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iPod Headphones And Pacemakers Don't Mix
By Joseph Shapiro Be careful putting iPod headphones and pacemakers on the same playlist. Keep those earbuds where they belong, for safety's sake. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> The tiny yet powerful magnets that make the big noise in...
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Fri, Oct 23 2009 9:09 AM
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This Is Your Body On Flu
By Scott Hensley If all the good advice about coughing and sneezing into your sleeve to prevent the spread of flu hasn't sunk in, please take a look at this gripping video from NPR's Robert Krulwich and medical animator David Bolinsky. Now, you...
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Sat, Oct 24 2009 6:45 AM
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Don't Put Off Talking About The Inevitable: Care At Life's End
Only about a quarter of adults have advance directives in place. On the relatively infrequent occasions when people do sign advance directives, they're usually thinking about what they would want in a crisis rather than for a chronic illness. Read...
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Tue, Jan 18 2011 9:51 AM
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Genetically Modified Chickens Don't Pass On The Flu
British researchers have inserted a gene into chickens that blocks flu viruses from replicating and spreading to humans. But it could take years before these genetically modified birds end up on your plate. Read More...
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Wed, Jan 19 2011 5:56 AM
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More States Join Federal Lawsuit Challenging Health Overhaul
Attorneys general in Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin and Wyoming hopped aboard a lawsuit in a federal district court in Florida. Opponents of overhaul say the newcomers reflect broad concerns about the constitutionality of the law. Read More...
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Thu, Jan 20 2011 5:39 AM
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Fake Blueberries Often Masquerade As Real Fruit
A natural foods advocacy group points out that food marketing of blueberry-flavored products can be deceptive when those products don't have any real blueberries in them. Read More...
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Fri, Jan 21 2011 9:17 AM
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Glaxo Exec Concedes Drug Industry 'Lost Its Way' And Prescribes Changes
GlaxoSmithKline's U.S. President Deirdre Connelly acknowledged huge fines paid by drugmakers and the low esteem consumers have for the companies these days. She said Glaxo will no longer pay bonuses for U.S. sales representatives based on prescriptions...
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Mon, Jan 24 2011 10:27 AM
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Early Bird Doesn't Always Get The H1N1 Vaccine
By Joe Palca As a good, caring parent, I decided I should provide my 12-year-old son with the H1N1 vaccine. The District of Columbia Department of Health was kind enough to set up free flu clinics in each of the eight wards that make up this city. If...
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Mon, Oct 26 2009 5:08 PM
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Some Swine Flu Questions On Your Mind
By Joanne Silberner With all the questions floating around about swine flu cases and vaccine shortages, we wondered what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might tell us at a briefing today. (CDC) (CDC) --> Turns out, nothing new really...
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Tue, Oct 27 2009 2:12 PM
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Dems Ask GAO To Investigate Drug Prices
By Scott Hensley Hey, Big Pharma, get ready for a bunch of questions on your prices. ( iStockphoto.com ) Some heavy-hitting Democrats in the House, including Energy & Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, have asked the Government Accountability Office...
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Thu, Nov 19 2009 12:07 PM
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Pennsylvania College Makes BMI A Required Test
By Maggie Mertens The obesity epidemic has come to this, a Pennsylvania college is telling students to shape up--or else. People who are obese are more susceptible to other diseases, one college is trying to make its students healthier. ( Justin Sullivan...
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Fri, Nov 20 2009 12:30 PM
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FDA Ask Questions About Meridia Weight-Loss Pill
By Scott Hensley The Food and Drug Administration is taking a look at the safety of Meridia, a weight-loss pill, in the wake of information from a clinical study that suggests there may be a risk of cardiovascular problems for some people taking the medicine...
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Mon, Nov 23 2009 8:53 AM
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Docs Case For Tort Reform Gets Harder To Make
By Maggie Mertens If you really want to remake health care and lower costs, do something about medical malpractice, doctors are telling Congress. But malpractice insurance costs are actually stabilizing in most parts of the country, even as Congress lurches...
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Tue, Nov 24 2009 10:05 AM
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Traveling? Leave Swine Flu Behind
By Scott Hensley If you're you're going over the river and through the wood to Grandma's house today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants you and her to stay flu-free. So the public health agency is asking travelers to brush...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 6:03 AM
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Giving Thanks For Some Means Getting Ready For Life's End
By Scott Hensley If things get slow around the Thanksgiving table, you might consider bringing up the tough topic of what everyone wants done about their care at the end of life. A bunch of folks interested in advance directives and palliative care are...
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Wed, Nov 25 2009 1:45 PM
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