• Nation's Health Spending Rises, but Not So Much - ABC News
• Health Buzz: Teens Using MySpace and Other Health News - U.S. News &World Report
• Morning Rounds Bird Flu, Fire Hazards and a Vaccine for Boys - New York Times
• Judge dismisses lawsuits in Medtronic heart device case - Minneapolis Star Tribune
• Blue Cross foundation awards local grants - Boston Globe
• Warning over 'third hand smoke' - BBC News
• Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - Washington Post
• Researchers Find Breast Cancer Gene, Spur Hope for New Drugs - Bloomberg
• Obesity may be linked to higher rates of ovarian cancer - Los Angeles Times
• Obama’s Transition Team Hears About Health Care - I Really Should Study
• Stony Brook study supports claims of undying love - Newsday
• 'Let me sleep,' anthrax suspect wrote before suicide - CNN
• Why smokers can't quit easily - MSNBC
• MedImmune applies to sell spray in Europe - Bizjournals.com
• Wegmans: No charge for some antibiotics - Bizjournals.com
• Worker who spilled pills in batter placed on leave - Hartford Courant
• Drugmaker Merck seeks Gardasil approval for boys - The Associated Press
• Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2009 - Washington Post
• Econ slump hitting older Americans hard, AARP says - Reuters
• Hospitals, health care company cited in Medicaid scam - Newsday