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WellPoint Hike Insurance Rates Closer To Home
By Scott Hensley Well, well, WellPoint. Now some folks in the Indiana-based insurer's backyard say whopping rate increases on the company's individual health coverage aren't limited to California. The Indianapolis Star reports on hikes of...
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Thu, Feb 11 2010 5:45 AM
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Caffeine And Alcohol Just Make A Wide-Awake Drunk
By Allison Aubrey Think adding a little caffeine to your alcohol buzz might improve your judgment? Guess again. A Red Bull energy drink mixed with vodka sits on the bar at Sloppy Joe's in Key West, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) http://media.npr...
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Thu, Feb 11 2010 12:15 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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Uncertainty Clouds Pfizer's Future After Lipitor Disappears
By Scott Hensley Pfizer, the world's largest drugmaker and the industry's most aggressive consolidator, hasn't exactly bought its way to success. Despite a profit of $767 million in the last quarter of 2009, Pfizer has major problems looming...
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Wed, Feb 03 2010 6:35 AM
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Nation's Health Spending Climbs To Record High
By Scott Hensley Health care overhaul may be dead, but the growth in the nation's spending on health keeps on rolling. Estimates just out from the government show that health spending climbed 1.1 percentage points to account for 17.3 percent of GDP...
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Thu, Feb 04 2010 5:47 AM
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Obama Vows To Press On With Overhaul After Jobs Bill
By Scott Hensley The president doesn't seem to think health overhaul is dead, even if you do. President Obama works the crowd at a Washington fundraiser where he defended health overhaul. (Charles Dharapak/AP) ?s=12" alt="President Obama...
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Fri, Feb 05 2010 6:42 AM
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Flu Vaccine In America: Epidemic Of Ambivalence
By Richard Knox Right now my right deltoid is slightly tender from two needle pokes yesterday--one for swine flu, one for the seasonal flu. The swine flu shots came eventually but there weren't many takers. (Thierry Zoccolan/AP) http://media.npr.org...
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Fri, Feb 05 2010 12:05 PM
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Hospital Infections: Deadly, Costly, And Potentially Avoidable
By Richard Knox Each year nearly 300,000 U.S. patients get serious cases of pneumonia and sepsis -- bloodstream infections -- during their hospital stays. Almost 50,000 of them die. Pneumonia and sepsis make up a large fraction of hospital-acquired infections...
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Tue, Feb 23 2010 11:28 AM
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Health Negotiators Could Use A Ref
By Stephanie Stapleton Tomorrow is the big day for the White House's health care summit. Will it make a difference? Time to blow the whistle on health overhaul? (iStockphoto.com) Time to blow the whistle on health overhaul? (iStockphoto.com) Time...
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Wed, Feb 24 2010 11:14 AM
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Live-Blog: Opening Of Bipartisan Health Conference
By Scott Hensley Health overhaul has come to this: a high-level meeting between Democrats and Republicans open to TV cameras and radio microphones. We plan to cover the opening statements in this post. Later in the day we expect to post a few more times...
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Thu, Feb 25 2010 6:50 AM
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Hospitals and Doctors Drove Up California Health Costs
By Christopher Weaver Californians outraged over insurance rate hikes may have some new targets. (iStockphoto.com) A study just out may direct some of their ire toward doctors and hospitals. The findings, published in Health Affairs, conclude that the...
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Fri, Feb 26 2010 1:39 PM
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Health Costs Loom Over Federal Budget
By Scott Hensley Today we'll find out how much President Obama would like the government to spend next year. It's a lot. Just take a look at all the zeroes: $3,834,000,000,000. That's 3.8 trillion bucks, for fiscal 2011. The elephant in the...
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Mon, Feb 01 2010 5:57 AM
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Black Pepper Becomes Latest Salmonella Suspect
By Nadja Popovich We're sorry to say that salmonella seems to be everywhere these days. Salmonella in black pepper prompted a salami recall.(Kellybeanz via Flickr) Salmonella in black pepper prompted a salami recall.(Kellybeanz via Flickr) -->...
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Mon, Feb 01 2010 2:05 PM
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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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With Swine Flu Waning, Health Officials Look Ahead
By Richard Knox As the first influenza pandemic of this century appears to have turned a corner, preparations are already under way for next flu season. Swine flu virus: I'll be back. (CDC) Swine flu virus: I'll be back. (CDC) --> Today the...
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Thu, Feb 18 2010 8:54 AM
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