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Critics Cluck At *** Cancer Awareness In A Bucket
By Nadja Popovich Kentucky Fried Chicken has been on a controversial roll lately. Last week, it announced that it would be launching a "Buckets for the Cure" campaign in association with Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which means the next time...
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Thu, Apr 22 2010 3:00 PM
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Dear Old Man: Don't Give That Dog A Bone
By April Fulton "This Old Man," the charming nursery rhyme that taught generations of us how to count, includes a bit of outdated advice. Despite what it says about giving the dog a bone, you shouldn't do it. The FDA says bones can make...
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Fri, Apr 23 2010 10:00 AM
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A Little Lighter
BPA Poses New Risk To Food Safety -- Legislative Impasse
By Scott Hensley Legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration more power to safeguard the food supply is in danger of being tripped up by controversy over the plastic additive bisphenol A. BPA may be along for the ride with green beans...
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Mon, Apr 26 2010 10:35 AM
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Thieves, Hackers And Health Workers Want A Peak At Your Medical Records
By Scott Hensley We find the feds' public list of big breaches of patient confidentiality to be almost as gripping and disturbing as the police blotter in our local paper. Attacks on your health data can come from some surprising places. (iStockphoto...
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Tue, Apr 27 2010 9:57 AM
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Electronic medical records
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Drug Rep Repeats Whistleblower Role For Seroquel
By Scott Hensley Even Big Pharma can be a small world. Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca have a surprising connection that makes the drug industry look like a small world. (iStockphoto.com) Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca have a surprising connection. (iStockphoto...
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Wed, Apr 28 2010 9:42 AM
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Canada Has It Both Ways On International Abortion Funding
By Jaclyn Schiff A meeting of development ministers representing the G8 countries concluded Wednesday without directly addressing a controversy over Canada's unwillingness to fund abortion as part of aid to improve maternal and child health in the...
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Thu, Apr 29 2010 7:04 AM
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International scene
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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Exercise Trumps Gene In Teen Obesity
Run for it. (Photoillustration: NPR/iStockphoto.com) (Photoillustration: NPR/iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> By Nadja Popovich Sure, genes may be a factor in some cases of obesity, but it just got a little harder to blame your parents. It turns...
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Wed, Apr 07 2010 11:03 AM
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Infections In Hospitals Get Worse, Despite Safety Focus
By Scott Hensley What part of protecting patients from infection do hospitals not get? Despite years of warnings that infections people catch while hospitalized represent a major health threat in the U.S., the latest data from the government show the...
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Wed, Apr 14 2010 6:55 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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Swine Flu Vaccine Ticks Toward Expiration
By Scott Hensley If you're among the million of Americans who didn't get immunized against swine flu, there's still some vaccine with your name on it. But don't wait too long. Tens of millions of doses of the government-purchased vaccine...
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Thu, Apr 01 2010 6:58 AM
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Verizon Joins Companies Taking Overhaul Charges
By Scott Hensley Telecommunications giant Verizon became the latest corporation to say it would take an earnings hit because of tax changes in the new health law. The company said in a securities filing Thursday that it expects to book a $970 million...
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Fri, Apr 02 2010 7:05 AM
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FAA Will Allow Pilots To Take Antidepressants
The FAA has lifted a ban on antidepressant use by pilots. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) The FAA has lifted a ban on antidepressant use by pilots. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) The FAA has lifted a ban on antidepressant use by pilots. (Stephen Brashear...
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Fri, Apr 02 2010 2:14 PM
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San Fran Pushes For Earlier HIV Treatment
By Nadja Popovich San Francisco's Department of Public health is expected to announce some big changes in the city's HIV/AIDS treatment policy next week. HIV-positive patients will be advised to begin antiretroviral (ARV) therapy as a preventative...
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Mon, Apr 05 2010 3:39 PM
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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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