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Obesity Epidemic Cancels Out Anti-smoking Gains
By Maggie Mertens Americans are snuffing out their cigarettes, but packing on the pounds. And normal increases in life expectancy rates are being held back because of it. America switches one health vice for another. (iStockphoto.com) America switches...
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 2:02 PM
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Planning For Nobel Ceremonies Taxes Even Brainy Winner
By Joe Palca Most of the hoopla surrounding the Nobel Prizes occurs in October when winners are announced. ?s=3" alt="Carol Greider, Nobel prize winner." class="img462" /> Johns Hopkins' Carol Greider is getting ready for...
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 1:50 PM
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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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Proposal To Limit Drugmakers' Use Of Prescription Info Fades
By Maggie Mertens An amendment to ban drugmakers' use of prescription data to hone their marketing to doctors has been whisked off the health overhaul table before even seeing debate. A Senate staffer told Reuters the proposal isn't likely to...
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Wed, Dec 16 2009 1:40 PM
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Senators Who Voted Against Drug Imports Got More Big Pharma Money
By Peter Overby Nobody on Capitol Hill takes kindly to a spreadsheet that lines up their campaign contributions with their floor votes. But that's what Maplight.org, a nonprofit database operation, has just done, producing a mashup with the tally...
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Thu, Dec 17 2009 5:58 AM
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Democrats Dropping Public Option To Save Overhaul--Again
By Scott Hensley The public option looks dead again. Democrats are pretty much conceding defeat on a compromise reached last week that would have allowed uninsured people ages 55 to 64 to buy Medicare coverage. Unable to muster enough votes for health...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009 5:57 AM
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Senate Slogs Toward Vote Showdown On Health Overhaul
By April Fulton Another weekend, another marathon Senate session hangs over our heads like a raincloud, or, more accurately, a snow cloud. The Senate's Christmas plans may hinge on Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson's health vote. (Alex Wong/Getty Images...
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Fri, Dec 18 2009 10:55 AM
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Worries About Doctor Shortages Deepen As Overhaul Looms
By Scott Hensley Let's just say for the sake of discussion that health overhaul does pass. A bunch more folks get insurance, maybe 31 million eventually. Then some of those people, maybe a lot of them, want to see the doctor more. Who exactly is going...
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Wed, Dec 16 2009 8:54 AM
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Millions Face Insurance Crisis As COBRA Subsidy Ends
By Scott Hensley It's bad enough losing a job with the economy as bad as it is. But losing affordable health insurance is at least as big a worry for millions of Americans. Now those worries are likely to worsen. Starting this week, $25 billion in...
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Wed, Dec 02 2009 5:59 AM
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Down Syndrome Births Rise Unexpectedly
By Joseph Shapiro You might be surprised to learn there's been an increase in the number of children born with Down syndrome in recent years. The conventional wisdom holds that with more prenatal screening, the rate at which children would be born...
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Tue, Dec 01 2009 9:50 AM
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Sanofi Leads Deal Frenzy With Chattem Purchase
By Scott Hensley The snow hasn't stopped pharmaceutical dealmakers from last-minute shopping. No patent worries a little lotion can't ease. (Chattem) Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay $1.9 billion for Chattem, a seller of over-the-counter remedies...
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Mon, Dec 21 2009 8:30 AM
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Obama Says History Will Be Made On Health Care
By Scott Hensley On the eve of a Senate vote that seems all but certain to deliver a historic victory on health overhaul to Democrats, President Obama defended the trade-offs made to get legislation this far and the way it will be financed. Obama talks...
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Wed, Dec 23 2009 1:14 PM
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Senate Health Debate Turns To Abortion Amendment
By Maggie Mertens Buckle your seatbelts, the ride starts now. If you've been tuning out the health care debate on the Senate floor so far, we don't blame you. It's been a little senatorial. But if you've been waiting for tempers to start...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 2:36 PM
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A Famous Brain Goes Under The Knife In Search For Memory Machinery
By Scott Hensley When it comes to the annals of scientific exploration, we're almost numb to dispatches from deep in a rain forest, the icy expanse of Antarctica and the bottom of the sea. Henry Molaison in the 1970s. (MIT Museum) So brace yourself...
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Thu, Dec 03 2009 6:03 AM
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