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Finance Finally Gets to Yes On Health Bill
By Julie Rovner and April Fulton Many people thought this day would never come. And despite dueling studies about the impact released over the weekend, the Senate Finance Committee votes on a bill to revamp the nation's health system. The Senate Finance...
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Tue, Oct 13 2009 5:58 AM
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Swine Flu Packs Punch For Healthy, Too
By Scott Hensley Good health is no guarantee swine flu won't put you in the hospital. Swine flu can knock out just about anyone. ( Michael Krinke/iStockphoto.com) (Michael Krinke/iStockphoto.com) --> Nearly half of adults hospitalized with swine...
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Tue, Oct 13 2009 2:28 PM
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Abortions Decline, Despite More Liberal Laws Worldwide
By Brenda Wilson Abortions are becoming less common around the world, even as more countries ease abortion laws. In a report looking at abortion trends around the world, the Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit reproductive rights organization, estimates...
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Wed, Oct 14 2009 2:25 PM
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Smoke Gets In Your Heart
By Richard Knox Almost four decades after the Surgeon General first suggested secondhand smoke causes heart attacks, the National Institute of Medicine says there's no doubt about it. Snuff 'em out, if you've got 'em. (iStockphoto.com...
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Thu, Oct 15 2009 12:09 PM
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Cedars-Sinai Apologizes For Radiation Errors
By Maggie Mertens After a week of mounting questions about radiation overdoses at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the CEO of the hospital late yesterday expressed deep regret over problems with CT scans that overdosed more than 200 patients and called the...
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Fri, Oct 16 2009 11:02 AM
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FDA Appoints Watchdog And Watched To Key Jobs
By Scott Hensley If you had any doubt that President Obama's Food and Drug Administration would take a tougher stance on regulation, you better wrap your mind around the appointment of one of the agency's toughest critics to a top policy position...
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Mon, Oct 19 2009 8:29 AM
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Medicare Muddle On Part B Hike For Some Seniors
By Julie Rovner The government isn't going to kill your Grandma in the new health overhaul bill, but if she's rich, she better get ready to pay more for her Medicare. Some Medicare beneficiaries may be on the hook higher premiums. (iStockphoto...
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Tue, Oct 20 2009 1:19 PM
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Doctors Often Ignore Recommended Heart Failure Drug
By Scott Hensley The big challenge in health care isn't always finding a new cure but instead getting doctors to use the ones already out there. (iStockphoto.com) Take, for instance, a generic drug to help patients with serious heart failure. Despite...
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Wed, Oct 21 2009 10:30 AM
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Does Swine Flu Shift Sick Leave Decisions?
By April Fulton We've all done it: Sent our kids to school when their noses are still a little bit runny, or gone to work ourselves with a low-grade fever. "It's just a little cold," we tell ourselves. "We'll get over it."...
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Thu, Oct 22 2009 10:30 AM
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iPod Headphones And Pacemakers Don't Mix
By Joseph Shapiro Be careful putting iPod headphones and pacemakers on the same playlist. Keep those earbuds where they belong, for safety's sake. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> The tiny yet powerful magnets that make the big noise in...
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Fri, Oct 23 2009 9:09 AM
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This Is Your Body On Flu
By Scott Hensley If all the good advice about coughing and sneezing into your sleeve to prevent the spread of flu hasn't sunk in, please take a look at this gripping video from NPR's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky. Now, you...
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Sat, Oct 24 2009 6:45 AM
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Senate To Include Public Option In Health Overhaul Bill
By Scott Hensley Well, the public option just got another lease on life. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada says the public option is back on. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) --> Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada now...
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Mon, Oct 26 2009 1:55 PM
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Poisoned Harvard Scientists Say Spiked Coffee Was No Accident
By Scott Hensley Spend a little time in a biology lab, and you figure out pretty quickly nothing much gets done without using chemicals that could hurt you. But nobody bargains on someone putting poison in the office espresso machine, as apparently happened...
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Tue, Oct 27 2009 6:15 AM
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Malpractice Reform Would Trim $11 Billion From Health Spending
By Scott Hensley Now we have the official number for how much reforming the nation's medical malpractice system could save: $11 billion this year. Is 0.5% of health spending a lot or a little? (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> How you see...
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Fri, Oct 09 2009 1:56 PM
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Health Workers Face Flu Vaccine, Or Else
By Richard Knox Mandatory flu vaccination for health-care workers looks like an idea whose time has come. Vaccines are giving the drug business a shot in the arm. (Thierry Zoccolan/Getty Images) Vaccines are giving the drug business a shot in the arm...
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Fri, Oct 09 2009 5:08 AM
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