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• Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 1:40am CST by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

  A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.
  
  

• Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 12:20am CST by By BARRY MEIER

  DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
  
  

• Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:34pm CST by By DAVID LEONHARDT

  President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag, but it may be the only program passed.
  
  

• Merck and Sanofi-Aventis Combine Animal Health Units

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 11:00pm CST by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

  The combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.
  
  

• Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 2:33pm CST by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

  This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.
  
  

• Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:08pm CST by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

  When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal.
  
  

• After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 1:02pm CST by By TARA PARKER-POPE

  A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.
  
  

• Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care Bid

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 7:18am CST by By HELENE COOPER and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

  In an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support.
  
  

• Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am CST by By RONI CARYN RABIN

  A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
  
  

• Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am CST by By RONI CARYN RABIN

  Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
  
  

• Dr. Barton Childs, Who Studied Inherited Diseases, Is Dead at 93

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am CST by By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN

  Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.
  
  

• Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 12:00am CST by By RONI CARYN RABIN

  A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
  
  

• State Insurance Experts See Flaw in Obama’s Plan to Curb Health Premiums

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:58pm CST by By ROBERT PEAR

  Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
  
  

• States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance Premiums

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:58pm CST by By ROBERT PEAR

  Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
  
  

• Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes Online

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:50pm CST by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

  Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.
  
  

• Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:50pm CST by By NICHOLAS WADE

  If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.
  
  

• Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:35pm CST by By ANAHAD O’CONNOR

  Can wine help you digest your meal?
  
  

• Letters: An Advocate for Exercise (1 Letter)

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 11:26pm CST

  A letter to the editor.
  
  

• Senate Panel to Investigate Deaths at Long-Term Care Facilities

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:20pm CST by By ALEX BERENSON

  The investigation will focus on Select Medical, which runs more long-term care facilities than any other company.
  
  

• Senate Panel to Investigate Deaths in Long-Term Care

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 10:20pm CST by By ALEX BERENSON

  The investigation will focus on Select Medical, which runs more long-term care facilities than any other company.
  
  

• Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 8:20pm CST by By GINA KOLATA

  Bacteria being attacked by beta amyloid, in this image enlarged 18,500 times.Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested.
  
  

• 18 and Under: When a Child’s Nosebleed or Bruising Is a Blood Disorder

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:27pm CST by By PERRI KLASS, M.D.

  Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment.
  
  

• Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:25pm CST by By JANE E. BRODY

  For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy.
  
  

• 18 and Under: When a Scratch or a Nosebleed Turns Into a Flood

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 6:24pm CST by By PERRI KLASS, M.D.

  Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment.
  
  

• Letters: Joy, Pain and Aging (1 Letter)

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:44pm CST

  A letter to the editor.
  
  

• Letters: An Advocate for Exercise

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:43pm CST

  A letter to the editor.
  
  

• Q & A: Almonds for Calcium?

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:40pm CST by By C. CLAIBORNE RAY

  Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption?
  
  

• Letters: Covering Little Ears (1 Letter)

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:32pm CST

  A letter to the editor.
  
  

• Letters: The Riddle of Weight Loss (1 Letter)

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:29pm CST

  A letter to the editor.
  
  

• After Cancer, Women Remove Healthy Breast

  Posted: March 8th, 2010, 5:08pm CST by By TARA PARKER-POPE

  A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.