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Say 'Aah' And Get Your Diabetes Test
Millions of Americans who don't go to a primary care doctor often see a dentist regularly. If dentists added some simple health screening tests to their checkups of your teeth, it could help catch problems sooner. Read More...
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Fri, Dec 16 2011 6:33 AM
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Wyden-Ryan Medicare Plan Shakes Up Politics More Than Policy
The plan would include a cap on total Medicare spending and feature more private competition than under the current program. Even if the proposal draws support, it won't be introduced as legislation until after the 2012 election. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 15 2011 11:12 AM
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Once Routine, Autopsies Now Scarce At U.S. Hospitals
Hospitals have financial incentives to avoid autopsies. And a decline in the number of postmortem examinations performed means lost opportunities for improving medical care and distortions in health care statistics. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 15 2011 9:48 AM
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Biomedical Research Using Chimps Should Be Curtailed
An expert panel says the National Institutes of Health should only allow experiments on chimps if a new set of strict criteria are met, and recommends setting up an independent oversight committee that includes members of the public. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 15 2011 8:05 AM
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Experimental Magnetic Pulses May Help Heal A Brain After Stroke
Researchers think the treatment encourages brain cells to form new connections, allowing the brain to rewire itself to compensate for damage caused by a stroke. Read More...
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Thu, Dec 15 2011 6:41 AM
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Hospitals Torn On Reducing Repeat Admissions
Patients admitted repeatedly to hospitals can be a big source of revenue and a big quality problem. Soon Medicare will penalize hospitals that readmit too many patients too often. Hospitals are trying some new approaches to care to get ready for the change...
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Wed, Dec 14 2011 2:51 PM
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Health Law A Boon To Coverage Of Young Adults
As many as 2.5 million young adults gained health coverage between Sept. 30, 2010, when a key provision of the federal health overhaul took effect, and June 2011, says a study from the National Center for Health Statistics. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 14 2011 10:41 AM
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Medicaid Takes Growing Slice Of States' Spending
These days the health program for the poor is claiming a bigger slice of states' spending than even K-12 education, says a report from the National Association of State Budget Officers. Read More...
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Wed, Dec 14 2011 8:34 AM
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FDA Tells Weight-Loss Surgery Centers To Pull Misleading Ads
The Food and Drug Administration has warned a marketing company and eight surgery centers in Southern California that their marketing of weight-loss surgery is misleading. Ads touted the benefits without adequately describing the risks. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 13 2011 2:06 PM
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Facebook Aims To Prevent Suicides With Online Help
Facebook says it will connect people who post items about suicidal thoughts with crisis counselors via its chat service. But the intervention comes with privacy questions. Any information posted on Facebook is public information, and can be used by marketers...
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Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:44 AM
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Dirty Little Secret: Almost Nobody Cleans Contacts Properly
You might think you're keeping your contact lenses clean, but odds are you're failing miserably at that. Just 2 percent of people in a new study did a good job at lens care, though 85 percent said they had it all under control. That means a lot...
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Tue, Dec 13 2011 8:05 AM
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Insurers Often Don't Pay For Teen Weight-Loss Surgery
Adolescents covered by Medicaid may have an easier time getting weight-loss surgery paid for. The surgery costs upwards of $20,000 and it's not entirely clear which adolescents would benefit most from it. Read More...
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Tue, Dec 13 2011 6:26 AM
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ADHD Drugs Show Little Risk For Most Adults' Hearts
An analysis of medical records for more than 400,000 users and nonusers of ADHD drugs found no association between use of the medicines and serious cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and strokes, in adults. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 12 2011 2:24 PM
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Care For Earliest Preemies Improves, But Low Birth Weight Remains Risky
Even very tiny preemies sometimes turn out OK, as shown by the stories of two girls who were among the smallest preemies to survive. But infants born very early and weighing very little can face a lifetime of health problems. Read More...
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Mon, Dec 12 2011 12:55 PM
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Road Rage: A Symptom Of Much More Than Bad Traffic?
It's not unusual for awful traffic conditions or incompetent driving to make some people really angry behind the wheel. But researchers say there may be a biological component to road rage — one that can be tempered with medication and, yes, time...
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Sun, Dec 11 2011 9:01 PM
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