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  Surprise! CBO Says Obamacare Costs $115B More

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 10:47pm CDT by Cornhusker4Palin

  President Barack Obama's new health care law could potentially add at least $115 billion more to government health care spending over the next 10 years, congressional budget referees said Tuesday. If Congress approves all the additional spending called for in the legislation …
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  Still vaccinating your pet every year?

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 10:20pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Several new studies have shown that immunity provided by some vaccines lasts for much longer than one year and in some cases for a lifetime.
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  Your Office Chair Is Killing You

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 8:25pm CDT by Gulliver's Island

  f you're reading this article sitting down—the position we all hold more than any other, for an average of 8.9 hours a day—stop and take stock of how your body feels.
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  Walgreens back off on plan to sell genetic test

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 8:12pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Walgreens has announced that it's holding off on its plans to carry a
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  Promacta (eltrombopag): Portal Venous System Thromboses in Study of Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:43pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  GlaxoSmithKline and FDA notified healthcare professionals of a new safety finding in patients with thrombocytopenia due to chronic liver disease treated with eltrombopag, a thrombopoietin receptor agonist approved for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chron …
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  Tainted lettuce recall expands to Tennessee

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:17pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  An outbreak of E. coli poisoning has expanded to Tennessee, where one more person has been sickened after eating romaine lettuce grown on an Arizona farm.
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  Whole Foods Sales Trending uP

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:11pm CDT by Aunk (The Cultural Health Guy)

  The Austin, Texas-based seller of organic and natural foods on Wednesday said closely watched same-store sales rose 8.7 percent in the fiscal second-quarter and were up an even stronger 9.5 percent so far in the current quarter. Healthy food pays.
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  Poll: Despite spill, support for oil drilling high

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 5:33pm CDT by Mark Murray, msnbc.com - Only on msnbc.com

  - Drill, baby, drill.
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  Don't like your diagnosis? Think about moving

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 5:31pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Doctors in some parts of the United States are more likely to tell Medicare patients they are sick than in other parts, researchers said in a finding that could explain regional differences in health spending.
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  Budget office clarifies health care costs update

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 5:20pm CDT by Associated Press

  A chunk of spending on President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is actually money for current federal programs, congressional budget scorekeepers said Wednesday, in a twist to the partisan dispute over the law's price tag.
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  Marrying a younger man increases a woman's mortality rate

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:49pm CDT by Josh of Arc

  Women who are seven to nine years older than their husbands have a 20% higher mortality rate than if they were the same age
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  Information on Gum Disease Now Available on NIHSeniorHealth.gov

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:42pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  Good oral health is key to quality of life. When your mouth is healthy, you can eat the foods you need for good nutrition and can feel better about smiling, talking, and laughing.
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  California Firm Recalls Chicken and Beef Puff Products Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergens

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:25pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  WASHINGTON, May 12, 2010 - Galant Food Co., a San Francisco, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 250 pounds of chicken puff products and beef puff products because they contain an undeclared allergen, egg, the U.S.
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  Low vitamin D tied to depression in older people

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:18pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older men and women with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood are more prone to become depressed over time, new research shows.
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  Driven to Suicide?

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 4:10pm CDT by weRdoomed

  If you have ever lost someone to suicide and been to a therapist to cope with their loss - one thing you will likely hear is that suicide is "self motivated" and no one can make a person end their life.
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  Pulitzer Prize awarded to physician for Katrina coverage

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:43pm CDT by Molly Weasley

  Dr. Sheri Fink's article focused on patient deaths at a New Orleans hospital and helped shed light on the challenges of medical decision-making in crisis situations.
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  Smart pill sends message when medication is swallowed

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:38pm CDT by Molly Weasley

  A new kind of pill has a microchip and an antenna embedded to send your doctor a message when you take your medicine. The pill's creators hope it can make clinical trials cheaper and increase patient prescription compliance.
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  Abortion restrictions: States test new tactics

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:33pm CDT by Molly Weasley

  Ever since the health reform law passed, some states are using it as an excuse to make abortions harder to get. A Nebraska ban citing fetal pain and an Oklahoma ultrasound mandate are among the latest attempts to restrict abortion and funding.
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  Below-the-skin defibrillator restores heartbeat

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 3:12pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Threading electrodes under the skin along the breastbone may be safer, and just as effective, as implanting electrodes to shock a fluttering heart into beating normally, researchers said Wednesday.
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  Small Business Health Care Cost to Reduce as First Health Care Law Provision Goes Into Effect

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 1:37pm CDT by J. Richter

  Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) wants to remind small business owners about one of the first provisions of the recently passed health care reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to go into effect -- the small business health care tax credit.
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  Why are US doctors allowing genital mutilation?

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 12:31pm CDT by Carloz

  At the end of last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a revised policy statement on female genital mutilation (FGM) called "ritual genital cutting of female minors," suggesting that the federal and state law in the US should permit paediatricians to offer a ri …
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  Moving closer to stem cell therapy

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT by Buzz of the Orient

  An Israeli discovery allowing stem cells to be cultivated in quantities ample enough to meet the world's needs means that stem cell therapy could soon be within the reach of millions.
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  OSPCA to euthanize 350 animals at York Region shelter

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:56am CDT by JustForStarters

  Due to "human error" in following protocol, 350 animals will pay the ultimate price.
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  A mom's voice is powerful medicine

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:43am CDT by msnbc.com health

  Next time you feel anxious and tense, like a knot of nerves, instead of scheduling a massage or some time in the sun, you might want to call your mom.
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  Heart Surgery Donated for Patient from Jamaica

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 7:17am CDT by kai460

  On April 26, 2010, Michael E. Sekela, M.D., donated his surgical services to replace an aortic and mitral valve in a 36-year-old patient from Jamaica.
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  Antidepressants Not Effective for Some Types of Depression

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:59am CDT by jedipunk

  Antidepressant medications have been the mainstay of treatment for depressive disorders for decades. But these drugs may not be as effective as once believed, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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  Doubt Is Cast on Many Reports of Food Allergies

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:46am CDT by Rodney-889389

  Many who think they have food allergies actually do not. A new report, commissioned by the federal government, finds the field is rife with poorly done studies, misdiagnoses and tests that can give misleading results.
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  Working Overtime Increases Heart Risk, a Study Finds

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:20am CDT by jameseg

  "People who regularly put in overtime and work 10 or 11-hour days increase their heart disease risk by nearly two-thirds, research suggests."
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  Free eye clinic for villagers - Fiji

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 6:15am CDT by Seagull

  ALMOST 1000 villagers made use of the free eye, plastic and general surgeries conducted by an American team of doctors in Cakaudrove.
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  Bill Gates checks up on polio eradication in India

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 5:21am CDT by Associated Press

  Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates traveled by boat Wednesday to a remote village in eastern India to check on the progress of a government campaign to eradicate polio that the billionaire is helping to fund.
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  Pew vs. The Pill

  Posted: May 12th, 2010, 2:19am CDT by robynlewisTX.

  Fifty years ago this June, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval to the birth-control pill.