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HHS to warn consumers of flu drug price...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 21 hours ago
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The Department of Health and Human Services will issue consumer warnings about price variations for a scarce liquid form of the ...

Choosing the Right Medicare Plan

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Older people may want to reconsider sticking with their existing Medicare plans this enrollment period.

Choosing the Right Medicare Plan

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Older people may want to reconsider sticking with their existing Medicare plans this enrollment period.

Americans seem angry a lot, but it's all...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Psychologists say it's normal to get angry. It's a basic human emotion, they say. But more and more, we see people losing their ...

Mouse study points to treatment for Down...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits...

CT heart scan finds blockage faster than...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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A rapid CT scan of the heart may provide doctors with a more efficient way to diagnose blocked arteries in people complaining ...

Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging saturated ...

1.5 million a day getting H1N1 vaccine in...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 23 hours ago
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China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort...

10 most dangerous toys of 2009

MSNBC.com :: Posted 2 days 12 min ago
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A foam rocket launcher, children's book and Batman and Wolverine action figures are among the most dangerous toys on store shelves,...

Study showing alcohol may cut heart risk...

Reuters :: Posted 2 days 17 min ago
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LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish research appearing to show that very heavy drinking can reduce men's risk of heart disease has come under...

Sebelius: Women need mammograms at age 40...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 2 days 58 min ago
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed...

Senate healthcare bill hits Obama cost target...

Reuters :: Posted 2 days 1 hour ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate healthcare reform plan to be unveiled on Wednesday meets President Barack Obama's goals on costs...

U.S. food safety likely to get overhaul...

Reuters :: Posted 2 days 1 hour ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Senate committee voted unanimously on Wednesday to increase government oversight of food safety but the...

Gene protects brain-eaters from mad cow-...

Reuters :: Posted 2 days 2 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Villagers in the highlands of Papua New Guinea who ritualistically ate human brains but did not die of a brain...

Newsweek: Shifting eyes can boost creativity...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 2 days 3 hours ago
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A new study has found that shifting one's eyes rapidly from left to right and back for 30 seconds can increase creativity.

Pain drug morphine may accelerate cancer...

Reuters :: Posted 2 days 3 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Evidence is mounting that morphine, commonly used to manage pain, may accelerate cancer growth, but a newly-approved...

FDA panel OKs new kids’ pneumococcal shot...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 2 days 3 hours ago
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Federal health experts say an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and...

New on-off 'switch' triggers and reverses...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 2 days 3 hours ago
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In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists are reporting development of an internal on...

'Fly paper' created to capture circulating...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features is able to grab cancer cells...

Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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The Senate's sweeping health bill is expected to call for a new long-term-care insurance program as Democrats...

Low-carb, high-carb diet both help keep...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 5 hours ago
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low-carb and high-carb diets work equally well for maintaining weight loss, Australian...

Oil from biotech soybeans increases key...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 32 min ago
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A modified soybean oil increased the level of an omega-3 fatty acid in humans more than regular soybean oil. The...

'Hobbits' are a new human species, according...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 32 min ago
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Researchers have confirmed that Homo floresiensis is a genuine ancient human species and not a descendant of healthy...

New mechanism identified for beneficial...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 30 min ago
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New data in humans shows that all doses of aspirin used in clinical practice increase nitric oxide. Nitric oxide...

Zap! Light Used to Paralyze Tiny Creatures...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 11 hours 17 min ago
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A new technology can temporarily disable life forms.

Solving the 50-year-old puzzle of thalidomide...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 8 hours 11 min ago
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Resurgence of thalidomide use in Africa and South America raises the urgent need to isolate the negative side...

Controversial Stem Cell Experiment Could...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 10 hours 35 min ago
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New and controversial transplant operation uses stem cells derived from spare human embryos.

Light Shed on Mysteries of Deadly Jellyfish...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 9 hours ago
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Clues to the a jellyfish's deadly sting may lead to an antidote.

New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 4 hours ago
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world

Problems plague swine flu vaccination program...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They...

Mystery Ukrainian 'Super Flu' Raises New...

Mercola.com :: Posted 1 day 11 hours ago
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Scientists are examining the strain of swine flu behind a deadly Ukrainian outbreak to see if the virus has mutated. A total of 189...

More birth defects seen with assisted reproduction...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared...

Paralyzing Light Beam

LifeScience.com :: Posted 1 day 3 hours ago
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Tiny nematodes are paralyzed by ultraviolet light in a new study. They staythat way until regular light is turned on.

Men Married to Smart Women Live Longer

Mercola.com :: Posted 11 hours 48 min ago
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A study has determined that for men, long life and good health have nothing to do with the man’s education and everything to do with...