Posts Tagged ‘Health’

HHS: Ample Flu Vaccine Will Be Available – 1104th Edition

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Health 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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Hospital Has 5th Wrong-Site Surgery – 1105th Edition

Monday, October 26th, 2009

A surgeon works on a joint of a patient’s finger, but it’s the wrong finger.
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Women’s Heart Attack Gap? Just A Myth – 1106th Edition

Monday, October 26th, 2009

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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Ohio Can’t Find Doctors To Offer Execution Advice – 1107th Edition

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Ohio was on track this year to execute a record number of inmates. One botched execution and several lawsuits later, the death penalty is temporarily on hold.
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1 In 5 Kids Lack Vitamin D, Study Says – 1108th Edition

Monday, October 26th, 2009

New research shows that at least one in five U.S. children are lacking vitamin D, and minority children are especially lacking.
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Workers Choosing Health Plans Skeptical – 1101th Edition

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Looking for happy faces? Don’t go near employer health fairs in the coming months.
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Obama Declares Swine Flu A National Emergency – 1102th Edition

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

President 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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Can Frozen Pizzas Really Match Delivery? – 1100th Edition

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Supermarket 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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Abortion Divides House Dems In Health Care Debate – 1091th Edition

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

House Democrats are at an impasse over whether their remake of the nation’s health care system would effectively allow federal funding of abortion.
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Senate Bill May Have Public Insurance Plan – 1092th Edition

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Democratic leaders in Congress pressed their rank-and-file to allow the government to sell health insurance in competition with private industry as they struggled to pull together a comprehensive health care bill that meets President Barack Obama’s goals.
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