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Newborn Screening Tests Miss Some Babies' Hearing Problems
Hearing testing of newborns isn't perfect. A study finds that about one-third of children who later received cochlear implants passed screening tests shortly after birth. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 22 2011 12:30 PM
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Decontamination After Radiation Exposure: Simpler Than You May Think
Dozens of people at and around the Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant reportedly have been decontaminated after exposure to radioactive material. So what's involved in decontamination, and how do you know if it's needed? Read More...
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Thu, Mar 17 2011 12:17 PM
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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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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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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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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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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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Radiation Data Near Nuclear Plant Offers Little Cause For Concern
The first ground-level radiation measurements from within a 37-mile radius of the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant do not reveal any immediate health threat – and perhaps not even any health problems measurable decades from now, if levels stay...
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Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:13 PM
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Pricey Asthma Drug Shows Potential In Easing Children's Milk Allergies
Patients with severe milk allergies can slowly reduce their sensitivity to dairy, a process that usually takes months. But kids in a pilot study who also took Xolair were drinking glasses of milk in just a few weeks. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 24 2011 6:56 AM
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Your Health Podcast: Fresh Greens and Overhaul Birthday Blues
On this week's podcast, the health care law turns one, Japanese produce is tainted by radiation, and farmers find a way to grow fresh kale in the depths of winter. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 25 2011 5:38 PM
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How Much Will Federal Health Law Cost States? Depends Who You Ask
A raft of studies have come out recently purporting to say how much the health overhaul will cost states. And they reach dramatically different conclusions on the subject. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 02 2011 9:30 AM
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Early Radiation Data From Near Plant Ease Health Fears
The first ground-level radiation measurements from within a 37-mile radius of the disabled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant do not reveal any immediate health threat — and perhaps not even any health problems measurable decades from now, if levels stay...
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Fri, Mar 18 2011 12:13 PM
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FDA Approves First New Lupus Drug In More Than 50 Years
The medicine, which will cost about $35,000 a year,calms overactive B cells, white blood cells that produce antibodies. In lupus, the immune system attacks a person's body as if it's a foreign invader. Read More...
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Thu, Mar 10 2011 6:47 AM
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Tables Turned On Cancer Doc, Pot Shops Warned & Rx For OTC
Ripping a page from the traditional blog playbook, I bring you an old-fashioned roundup of health stories that might pique your interest. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 09 2011 6:12 AM
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Hospitals Cut Deadly Bloodstream Infections, But Challenges Remain
Dangerous bloodstream infections in hospital intensive care units have fallen, thanks to a major safety push. But the infections, linked to catheters, are still a big problem elsewhere in hospitals and at kidney dialysis centers. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 01 2011 12:18 PM
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