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Planned Parenthood Vs. Komen: Women's Health Giants Face Off Over Abortion
The split between the Susan G Komen Foundation, a ***-cancer charity, and Planned Parenthood appears to mark a new chapter in the ongoing abortion war. Read More...
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Wed, Feb 01 2012 3:13 PM
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Advocates Say Flu Vaccine Should Be Mandatory For Health Workers
A voluntary approach to flu vaccination of health care workers has fallen short. To protect patients, vaccination should be mandatory, consumer and business groups said in Washington. They back a requirement for annual vaccination of all health workers...
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Fri, Feb 03 2012 7:51 AM
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In Reversal, Komen To Continue Funding Planned Parenthood
Earlier this week, the foundation moved to discontinue funding of *** cancer screening by Planned Parenthood. The change came because of a new Komen policy forbidding forbidding grants to organizations under official investigation. Now that policy has...
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Fri, Feb 03 2012 8:35 AM
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Researchers Say Malaria Deaths Are Twice The Official Count
If the new numbers are right, it means there's little chance that malaria deaths can be cut to near-zero by 2015, just three years from now. That was the goal set last year by the World Health Organization. Read More...
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Thu, Feb 02 2012 3:31 PM
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Sick Day? Most Americans Work Through The Sniffles
Don't be this guy, please. (iStockphoto.com) Don't be this guy. (iStockphoto.com) Don't be this guy. (iStockphoto.com) --> By Scott Hensley Be honest. Who among you hasn't gone to work when you really should have stayed home sick? We...
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Thu, Apr 22 2010 10:36 AM
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Overhaul Means Losses Now, Rewards Later For Drugmakers
By Christopher Weaver Abbott Laboratories became the third pharmaceutical giant this week to say its earnings fell because of the health overhaul. The company said yesterday the overhaul slashed its sales by $60 million, and required the firm to write...
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Thu, Apr 22 2010 12:37 PM
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Heart Failure Lands Fewer Seniors In Hospital
A decline in the admission of Medicare patients to hospitals for treatment of heart failure saves at least $4.1 billion a year, a new study finds. Better treatment of coronary artery disease and high blood pressure may help explain the decline. Read More...
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Wed, Oct 19 2011 2:00 PM
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High-Deductible Health Plans More Common On Employers' Menus
At small companies, a high-deductible option, often served with a tax-preferred savings account, may be the only health insurance choice. Now even some big companies are starting to move all their employees into high-deductible plans. Read More...
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Tue, Oct 25 2011 6:55 AM
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Glaxo Pulling Some Poligrip From Market Over Zinc Risk
By Scott Hensley Wearing dentures isn't anybody's idea of fun. But nobody expects that the glue used to hold the darn things in place could lead to nerve damage. Glaxo warned about health risks from these three formulas of Poligrip. (GSK) Glaxo...
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Thu, Feb 18 2010 11:45 AM
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Come On, Get Happy. It May Help Your Heart
By Nadja Popovich Happy people may have even more to smile about. It turns out that being positive and enthusiastic could lower your risk of heart disease. Something to smile about: people with sunnier dispositions were found to have a lower risk of heart...
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Fri, Feb 19 2010 9:33 AM
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Texas Gov. Perry Says No To Medicaid Expansion
Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry called the federal health overhaul law a "power grab" and rejected an expansion of Medicaid in the state to cover more people with low incomes. The recent Supreme Court ruling on the administration's health...
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Mon, Jul 09 2012 10:58 AM
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Will Medicaid Bring The Uninsured Out Of The Woodwork?
As governors weigh whether to participate in an expansion of Medicaid under the federal health law, some worry the change could attract people who don't qualify for a special subsidy. Adding them to Medicaid rolls could strain states' budgets...
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Wed, Jul 11 2012 12:21 AM
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Bird Flu Researchers To Meet About Research Moratorium
The world's top influenza researchers agreed to a voluntary moratorium on working with contagious, lab-altered forms of a particularly worrisome form of bird flu back in January. The hold was supposed to last just 60 days. It's now been more than...
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Fri, Jul 20 2012 2:06 PM
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Gene Mutation Offers Clue For Drugs To Stave Off Alzheimer's
The mutation is rare but it appears to protect some people from developing the disease. The finding is an encouraging sign for drug researchers looking for medicines that have a similar effect in the brain. Read More...
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Wed, Jul 11 2012 1:18 PM
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GOP Unveils Plan To Remake Medicare And Medicaid
In an alternative to the administration's proposed budget, Republicans make their case for dramatic changes to Medicare and Medicaid. The GOP says the changes would save money. Democrats argue the cuts would go too far. Read More...
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Tue, Apr 05 2011 12:32 PM
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