screened for common cancersUSA TODAY
Cancer screening in US lags goals, ethnic disparities revealedLos Angeles Times
How Often Should...
US FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer - Reuters
27 Jan 2012 at 2:01pm

WANE
US FDA approves Pfizer's Inlyta for kidney cancer
Reuters
By Anna Yukhananov | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pfizer's Inlyta drug for patients with advanced kidney cancer won approval from US regulators, boosting the company's efforts to offset plunging Lipitor sales. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said ...
Pfizer Wins US Approval for Advanced Kidney-Cancer DrugBusinessWeek
FDA approves targeted Pfizer drug for patients with recurring kidney cancerWashington Post
US clears Pfizer drug for...
Erin Brockovich Launches Investigation Into Tic Illness Affecting NY Teenager...
27 Jan 2012 at 12:34pm

ABC News
Erin Brockovich Launches Investigation Into Tic Illness Affecting NY Teenagers
ABC News
Environmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched her own investigation into the mysterious illness causing facial tics and verbal outbursts among 15 teenagers in Le Roy, NY Most of the teens have been diagnosed with conversion disorder -- a ...
Activist Erin Brockovich looking into teens' mystery ailmentUSA TODAY
Mystery illness: More girls develop Tourette's-like ticsmsnbc.com
Erin Brockovich to pro...
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger Women - New York Times (blog)
27 Jan 2012 at 11:16am

New York Times (blog)
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger Women
New York Times (blog)
By ANAHAD O'CONNOR A new study of women ages 18 to 44 found that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages can alter levels of estrogen. But the impact varies by race. In white women, for example, coffee appears to lower estrogen, while in Asian ...
Estrogen Levels Altered in Young Women When Drinking Caffeine DailyZ6Mag
What caffeine does to Asian womenTimes of India
Caffeine Messes With Your Hormone...