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An Artist Puts Diabetes On The Map
Novo Nordisk hired Denver artist Mark Cline to paint a mural in Washington's Union Station that depicts the toll diabetes is likely to take in the United States by 2025. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 17 2011 7:32 AM
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Seniors Have Trouble Walking And Talking At The Same Time
A new study finds that older adults have trouble multitasking, while young people are pretty good at it. Older people might rethink how many things they try to do while crossing busy streets. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 16 2011 2:11 PM
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Heavy Smoking Is Fast Becoming History
Heavy smoking and even moderate smoking has decreased in states from coast to coast since the 1960s. California has led the way. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 16 2011 11:52 AM
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Radiation By The Numbers: Isotopes To Watch
The material used to produce nuclear power and its byproducts are key sources of radiation. Some types are more important than others. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 16 2011 9:19 AM
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At Their Own Risk: What Will Happen To The Fukushima Workers?
There are just 50 workers left at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, fighting against lengthening odds to prevent large amounts of radiation from leaking out. Experts say they can only guess what radiation doses these workers are absorbing...
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Tue, Mar 15 2011 4:25 PM
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Dems To GOP: Show Us Your Health Insurance
A bill introduced by House Democrats would require members of Congress to declare whether they are taking health benefits subsidized by taxpayers. The bill has next to no chance of passing because Republicans control the House. But its introduction puts...
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Tue, Mar 15 2011 12:52 PM
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Here's Fish Oil In Your Eye
Women who ate fish, a prime source of Omega-3s, at least once a week were less likely to get age-related macular degeneration compared with women who ate fish just once a month, a new study finds. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 15 2011 7:53 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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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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Pediatricians Need To Help 'Sad Dads'
Fathers who are depressed are far more likely to spank their 1-year-olds than dads who aren't. Thirteen percent of dads who weren't depressed reported spanking their kids. Among the depressed dads, however, 41 percent had given a spanking. Read...
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Mon, Mar 14 2011 6:57 AM
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Your Health Podcast: From Wii P.E. To Changes In Cancer Diagnosis
On this week's podcast, we find out what active video games might actually count as exercise, and discuss controversial cancer treatments. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 11 2011 8:01 PM
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GOP Wants States To Lead On Health Coverage
If Republicans are successful in repealing last year's health law, they want to replace it with legislation that would give states far more discretion about how to cover people, according to a top Senate Republican. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 11 2011 1:55 PM
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Just Talking With Your Doctor Could Help You Lose Weight
The right sort of talk with your doctor could help get you on the road to weight loss. But many physicians are reluctant to bring it up, out of fear they might offend patients. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 11 2011 10:47 AM
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Johnson & Johnson Accepts Government Oversight Of Key Factories
The company's McNeil unit, marketer of such over-the-counter mainstays as Tylenol and Sudafed, has agreed to a consent decree with the federal government that will keep three factories firmly under the government's thumb for years. Read More....
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Fri, Mar 11 2011 7:27 AM
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Nearly 12 Million Americans Are Cancer Survivors
A report says nearly 12 million Americans are cancer survivors, up by more than 2 million since 2000. But doctors say there's a lot of work to be done in educating primary care doctors on how to care for them. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 10 2011 2:43 PM
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