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Companies Race To Bring Diet Drugs To Market
By Scott Hensley In the battle against obesity, doctors and patients are short on weapons. Reinforcements may be on the way for the fight against the belly bulge. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com/) --> Eating better and exercising more are, of course...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 11:34 AM
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Seasonal Flu Vaccinations Cancelled Amid Shortages
By Scott Hensley So you got the message and want to get flu vaccine for your family. That might be easier said than done--especially for the regular old seasonal flu. Finding a shot against seasonal flu may be a challenge right now. (iStockphoto.com)...
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Wed, Oct 07 2009 6:53 AM
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Raising Eyebrows Gets Handwashing Results
By Kathleen Masterson Just because mom always taught you to wash up after doing your business doesn't mean you heed her sound advice. Now some British researchers have found the next best thing to mom looking over your shoulder in the bathroom may...
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Thu, Oct 15 2009 12:46 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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Cancer Group Affirms Course On Screening
By Scott Hensley So where are we today on the question of screening for cancer? The white arrow points out cancer in this mammogram. (NIH via Wikimedia Commons) (The white arrow points out cancer in this mammogram.) --> Well, the American Cancer Society...
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Thu, Oct 22 2009 9:55 AM
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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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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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A Rethink On Prostate and *** Cancer Screening
By Scott Hensley To screen or not to screen is becoming a hot question in cancer again. Has the push for early detection of prostate and *** cancer, in particular, been oversold? A blood test can detect a prostate cancer like this one, but can't necessarily...
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Wed, Oct 21 2009 6:57 AM
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Radiation Overdoses At Cedars-Sinai Prompt Investigation
By Maggie Mertens Only after a patient complained in August about losing some hair following a CT scan did Cedars-Sinai Medical Center realize more than 200 people had been exposed to excessive radiation from diagnostic tests performed there in the last...
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Wed, Oct 14 2009 11:57 AM
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Get Your Flu Shots, Health Pros
By Scott Hensley We've heard plenty of civilians questioning whether to get vaccinated against swine flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the answer is pretty much, "Yes, you should." For those on the fence, new data...
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Wed, Oct 14 2009 9:17 AM
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Maybe Fido Needs A Public Option
By Scott Hensley When it comes to our pets' health, out-of-pocket expenses have been just about the only kind until pretty recently. But now there's health insurance for your pet. For Harriet's owners, the health insurance premiums were worth...
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Mon, Oct 19 2009 2:23 PM
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Religious Rituals Get Update For Swine Flu World
By Maggie Mertens Catholics in Boston and many surrounding areas won't be sharing wine during Communion anymore -- at least until threats of swine flu ease a bit. Not so fast! That communal chalice is a hotbed for germs. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 9:38 AM
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Of Flu And Surgeons General
By Joanne Silberner You may not have noticed, but we've been having an H1N1 epidemic without America's Top Doctor. Will Benjamin use the bully pulpit on swine flu? (Charles Dharapak/AP ) (Charles Dharapak/AP/) --> That may change soon. The...
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Fri, Oct 30 2009 3:05 PM
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BPA Safer Than Contraceptives In Rat Study
By Jon Hamilton The plastic additive bisphenol A (BPA) may not be so bad after all, according to results from a new animal study funded by the federal government. (David McNew/Getty Images) Some earlier research in rodents suggested BPA, which is found...
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Fri, Oct 30 2009 2:12 PM
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