Uninsured children are 60 percent more likely to die in a hospital, a study says.
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Study Blames 17,000 Deaths On No Insurance – 1129th Edition
Friday, October 30th, 2009Station Airs Demo Of Bare Breast Self-Exams – 1130th Edition
Friday, October 30th, 2009A TV station takes a close and unobscured look at how women should examine their breasts.
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WHO: Single Dose Swine Flu Vaccine Enough – 1131th Edition
Friday, October 30th, 2009A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10, the World Health Organization says.
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Sleepless In Seattle? Try West Virginia – 1124th Edition
Friday, October 30th, 2009West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts say.
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Tai Chi Reduces Arthritis Pain – 1116th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009People who have knee pain from osteoarthritis may feel better if they practice a traditional Chinese art.
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H1N1 Prevents Father From Seeing Birth – 1117th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009A new father missed his daughter’s birth because he was possibly infected with the H1N1 flu.
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FDA Gives Emergency Approval For H1N1 Test – 1118th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Gen-Probe Inc. says the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency approval to its diagnostic test for the 2009 swine flu.
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Getting Enough Sleep? They Aren’t In West Virginia – 1119th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness.
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Study: Cholesterol Drugs May Improve Flu Survival – 1120th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009A 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 – 1121th Edition
Thursday, October 29th, 2009A 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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