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Administration Escalates Attacks On Health Insurers' Rates
By Scott Hensley Get ready, health insurers, the Obama administration is coming after you again. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is expected to blast insurers over big proposed rate hikes in a half-dozen states at a media briefing...
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Thu, Feb 18 2010 5:58 AM
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Kellogg Slapped For Contamination At Eggo Waffle Factory
By Nadja Popovich You might want to leggo that Eggo. Eggo Buttermilk Waffles tested positive for Listeria at a Kellogg factory in Atlanta last year. (iStockphoto.com) Eggo Buttermilk Waffles tested positive for Listeria at a Kellogg factory in Atlanta...
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Wed, Feb 17 2010 1:02 PM
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Book-Writing Man In Coma Fails Communication Test
Rom Houben and his mother Josephine Nicolaas Houben are pictured at a Belgian hospital in Nov. 2009. (Matt Slocum/AP) By Scott Hensley A few months back the world was gripped by reports that a Belgian man initially thought to be in a vegetative state...
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Wed, Feb 17 2010 11:29 AM
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Health Clinic Funding Boosts Economy
By Andrew Villegas Everyone wants a return on their investment, and a study released Tuesday offers evidence that a hefty infusion of cash for community health centers in last year's federal stimulus package may be paying off. ?s=12" alt=Physician...
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Wed, Feb 17 2010 8:20 AM
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Cholesterol Drugs Raise Diabetes Risk, But Not Enough To Stop Taking Them
By Scott Hensley If you're taking a cholesterol-fighting drug (and these days who isn't?), then you might be surprised to find out the commonly prescribed medicines can raise the odds you'll get diabetes. But don't throw your Lipitor or...
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Wed, Feb 17 2010 5:55 AM
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Women Underestimate Their Risk Of Heart Disease
By Nadja Popovich More than half of American women don't know that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in this country, despite plenty of work to boost awareness. Only a little more than half of women surveyed said they would call 911 if they...
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Tue, Feb 16 2010 2:03 PM
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Scientists Intrigued By Test Of Hormone Spray For Autism
By Scott Hensley Is there no social problem the hormone oxytocin can't ease just a little? (iStockphoto.com) We're not convinced a test of the hormone in 13 people diagnosed with Asperger's and mild autism settles the question for a broader...
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Tue, Feb 16 2010 12:56 PM
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Teenager's Science Project Leads To Simple Concussion Test
By Richard Knox Doctors use expensive CT scanners and MRI machines thousands of times every day to look for brain damage. But sometimes cheap and simple is definitely better. Dr. James Eckner (standing) and Dr. James Richardson (seated) demonstrate the...
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Tue, Feb 16 2010 8:51 AM
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Anthem Holds Off On California Rate Hike
By Scott Hensley The brouhaha in California over Anthem Blue Cross' plan to hike rates on individual policies as much as 39 percent next month entered a new chapter over the weekend with the insurer agreed to hold off on the increase until May. California...
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Tue, Feb 16 2010 6:09 AM
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Insurers Post Big Profits, Cut Coverage, New Report Says
By Nadja Popovich The nation's five biggest insurance companies made $12 billion in profits last year, but dropped 2.7 million people from their roles, according to a report released today by Health Care For American Now, a health reform advocacy...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 1:38 PM
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PhRMA Chief Tauzin's Resignation Shows Industry Divisions On Overhaul
By Christopher Weaver Billy Tauzin's career came to embody the revolving-door between public office and private-sector paychecks. The former Louisiana congressman chaired a House panel that oversees health care before leaving office and becoming the...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 11:51 AM
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On Both Coasts, States Face Off With Rising Health Costs
By Maggie Mertens Washington might have temporarily put the brakes on the health overhaul, but the problems the health system faces aren't going away. Look, for instance, at the recent announcement by Anthem Blue Cross in California of a premium increase...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 10:12 AM
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States Hedge Bets, Seek To Block Insurance Mandate
By Julie Rovner If Congress gets its act together and passes a bill requiring everybody to have health insurance, can states pass laws or amend their own constitutions to exempt the people in their states? Two-thirds of these states have some sort of...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 7:54 AM
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Clinton's Procedure Offers Lessons In Heart Care, Rationing
By Christopher Weaver Bill Clinton, the last president to attempt to overhaul the health system, had an unplanned heart procedure yesterday at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He's already left the hospital and appears to doing fine. Bill Clinton at...
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Fri, Feb 12 2010 6:43 AM
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Cast Your Vote On New Wrapper For New York's Condom
By Scott Hensley We miss New York, trendsetter in fashion and public health. Next stop? (NYC Dept. of Health.) Subway enters tunnel on condom wrapper. (NYC Dept. of Health.) --> After we moved to Washington last year, we realized just how much we'd...
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Thu, Feb 11 2010 1:19 PM
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