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Some Swine Flu Questions On Your Mind
By Joanne Silberner With all the questions floating around about swine flu cases and vaccine shortages, we wondered what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might tell us at a briefing today. (CDC) (CDC) --> Turns out, nothing new really...
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Tue, Oct 27 2009 2:12 PM
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Humans Beat Robots On Prostate Surgery Side Effects
By Scott Hensley Scan highway billboards, flick on your TV or listen very long to the radio and you'll probably come across an ad from a hospital touting robot-assisted surgery as the way to go for treating prostate cancer. A surgeon hunches over...
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Tue, Oct 13 2009 10:30 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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Stolen Laptop Held Data On Thousands Of Doctors
By Scott Hensley Here we go again. Another stolen laptop, and a whole bunch more personal data that could be used for no-good. What's up, doc? Maybe your personal data online. ( iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> A computer belonging to an...
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Thu, Oct 15 2009 8:56 AM
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Carbon Monoxide Takes Turn As Treatment
By Scott Hensley Here's an experiment you definitely should not try at home: breathing low levels of the poisonous gas carbon monoxide to fight disease. Flame on! carbon monoxide researchers. (iStockphoto.com) ?s=12" alt="flame logo."...
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Fri, Oct 16 2009 6:48 AM
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Putting A Number On The Uninsured
By Scott Hensley Sometimes how journalists cover a story becomes part of the story. Click on the image for an interactive map from NPR showing the uninsured by state and congressional district. Recently, NPR health editor Joe Neel, who sits just down...
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Fri, Oct 16 2009 2:32 PM
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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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Elder Care Costs Keep Climbing
By April Fulton Another reason to start saving your money, or at least consider spending your Golden Years on the Great Plains, is the rising cost of long-term care. A fresh survey from the health insurance industry shows the cost of all sorts of care...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 6:02 AM
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Big Protein Portions Don't Mean More Muscle
By Deborah Franklin Want to build muscle, not fat? Forget bellying up to a man-sized sirloin or salmon steak at dinner. New research from physiologists in Texas suggests you'll build more brawn with daintier portions of protein scattered across different...
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Wed, Oct 28 2009 11:10 AM
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Live-Blog: House Democrats Unveil Overhaul Bill
By Scott Hensley We're standing by for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to tell us about the health overhaul bill she and the leading Democrats in the House have cooked up. We previewed some of the key features a little earlier this morning, and there's...
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Thu, Oct 29 2009 8:21 AM
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Voting Gets Easier For Disabled, But Problems Remain
By Joseph Shapiro On Election Day last year, the Government Accountability Office sent investigators to 720 polling places around the country to see if people in wheelchairs, or who were blind deaf or had other disabilities, could easily cast a ballot...
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Thu, Oct 29 2009 1:15 PM
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One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Or Two?
By Richard Knox Even kids can get by with a single dose of swine flu vaccine, says the World Health Organization. But the U.S. is not so sure just yet. WHO previously recommended two shots for kids younger than 10. But the new one-shot deal contradicts...
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Fri, Oct 30 2009 3:45 PM
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