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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senate Votes To Move Health Care Debate ForwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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Invoking the memory of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday
night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle
over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat
on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. The
60-39 vote cleared the way for a bruising, full-scale debate beginning
after Thanksgiving on the legislation, which is designed to extend
coverage to roughly 31 million who lack it, crack down on insurance
company practices that deny or dilute benefits and curtail the growth
of spending on medical care nationally. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Video: Health Reform on Capitol HillEmail this article to a colleague.
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The hotly debated discussion over health care reform has just heated up even more. As Kimberly Dozier reports from Washington, the senate casted its first vote on Health Care Reform. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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Recent recommendations on scaling back mammograms and pap smears have created concern and uncertainty for many women. Dr. Jon LaPook speaks with Jeff Glor and gives more perspective on this issue. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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China has imposed some of the toughest measures in the world to prevent the spread of the H1N1 Virus. As Celia Hatton reports, many question if they are working as well as the government claims. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Obama wins small, but key, victory on health care reform (1st Lead)Email this article to a colleague.
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Washington - The debate over US health insurance reform
inched forward another step Saturday when the Senate voted 60 (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Historic Health Care Bill Clears Senate HurdleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Invoking the name of Edward M. Kennedy, Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Healthcare bill passes first Senate testEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Democrats push U.S. health-care bill past Senate hurdleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats united Saturday night to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle, without a vote to spare. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Landrieu Votes With Dems To Advance Health CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu votes "yes" on a crucial test vote on the health care bill. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
US health care reform inches one step further in Senate (Extra)Email this article to a colleague.
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Washington - The debate over US health insurance reform
inched forward another step Saturday when the Senate voted 60 (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Democrats Clinch Vote for Health DebateEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas cautioned that their support on what was expected to be a party-line vote on Saturday evening did not guarantee that they would ultimately vote for the bill itself. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Democratic Party Senate Reid, Harry Source Type: news
Medical Marijuana: No Longer Just for AdultsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Several Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for patients say their client base includes teenagers with psychiatric conditions including A.D.H.D. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By KATHERINE ELLISON Tags: Teenagers and Adolescence Marijuana Medicine and Health San Francisco Bay Area (Calif) Source Type: news
Eradicating polioEmail this article to a colleague.
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Konnie Huq joins 'Final Push' against disease in India (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Lawnmowers 'injure thousands'Email this article to a colleague.
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Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Lawnmowers 'injure thousandsr'Email this article to a colleague.
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Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
More Vaccine, Shorter Lines At Some H1N1 ClinicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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After a slowdown in production, more H1N1 vaccine has come into the community. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Flu jab warning as new strain emergesEmail this article to a colleague.
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DOCTORS urged people at risk of contracting swine flu to get vaccinated against the virus after five people were diagnosed with a strain resistant to Tamiflu. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dentists enlisted to tackle patients' alcohol excessesEmail this article to a colleague.
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DENTISTS are to join the fight against Scotland's alcohol crisis – by quizzing patients about their drinking habits. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS slated for failing to preserve patients' dignityEmail this article to a colleague.
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SCOTLAND's official NHS watchdog has castigated health boards for failing to treat a growing number of patients with the dignity they deserve. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Our baby didn't cry. We did it for him'Email this article to a colleague.
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Nothing could have prepared Phil Johnson and his wife for the heartbreak of losing their first child, Finlay, who was stillborn, but they soon discovered that hundreds of (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 22, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Healthcare bill poised to pass Senate testEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first Senate hurdle on Saturday as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Dems Score Enough Votes To Move Health Bill AheadEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will
vote with her party, hours before the 8 p.m. EST roll call. She said it was important that the Senate begin debate on a critical issue. Shortly before 1 p.m. EST, another centrist fence-sitter,
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, said she would vote yes. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Get a Mammogram. No Don’t. Repeat.Email this article to a colleague.
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The current dispute over screening tests gives many people a sense of déjà vu. Here’s a timeline of the debate, from 1963 on. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GINA KOLATA Tags: Mammography Cancer Tests and Testing Breasts Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Thrust and Parry on the Senate FloorEmail this article to a colleague.
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A fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war-games. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Tags: Law and Legislation Senate Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Source Type: news
65? Back of the Line for the Swine Flu Vaccine, PalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Older patients are top priorities for flu vaccine. But not for swine flu. They face fewer risks because they’ve been exposed to H1N1. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Elderly Swine Influenza Medicine and Health Shortages Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news
Historic Health Care Bill Nears Key Senate VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a show of unity, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with Republicans eager to doom the bill and inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
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Chris Wragge and Erica Hill are joined with Diane Henderik, who shows us sneaky adjustments to some favorite holiday recipes that will save you calories without sacrificing flavor. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Video: Health Care HurdlesEmail this article to a colleague.
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As the Senate takes on the Health Care Reform bill, not a single republican is willing to debate it. Kimberly Dozier reports and Chris Wragge speaks with Bernie Sanders. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health bill poised to pass U.S. Senate testEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad healthcare overhaul was poised to clear its first U.S. Senate hurdle on Saturday as the last wavering senators said they would vote to begin debate on the legislation, giving Democrats the 60 votes they need. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Democrats have 60 votes on U.S. health-care billEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats expect to achieve the 60 votes needed to move ahead on historic U.S. health-care legislation, as Senators prepare to cast their crucial first vote on the bill. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dems Score Enough Votes Move Health Bill ForwardEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln said on the Senate floor that she will
vote with her party, hours before the 8 p.m. EST roll call. She said it was important that the Senate begin debate on a critical issue. Shortly before 1 p.m. EST, another centrist fence-sitter,
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, said she would vote yes. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Novelties: From the Lab, a New Weapon Against CholesterolEmail this article to a colleague.
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Tiny particles containing gold and other metals may someday help keep cholesterol from building up in blood vessels. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANNE EISENBERG Tags: Cholesterol Research Medicine and Health Arteriosclerosis and Atherosclerosis Nanotechnology University of California, Los Angeles Nel, Andre Source Type: news
Dems Have 60 For Health Care; Lincoln A 'Yes'Email this article to a colleague.
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Democrats have hit the magic number of 60 to move ahead on historic health care legislation. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Landrieu: It's Time To Start Voting On Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says she will vote "yes" on a crucial test vote on the health care bill. The
Louisiana lawmaker made the long-awaited announcement in a speech on
the Senate floor Saturday just hours before the 8
p.m. EST vote. A largely overlooked provision in the Senate bill would send $100
million to Louisiana to help it cover costs for Medicaid, the
federal-state health care program for the poor. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
59 And Counting: Health Care Bill Nears Test VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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And then there was one. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Healthcare bill gains ahead of U.S. Senate testEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A broad healthcare overhaul moved closer to clearing its first U.S. Senate hurdle on Saturday when one of two wavering Democrats said she would vote to begin debate on the landmark legislation. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Landrieu To Vote With Dems, Move Ahead On Health CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu says she will vote "yes" on a crucial test vote on the health care bill. Watch WDSU News and stay with WDSU.com for updates. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Health Care Bill Faces A Crucial Senate VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats called a revamp of the nation's health care system long overdue as historic legislation advanced toward a Saturday night Senate showdown, an early test of party unity on President Barack Obama's top domestic initiative (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: news
Marriage counselling is a ridiculous waste of NHS resourcesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Telegraph View A failing marriage is not a sign of an illness that needs to be cured. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: NHS marriage counselling Source Type: news
Democrats Press Ahead on Debate Before Health VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senate Democrats made a case for legislation to revamp the nation’s health care system in a parade of floor speeches aimed at cementing party unity ahead of a first crucial vote. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN and ROBERT PEAR Tags: Health Insurance and Managed Care Reform and Reorganization Democratic Party Senate Reid, Harry Source Type: news
Lawmakers Gear Up For 1st Test Vote On Health BillEmail this article to a colleague.
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A crucial first Senate vote on President Obama's health care
overhaul in a rare Saturday night session looms as a test of Democratic
unity and the president's prestige. Democratic leaders are
optimistic of success, but they need every Democrat and both
independents to vote "yes," and two moderates remained uncommitted
ahead of the roll call, which is expected around 8 p.m. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: consumer
Senators to cast 1st vote on Obama health overhaulEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senators will cast their crucial first vote on U.S. President Barack Obama's ambitious health care overhaul in a rare Saturday night session, a vote that looms as a test of Democratic unity and the president's prestige. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health scare: Vicks recalls nasal sprays amid bacteria fearsEmail this article to a colleague.
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VICKS nasal sprays in Britain were being recalled tonight in their thousands amid fears they could pose a health risk by containing a dangerous bacteria. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stunts Raise Injury Risks for CheerleadersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Type of flooring, greater heights increase potential for trauma, study finds (Source: Forbes.com Health News)
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
When Sleep Suffers, So Does DecisivenessEmail this article to a colleague.
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Not being well-rested can be dangerous for those whose jobs require quick reactions, researchers say (Source: Forbes.com Health News)
Source: Forbes.com Health News - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senate Health Bill Faces Crucial VoteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Democrats' Procedural Move Would Advance Bill Expanding Health Coverage for Americans; GOP Seeks to Kill Plan (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is Cartilage Damage? What Is Articular Cartilage Damage?Email this article to a colleague.
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Cartilage structures and functions can relatively easily be harmed, often resulting in damage. Cartilage is a tough, flexible connective tissue that is found in many areas of the body. This fine, rubbery tissue mainly functions as a cushion for bones at joints. The English word "cartilage" comes from the Latin word cartilage, which means "cartilage" or "gristle". (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bones / Orthopaedics Source Type: news
Signs Swine Flu Wave May Have Peaked in U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said flu activity was declining in all regions of the country. (Source: NYT > Health)
Source: NYT > Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Swine Influenza Epidemics Vaccination and Immunization Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Medicine and Health Source Type: news
Turkey registers one more A/H1N1 flu deathEmail this article to a colleague.
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ANKARA, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- One more Turk died of A/H1N1 ... (Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health)
Source: Xinhuanet Chinaview Health - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
