Saturday News Roundup (1/13/07)

Note: Where the news items below are based on published research, I have not yet had a chance to read the studies and vet the coverage of the findings. Reader beware.

Via CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report: Infant Deaths Associated with Cough and Cold Medications --- Two States, 2005

via CNN:

CDC warns against giving toddlers, babies cold medicine, cough syrup

Survey: Many assume they can't control cancer risk

Women more likely to survive lung cancer

'100 hours': House passes stem-cell bill despite veto threat

Risk of death high for new ex-cons

via Medpundit, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has established the National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has introduced a "New Campaign on Little Known Fourth Leading Cause of Death In United States," chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

via the New York Times:

House Democrats Pass Bill on Medicare Drug Prices

Wal-Mart Says Health Plan is Covering More Workers

AIDS Drug to Protect Fetus Is Safe for Infected Mothers, Study Finds

via 4women.gov, Health Tip: Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts

Doulicia reports on bad press for doulas

via Feministing:

January 22 is Blog for Choice Day

SD anti-choice law gets a rare rehearing

Katie Allison Granju brings the bad news on people's perceptions of infant formula vs. breast milk.

RHRealityCheck on The L Word's portrayal of "crisis pregnancy centers."

The Kaiser Network has made available a transcript, video and podcast of its recent Ask the Experts: HPV Vaccine webcast session.

The Well-Timed Period on the demise of the placebo week.