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March 31, 2010
Kids spurn Jamie Oliver's healthy lunches
Haiti quake may be major setback for HIV fight
Chemical exposure may triple breast cancer risk
Heart failure risk linked to prostate drug
Breast cancer screening saves lives, study finds
1 in 4 will need health decisions made for them
Gene mutation may be key to schizophrenia
Pfizer gave docs $35 million in last half of 2009
Breast cancer screening save lives, study finds
France recalls type of silicon breast implant
France recalls type of silicone breast implant
Allergic, but determined to keep the cat
March 30, 2010
Calorie labeling could lead to healthier fast food
Job stress can make you fat
Eating chocolate may help your heart
Kids spurn Jamie Oliver's healthy lunches
5 years after Schiavo, few make end-of-life plans
FDA suppressed scan safety fears, staffer says
DNA tests emerging as weapon against cancer
Mom's cavities can spread to baby
Mom's kiss can spread cavities to baby
March 29, 2010
Insurers agree to fix gap in sick kids’ coverage
Study: Morality can be altered by magnets
Solve your diet problems — in 24 hours
Youth may pay a lot more for health premiums
Youth may pay a lot more for health premiums
BPA’s environmental impact investigated
Panel to examine menthol cigarettes’ impact
Was swine flu really a pandemic?
Swine flu response: Alarmist or legit?
Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity
High-calorie bingeing as addictive as cocaine
Too much folic acid linked to cancer
March 28, 2010
Foster parents feel the pinch in many states
Drug-resistance can develop fast with swine flu
Start the search for a doctor before the rush
Most China adoptions now special-needs kids
Take years off your face — without needles
Scientists reveal the truth about makeup
Poll: Deep divide remains on health reform
March 27, 2010
Cancer question complicates 9/11 deal
March 26, 2010
Allergies mysteriously on rise in U.S.
Egg donors offered up to $50,000
'Everything is different now'
Minn. boy who fled state to avoid chemo turns 14
Cuba to vaccinate 1 million against swine flu
Dose of reality: How health reform impacts readers like you
How health reform impacts readers like you
European agency says Rotarix vaccine is safe
No choice but to start over
Schneily, other amputees step into an uncertain future
Haiti amputees step into an uncertain future
Losing breast not always best for cancer survival
New law unclear on coverage for sick kids
March 25, 2010
Dems victorious in final health bill 'fixes' vote
Youth suicides epidemic on tribal reservations
Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors
1 in 3 breast cancer cases may be avoidable
U.S. Hispanic moms most likely to breast-feed
Tammy Duckworth: 'This is my second chance at life'
Dems close in on final health bill victory
FDA mulls banning teens from tanning beds
Boys’ bad behavior linked to poor parenting
Senate passes reconciliation 'fixes' to health bill
Optimism can boost your immune system
'Go for it,' Obama tells GOP on health repeal
One-third of breast cancer may be avoidable
FDA weighs curb on tanning bed cancer risks
Bullies choose their victims wisely, study shows
Swine flu virus not so new, study finds
‘Living with one leg is living’
‘Living with one leg is living’
Reported Ugandan smallpox likely chickenpox
One-third of breast cancer may be avoidable
Medicines washing down the shower, study finds
Obama hits the road to sell health reform
WHO probes reports of smallpox in Uganda
Experts: One-third of breast cancer is avoidable
GOP forces new House vote on health reform
March 24, 2010
Parents convicted in diabetic daughter's death
More evidence that bone drugs work, are safe
Congress takes aim at unhealthy school lunches
‘There can be good around the edges’
1 in 10 Chinese adults are diabetics, study finds
1 in 10 Chinese adults is diabetics, study finds
1 in 10 Chinese adults is diabetic, study finds
Recall news: jackets and sweatshirts for girls
Hour of exercise? Yeah, right, many women say
Relax! It’ll boost your memory, study shows
Want kids to eat veggies? Keep it simple
Pregnancy hormones linked to memory loss
Fighting fat in the land of sweet tea, fried foods
HIV, TB cut Lesotho life expectancy to 36
Baby Autumn finally comes home
Baby slings recalled after infant deaths
March 23, 2010
Moms less likely to commit suicide
Law of the land: Health overhaul signed
Single women still feel ‘spinster’ stigma
It's the law of the land: Health overhaul signed
Top U.S. psychiatrist calls for ethics cleanup
For women, fighting flab requires an hour a day
Developing nations to get pneumonia vaccines
Backless hospital gowns redesigned in Britain
Obama signs landmark health bill into law
Young friends reunited and struggle to walk again
Reunited friends learn to walk again
Health law makes calorie counts hard to hide
Beset by problems, young mom’s plan unravels
Meal in Last Supper paintings supersized
March 22, 2010
New approach may mean big change in MS care
New approach may mean big change in MS care
US warns doctors about Glaxo rotavirus vaccine
US suspends Glaxo rotavirus vaccine as precaution
How the health care overhaul could affect you
NYT: How the health care overhaul could affect you
Fewer living organ donors widens need gap
Iraqis go for a little nip, tuck
Immediate effects of health reform bill
Schneily’s long road to a new leg
McCain repulsed by health care bill ‘euphoria’
Young mom gives up her baby to create a life
House sends health bill to Obama’s desk
March 21, 2010
House sends health care bill to Obama's desk
House Democrats on brink of health bill victory
Anti-abortion Dems will vote for health bill
Dems: 'We have the votes now' for health bill
Nepalese doc is 'God of Sight' to poor
73 legs, 12 arms -- and hundreds more to go
Key Dem says votes in place for health bill
March 20, 2010
Obama to Dems: Overhaul 'is in your hands'
Obama rallies lawmakers, 'Deem and pass' out
'Deem and pass' out, overhaul to get direct vote
Dems: Abortion flap won't scuttle health bill
Dems confident of overcoming abortion rift
Limb loss a growing global crisis
March 19, 2010
End in sight, Dems lobby health bill waverers
theGrio: Colon cancer does not discriminate
Obama: Health care debate about 'character'
FDA warns of muscle risk from statin drug
9 major changes in the new health care bill
Wooing waverers, Dems march toward vote
Dems sweeten health bill ahead of vote
6 natural remedies that really work
March 18, 2010
Why we trust people we don’t even know
Health vote likely Sunday; Obama delays trip
U.S. kids even fatter than believed, study shows
Condoms may be required for porn actors
A child's hope for a new limb, new life
FDA panel backs device for mild heart failure
Kids help mother deliver their baby brother
FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids
Newsweek: More med students opt for primary care
NASA, cruise line got hard-to-find flu shots
Health vote likely Sunday, Obama delays trip
Drug-resistant TB killed 150,000 in 2008
Gene tests don't predict breast cancer better
Dems on track for vote on $940B overhaul
Eczema drugs may need tougher warning
Over 1 million high chairs recalled
Sneezing already? Allergy season starts earlier
March 17, 2010
Triplet births on the rise, new study says
Newest way to kill cancer cells? Old age
Gays often excluded from medical studies
Prescription-drug heists on the rise
Pet deaths spark stricter testing for flea meds
Pet deaths prompt warnings on flea meds
Free human eggs offered at U.S. infertility clinic
Kraft to cut salt in its North American foods
In unhealthy times, women prefer macho men
Insurer targeted HIV patients to drop coverage
Insurer revoked HIV patients’ coverage
Woman Obama championed can get health care
Newsweek: Prepared foods are secretly getting healthier
Space out! Why daydreaming is so important
Carrot-and-stick health plans reshape care
March 16, 2010
For a happier romance, be yourself, study says
After melanoma, higher risk of other cancers
Pepsi cuts sugary drinks from schools globally
Michelle Obama talks anti-obesity to food giants
Charges: Dentist used paper clips in root canals
Hurt dog limps into New Mexico ER
Kids want friends who talk like them
Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry
Michelle Obama talks anti-obesity to food giants
Robbers take $70M in prescription drugs
Long-term safety of drug-coated stents doubted
7 ways to raise your stroke risk
Kroger recalls 2 seasonings due to salmonella
New HIV infections rising among homosexuals
Women more likely to die after heart attack
Bounce back fast from a cold or flu
Animal shelter turned into a ‘house of horrors’
March 15, 2010
Brain scans may reveal early Alzheimer’s
Haiti quake victims strained Florida hospitals
Obama: 'We're going to make this happen'
Obama confident on health bill
Babies are born to boogie, study shows
Kicking the habit improves smokers’ arteries
Ga. court upholds key medical malpractice law
Heart device can disrupt quiet hospice death
Germs may blow the whistle on crooks one day
Woman sues doc over botched boob job
Health care 101: Consumer guide to reform bill
Prenatal screening for rare disease too costly
Doctors may separate Pakistani conjoined twins
Advanced gene test better at spotting autism
Newsweek: Michelle Obama: How to feed our children well
Newsweek: Michelle Obama on how to feed our kids well
QA: How Obama’s Medicare tax plan works
FDA working to replace misleading food labels
March 14, 2010
Health care bill heads for make-or-break week
Intense treatment hopes for diabetics dashed
Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
Israel launches radical way to boost organ supply
March 13, 2010
Study: Hearts may swoon when stocks do
Study: Hearts may swoon when stocks do
March 12, 2010
Dems eye health care end game
Court rules again against vaccine-autism claims
Over it! Why some move on from fights easily
Variable blood pressure can mean stroke risk
Dogs understand growls, even if we don't
Women on the Pill may live longer
Infant deaths prompt warning on baby slings
FDA warns some patients cannot process Plavix
theGrio: Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
Pelosi: Dems stand ready to finish health care
Breakup can wreck your sense of self
Enough with all the medical tests, experts say
Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
Literature helping docs connect with patients
Is goo for you? We try popular energy gels
Is the new Atkins diet a protein overload?
March 11, 2010
Glenn Close latest to have genes mapped
Calcium may help you live longer
Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk
Brain scans help researchers read minds
FDA rules out Fosamax, thigh fracture link
Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough
Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows
March 10, 2010
NYT: Decoded genome gives hope in fighting disease
NYT: Disease cause pinpointed with genome
Newsweek: D.C. aims to boost use of female condoms
Too many patients get invasive heart tests
Women need chance to avoid 2nd C-section
Women need chance to avoid 2nd C-section
Va. passes 1st bill banning health care mandate
Day care workers charged with drugging tots
CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
Botox approved for elbow, wrist, finger spasms
Men have longer sex life expectancy, study says
Tainted ingredient sold after salmonella found
Animal suicide sheds light on human behavior
Sick ships: Cruises see rise in norovirus cases
Minority babies set to become majority in 2010
NYT: Flu shots in kids provide ‘herd immunity’
March 09, 2010
‘Drugged driving’ a growing threat, official says
Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
Donating a kidney doesn’t shorten donor’s life
When the real world looks like “Wonderland”
Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths
Britain may force owners to microchip dogs
Tenn. woman pleads guilty to faking breast cancer
Assisted suicide network members indicted
Manufacturer expands pet food recall
Two of oldest in the world die on same day
Chewing gum smacks of wrinkle risks
March 08, 2010
Dutch group backs right to suicide for elderly
Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity, researchers say
Ban on sugary drinks in school appears to work
Childbirth deaths in U.S. rare but too frequent
Wine may be good for women’s waistlines
Seniors pinched by rising costs for home care
Nicotine builds up slowly in the brain
Too much exercise can lead to overuse injuries
Study: Blacks, Hispanics lose sleep over worries
Untrustworthy guy? Your instincts may be right
Report: AIDS virus hides in bone marrow
Study finds why ‘sunshine’ vitamin D is crucial
U.N.: Mother-child HIV can be eliminated by 2015
Newsweek: Tests that do more harm than good
Don’t blame fast food for making you fat
March 07, 2010
How to grow old gracefully
10 tips for a more beautiful smile
March 06, 2010
D.C.'s female condom giveaway first for U.S. city
March 05, 2010
Feds: 68 fatal ODs linked to Kan. clinic
7 ways to lose weight like a guy
GAO calls for tighter FDA ingredient oversight
Chile fears health crisis, but slow to let aid in
Want to buy happiness? Book a plane ticket
Kids born via IVF faring well into adulthood
Kids born via IVF faring well into adulthood
Stomach bug strikes again on S.C. cruise ship
Sweden names Michael J. Fox honorary doctor
Newsweek: The media panic over 'fake pot' K2
Over 85 million African kids to get polio shots
5 surprising ways your TV is slowly killing you
March 04, 2010
Travelers from Haiti bringing malaria to U.S.
Obesity and depression are a two-way street
Could germs be making you fat?
Obama nudges House Dems on health care
Happy people have the gift of gab, study shows
FDA orders widespread food recall
Teen girls’ suicide pact stuns Pa. town
Senators: Lift ban on gay men donating blood
63 suicide doses given so far under Wash. law
Gut bacteria and disease may be linked
Weight Watchers: Eat McD’s, lose weight
Dry air blamed for flu outbreaks
Some Dems still wary of Obama's health push
Always lost? It may be in your genes
March 03, 2010
Last-chance prostate cancer med holds promise
Prostate cancer may be helped with new drug
Missing dog turns up 600 miles from home
QA: Should men be tested for prostate cancer?
Sharp drop seen in children’s bullying
Will a low-fat diet work for you? Your genes tell
Anti-drinking ads boost boozing for some
Promising Alzheimer’s drug fails in study
New advice on prostate cancer test: Weigh risks
Food-borne illnesses cost U.S. $152 billion
Food-borne illnesses cost U.S. $152 billion
‘Smoking killed me’ marks his hearse and grave
Newsweek: In defense of 'Baby Einstein'
Instant dimples a cheeky fad
March 02, 2010
Mid, late 20s may be best age to have a baby
Living together leads to marriage for most
Snacks mean kids engage in ‘constant eating’
Teen pot, alcohol use on the rise, study shows
March 01, 2010
Screening athletes could prevent sudden deaths
Targeting inflammation can ease obesity ills
Climate change may extend allergy season
Doctors hastened dying kids’ death, say parents
Long-term pot use can double risk of psychosis
Anthrax-laced heroin killing users in Europe
Dim light makes people dishonest, study finds
Newsweek: Why breast cancer rates are dropping
Obama walks to improve his cholesterol
Newsweek: How oxytocin might help cure autism
Health threats scare patients straight — briefly
Obesity risks stacked against minority kids
1 in 4 parents believe vaccines cause autism
1 in 4 parents believes vaccines cause autism