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Obama's health-care budget-buster
- 8 Hours ago
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The day after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) gave its qualified blessing to the version of health reform produced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Quinnipiac University poll of a national
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Pa. university students upset about fitness class
- 10 Hours ago
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Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply concerned about high rates of obesity and diabetes, especially in the African-American community. 'We know we're
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Cote d'lvoire cooperates with China in fighting malaria
- 94 Minutes ago
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(Beijing Time) Xinhua English ABIDJAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire is intensifying its cooperation with China in fighting malaria, 'the silent killer' of children, health officials say with a joint
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Yes, you can train your child's brain
- 8 Hours ago
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Neuroscientist Lise Eliot (left) writes about whatâ??s nearest and dearest to her heart: Her children and their malleable brains. The result is a compelling perspective on parenting, one that challenges
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Chile denies new wave of A/H1N1 flu outbreak
- 9 Hours ago
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SANTIAGO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chile on Friday rejected a saying that the country was witnessing another massive outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza. Rumors spread about a renewed onslaught of the A/H1N1
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Prolonging life
- 9 Hours ago
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Health reporter, BBC News When Lynda Mitchell dies, she intends to have a humanist funeral - she has the whole ceremony planned. But although she is ready for her death, she would not want anyone to think
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Scrutiny for cancer screenings
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It's been a confusing week for women. On Monday, it started with breast cancer. A federal advisory board made a controversial recommendation that women begin routine mammograms at age 50, rather than
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Surviving the holiday season in good form
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The holidays burst upon us every year with a veneer of joyousness, yet that bubbling of good cheer masks a series of rather dire seasonal warnings: Don't eat too many rich, fatty foods; don't drink to
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A desire booster for women?
- 10 Hours ago
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An experimental non-hormonal drug appears to help women increase their sexual desire and satisfaction -- and reduce the distress associated with lack of desire. About one in 10 women are thought to suffer
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An NYPD surgeon learns the random nature of wounds
- 10 Hours ago
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I expected to see more gunshot wounds when I became a police surgeon for the NYPD three years ago. I had seen my first one as an intern decades earlier -- a suspect injured during a robbery had been brought
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Research Medicare Part D options
- 10 Hours ago
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Got your eye on the calendar? Good. Seniors who want to participate in the Medicare drug program, known as Medicare Part D, must sign up for coverage with a plan that serves their geographic region by
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Getting to the facts in the debate on mammograms
- 10 Hours ago
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It's such an appealing idea -- catch breast cancer early, treat accordingly and your patients will live. So perhaps it's no wonder the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force -- a panel of primary care physicians
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Congress targets senior abuse
- 10 Hours ago
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Support is broad for the Elder Justice Act, which is linked to healthcare reform measures. Text Size When it comes to political, social or health causes, elder abuse has not had the star power of some
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Trying to define binge eating disorder
- 10 Hours ago
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Many binge eaters do not fit into currently defined and accepted psychiatric illnesses. Related Binge eating: Is it a form of addiction? Holidays can feed binge eaters' problems Text Size Binge eating
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Delay cervical cancer tests - doctors
- 10 Hours ago
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THE leading US group of women's health care professionals says women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, and also recommends less frequent subsequent tests. Pushing back
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CDC: H1N1 cases down, vaccine availability up
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Some parts of the country are seeing a small decline in H1N1, as others, including Maine and Hawaii, see an increase. STORY HIGHLIGHTS 43 states have widespread flu activity compared with 48 at beginning
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