Many people think that women and men have different symptoms of heart attack. But a new study says it’s just a myth.
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Women’s Heart Attack Gap? Just A Myth – 1106th Edition
October 26th, 2009Hospital Has 5th Wrong-Site Surgery – 1105th Edition
October 26th, 2009A surgeon works on a joint of a patient’s finger, but it’s the wrong finger.
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HHS: Ample Flu Vaccine Will Be Available – 1104th Edition
October 26th, 2009Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine “is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line.”
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GAO: FDA Doesn’t Investigate Unproven Drugs – 1103th Edition
October 26th, 2009A report from the Government Accountability Office shows that the FDA has never pulled a drug off the market due to a lack of required follow-up about its actual benefits — even when such information is more than a decade overdue.
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Obama Declares Swine Flu A National Emergency – 1102th Edition
October 25th, 2009President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected patients.
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Workers Choosing Health Plans Skeptical – 1101th Edition
October 25th, 2009Looking for happy faces? Don’t go near employer health fairs in the coming months.
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Can Frozen Pizzas Really Match Delivery? – 1100th Edition
October 23rd, 2009Supermarket pizzas now say they’re just as good. Are they, or is it worth paying more for something brought to your door?
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House Health Care Bill Over $1 Trillion For Decade – 1099th Edition
October 23rd, 2009Health care legislation taking shape in the House carries a price tag of at least $1 trillion over a decade, significantly higher than the target President Barack Obama has set, congressional officials said Friday as they struggled to finish work on the measure for a vote early next month.
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FDA Concern Halts Food Labeling Program – 1098th Edition
October 23rd, 2009A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.
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US Swine Flu Deaths Surpass 1,000 – 1097th Edition
October 23rd, 2009More Americans have been vaccinated against seasonal flu this fall than ever before by this time of year, federal health officials said Friday.
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