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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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Free Surgery Attracts Uninsured In Colorado
By Scott Hensley As Washington wrangles over how to expand health coverage, some folks are taking direct action to help the uninsured right now. People wait to be screened for a chance at free surgery in Pueblo, Colo. (Cameron Allen) (Cameron Allen) Read...
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Fri, Oct 09 2009 11:53 AM
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'Seabiscuit' Author Hopeful About Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Discovery
By Maggie Mertens Scientists have discovered a virus that might unlock the mystery of chronic fatigue syndrome, a debilitating illness that affects 1 million Americans. Laura Hillenbrand, author of "Seabiscuit," has suffered from chronic fatigue...
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Thu, Oct 08 2009 2:42 PM
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CBO Pegs Cost Of Senate Health Bill At $829 Billion
By Julie Rovner The most anticipated numbers since the tally of votes in this year's "American Idol" are out: the Congressional Budget Office score of the Senate Finance Committee's health overhaul bill. And the news for Chairman Max...
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Wed, Oct 07 2009 2:30 PM
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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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Tap The Internet For Help Estimating Health Prices
By Scott Hensley Figuring out ahead of time what a particular medical procedure will cost is one of the most intractable of problems for consumers. Fire up your computer for help navigating health costs. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> Hunting...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 7:06 AM
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Ghost in the Brain: An 'Apparition Hemorrhage'
By Richard Knox When EMTs brought the 68-year-old man to the Boston hospital, he was in a deep coma. Suspecting a brain hemorrhage, doctors ordered a CT scan and were startled by what they saw. The New England Journal of Medicine reproduces the picture...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 3:02 PM
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Name Changer Is Rarely A Game Changer, Madame Speaker
By Ron Elving Down in Florida this week, visiting with seniors in a place called Sunrise, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi adopted a shiny new name for the "public option" -- the issue on which hangs the fate of the health care overhaul. She called...
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Thu, Oct 29 2009 9:34 AM
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House Health Bill Could Swell With Expected Amendment
By Mary Agnes Carey If the 1,190-page health bill trotted out Thursday isn't hefty enough for you, just wait a little while. There's more material on the way. House Minority Whip Roy Blunt warns there could be surprises in an amendment to the...
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Fri, Oct 30 2009 6:44 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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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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