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- Pa. governor acts to ease liability insurance crisis - Dec. 23/30
- N.M. hospital settles Medicare fraud charges - Dec. 23/30
- Uninsured have their week - Dec. 16
- Commonwealth Fund has tips on staying insured - Dec. 16
- Congress OKs protections for health care workers giving smallpox vaccine - Dec. 9
- Lawmakers OK funds against diabetes - Dec. 9
- Medicare pilot aims to cut smoking - Dec. 9
- Physicians press Ga. Legislature on tort reform - Dec. 9
- Holes in the safety net - Dec. 2
- Ariz. high court issues abortion ruling - Dec. 2
- Court OKs settlement on messenger model of physician negotiations - Dec. 2
- Medical societies see favored judicial candidates elected - Nov. 25
- Oregon not ready for universal health care - Nov. 25
- "Orphan disease" research bills signed into law - Nov. 25
- HHS leader voices support for tort reform - Nov. 25
- Government gives grants to establish Medical Reserve Corps - Nov. 18
- Texas physician faces jail for fraud - Nov. 18
- Medicare enrollees paid more for less - Nov. 18
- Doctors saddened by death of Sen. Wellstone - Nov. 11
- Government awards grant for inner-city asthma study - Nov. 11
- Senator requests review of IG's office - Nov. 11
- California health plan arbitration laws upheld - Nov. 11
- Coalition calls on Senate to pass tort reform bill - Nov. 4
- Senate approves bills funding "orphan disease" research - Nov. 4
- White House proposal would ease access to generic drugs - Nov. 4
- Government launches Medicare beneficiary education campaign - Nov. 4
- Medicare co-pays and deductibles up - Nov. 4
- Senate OKs medical device legislation - Nov. 4
- N.J. governor wants to get tough on health care fraud - Nov. 4
- Hospitals settle Medicare false claims charges for cardiac devices - Nov. 4
- Judge changes ruling on Paxil ad content - Oct. 28
- Blood pressure roils in Congress - Oct. 28
- Union joins suit against drugmakers - Oct. 28
- Grants aimed at easing the nursing shortage - Oct. 28
- HHS OKs standing orders for flu, pneumonia shots - Oct. 21
- Court ruling lets Minnesota billing fraud case go forward - Oct. 21
- CMS flexible on PACE programs - Oct. 21
- CMS offers bonuses for improving Medicare quality - Oct. 14
- Pa. governor seeks more tort reform - Oct. 14
- Medical liability bill moves forward - Oct. 7
- Court upholds Florida Medicaid drug discount law - Oct. 7
- HHS violated law in Medicare mailing - Oct. 7
- House committee passes tort reform bill - Sept. 23/30
- Malpractice settlements could soon be open to California public - Sept. 23/30
- Mississippi lawmakers seek tort reform compromise - Sept. 23/30
- Medicare+Choice withdrawals lower than expected - Sept. 23/30
- CMS issues Medicare discount drug card regulation - Sept. 23/30
- Mississippi calls legislative session to act on tort reform - Sept. 16
- Fla. to study medical liability crisis - Sept. 16
- Physicians win Stark battle over lithotripsy - Sept. 9
- Medicare to launch PPO demonstration project - Sept. 9
- Bush plugs his tort reform plan - Sept. 2
- Federal court rules against physician suing HMOs for false advertising - Sept. 2
- Federal court rules with physician, hospital in EMTALA case - Sept. 2
- GAO finds fault with SCHIP and Medicaid waivers - Sept. 2
- Texas physician pleads guilty to health care fraud - Sept. 2
- Medigap premium increases decline - Sept. 2
- Court rules in favor of Texas Medicaid - Aug. 26
- Doctors' help sought in finding retirees eligible for Tricare for Life - Aug. 19
- Millions of eligible kids lack coverage - Aug. 19
- Nursing shortage bill becomes law - Aug. 19
- Panels suggests Medicare management improvements - Aug. 19
- Medicaid drug programs for seniors are approved in three states - Aug. 19
- HHS targets racial disparities in vaccination rates - Aug. 19
- Chain drugstore group to market discount card - Aug. 19
- Nevada to tackle tort reform in special legislative session - Aug. 12
- Calif. Supreme Court upholds medical marijuana law - Aug. 12
- Physicians, patients ask for movement on lawsuit against HMOs - Aug. 5
- More indictments issued in Lupron marketing scandal - Aug. 5
- More kids have insurance coverage, HHS study finds - Aug. 5
- Senate committee approves Medicaid, SCHIP flexibility - Aug. 5
- More Texans prefer political candidates that doctors like - Aug. 5
- Lawmakers press for review of medical liability insurers - July 29
- CDC study: Physicians prescribing at higher rates - July 29
- CMS study shows wide health spending differences by state - July 29
- Budget woes, spiraling costs hinder state health initiatives - July 29
- HMOs seek help in Hollywood - July 22
- Texas judge throws out HIPAA lawsuit - July 22
- Medicaid pharmaceutical cost-control programs challenged - July 22
- AMA delegates vote to ease HIPAA burden - July 22
- Maryland Medicaid must pay for "necessary" transplants for kids - July 22
- Physicians seek help dealing with patients with driving impairments - July 8/15
- AMA votes for broadening Medicare preventive benefits - July 8/15
- U.S. health spending "inefficient" - July 8/15
- Kennedy renews call for health reform - July 8/15
- Taxpayers could send refunds to HHS - July 8/15
- Drugs for seniors outpace inflation - July 8/15
- House bills include new Medicare screening benefits - July 8/15
- HHS finalizes Medicaid patient protections - July 1
- Nevada liability crisis could spur special legislative session - July 1
- States sue Bristol-Myers over Taxol - June 24
- Court: EMTALA not for malpractice - June 24
- Capitol Hill site of mental health parity rally - June 24
- Emergency physician tapped to head CMS physicians' issues team - June 17
- Medicaid programs have no claim on tobacco settlement - June 17
- AARP joins suits against drugmakers - June 17
- Utah Medicaid drops some benefits - June 17
- HHS gives grants to cut nurse shortage - June 17
- Tennessee Medicaid waiver granted - June 17
- Mental health parity cost slight, CBO reaffirms - June 10
- Michigan ED doctors settle false claims charges - June 10
- Bill offers aid to displaced workers - June 10
- Affordability problems greatest in U.S., but waiting times less - June 3
- California governor proposes cut in Medicaid fees - June 3
- OIG gives proposed oncology clinic reorganization the nod - June 3
- Texas HMO appeal law results in more care for patients - May 27
- Court rules against supporters of medical marijuana in California - May 27
- N.C. creates managed care office - May 27
- Nurses help fund health care study - May 27
- Lawmakers revive drug reimportation push - May 20
- Harry and Louise strike again - May 20
- Court backs earlier EMTALA rulings - May 20
- Study highlights what's driving health care costs - May 20
- California group charged with price-fixing agrees to dissolve - May 13
- Government sees record-setting return from fraud recovery - May 13
- Support for stopping "boutique" care - May 6
- CMS launches quarterly publication - May 6
- Survey finds physicians support drug patent laws - May 6
- Senate approves safety net bill, authorizes grants to coordinate care - May 6
- ED crowding pervasive, says AHA, ACEP study - April 22/29
- Medicaid patients struggle with costs of prescription drugs - April 22/29
- Small businesses surveyed on health coverage - April 22/29
- Hospital chain reaches another settlement on Medicare fraud charges - April 22/29
- Medicare mistakenly pays claims for deported beneficiaries - April 22/29
- HIPAA model compliance extension form available - April 15
- Governor signs Pennsylvania tort reform bill - April 8
- PRIT leader moves to new post - April 8
- Government issues grants to improve rural health delivery - April 8
- Health care coverage dropped from stimulus package - April 1
- Court ruling hailed as win for mental health coverage - April 1
- Medicare expands nutrition counseling coverage - April 1
- OIG criticizes ASC oversight - April 1
- New York bill would protect patient care whistle-blowers - April 1
- Michigan bill calls for state licenses for doctors evaluating malpractice suits - April 1
- Mississippi restores Medicaid funding - March 25
- Medicare to expand PET coverage for heart disease, breast cancer - March 18
- Maine Medicaid drug discounts weather lawsuit - March 18
- FTC blasts Alaska bill that would allow physician collective bargaining - March 18
- New Jersey Ritalin lawsuit dropped - March 18
- "Improper" Medicare payments dip - March 11
- Medicare managed care expenses up - March 11
- Practice expense lawsuit concluded - March 11
- Medicare has disease management demo project for chronically ill - March 11
- House passes tax credits for laid-off workers - March 11
- Study examines savings generic drugs could provide to Medicare - March 11
- Justice Dept. files on late-term abortion - March 11
- Democrats blast tax credit proposal - March 4
- AMA CPT tool allows patients to compare physician prices - Feb. 25
- Lawmakers urge CMS to issue rule on self-injectable drugs - Feb. 25
- Illinois county subject to damages in false claims charges - Feb. 25
- Florida physicians lose motion for new trial - Feb. 25
- Medicare covers treatment for some blistering diseases - Feb. 18
- Medicare covers glaucoma test - Feb. 11
- HHS OKs California coverage expansion - Feb. 11
- Iowa delays cutting Medicaid pay - Feb. 11
- D.C. council considers physician collective bargaining bill - Feb. 11
- Ad campaign blasts patients' rights - Feb. 11
- Bush to propose more funding for doctors in underserved areas - Feb. 4
- Supreme Court considers legality of state HMO review laws - Feb. 4
- Iowa may cut Medicaid reimbursement 13% - Feb. 4
- New Medicaid rules restrict loophole - Feb. 4
- Reversing tax cut to fund health care - Feb. 4
- Medical group calls on lawmakers to address health care's woes - Feb. 4
- CMS announces preliminary Medicare HMO rate increase figure - Feb. 4
- Patients' rights support may be down - Jan. 28
- Conflicting Medicaid drug plan rulings by Florida, Michigan courts - Jan. 28
- Slight uptick in job-based insurance - Jan. 21
- Nursing shortage bills approved - Jan. 21
- Companies charged with fraud for anthrax-detecting products - Jan. 14
- More plans exited Medicaid in late 1990s - Jan. 14
- Barriers hinder Medicare savings program success - Jan. 14
- Medicare poses some obstacles to end-of-life care - Jan. 14
- Drug company accused of repressing generic alternative - Jan. 14
- Congress delays deadline for electronic transactions - Jan. 7
- New Hampshire doctors seek to modify malpractice law - Jan. 7
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Business briefs 2002
- TennCare looks for cuts - Dec. 23/30
- Magellan names new CEO - Dec. 23/30
- Md. denies CareFirst request - Dec. 23/30
- SureScript expands network - Dec. 23/30
- Shareholder sues CIGNA - Dec. 16
- Neoforma faces NASDAQ delisting - Dec. 16
- Bankruptcy affecting hospitals - Dec. 9
- Humana pushes individual plan - Dec. 9
- Parents apt to seek online advice - Dec. 9
- FDA warns chip implanter - Dec. 9
- Illinois Blues, Advocate reach a deal - Dec. 2
- Quintiles rejects buyout offer - Dec. 2
- WebMD acquires WellMed - Dec. 2
- SureScript and InstantDX form alliance - Dec. 2
- WebMD posts profit - Nov. 25
- Innovex acquires Beansprout - Nov. 25
- Tenet under investigation - Nov. 25
- MyDoc.com challenges Illinois order - Nov. 18
- Cerner posts higher profit - Nov. 18
- Utah system, Regence Blues plan in dispute - Nov. 11
- IDX returns to profitability - Nov. 11
- Study: Online formulary saves time - Nov. 11
- Nasdaq considers listing change - Nov. 4
- HCA buying Health Midwest hospitals - Nov. 4
- Kaiser's drug-cap request rejected - Nov. 4
- Quintiles receives buyout offer - Nov. 4
- La. hospital accepts Tenet's bid - Nov. 4
- NCQA: Most HMOs improving service - Nov. 4
- Florida changes online pharmacy rule - Oct. 28
- Wis. plan introduces tiered system - Oct. 28
- N.Y. plan gets conversion OK - Oct. 28
- Tenet plans building spree - Oct. 28
- Detroit system plans clinic sale - Oct. 21
- APS scraps IPO - Oct. 21
- eBay delays insurance plan - Oct. 21
- HIMSS forms task force - Oct. 21
- Minn. disciplines online prescriber - Oct. 21
- Texas HMO can't find buyer - Oct. 21
- Blues group reports rising enrollment - Oct. 14
- Aetna cuts jobs - Oct. 14
- New ".md" names released - Oct. 14
- VantageMed delisted - Oct. 14
- Texas insurance regulators issue disclosure rules - Oct. 14
- Tenn. doctors, United Healthcare feud - Oct. 7
- Pill-splitting encouraged as cost saver - Oct. 7
- Study: Retirees will pay more costs - Oct. 7
- Claimsnet sells assets to ProxyMed - Oct. 7
- QuadraMed plans restatement - Sept. 23/30
- Neoforma stays on Nasdaq - Sept. 23/30
- Doctor plan sues Oregon - Sept. 23/30
- Tenet spending $1 billion to upgrade - Sept. 16
- Survey: Workers see benefits cut - Sept. 16
- Johns Hopkins drops insurer - Sept. 9
- Groups seeking 150 doctors - Sept. 9
- Mediation suggested for hospital fight - Sept. 9
- Healinx sails new course - Sept. 9
- Long Islanders rely on emergency departments - Sept. 2
- Hopkins to drop insurer - Sept. 2
- Neoforma to restate results - Sept. 2
- Anthem records profit gains - Aug. 26
- Survey: Health insurance costs to keep rising - Aug. 26
- MyDocOnline buys Internet software - Aug. 26
- Guidant to invest in tech startups - Aug. 26
- Anthem, Trigon win merger approval - Aug. 19
- Fla. court halts insurer's suspension - Aug. 19
- Caremark scores Calif. municipal pact - Aug. 19
- URAC accredits consumer health sites - Aug. 19
- Tenet, Humana reach deal in Houston - Aug. 12
- Aetna, Phoenix system re-up - Aug. 12
- Neoforma reviews accounting - Aug. 12
- Anthem OK'd to buy Trigon in Va. - Aug. 5
- Troubled La. Oath plan under investigation - Aug. 5
- Rx-Connect sports new name - July 29
- Medical references go handheld - July 29
- HCA joins Leapfrog - July 22
- Aetna launching small-business plans - July 22
- Most multispecialty groups capitated - July 22
- MedQuist acquires Lanier - July 22
- eBay plans to offer insurance - July 8/15
- Aetna plans cost cuts - July 8/15
- United buys Medicaid HMO - July 8/15
- Business can't afford coverage - July 8/15
- Palm and McKesson team up - July 8/15
- CodeCorrect raises funding - July 8/15
- Calif. lists do's, don'ts for prompt pay - July 1
- Detroit-area hospitals drop doctors - July 1
- NMA survey shows drug ad support - July 1
- Wis. Cobalt says it's a plan buyer - July 1
- Tenn.'s Symbion seeks to go public - July 1
- IBM enters claims processing - July 1
- Washington state Blues plan goes for-profit - June 24
- Kansas judge overturns block on Anthem buy - June 24
- Oracle bows out of digital hospital - June 24
- Andersen sells health care unit - June 24
- PDX buys assets of dot-com - June 24
- Florida suspends online pharmacy - June 24
- Wisconsin Blues off the market - June 17
- Six Georgia health plans fined - June 17
- Calif. regulators take over Maxicare - June 17
- Internet pharmacy faces fines - June 17
- NASDAQ delists HealthGate - June 17
- HMO profits dropped last year - June 10
- Aetna appoints new president - June 10
- Whole Health raises millions - June 10
- New tech firm hits public market - June 10
- UnitedHealthcare debuting e-claim portal - June 10
- Calif. insurer scraps add-on for costly hospitals - June 10
- Survey shows Web health reliance - June 3
- AMA Insurance offers commercial coverage - May 27
- More small businesses drop insurance - May 20
- Hawaii passes premium rate law - May 20
- New York fines 22 companies - May 20
- Passport Health gets venture capital - May 20
- MDEverywhere cuts workforce - May 20
- Cerner acquires Cedars-Sinai unit - May 20
- PacifiCare trims co-pays - May 13
- Texas fines Conseco $1.3 million - May 13
- Louisiana HMO goes belly up - May 13
- HMO enrollment shrinks again - May 6
- Anthem, Oxford leaders get big pay - May 6
- Amicore acquires CareWide - May 6
- Study looks at patients' online use - May 6
- Big Pharma spends big bucks - May 6
- Houston groups shut down - May 6
- Washington health co-op adds deductibles - May 6
- Doctors leave Utah in disgust - April 22/29
- Dictaphone goes independent - April 22/29
- Ehomecare.com shuts down - April 22/29
- Single credential form rolls out - April 15
- Alabama HMO claws closer to stability - April 15
- Bare bones health plans stall - April 15
- PhysicianAccess.com in Chapter 11 - April 15
- Florida fails to scrub out "clean claims" - April 8
- Survey in Massachusetts says physician life gets worse - April 8
- Companies team up to sell health data - April 8
- Internet pharmacy is indicted - April 8
- GE bags MedicaLogic - April 8
- Calif. Blue Shield makes concessions - April 1
- WebMD posts narrower loss - April 1
- States expand who can do heart care - March 25
- Employees say they can pick plans - March 25
- Study claims success by Minn. plan - March 18
- Kansas Blues fights blocking of merger - March 11
- Texas doctors, hospitals get back pay from health plans - March 11
- Nasdaq removes MedicaLogic - March 11
- Calif. HMO enrollment dips below 50% - March 11
- Most MSOs still losing money - March 11
- Health insurer shuts doors - March 11
- Online prescriber convicted in Okla. - March 4
- Struggling PocketScript to be sold - March 4
- Methodist Health Care System sells Kelsey-Seybold interest - March 4
- Michigan health plans agree to pay for cancer studies - March 4
- Missouri Blues sale advances - Feb. 25
- Merck sheds subsidiary - Feb. 25
- HMOs don't plan Medicare-linked cuts - Feb. 18
- Mass. society raps report - Feb. 18
- Conflict over Maryland Blues conversion heats up - Feb. 18
- Colorado fines Anthem $101,500 - Feb. 18
- It pays to be an MD CEO - Feb. 18
- WellPoint buys Houston HMO - Feb. 11
- Most go online for plan enrollment - Feb. 11
- Georgia fines Humana $400,000 - Feb. 11
- Anthem offers more for Kansas Blues - Feb. 11
- Kansas Blues takes for-profit step - Feb. 4
- N.C. Blues conversion hits snag - Feb. 4
- New credentialing law in Illinois - Feb. 4
- HMO failures declining - Feb. 4
- Utah company aims to fill health care war vacancies - Feb. 4
- Harris poll finds managed care happiness - Feb. 4
- Hospitalist company changes strategy - Jan. 28
- S.C. plan adds tier to drug benefits - Jan. 28
- Pennsylvania plan courts UnitedHealthcare - Jan. 28
- PacifiCare to slash 1,300 jobs - Jan. 21
- Mass. plans favor community hospitals - Jan. 14
- California employee plans improve - Jan. 14
- Michigan Blues pushes generics campaign - Jan. 14
- Medicaid insurer goes public - Jan. 7
- Digital hospital breaks ground - Jan. 7
- AMA offers new capitation guide - Jan. 7
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Health & Science briefs 2002
- FDA approves osteoporosis drug - Dec. 23/30
- Asthma guidelines released - Dec. 23/30
- Music spurs COPD patients to exercise - Dec. 23/30
- Nearly a quarter of hospitals reuse single-use devices - Dec. 23/30
- Water-related disease outbreaks rise - Dec. 23/30
- AMA official addresses teen drinking - Dec. 23/30
- Second HIV infections possible - Dec. 23/30
- Chronic fatigue syndrome linked to stress response - Dec. 16
- Diabetes prevention campaign - Dec. 16
- Wyeth drops out of injectable flu vaccine market - Dec. 16
- Pap test intervals changed for some women - Dec. 16
- Peanut allergy rates higher - Dec. 16
- Robotic heart surgery may mean shorter hospital stays - Dec. 16
- Vaccine shows promise against common cause of cervical cancer - Dec. 9
- NIH starts AIDS vaccine trial - Dec. 2
- FDA OKs new HIV test - Dec. 2
- Emory lends support to targeted smallpox vaccine - Dec. 2
- Studying the impact of terror on hearts - Dec. 2
- Cholesterol lowered by moderate exercise - Nov. 25
- FDA OKs generic for Prilosec - Nov. 25
- Alternative treatment for Crohn's disease - Nov. 25
- Light therapy increases lung cancer patients' longevity - Nov. 25
- Three Mile Island cancer deaths stable - Nov. 18
- Survival after diagnosis of heart failure improves - Nov. 18
- Smallpox vaccine supply licensed - Nov. 18
- Blood supply guidelines issued - Nov. 18
- Less-invasive female sterilization device gains FDA nod - Nov. 18
- Vagueness of women's stroke symptoms make diagnosis a challenge - Nov. 11
- CT cancer screening debate grows - Nov. 11
- Study leads to recommendation against HRT for chronic conditions - Nov. 11
- IOM studies alternative medicine - Nov. 11
- Exercise, talk therapy found helpful treatments for Gulf War syndrome - Nov. 11
- NIH develops new drug candidates for stroke, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's - Nov. 11
- Smallpox vaccine for health workers first, CDC panel says - Nov. 4
- FDA has new leader in Dr. McClellan - Nov. 4
- HIV prevention should also target those already positive - Nov. 4
- Antibacterial soap no better than plain soap - Nov. 4
- Treating precancerous breast cells may prevent cancer - Nov. 4
- More Americans getting bigger - Oct. 28
- Eczema patients lack natural antibiotic - Oct. 28
- Ban of diet supplements with ephedra urged - Oct. 28
- New treatment option for addicts - Oct. 28
- Drug to control blood pressure shows other benefits - Oct. 28
- CDC grants $1.2 million for bioterrorism surveillance system - Oct. 21
- Redheads need more anesthesia - Oct. 21
- Genetic sequence of malaria parasite, mosquito completed - Oct. 21
- Opioids effective for shingles pain - Oct. 21
- Anti-smoking panel gets to work - Oct. 21
- Study advises doctors to let patients talk - Oct. 14
- CDC study finds West Nile virus in breast milk - Oct. 14
- Researchers develop prognosis calculator for melanoma patients - Oct. 14
- Phone-based smoking cessation programs double quit rates - Oct. 14
- What's behind celiac sprue disease? - Oct. 14
- Immune cells customized to attack melanoma - Oct. 7
- Variations in mammogram readings - Oct. 7
- CDC updates guidelines for public health response to smallpox attack - Oct. 7
- One spouse's disease increases risk for same in the other spouse - Oct. 7
- Diabetic women may benefit from HRT - Oct. 7
- Avoiding infection another reason not to smoke - Sept. 23/30
- Cat exposure may increase asthma risk - Sept. 23/30
- Chronic fatigue tied to hyperflexible joints in youth - Sept. 23/30
- How beneficial are public defibrillators? - Sept. 23/30
- FDA offers body scan information site - Sept. 16
- Smallpox vaccine's value long-lived - Sept. 16
- Artificial liver looks good in early trial - Sept. 16
- Stress management improves diabetics' health - Sept. 9
- Good grains for reducing diabetes risk - Sept. 9
- Killer of anthrax isolated - Sept. 9
- Exercise can help arthritis patients - Sept. 9
- Violations prompt FDA to order tissue recall - Sept. 2
- Rat stem cells may aid studies on peripheral nervous system - Sept. 2
- Key brain chemical low in schizophrenics - Sept. 2
- A broccoli pill for breast cancer? - Sept. 2
- Ground zero syndromes to be studied - Aug. 26
- Teens value relationship with doctors - Aug. 26
- Cause of hepatitis A virulence pinpointed - Aug. 26
- COPD flare-ups associated with certain bacterial strains - Aug. 26
- Small cuts to hand may not need stitches - Aug. 26
- Chicken pox vaccination timetable reinstated - Aug. 19
- "White coat" effect in hypertension is real - Aug. 19
- Mouse genome map published - Aug. 19
- Three markers linked to longevity in men - Aug. 19
- Detecting clots and strokes - Aug. 19
- Dr. Carmona confirmed as surgeon general - Aug. 12
- Australian researchers closer to edible measles vaccine - Aug. 12
- Skin test for cholesterol approved by FDA - Aug. 12
- West Nile virus heads west - Aug. 12
- NIH funds St. John's wort, echinacea studies - Aug. 12
- Air pollution may increase diabetes rates - Aug. 12
- NCI study finds ovarian cancer risks in estrogen therapy - Aug. 5
- Toasting your health with wine - Aug. 5
- Working out prevents falls in elderly - Aug. 5
- Clot conspiracy plays role in coronary disease - Aug. 5
- Childhood vaccine supply renewed - July 29
- Colorectal screening urged for older patients - July 29
- CDC names its first female director - July 22
- Chicken pox vaccine reduces risk of shingles in lymphoma patients - July 22
- Power naps, late-stage sleep linked to improved rate of learning - July 22
- AMA urges blood donor education, other policies - July 8/15
- AMA endorses Medicaid coverage for adults with PKU - July 8/15
- AMA emphasizes importance of school-based nutrition standards - July 8/15
- Urine test may predict Alzheimer's - July 8/15
- Scientists edge closer to thought-controlled prosthetics - July 8/15
- Td vaccine supply back - July 8/15
- Women's life expectancy increases - July 1
- Most Americans would get smallpox vaccine - July 1
- Antibiotics may help asthmatics - June 24
- Fibromyalgia linked to flaw in pain processing - June 24
- Breast cancer on the rise for Asian-Americans - June 24
- CDC recommends more blood pressure screening - June 17
- Treatment offers help for eclampsia - June 17
- Test predicts success or failure of breast cancer chemotherapy - June 17
- At-risk infants no better off in U.S., researchers say - June 17
- Primary care physicians urged to ask patients about depression - June 10
- Teen smoking rates down - June 10
- Bioterrorism bill gains approval - June 10
- Ethnicity impacts diabetes prognosis - June 3
- Alcohol shown to have health benefit - June 3
- Some diabetic children at greater risk for complications - June 3
- WHO releases new formula for diarrhea treatment - May 27
- Flu, tetanus-diphtheria vaccine supply expected to increase - May 27
- Mobile mammography increases screening rates for older women - May 27
- New recruits to NHSC - May 20
- Significant rise in illnesses related to childhood obesity - May 20
- HIV infects helper T cells - May 20
- Cervical lesions usually clear up for young women - May 20
- Chicken pox declines, reports CDC - May 20
- Soccer can hurt your head, says IOM - May 20
- Aventis closes flu vaccine prebooking - May 13
- New categories for Pap results - May 13
- Understanding the adenovirus - May 13
- Schizophrenia gene search moves on - May 13
- News for heart attack sufferers - May 6
- Minority patients to fill waiting rooms - May 6
- Mayo calls for stroke education - May 6
- New Parkinson's findings - May 6
- Foodborne ills drop, CDC reports - May 6
- Thompson promises to lighten up - April 22/29
- Past the peak of flu season - April 22/29
- EPA issues grant to track prescription drug pollution - April 22/29
- Antioxidants and heart transplants - April 22/29
- Controlling fake pharmaceuticals - April 22/29
- First candidate for populationwide genetic testing may not pan out - April 22/29
- Eradication of polio "in sight" - April 22/29
- More action on antibiotic resistance - April 15
- Smallpox vaccine supplies plentiful - April 15
- Study finds N.C. women credible sources on mammography - April 15
- The dormant secret of Epstein-Barr - April 15
- Waist size, BMI predict disease risk - April 15
- TB continues to decline, albeit more slowly - April 15
- Genetic markers found for breast cancer spread - April 15
- People with Down syndrome living longer, CDC study finds - April 8
- Institute of Medicine report highlights unequal care - April 8
- Allograft infection led to death - April 1
- Children and type 2 diabetes - April 1
- New treatment for "lazy eye" - April 1
- Heart failure in women - April 1
- Steps toward a West Nile vaccine - April 1
- Infants at greatest risk from homicide on day of birth - April 1
- African-Americans with ovarian cancer die younger than Caucasians - April 1
- A likely NIH leader -- finally - March 25
- Communication gap found between physicians and minority patients - March 25
- Delay chicken pox vaccine - March 18
- "The itch" hits 14 states - March 18
- Genes could signal onset of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's - March 18
- New asthma checks found effective - March 18
- New center for genetic information - March 18
- Findings on the development of hypertension - March 18
- CDC loses Dr. Koplan as chief - March 11
- Scientists discover tie between amino acid and Alzheimer's risk - March 11
- Vaccine targets bacterial culprit in hospital patient infections - March 11
- Cheap cholera vaccine shows promise - March 11
- Majority of heart disease deaths are "sudden" - March 11
- Stress increases fat's staying power - March 4
- Blood marker for ovarian cancer discovered - March 4
- Hodgkin's and lung cancer risk - Feb. 25
- Multiple births on the rise - Feb. 25
- NIH offers adrenal "incidentaloma" recommendations - Feb. 25
- Flu activity low but increasing - Feb. 18
- Schizophrenia discoveries through brain imaging - Feb. 18
- Possible treatment for Huntington's suggested - Feb. 18
- Rats for research raised in Missouri - Feb. 18
- America healthier, says HHS - Feb. 11
- King Herod felled by kidney disease, gangrene - Feb. 11
- Is there a mental health service crunch coming? - Feb. 11
- Uterine monitors not good predictors of preterm delivery - Feb. 11
- Eliminating rubella - Feb. 11
- Monkey droppings' connection to HIV - Feb. 11
- Aspirin therapy can help more people - Feb. 4
- ... And at lower doses - Feb. 4
- Depression treatment rates up, says JAMA study - Jan. 28
- Irinotecan helps lung cancer patients survive longer - Jan. 28
- Wearable defibrillator gets nod from FDA - Jan. 28
- More dollars for NIH - Jan. 21
- DTP shortage continues - Jan. 21
- Education aids longevity - Jan. 21
- New malaria vaccine shows promise, Lancet study shows - Jan. 14
- More malaria vaccine findings on the hoof - Jan. 14
- Teen smoking and drug use goes up and down - Jan. 14
- Surgeon general launches fat attack - Jan. 14
- Making your bed may be dangerous - Jan. 7
- Popular arthritis aids may really work - Jan. 7
- Sickle cell advance reported - Jan. 7
- Revision given on rubella vaccination - Jan. 7
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The FDA strongly recommends against the use of OTC cold meds for kids younger than 2.
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