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Most Adopted Children Are Happy, Healthy
By Joseph Shapiro The kids are alright. At least, the adopted kids are doing OK. National data says adopted children in America are doing well. (iStockphoto.com) National data show adopted children in America are doing pretty well. (iStockphoto.com) Read...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 1:35 PM
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Early, Intensive Help For Autistic Kids Shows Promise
By Jon Hamilton Toddlers with autism spectrum disorder seem to do better if they're enrolled in a program of intensive therapy, according to a study in the January issue of Pediatrics . (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> But the approach is...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 12:58 PM
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Tests Find Chicken Often Contaminated, But Better Than Before
By Maggie Mertens Now that you've polished off those Thanksgiving leftovers, take a bite out of this news from the poultry aisle. There's a 66-percent chance this chicken is bacteria-free. (iStockphoto.com) There's a 66 percent chance this...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 12:01 PM
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Senate Health Bill Holds Line On Insurance Premiums, Expands Coverage
By Scott Hensley Would Sen. Harry Reid's health bill get you a better deal on your insurance? Click on the image to see a table summarizing expected changes to health insurance premiums under the Reid bill. Probably. Even if you pay more, you'll...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 11:24 AM
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Swine Flu Takes Light Toll At Hajj
By Scott Hensley Worries ran high that the new H1N1 virus would wreak havoc at the hajj, the annual pilgrimage that brought 2.5 million Muslims to Mecca this year. But the number of cases and fatalities from swine flu turned out to be much lower than...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 8:43 AM
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Senate To Begin Picking At Health Overhaul Bill
By Scott Hensley You're back in business after a Thanksgiving break, and Monday afternoon the Senate will be too. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will welcome his caucus back to Washington today. (Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images) Senate Majority Leader...
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Mon, Nov 30 2009 5:54 AM
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Giving Thanks For Some Means Getting Ready For Life's End
By Scott Hensley If things get slow around the Thanksgiving table, you might consider bringing up the tough topic of what everyone wants done about their care at the end of life. A bunch of folks interested in advance directives and palliative care are...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 1:45 PM
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White House Defends Overhaul's Cost-Cutting
By Julie Rovner Tiring of gripes that overhaul proposals won't slow health spending, the White House chose the afternoon before the long Thanksgiving weekend to tell reporters, essentially, "They will, so." OMB Director Peter Orszag says...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 12:45 PM
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Sparring Over Cost Controls In Senate Health Bill
By Kate Steadman Democratic lawmakers talking with voters over the holiday might want to take a look at a blog post by The Atlantic's Ron Brownstein that the Obama administration has reportedly labeled "required reading." Brownstein's...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 11:11 AM
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Mammography And Beyond For Detecting *** Cancer
By Richard Knox Among the flood of questions raised by the recent uproar over mammography screening guidelines is this one: Are there other *** imaging methods that can do a better job of detecting cancers needing treatment in women under 50--and not...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 8:52 AM
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Traveling? Leave Swine Flu Behind
By Scott Hensley If you're you're going over the river and through the wood to Grandma's house today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants you and her to stay flu-free. So the public health agency is asking travelers to brush...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 6:03 AM
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Hot Health Issues Shift But Public Opinion Stays Split
By Christopher Weaver The only thing that's murkier and slower than the health overhaul legislation in Congress is public opinion about what should be done. The one-word description of American attitudes towards change from various polls have been...
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Tue, Nov 24 2009 2:06 PM
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Taxpayers May Pick Up Tab For Drug Ads
By Christopher Weaver If Democrats weren't miffed enough at Big Pharma after news reports suggested the industry hiked prices to offset the impact of the overhaul, the flames could be fanned by a new study that finds companies may also have passed...
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Tue, Nov 24 2009 1:05 PM
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White House Takes Aim At Gun Lobby's Reading Of Health Bill
By Peter Overby For three months now, the group Gun Owners of America has been hunting for a way into the health care debate. This week, they've found it. (iStockphoto.com) ( iStockphoto) --> A letter from the Gun Owners to senators last Saturday...
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Tue, Nov 24 2009 12:27 PM
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Docs Case For Tort Reform Gets Harder To Make
By Maggie Mertens If you really want to remake health care and lower costs, do something about medical malpractice, doctors are telling Congress. But malpractice insurance costs are actually stabilizing in most parts of the country, even as Congress lurches...
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Tue, Nov 24 2009 10:05 AM
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