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Chubby Checker Can't Make Medicare Drug Subsidy Dance
Even a slick dance video hasn't gotten a couple of million people to sign up for Medicare subsidy. At stake is help worth about $4,000 a year that could defray the costs of prescription drug coverage for people in strapped circumstances. Read More...
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Tue, Jan 04 2011 11:30 AM
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Budget Battles Looms As FDA Gets Tougher On Food Risks
Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) the likely incoming chairman of a committee that oversees FDA's budget is threatening to scale back spending of the new food safety law before it's even signed by President Obama. Read More...
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Tue, Jan 04 2011 9:24 AM
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Rushing Birth Even A Little Can Hurt Babies' Health
Babies born even a little shy of the full 39-week mark for gestation may still suffer health trouble, including breathing and feeding problems. A 2005 estimate put the U.S. cost of premature births at $26 billion. Read More...
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Tue, Jan 04 2011 6:14 AM
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Johnson & Johnson Teams With Mass General On Cancer Blood Test
An experimental plastic chip could be used to find even a few cancer cells floating in the blood. Now the health products giant Johnson & Johnson is investing in the technology being developed at a Boston hospital. Read More...
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Mon, Jan 03 2011 2:25 PM
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Few U.S. Medical Tourists Go Overseas For Care
Relatively few Americans head overseas for bargains in health care, University of Iowa researchers found. Foreign care may still be an inexpensive alternative for some uninsured patients, though. Read More...
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Mon, Jan 03 2011 11:54 AM
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Mass. Health System Apologizes For Bone Marrow Donor Flap
The chief executive of UMass Memorial Health System apologized for bad judgment in using models to recruit potential donors of bone marrow. The practice was not appropriate for an academic medical center. Read More...
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Mon, Jan 03 2011 9:56 AM
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What Will 2011 Bring To Your Health?
Now that the new year is upon us, here are some healthy tips for 2011. For starters, we found 25 bits of advice for dieters. And then there's a roundup of changes that the federal health overhaul could bring to you. Read More...
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Mon, Jan 03 2011 6:26 AM
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