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Telling The Overlooked Story Of Strokes
By Richard Knox For a long time we've thought it's odd that so little attention is paid to strokes. Find a certified stroke center by clicking here. Nearly seven million Americans have had one, and about 800,000 strike every year. More people...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 8:26 AM
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Support For Drug Imports Stalls Health Overhaul
By Scott Hensley The latest stumbling block for an overhaul of health care lies north of the border. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> The Senate, already poking along, put the whole thing on hold yesterday amid growing support for a measure...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 5:59 AM
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Prescription Drug Costs Double Over A Decade
By Scott Hensley The feds just put out a neat little summary of what's happened with health care spending for young and middle-aged people in recent years. Guess what? It's up. The health tab for 18- to 44-year-olds hit $231 billion in 2006, up...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009 12:45 PM
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Swine Flu Push Puts Other Public Health Work On Hold
By Maggie Mertens While the toll of the swine flu has been less than some had feared, the virus' affect on public health programs may have been greater than you might have expected. With all the demand for swine flu vaccine, there hasn't been...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009 10:20 AM
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Nobel Prize Day Comes For Hopkins' Greider
By Joe Palca Today's the big day for Carol Greider, the Johns Hopkins molecular biologist who won a share of this year's prize for physiology or medicine. ?s=3" alt="Carol Greider, Nobel prize winner." class="img462" Read...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009 7:10 AM
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Los Angeles Postpones Vote On Restrictions For Marijuana Shops
By Scott Hensley Hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles got a reprieve Wednesday as the city council delayed a vote on regulations that could, by some estimates, leave less than a dozen in business. Timeline: the highs and lows of medical...
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Thu, Dec 10 2009 5:54 AM
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Panflu Vaccine: Europeans Can't Be Bothered
By Richard Knox Some say it's safety fears about a novel vaccine. Or maybe it's the relatively low level of flu activity this fall in Europe compared to North America. But the European reaction to swine flu vaccination has largely been a big shrug...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 1:54 PM
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School Lunch Nutrition Worse Than Fast-Food, Says USA Today
By Maggie Mertens A disturbing investigation by USA Today claims a lot of the meat in school lunchrooms has been subjected to laxer inspection than the stuff at fast-food restaurants. How good is this food for kids? About as good as it looks... (iStockphoto...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 1:50 PM
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Why Aren't You Getting Your Seasonal Flu Shots?
By Richard Knox With the unprecedented calls to get flu shots, you'd think more people would be getting vaccinated this year. Apparently not -- at least not when it comes to seasonal flu vaccine. A new national survey by the Rand Corporation finds...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 1:39 PM
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Lawmakers Seek Halt To Abuses Of Disabled Kids In School
By Joseph Shapiro Two investigatory reports earlier this year told disturbing stories of the harsh, and on occasion fatal, methods sometimes used to discipline disabled children in school. Now members of Congress are trying to stop the practice of relying...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 1:02 PM
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Cost Of Medicare Buy-In Could Be Daunting
By Scott Hensley With all the fanfare about a potential political compromise on health overhaul that could let people ages 55 to 64 buy Medicare as their health coverage, you might be surprised to learn the idea has been kicking around for quite a while...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 11:14 AM
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Oxygen Brings Relief For Cluster Headaches
By Richard Knox People who suffer from cluster headaches say there's no worse pain. How bad is it? Women with kids say the headaches are more excruciating than childbirth. (iStockphoto.com) So a clinical test showing the effectiveness of a simple...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 7:46 AM
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Despite Compromise On Public Option, Hurdles Remain For Overhaul
By Scott Hensley With key Senate Democrats having struck a tentative deal on a private alternative to the controversial government-run public option for health insurance, there's plenty of crowing about health overhaul being just around the corner...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 5:55 AM
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Tofu Dogs, Soy Lattes OK For *** Cancer Survivors
By Allison Aubrey Soy gets a strange rap in this country. Meat and potato lovers tend to dismiss it as vegan fringe food. But ever since soy milk muscled its way into the mainstream dairy aisle, there's been a lot of talk about its potential health...
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Tue, Dec 08 2009 2:35 PM
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Scandal Could Be A Blow To Tiger's Mental Health, And His Game
By Maggie Mertens When it comes to being a great athlete, you need a triad of toughness: physical, mental and emotional, says sports psychologist Gregg Steinberg. Tiger's known for his toughness on the green, but how will this mental blow affect his...
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Tue, Dec 08 2009 2:00 PM
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