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Americans Want A Healthier School Lunch Menu
By April Fulton Whether you love British Chef Jamie Oliver or just love to hate him, his sometimes exploitative TV show about fixing kids' eating habits in a small West Virginia town probably helped raise our awareness about the quality of school...
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Wed, Apr 28 2010 11:45 AM
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Prescription Drug Overdoses Send More People To Hospitals
By Deborah Franklin The recent rash of people taking way too many pain pills isn't restricted to Hollywood celebs. It's part of a nationwide trend, says an ER doc in West Virginia. Dr. Jeffrey Coben and several colleagues at West Virginia University...
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Tue, Apr 06 2010 11:40 AM
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In The Mood For Chocolate
How much chocolate do you eat each month? (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> By Joanne Silberner I eat chocolate every single day. And I regularly supply chocolate to others. So I was particularly interested when I heard about...
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Mon, Apr 26 2010 2:16 PM
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Ethics Disclosures Gain Steam In Health Care
By Maggie Mertens Bet you didn't see this one coming: the latest trending topic in the health industry headlines? Stricter ethics rules. A provision in the new health law Physician Payments Sunshine Act will require big spenders in the health industry...
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Mon, Apr 26 2010 12:58 PM
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Pollen Aplenty Triggers Allergy Explosion
By Scott Hensley We don't need any fancy equipment to know there's an epic pollen problem this year. Every flat surface around the house is covered in greenish yellow dust. Every eye in the place is a bloodshot red. How bad is it? In Atlanta,...
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Mon, Apr 12 2010 6:58 AM
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California Bill Would Make Insurers Cover Smoking Cessation Costs
By Nadja Popovich California may be gearing for another row with health insurers, but this time it's not over increasing insurance rates. A new bill in California would require health insurers to cover the costs of quitting smoking. (iStockphoto.com...
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Wed, Apr 21 2010 1:03 PM
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Fruits and Veggies Prevent Cancer? Not So Much, It Turns Out
Keep on eating these for your heart, just don't expect cancer-prevention miracles. (iStockphoto.com) Keep on eating these, but don't expect cancer-prevention-miracles. (iStockphoto.com) Keep on eating these, but don't expect cancer-prevention...
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Tue, Apr 06 2010 3:01 PM
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Maternal Deaths Decline Worldwide
By Scott Hensley Women around the world are dying much less often from complications related to childbirth than they did in 1980, an analysis of health data finds. Fewer mothers around the world are dying from childbirth (istockphoto.com) Fewer mothers...
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Wed, Apr 14 2010 9:46 AM
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Feds Investigate Boston Health System's Insurance Pacts
By Scott Hensley The Justice Department is probing whether Partners HealthCare, the dominant hospital system in Boston, has used its power to hurt competition. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> The Boston Globe reports the Justice Department's...
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Thu, Apr 29 2010 9:45 AM
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California Insurer Drops Rate Hikes After Errors Are Found
By Scott Hensley Remember Anthem Blue Cross of California's proposed hike in premiums that would have set back small businesses and individuals in the state as much as 39 percent on health coverage? (iStockphoto.com) We find them hard to forget. President...
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Fri, Apr 30 2010 7:15 AM
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Waxman Cancels Hearing To Grill Companies On Tax Hit From Overhaul
By Scott Hensley Arcane accounting rules don't usually make for Congressional fireworks. But we were really looking forward to a scheduled clash next week between Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and a bunch of companies that said the new health law is going...
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Thu, Apr 15 2010 7:14 AM
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Day Care Centers Too Quick To Send Kids Home Sick
A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) --> A slight sniffle shouldn't keep Johnny at home. (Istockphoto.com) --> By Scott Hensley Pediatricians...
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Mon, Apr 19 2010 2:20 PM
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Lung Cancer Screening Often Raises False Alarm
By Richard Knox Somewhere north of 90 million Americans are at risk of lung cancer because they're current or former smokers. Many are tempted to get a CT lung scan, costing $300 to $1,000, to see if something's lurking. A CT scan of the lungs...
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Tue, Apr 20 2010 7:05 AM
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Too Fat to Fight? Obesity Threatens Military Recruiting
By Richard Knox During World War II, at least 40 percent of potential military recruits were undernourished. So after the war, military leaders helped convince Congress to pass the National School Lunch Program to make subsidized meals part of kids'...
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Tue, Apr 20 2010 12:58 PM
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Too Much Sugar Can Be A Heart-Stopper
Your heart isn't sweet on sugar added to food. (iStockphoto.com) Your heart isn't sweet on sugar added to food. (iStockphoto.com) Your heart isn't sweet on sugar added to food. (iStockphoto.com) --> By April Fulton Sugar is lurking just...
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Tue, Apr 20 2010 2:35 PM
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