Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Workout Programs Help People Get Started – 1145th Edition

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

People who need to workout to improve their health may not know where to start. Something developed by a pro may be the way to go.
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Health Care Plan Hits Rich With Big Tax Increases – 1135th Edition

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

The typical family would be spared higher taxes from the House Democratic plan to overhaul health care, and their low-income neighbors could come out ahead.
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CDC: Tainted Ground Beef May Be Linked To 2 Deaths – 1136th Edition

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday.
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How Much Sugar In Your Halloween Stash? – 1134th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Nobody can resist grabbing a piece of candy from the Halloween bowl or bag. And maybe just one more. What does that do to a healthy diet?
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Study: Cholesterol Drugs May Improve Flu Survival – 1125th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor.
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Fight Erupts In Line At Nev. Swine Flu Clinic – 1126th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A fight broke out Thursday at a Reno, Nev., clinic giving shots for swine flu when someone reportedly tried to cut in line.
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Health Businesses At Risk In House Overhaul – 1127th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The House health care overhaul bill would impose new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry.
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Some Who Get Vaccine Not In High-Risk Groups – 1128th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
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Study Blames 17,000 Deaths On No Insurance – 1129th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Uninsured children are 60 percent more likely to die in a hospital, a study says.
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Station Airs Demo Of Bare Breast Self-Exams – 1130th Edition

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A TV station takes a close and unobscured look at how women should examine their breasts.
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