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Sick-Leave Legislation Gets A Boost From H1N1
By Maggie Mertens Mandatory paid sick-leave might have gotten thrown out of the House health overhaul bill, but Congressional Democrats haven't given up yet. They still have a chance to get legislation passed -- by tying it to swine flu. Democratic...
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Wed, Nov 11 2009 1:32 PM
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Google Has A Plan For Safer, More Useful Online Drug Ads
By Scott Hensley When Google talks about online ads, everybody listens. So check out the Internet giant's idea for rejiggering online promotion of prescription drugs to pass muster with the Food and Drug Administration. Here's the way Google would...
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Thu, Nov 12 2009 2:04 PM
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In Memory Of Gene Cohen, Visionary On Aging
By Joseph Shapiro One of our favorite thinkers about what it means to grow old died the other day. Geriatric psychiatrist Dr.Gene Cohen enjoyed debunking the myth that aging means an inevitable decline of mind and body. Gene Cohen, geriatric psychiatrist...
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Fri, Nov 13 2009 6:57 AM
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Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Fight Flu Best
By Deborah Franklin There was a time, not long ago, when squirting gelatinous goo into your hands after every cough and before every meal would have seemed absurd. No more. Thanks to the flu pandemic, hand sanitizer has made its way into nearly every...
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Fri, Nov 13 2009 2:30 PM
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FDA Backs Off Gulf Coast Oyster Ban
By Scott Hensley Gastronomic thrill-seekers and oyster producers, rejoice! The Food and Drug Administration is putting on ice a planned ban on the sale of untreated, raw oysters harvested from warm Gulf Coast waters due to infection hazards. Eat up. These...
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Mon, Nov 16 2009 12:55 PM
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Ancient Egyptians Suffered From Hardened Arteries
By Scott Hensley In the good old days, millennia ago, people living along the Nile ate right, didn't get fat sitting in freeway traffic and had nothing to fear from the modern health scourge heart disease. Right? Big arrow points to calcification...
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Tue, Nov 17 2009 1:01 PM
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Controversy Over Mammograms Echoes Earlier Dispute
By Scott Hensley If you think the uproar over the recent recommendation by a federal panel against routine mammography for women in their 40s is something new, think again. A doctor points to a mammogram. (Rui Vieira/AP) A doctor points to a mammogram...
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Wed, Nov 18 2009 8:07 AM
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Legislation To Boost FDA's Authority Over Food Moves Ahead
By Maggie Mertens What happens when Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill reach a historic agreement on a legislation that's been the subject of decades of battle? Sometimes nothing. At least not right away. The ground beef scare might be a thing...
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Wed, Nov 18 2009 1:11 PM
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What's Different About The Brains Of People With Autism?
There's growing evidence that the difference involves the fibers that carry information from one part of the brain to another. Brain scans of people with autism show a lack of synchrony between different areas of the brain. Read More...
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Sun, Jun 03 2012 11:43 PM
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Two Questions For Your Doctor Before A Colonoscopy
Before a colonoscopy, ask the doctor about his or her detection rate for polyps. And find out how long, on average, the doctor takes to perform the test. About 10 minutes is the optimal duration, a recent analysis says. Read More...
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Tue, Jun 05 2012 7:38 AM
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Independent Grades For Hospitals Show Quality Could Be Better
Move over restaurants. Now hospitals are getting letter grades based on their patient safety performance from the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that's looking to improve the quality and safety of health care. Read More...
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Wed, Jun 06 2012 8:20 AM
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Miss. Gov. Doesn't Want To 'Kowtow' To Feds For Medicaid Relief
Potential Republican presidential contender Gov. Haley Barbour made it clear at a House hearing that he wants control over how to spend Mississippi's Medicaid money. He challenged the administration to switch funding to block grants. Read More...
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Tue, Mar 01 2011 1:57 PM
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Americans Are Even Fatter Than Canadians
About one-quarter of Canadians are obese compared with more than one-third of Americans. The gap is narrower between men in both countries than it is for women. But people in both nations have become fatter since the 1980s. Read More...
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Wed, Mar 02 2011 1:58 PM
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Wake Up To Your Sleep Deficit, America!
Nearly 5 percent of people surveyed admitted they were so tired they had nodded off or fallen asleep while driving at least once in the preceding month. Read More...
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Fri, Mar 04 2011 6:39 AM
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When 'Madagascar' Meets Children's Claritin
An advocacy group has complained to the Federal Trade Commission that Merck is improperly marketing the allergy remedy Claritin to kids. At issue are tie-ins with the movie Madagascar 3 . Read More...
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Wed, Jun 20 2012 1:45 PM
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