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December 31, 2009
Tarantula shoots sharp hairs into owner’s eye
U.S. healthier in last decade? Program finds out
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu
Second woman says ER ignored her, baby died
Duck! Champagne corks can pop you in the eye
Device turns thoughts into speech
Device turns thoughts into speech
Killer superbug solution discovered in Norway
Drunk walking makes New Year’s a deadly day
December 30, 2009
How contagious is H1N1? New study finds out
U.S. family loses international custody battle
10 ways to look younger
10 ways to look younger in 2010
Newsweek: Why never spanking kids may be a bad idea
Heroin, HIV stalk tropical resort of Zanzibar
Fact or fiction? Most reform waits until 2013
Fact or fiction? Long-term care funding is shaky
Fact or fiction? Nebraska favor unconstitutional
In South Africa, drug-resistant HIV emerging
Newsweek: Are vitamin-enhanced alcohols healthy?
Newsweek: Why don’t we know what’s in the booze?
December 29, 2009
Mother, baby revived after dying in labor
Mother, baby revived after dying in labor
Anthrax vaccine, antibiotics offered to 80 in US
Cheers! A little booze does the body good
Concussion warnings too late for N.J. athlete
Opinion: 5 reasons H1N1 is actually good for us
FDA OKs devices without key info, 2 studies say
Breast milk stays fresh in fridge up to 4 days
NYT: Old ideas spur new tactics in cancer fight
Swine flu may drag into 2011, WHO chief says
Tylenol pain caplets recalled for moldy odor
Drug-resistant infections lurk in meat we eat
December 28, 2009
At-home technology monitors seniors for safety
Doctors remove needle near Brazil boy's spine
Doctors leave 9 needles in Brazilian boy’s body
Personalized music therapy may ease tinnitus
Swim-proof hearing aids to be put to the test
Poor selling organs to make ends meet in Egypt
Workers' long-term insurance tucked into bills
Health reform and you: A new guide
Cloning? Who cares? Dilemmas shift in decade
When drugs stop working, malaria fights back
December 27, 2009
House and Senate look to final health care talks
NYT: Hard choice for a comfortable death
First case of extremely drug-resistant TB in U.S.
NYT: States find reason to fight health bill
December 25, 2009
Pregnant women focus for car-safety research
6 stealth health foods you should be eating
December 24, 2009
U.S. doctors link gene to childhood asthma
Senate passes historic health care legislation
Senate passes historic health care legislation
Little boy's big legacy teaches others how to live
Inside a home for brain-damaged youths
December 23, 2009
Senate clears last hurdle before final health vote
Doctors remove 14 more needles from boy
Swine flu poses a threat to new mothers, too
Vaccine keeps germy kids from infecting elders
Cat finds way home after 11 days, 2 broken legs
9 things we learned about ourselves in 2009
Social snub? Pain pills could ease hurt feelings
War vets, shelter dogs heal together in program
Fact or fiction? Productivity will save billions
Fact or fiction? Independent board to cut costs
Fact or fiction? Reform bill won't be repealed
Medical gift cards pay for doctor, dentist visits
Do you get good abs from sex — or vice versa?
Fighting breast cancer, Teresa Heinz urges tests
December 22, 2009
5 million doses of nasal H1N1 vaccine recalled
5 big, fat holiday health lies
U.S. expands efforts to regulate meds in water
Dems, White House predict health care success
Study finds link between music and marijuana
Certain aromas could help fight obesity
N.Y. dog first canine in U.S. to catch swine flu
60 million in U.S. vaccinated against swine flu
No proof Vytorin causes cancer, FDA says
WHO: H1N1 moderate, but harsher on young
Public concern over H1N1 waning, poll finds
Senate votes nudge health care bill forward
FDA slams Nestle for drink health claims
Many high-risk women reject breast MRIs
'Invisible bracelet' for emergency health alerts?
Men: Battle belly bulge with diet, fitness tips
Health bill clears another hurdle in sunrise vote
U.S. health care bill clears 2nd Senate hurdle
Military families find support away from home
Your body’s 10 weirdest health clues
NYT: Dems face challenge to merge health bills
December 21, 2009
Sticking with heart rehab boosts survival
Blood test tells gender of fetus early as 5 weeks
Virtual alert texts kin if you're sent to a hospital
Senate Dems eye finish line for health bill
Stepfather says needles were meant to kill boy
Senate Democrats clear health care hurdle
Fact or fiction? No asset test for getting subsidy
Fact or fiction? Health spending inevitably up
Ex-conjoined twins leave hospital on birthday eve
Ex-conjoined twins leave hospital for birthday
Ideal beauty a matter of millimeters, study says
Dems’ health bill passes key Senate vote
Democrats’ health bill passes key Senate vote
December 20, 2009
NYT: Hopes dim, GOP vows to fight health bill
Senate Democrats seek to seal health bill
Maine to consider cell phone cancer warning
Senate Dems seek to seal health care overhaul
Sleep like a baby — and wake up feeling younger
Senate Democrats seek to seal health care overhaul
December 19, 2009
Brazil toddler stable after needles removed
Abortion language is latest health hurdle
Obama: U.S. ‘on cusp’ of health care reform
Obama: U.S. ‘on cusp’ of health care reform
Final Dem holdout to back health bill
December 18, 2009
Reid confident in revised health bill
Deadly amoeba passed on by organ donor
Four needles successfully extracted from boy
Fiery battle rages in Senate as snowstorm looms
10 surprising ways to live longer
700,000 packs of Vicks cold medicine recalled
Heart disease to cost U.S. $503 billion in 2010
Weekend eating wrecks diets, study confirms
Republicans threaten health care read-a-thon
Baby car seat carriers recalled
1 in 110 children have autism, study finds
Doctors to extract sewing needles from toddler
Surgeons try to extract needles from toddler
It's now Democrat vs. Democrat on health care
When gifts seem to say: You’re old, fat and hairy
December 17, 2009
11 baby deaths now linked to Simplicity cribs
Blood pressure drug tainted with bits of metal
Sunshine states are the happiest, study shows
Police: Boy jabbed with needles during rituals
Tailored treatment may help diabetics most
More H1N1 vaccine has U.S. urging shots for all
Ganja chefs serve up medical pot for foodies
100 million swine flu doses out by week's end
Job losses send disability claims soaring
Doctors airlift boy with 42 needles stuck in him
Air ambulances leave some with sky-high bills
December 16, 2009
Day care workers accused of drugging kids
Single-payer health care plan dies in Senate
Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states
NYT: Smoking rate drops in Mass., drawing attention
First gene maps created for 2 deadly cancers
Two-legged dog gives hope to disabled vets
Poll: Public sours on Obama's overhaul plan
1 in 5 in U.S. lost health insurance since 2008
Dems ready to push health bill despite setbacks
Newsweek: Who should pay to rescue stranded climbers?
Brazilian tot has 50 sewing needles inside body
Child brain power tied to adult heart health
Chewing gum could detect malaria
Looks buy happiness, but only in the city
December 15, 2009
Condom contest? NYC seeking wrapper designs
WHO: New vaccine critical in wiping out polio
Obama: Health reform at ‘precipice’ of passage
One MRSA infection costs a hospital $60,000
Feds arrest 26 in massive Medicare fraud
Crestor OK for wider use, FDA panel says
Largest-ever kidney swap donors, patients meet
Obama: Health reform at 'precipice' of passage
800,000 doses of kids' H1N1 vaccine recalled
Nearly 1 in 3 older teens get ‘sexting’ messages
Nearly 1 in 3 older teens gets ‘sexting’ messages
Marriage wards off blues, just don't end it
Obama works to solidify support for health bill
Americans may live longer and cost more
Man drinks fake fat in NYC anti-soda video
Shoes on/shoes off? Policy polarizes partiers
50 million shades recalled for strangulation risk
December 14, 2009
Study: Drop in pot use among teens levels off
Senate Dems may scrap Medicare expansion
Democrats still seeking to solve 60 vote puzzle
Study: Coffee, tea may lower diabetes risk
Study: 15,000 will die from CT scans done in 1 year
New VA patients younger, more often women
26 operations, 13 kidneys in largest donor chain
Study shows pot more popular with teenagers
Study: No benefit from AIDS virus ‘prevention’ gel
Nurses are key to matchmaking in kidney swap
December 13, 2009
NYT: Building a baby, with few ground rules
NYT: Menopause, as brought to you by drug makers
Party time! 16 ways to splurge smartly
After crash, orphans torn between countries
December 12, 2009
Poor being turned away from free cancer screenings
Poor turned away from free cancer screenings
U.S. grapples with child hunger ‘epidemic’
December 11, 2009
Wireless devices may read words in the brain
U.S. needs to address vaccine safety, report says
Hospital suspends 6 in ignored patient probe
Soldiers get mass H1N1 shots before holidays
Chemo aids cancer survival in older women
Drug combo lengthens breast cancer survival
FDA confirms benefit of Crestor in more people
CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu
Why (most) women like to shop
Holiday treats a tempting trap for heavy kids
Sports drinks: Do they really help?
Bad memories wiped away with unique therapy
December 10, 2009
Pregnant woman claims hospital ignored her
Power line pollutants pose health risks
Climate change fears may worsen depression
Nearly 10,000 U.S. deaths caused by swine flu
Alcohol may raise risk of breast cancer return
Bone drugs may help prevent breast cancer
Mozart’s music may help preemies gain weight
CDC: Nearly 10,000 deaths linked to swine flu
Unions pressure Dems on health insurance tax
Officials: Swine flu less deadly than first feared
Letters to Santa full of chuckles, but also tears
Vote nears on importing lower-cost drugs
6 gifts fit for the gym rat on your list
Red wine or white? Which makes teeth a fright?
What Senate health bill means for consumers
December 09, 2009
General Mills reducing sugar in kids’ cereal
Get ready: There’ll be a price for health benefits
Promising treatment for adults with sickle cell
Newsweek: Study finds blaming others may be contagious
Newsweek: Blaming others may be contagious
Chihuahuas crowding California shelters
Dems praise tentative health bill compromise
Interest in seasonal flu shots may be waning
Obama praises health bill compromise
Fact or fiction? Expand Medicare, risk solvency
Fact or fiction? Buy-in only a partial solution
Fact or fiction? Reform hurts retiree benefits
Fact or fiction? Stimulus could help pay the bills
Fact or fiction? Importing drugs will cost jobs
Fact or fiction? States may exit Medicaid
Fact or fiction? Reform means income tax hike
Fact or fiction? Upper-income folks subsidized
Study finds benefits of soy after breast cancer
Newsweek: How to talk with teens about sexting
Dems stick together on public plan compromise
WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year
Your body's big enemy?  You’re sitting on it
FDA yet to improve safety after Vioxx scandal
Senate Dems near health care agreement
Report: States cut tobacco prevention funds
December 08, 2009
North Korea confirms swine flu outbreak
Senate Dems: Deal near to drop public option
Senate rejects tougher abortion measures
Breastfeeding may curb heart, diabetes risk
Some pets sickened by swine flu as well
Little evidence Tamiflu works, report says
U.S. tops world in health spending, results lag
Dems weigh temporary Medicare expansion
Sweat glands are secret sensory organs
Coroner: Self-help course led to suicide
Watered-down 'public plan' emerges in Senate
Newsweek: A backlash against the vaccine haters
Autism seen as asset, not liability, in some jobs
NYT: Millions in U.S. drink dirty water
H1N1 may be mildest pandemic on record
December 07, 2009
CDC: Pet frogs source of salmonella outbreak
FDA investigating more dangerous brain scans
Zhu Zhu Pets safe, safety regulators say
Colon cancer deaths could make big drop
Body mass, waist size can predict heart disease
1 in 5 on Medicare rehospitalized in one month
Swine flu vaccine pushed in new TV ads
More exposed to risky scans at LA hospital
Ancient HIV stowaway may hold clue to transmission
Senate to confront abortion in health debate
Reid tasks 10 senators to find public option fix
Feds probing chemical levels in Zhu Zhu toys
December 06, 2009
Feds probing chemical levels in Zhu Zhu toys
Obama pushes health bill in Capitol visit
More women choose do-it-yourself births
DNA snafu turns some kids into nonstop eaters
Don’t let swine flu crash your holiday bash
Obama heads to Senate to push health bill
Deals cut on health bill may be at peril
December 05, 2009
University drops required PE class for obese
Health reform hits doctor deficit reality
December 04, 2009
Sick kids getting faster swine flu treatment
Senate preserves long-term care program
All Slim Fast canned drinks recalled
Drugmakers, FDA seek to curb painkiller abuse
Minn. woman sues Cargill for tainted burger
FDA warns of problems with sterilization device
Moderates propose health care cost controls
CDC: Swine flu cases less widespread
Drugmakers move to curb painkiller abuse
Chickenpox shot also protects against shingles
Dems seek compromise on public option
Teen Internet addicts more likely to self harm
Are you having an affair ... with your baby?
Newsweek: Chinese fraternal twins' miraculous reunion
Swine flu shot may give young kids fever
More women choose do-it-yourself births
December 03, 2009
More funds needed for TB research, experts say
No cell phone, brain tumor link, study says
Angriest Americans: Young people, parents
CDC warns of fake swine flu e-mails
What do cats do all day? Kitty cam has answer
Surgeon general wants more minority docs
6 surprising heart attack triggers
Video: Sick child saved by 'super glue'
U.N.: $24 billion could slash infant, maternal deaths
Think your kid isn't ‘sexting?’ Think again
Think your kid isn't ‘sexting’? Think again
Tracking tumors on CTs can predict lung cancer
Poll: Most in U.S. want public health option
Tamiflu-resistant flu not spreading widely
Can exercise help ward off the swine flu?
December 02, 2009
Heavy kids may suffer from severe back pain
Hospitals speeding heart attack care, study says
Bewildered new moms hire baby planners
Breast-screening debate splits along party lines
U.S. OKs first stem cell lines for research
New stem cell lines OK'd for tax-paid research
Orszag: Health efficiencies could take 'decades'
Newsweek: Is Princess Tiana bad for young girls?
December 01, 2009
Recalled cat food sickens 21 cats
U.N. chief warns of increasing HIV infections
Tempers flare as Senate nears health vote
Constipation may be tied to Parkinson’s
FDA cites unsafe conditions at Tyson plant
Dying man robbed in ER waiting room
Newsweek: The comeback of AIDS activism
U.S. to review disaster plan in wake of H1N1
Cat food recalled over thiamine deficiency
Senate considers amendments to health bill
TheGrio: Photographer fights pediatric AIDS
S. Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
Newsweek: An unconventional scientist may cure AIDS
Newsweek: Unconventional scientist may cure AIDS
Newsweek: China comes late to AIDS crisis
Loneliness can be contagious, new study finds