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Editorial: A Real ‘Doc Fix’
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 9:19pm CST
Congress needs to devise a real fix that would be fair to doctors and make a serious effort to slow the rise of Medicare spending.
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Editorial: A Real ‘Doc Fix’
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 9:19pm CST
Congress needs to devise a real fix that would be fair to doctors and make a serious effort to slow the rise of Medicare spending.
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Well Blog: For Baldness, Turning to Leg Hair
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 3:30pm CST by By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
A new report highlights a novel way for doctors to replace thinning hairlines: transplanting leg hair.
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Recipes for Health: Bibimbap With Tofu, Cucumbers, Spinach, Shiitakes and Carrots — Recipes for Health
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 11:56am CST by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
This cross-cultural dish borrows from Japanese tradition for the tofu marinade.
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F.D.A. Approves Imports Amid Shortage of 2 Cancer Drugs
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 8:30am CST by By GARDINER HARRIS
Doxil, used for ovarian cancer, and methotrexate, for a common form of childhood leukemia, are among scores of drugs whose shortfall is threatening lives in the United States.
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Growth of Catholic Hospitals May Limit Access to Reproductive Care
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 6:17am CST by By REED ABELSON
Some financially strong Catholic-sponsored medical centers are joining with smaller secular hospitals, in some cases limiting access to treatments like contraception and abortion.
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Profiles in Science | Michel Sidibé: Charm Offensive Is U.N.AIDS Chief’s Strategy
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:55am CST by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Michel Sidibé, head of the United Nations AIDS program, won’t take no for an answer, colleagues say, as he presses governments in Africa and Asia to step up prevention efforts.
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Recipes for Health: Bibimbap With Chicken, Broccoli Rabe, Mushrooms and Turnip — Recipes for Health
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 1:10am CST by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
This dish focuses on hearty grains and assertive vegetables, so one chicken breast is all it takes to feed a family.
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Virginia Bill Requiring Ultrasound Before Abortion Nears Vote
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 12:48am CST by By SABRINA TAVERNISE and ERIK ECKHOLM
The controversial bill requiring a woman to get an ultrasound before having an abortion is poised to pass the legislature this week.
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New Rules Planned on School Vending Machines
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 12:47am CST by By RON NIXON
The Obama administration, in a continuation of its efforts to curb childhood obesity, plans to set nationwide guidelines to promote healthy choices in schools.
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Dr. Renato Dulbecco, Nobel Laureate, Dies at 97
Posted: February 21st, 2012, 12:00am CST by By DENISE GELLENE
Dr. Dulbecco, who won the Nobel Prize in 1975, worked with colleagues to draw a link between genetic mutations and cancer.
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Global Update: Aspirin May Prevent Cervical Cancer in Women With H.I.V.
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:50pm CST by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
Aspirin is a powerful blocker of a chemical called COX-2 that allows formation of a prostaglandin linked to inflammation and the development of tumors.
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Vital Signs: Fish Help Reduce Risk of One Kind of Colon Polyp in Women
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:50pm CST by By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A study has found that consumption of omega-3 fatty acids from fish is associated with a reduced risk for one kind of colon polyp, but only in women.
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Vital Signs: Dessert at Breakfast May Help Dieters
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:50pm CST by By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A randomized study of 144 people put on low-calorie diets found that those given a high-carb, protein-rich breakfast with a dessert lost more weight and kept it off.
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Vital Signs: In Sinusitis, Antibiotics Are as Effective as Placebos, Study Finds
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:50pm CST by By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
A new clinical trial found that a placebo worked just as well as the antibiotic amoxicillin in treating the runny nose, sneezing, cough, headache and other symptoms of sinusitis.
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In Theory: Aging of Eyes Is Blamed in Circadian Rhythm Disturbances
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:30pm CST by By LAURIE TARKAN
New research supports a largely unrecognized culprit in circadian rhythm disturbances: the gradual yellowing of the lens and the narrowing of the pupil that come with age.
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Letters: It’s About More Than Food (1 Letter)
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:30pm CST
A letter to the editor.
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Letters: A Lesson Too Late (1 Letter)
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:30pm CST
A letter to the editor.
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Personal Best: Workouts May Not Be the Best Time for a Snack
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 10:23pm CST by By GINA KOLATA
There is no end to the crazy foods people will eat at endurance events, but does it actually raise performance?
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Personal Health: It's Not Too Late to Become a Yoga Believer
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 11:47am CST by By JANE E. BRODY
A class visit, a new book on yoga's risks and benefits and the prodding of friends prompt a longtime skeptic's reconsideration of the ancient and popular practice.
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Recipes for Health: Beef, Winter Squash, Spinach and Cucumber
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 10:58am CST by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
These savory and satisfying combinations of brown rice or other grains, vegetables and a little meat are ultimately customizable.
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Really?: The Claim: An Ice Bath Can Soothe Sore Muscles
Posted: February 20th, 2012, 10:36am CST by By ANAHAD O'CONNOR
A dunk in icy water may reduce inflammation and soreness after a heavy workout, but it's not clear whether ice baths are more effective than other treatments.
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Chicago News Cooperative: In Chicago, Mental Health Patients Have No Place to Go
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 10:37pm CST by By BRIDGET O'SHEA
Chicago plans to shut down six of its 12 mental health centers by the end of April, leaving many patients without adequate treatment and potentially driving up prison populations.
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The Texas Tribune: Texas Cancer Institute Uses Might to Curb Campus Smoking
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 9:35pm CST by By REEVE HAMILTON
With billions of dollars at its disposal, a Texas state agency is finding an effective path in getting tobacco-free policies established — notably, at university campuses.
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Scientists Find New Dangers in Tiny but Pervasive Particles in Air Pollution
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 9:28pm CST by By FELICITY BARRINGER
Gaseous byproducts that were thought to dissipate quickly are now found to evaporate more slowly and persist longer than anyone had thought.
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Lack of Unified System Hampers Kidney Transplants
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 8:40pm CST by By KEVIN SACK
More than a decade after the first organ swap in the United States, the transplant world remains disjointed, as competing private registries operate with little government regulation.
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Lives Forever Linked Through Kidney Transplant Chain 124
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 8:37pm CST by By KEVIN SACK
A donation by a Good Samaritan, Rick Ruzzamenti, upper left, set in motion a 60-person chain of transplants that ended with a kidney for Donald C. Terry Jr., bottom right.A record chain of kidney transplants resulted from a mix of medical need, pay-it-forward selflessness and lockstep coordination among 17 hospitals over four months.
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Research on Deadly Bird Flu to Be Published in Full
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 8:37am CST by By DENISE GRADY
Most of a group of experts meeting in Geneva felt any risk of a modified bird flu virus’s use by terrorists was outweighed by the “real and present danger” of similar viruses in the wild.
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Beliefs: Priest Argues Against Contraception, Without Apology
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 1:12am CST by By MARK OPPENHEIMER
Other priests may avoid the topic, but not the Rev. Roger J. Landry, who gives his parishioners the Catholic Church’s 80-proof doctrine, straight up.
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Microchip Implanted to Deliver Drug Shows Promise in Trial
Posted: February 18th, 2012, 1:10am CST by By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
The device, though still years away from the marketplace, could be used to improve patient compliance with treatments that require frequent injections.
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Johnson & Johnson Recalls Infants’ Tylenol
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 11:50pm CST by By REUTERS
The company made the decision after complaints about how a new bottle design caused problems with dosing.
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Oxford Nanopore Unveils Tiny DNA Sequencing Device
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 11:43pm CST by By ANDREW POLLACK
A British company plans to sell a disposable gene sequencing device that is the size of a USB memory stick and plugs into a laptop computer to deliver its results.
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F.D.A. Still Wary of Diet Pill’s Side Effects
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 11:37pm CST by By ANDREW POLLACK
The Food and Drug Administration said it was worried about possible heart problems and birth defects with Qnexa, a weight-loss drug.
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Diet Treatment, Already in Use, to Get F.D.A. Review
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 11:12pm CST by By ANDREW POLLACK
The Food and Drug Administration will review a new diet pill consisting of a combination of two pills people are using in California to lose weight.
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Alabama Plans to Shut Most Mental Hospitals
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 3:40pm CST by By ROBBIE BROWN
The decision to close four hospitals is a reminder of budget problems but also reflects a national trend toward relocating mentally ill patients to small group homes and private hospitals.
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Birth Control Coverage Rule Debated at House Hearing
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 3:37pm CST by By ROBERT PEAR
A House hearing on an Obama administration policy requiring insurers to pay for birth control for religious institutions’ employees was a scene of politics and soul-searching.
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Religious Groups Equate Abortion With Some Contraceptives
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 3:37pm CST by By PAM BELLUCK and ERIK ECKHOLM
Opponents of the rule mandating insurance coverage for birth control contend that some contraception methods amount to abortion, but experts say the drugs work prior to fertilization.
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Well Blog: Chicken Stew Recipes for Health
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 10:49am CST by By TOBY BILANOW
Martha Rose Shulman, the Recipes for Health columnist, offers five ways to make chicken stew.
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Chicago News Cooperative: Illinois Medicaid Cuts Will Hit a System Already in Crisis
Posted: February 17th, 2012, 1:00am CST by By KRISTEN McQUEARY
The cuts, expected to be announced next week, will exacerbate a state health care system that is already plagued by fraud, inefficiency and unsustainable costs.
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Well: In Israel, a New Approach to Organ Donation
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 10:32am CST by By DANIELLE OFRI, M.D.
The country has decided to try a system for organ donation that would give transplant priority to patients who have agreed to donate their own organs.
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Room for Debate: How to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 10:28am CST
Speculation over the cause of Whitney Houston’s death raises the question: What’s the best way to ensure that the appropriate people receive the medication they need?
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Self-Insurance Complicates Deal on Birth Control
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 9:47am CST by By KATIE THOMAS
The Obama administration’s plan to require insurers to cover the costs of birth control is being complicated by the fact that many religiously affiliated organizations insure themselves.
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The New Old Age Blog: Tracking Down Government Aid
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 5:00am CST by By PAULA SPAN
A new program encourages the elderly to sign up for the support they've earned.
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Both Sides Eager to Take Contraception Mandate Debate to Voters
Posted: February 16th, 2012, 1:29am CST by By ERIK ECKHOLM
Supporters and opponents of President Obama’s health coverage requirement for all employers see it as a potent weapon for the November elections.
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Well Blog: Finding Joy in Alzheimer's
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 11:01pm CST by By ROBERT LELEUX
So often, I hear people say they would rather die than get Alzheimer's. But my grandmother showed me that we are more than the sum of our memories.
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Well Blog: Fine Dining for Dogs and Cats
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 5:37pm CST by By TARA PARKER-POPE
Many "pet parents" are switching from traditional commercial pet foods to a new generation of chef-inspired brands.
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The New Old Age Blog: The Caregiver's Bookshelf: Broken Promises
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 12:12pm CST by By FRED A. BERNSTEIN
A history professor at Princeton University uncovers dark tales of caregiving in the decades before America's social safety net.
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Hip Implant the F.D.A. Rejected Was Marketed Abroad
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 10:20am CST by By BARRY MEIER
Johnson & Johnson recalled the hip device, and a similar one sold in the United States, in 2010 after data showed a disturbingly high failure rate.
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Obama Shift on Contraception Splits Catholics
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 10:19am CST by By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Leaders of several large Catholic organizations have welcomed the president’s plan on birth control coverage, but bishops have continued to voice strong objections.
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Well: Well: Remembering Jeffrey Zaslow
Posted: February 15th, 2012, 9:44am CST by By TARA PARKER-POPE
Much of the writing of Jeffrey Zaslow, who died last week, centered on the themes of love, commitment and living in the moment.