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Drinking Soda May Increase Your Blood Pressure
People who drink more than one soda or other sugar-sweetened beverage a day have higher blood pressure, a new study finds. But diet soda may not be a guilt-free answer: Study participants who drank it had higher BMIs than their sugared-up counterparts...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 2:30 PM
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Obama To Governors: Opt Out of Health Law If You Can Do Better
President Obama offered governors a smaller concession to health spending flexibility than they expected by endorsing a bipartisan proposal to allow states to opt out of most of last year's health law's requirements. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 2:22 PM
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Pediatricians Say Teens Should Be Barred from Tanning Parlors
Artificial tanning beds greatly increase the risk of skin cancers and should be banned for teens, a leading group of pediatricians says. Most people get 25 percent of their lifetime sun exposure before age 18. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 1:17 PM
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Effectiveness Isn't Enough To Get Truvada Prescribed For Prevention
Sales of a drug to treat HIV haven't showed a big increase since a study showed it could also prevent infection. An annual cost around $13,000 could be one reason. Read More...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 12:57 PM
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Pediatricians Caution Parents Against 'Fever Phobia'
A leading group of pediatricians is counseling doctors and parents against going overboard in treating mildly feverish kids with over-the-counter medicines. The pediatricians say keeping children comfortable should be the goal rather than reducing their...
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Mon, Feb 28 2011 6:57 AM
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Your Health Podcast: Elderly Exercise And A Yoga Quest
On this week's show, we talk about results of a national poll that show confusion about the federal health law, plus health care woes from Tennessee and Pennsylvania. And we bring you two stories of exercise improving the health of seniors — from...
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Fri, Feb 25 2011 5:05 PM
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Cow's First Milk: An Udderly New Sports Drink?
Bovine colostrum has been a popular natural health supplement for centuries. Now, British researchers have found that it helps mitigate the effects of overheating in athletes. Read More...
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Fri, Feb 25 2011 2:08 PM
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Maryland Tries Carrot And Stick To Fight Hospital Infections
A Maryland program to prevent hospital complications goes further than most, including those already underway in Medicare and new ones slated to begin next year under the health care overhaul law. Read More...
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Fri, Feb 25 2011 8:33 AM
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Abortion Clinics In Va. Face Regulation Like Hospitals
Abortion rights opponents, who pushed for the law, say it will hold clinics to higher safety standards. But advocates for abortion rights in the state warn the law will place such heavy burdens on clinics that many may be forced to close. Read More.....
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Fri, Feb 25 2011 6:38 AM
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Pill That Hits A Cause Of Cystic Fibrosis Beats Expectations
An experimental medicine, taken twice a day, dramatically improved breathing in people whose cystic fibrosis stems from a particular genetic defect. If approved by the Food and Drug Administration, the medicine could be very pricey. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 24 2011 2:22 PM
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Questions Hang Over Safety Of Nation's Food Supply
New powers for the Food and Drug Administration and tamer estimates of foodborne illnesses in this country are not reasons to let our guard down on food safety. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 24 2011 9:17 AM
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Cigarettes, Even Smokeless Ones, Still Outlawed On U.S. Planes
Smokers of electronic cigarettes are making videos of themselves using the devices on airplanes, but the U.S. Department of Transportation says the smokeless cigarettes aren't welcome aboard. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 24 2011 7:56 AM
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Pop Quiz: Has Health Overhaul Law Been Repealed?
A poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that about 1 in 5 Americans believes the federal law overhauling health care has been repealed. Barely more than half of those polled answered it was till the law. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 24 2011 5:47 AM
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Judges Reviewing Health Law Say Penalty Is Not A Tax
Congress took great pains to ensure that the penalty imposed on people who don't get health insurance was not called a tax in the health law. This could make it tough for the Justice Department to argue that it is a tax. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 23 2011 12:28 PM
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A Lung Transplant For Bob O'Rourke
O'Rourke was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in 2006. Last April his doctors told him he would need a transplant if he expected to live much longer. He just got a new lung. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 23 2011 11:12 AM
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