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The Naked Truth About The Chip Aisle
Comparing all the salt, fat, and calorie information of chips can leave you standing in the grocery aisle, scratching your head. A new survey helps make sense of the nutritional madness. Read More...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 9:25 AM
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Your Health Podcast: Radiation Risks And Surgery For Sleep
On this week's podcast, a look at the health risks posed by Japan's damaged nuclear complex for plant workers, the Japanese public and people in the United State. Plus, a round-up of the week's health news. Read More...
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Sat, Mar 19 2011 8:08 PM
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Judge Calls Time Out, Gives Breathing Room To Health Law
The potential harm of an injunction against implementation of the federal health law is real enough that a federal judge in Florida put a stay on his own ruling that it's unconstitutional. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 03 2011 11:27 AM
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Doctors And Pharmacists Try Partnering
Some states allow pharmacists and doctors to collaborate on medication-related care for patients as long as any changes made by a pharmacist are communicated to the physician. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 15 2011 6:02 AM
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Want Medicare To Pay For Home Care? See Your Doctor
Seniors getting health care in their homes will soon have to see a doctor to certify the need for care, or Medicare will not pay for it. Some opponents of the new rule say it places an undue burden on patients and doctors. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 24 2011 12:01 PM
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Risky Raccoon Roundworms Found In Pet Kinkajous
An intestinal worm that is common in raccoons has now been found in pet kinkajous. The worm eggs can be passed from animals to humans and cause serious infections, especially in children. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 17 2011 2:10 PM
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Was $105 Billion Really 'Hidden' In The Health Law?
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) says she was shocked to learn that last year's health law included $105 billion in "hidden" funding that no one knew about. Democrats say the money is surprising only if one failed to read either the bill or...
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Wed, Mar 09 2011 2:31 PM
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Recession Hits States' Mental Health Budgets
An advocacy group found that states cut $1.8 billion, or about 8 percent, from their total mental health budgets between 2009 and 2011. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 09 2011 11:16 AM
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Nuts! Bacteria Prompt Peanut Butter, Hazelnut Recalls
Some Skippy peanut butters are being recalled because of possible salmonella contamination. Separately, hazelnuts distributed by a California company have been associated with an outbreak of illness in the Upper Midwest. Read More...
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Mon, Mar 07 2011 5:21 AM
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Keep Kids In Rear-Facing Car Seats Until They Turn 2
A leading group of pediatricians is advising parents to stick with rear-facing car seats until their children turn 2, or the kids exceed the limits for weight and height in the seats. Read More...
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Mon, Mar 21 2011 7:04 AM
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Why Some States Want Psychologists To Prescribe Antidepressants
Half a dozen states are considering changes in laws that would allow psychologists to prescribe medicines to treat mental illness. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and psychologists' success in New Mexico have given the approach traction,...
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Tue, Mar 22 2011 6:42 AM
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Why Iodine Tablets Come Out When Radiation Threatens
Japan has distributed potassium iodide to evacuation centers near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi and Fukushima Daini nuclear power plants. The pills could help reduce the risk of thyroid cancer, if large amounts of radioactive iodine are released into...
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Mon, Mar 14 2011 1:24 PM
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More Young People Scorning Sex, Study Finds
The largest federal survey of sexual health and sexual behavior shows that fewer young people are having sex than in 2002. Researchers says more teenagers and young adults may be delaying sexual activity. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 03 2011 1:11 PM
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FDA Chemist And Son Charged With Insider Trading
Armed with confidential information about how the Food and Drug Administration was going to rule on experimental drugs, an agency chemist and his son allegedly made more than $2.27 million by trading in shares of five companies. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 29 2011 1:57 PM
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Many Doctors Still Focus More On Cure Than Managing Pain
Patients often welcome palliative care once it is explained that it can be more than hospice care. Many doctors, on the other hand, are still slow to embrace the approach. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 29 2011 7:58 AM
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