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What to expect in Senate's health care vote
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To debate or not to debate the Senate's health care reform bill; that is the question. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Health care rhetoric heats up before key voteEmail this article to a colleague.
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Traditional Senate decorum yielded to brass-knuckle politicking Friday in the health care debate as top Democrats sought to close party ranks before a key procedural vote this weekend. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Can your doctor spot H1N1?Email this article to a colleague.
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You know what the flu looks like, don't you? Fever, aches and pain, sometimes an upset stomach. But an estimated 10 to 50 percent of H1N1 flu cases are showing up without fever -- long thought of as the flu's defining feature. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New cervical cancer screening guidelines releasedEmail this article to a colleague.
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The new mammogram recommendations out earlier this week caused quite an uproar. Now comes another change in screening tests for women -- this one for cervical cancer. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After suicide takes their loved ones, survivors find purposeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
After suicide takes their loved ones, suvivors find purposeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Dozens of people shared stories of losing loved ones to suicide on CNN.com's iReport. They're part of a growing movement that openly speaks out about the experience, despite the stigma. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vicks nasal spray recalled over bacteriaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Procter & Gamble is recalling Vicks Sinex nasal spray in the United States, Britain and Germany after finding it contained bacteria, the company said. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Two men reflect national divide over health reformEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aisha's Fish and Chicken is named for Stanley Walker's 16-year-old daughter; it's a small family business known for its wings, catfish and signature sauce. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New guidelines: Pap tests should start at age 21Email this article to a colleague.
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Young women should have their first Pap test no sooner than age 21, regardless of when they become sexually active, say new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Earlier screening for cervical cancer may lead to unnecessary and possibly harmful treatments for an increasingly rare cancer, according to ACOG, the leading U.S. professional organization for obstetricians and gynecologists. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 20, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HIV+ soccer team scores against stigmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Somebody told me about a group of HIV positive ladies in the Epworth Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) clinic in Zimbabwe who had formed a football team and every time they won a match, they would march through the clinic in their football jerseys singing uplifting songs in order to inspire other HIV-infected people like them. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I want my mammograms!'Email this article to a colleague.
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A government task force says women in their 40s don't need annual mammograms, but Sara Fought would beg to differ: She says she's alive today because a routine mammogram found cancer when she was 42. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who decides on mammograms? Inside task forceEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force said this week that women should not begin routine mammograms until age 50, contradicting well-established advice and creating a mini-storm. Who is this task force and what authority do they have? (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who decides on mammograms? Inside task forceEmail this article to a colleague.
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Breast cancer surgeons, cancer organizations and even the White House are expressing concern about new screening recommendations. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Senate health bill arrives with $849 billion price tagEmail this article to a colleague.
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping health care bill that would expand health insurance coverage to 30 million more Americans at an estimated cost of $849 billion over 10 years. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 19, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Budget office: Health care bill costs $849 billionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the Senate health care bill would cost $849 billion over 10 years, according to a senior Democratic source and an administration official. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HHS chief says no to changing mammogram policyEmail this article to a colleague.
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A federal advisory board's recommendation that women in their 40s should avoid routine mammograms is not government policy and has caused "a great deal of confusion," Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poll: Majority of U.S. adults don't want H1N1 shotEmail this article to a colleague.
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More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Poll: Majority favor ban on abortion fundingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Six in 10 Americans favor a ban on the use of federal funds for abortion, according to a new poll. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Army suicides set another yearly recordEmail this article to a colleague.
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Suicides among soldiers this year have topped last year's record-breaking numbers, but Army officials maintain a recent trend downward could mean the service is making headway on its programs designed to reduce the problem, Army officials said Tuesday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 18, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'Awareness' trumps breast self-exams, docs sayEmail this article to a colleague.
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Aside from pushing back the age for routine mammograms, new guidelines recommend against breast self-exams. For some, the advice is sacrilege. For others, it's just fine. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pakistan's HIV cricket team are positive role modelsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Cricket is the national sport in Pakistan, but what makes the First Positive Cricket Team stand out from all the other Karachi-based clubs is that its members are all HIV positive. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study: Heart attack patients receive much radiationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Heart attack patients are exposed to a radiation dose equal to about 725 chest X-rays over the course of their hospital stay, according to research presented Monday at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, Florida. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ulcer meds may up death risk after heart surgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Heart patients who take certain stomach-acid-suppressing drugs to prevent gastrointestinal bleeding may be at increased risk of dying after a cardiac procedure, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) in Orlando, Florida. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Microsoft co-founder Allen diagnosed with cancerEmail this article to a colleague.
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Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, more than 25 years after he was treated for Hodgkin's disease, a spokesman at his company Vulcan Inc. told CNN on Monday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Task force changes mammography guidelinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Women in their 40s should not get routine mammograms for early detection of breast cancer, according to updated guidelines set forth by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressedEmail this article to a colleague.
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People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the "sunshine vitamin." (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gearing up for prevention: The Hajj meets H1N1Email this article to a colleague.
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For many Muslims it's the journey of a lifetime: making the Hajj pilgrimage. Almost 3 million faithful, together, in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. But this year, the Hajj could become an incubator for the H1N1 virus. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A smoke-free Lebanon: Reality or pipedream?Email this article to a colleague.
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In Lebanon, you're never far from the whiff of cigarette smoke. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abortion stirs controversy in health care billEmail this article to a colleague.
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The problematic intersection of health care and abortion politics will be highlighted again Monday as religious abortion rights supporters demand changes to reform legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wheelchair rugby puts athletes back on the teamEmail this article to a colleague.
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Talbot Kennedy became a quadriplegic on the last day of high school, but he's still an athlete. He plays on a team that's part of United States Quad Rugby Association. And what he and others gain by playing goes beyond the gym. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Baby in British court battle diesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A severely ill toddler at the center of a legal battle between his parents has died days after his father agreed to switch off his ventilator. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Counting the world's 'invisible' childrenEmail this article to a colleague.
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Most people take their birth certificates for granted, but for millions of people around the world, they simply do not exist, causing them to miss out on fundamental rights, including access to free health care and education services, according to international charity, Plan. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Newborn deaths spark investigation in IndiaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Authorities are investigating the death of six newborns at a government hospital in southern India over allegations of equipment failure and staff negligence. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 16, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ghosts, dragons, monsters: What to tell kidsEmail this article to a colleague.
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When your kid is afraid of a monster under the bed or something on television, what do you do? How do you decide what's appropriate? Mom bloggers and experts weigh in. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 14, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Alanis Morissette's new outlook on healthEmail this article to a colleague.
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Alanis Morissette was the definition of "fierce" when she arrived on the American music scene with one of the big break-up songs of the '90s, "You Oughta Know." But behind that tough exterior were secrets of a difficult past. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA: Caffeinated alcoholic drinks may be illegalEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Food and Drug Administration has notified about 30 manufacturers of alcoholic beverages containing added caffeine that it intends to take a look at their products. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Protect your heart with fresh garlicEmail this article to a colleague.
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I think it's safe to say that you'll never need to use garlic to repel an old-school vampire. Plus, 21st-century vamps are so cute that I'm not sure I'd want to repel any of them. (I'm looking at you, True Blood Bill.) (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yoga helps little ones channel energy, emotionEmail this article to a colleague.
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In classes from Minnetonka, Minnesota, to Moscow, active kids are learning focus and relax with traditional poses like Downward Dog and the Sun Salutation. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 13, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 death toll estimated at 3,900 in U.S.Email this article to a colleague.
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Nearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Enke death: What are the roots of depression?Email this article to a colleague.
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Robert Enke, the goalkeeper for the German national football team who killed himself on Tuesday, was suffering from depression, his widow has revealed. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mom: Hospital irradiated my babyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kerry Higuera went to the ER when she began bleeding in early pregnancy. It's a decision she now regrets. Empowered Patient this week offers tips to help you avoid being the victim of a hospital mistake. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overweight kids are coronary time bombsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Russell Pate was driving through a neighborhood one late afternoon when he noticed something odd. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
H1N1 vaccine maker opens doors to mediaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Vaccine manufacturing giant Sanofi Pasteur opened its doors to the media Wednesday, inviting reporters to a first-of-its-kind, up-close look at its H1N1 flu vaccine production facility. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study links BPA in plastics to erectile dysfunctionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Bisphenol-A, a chemical found in hard, clear plastic used to make everything from baby bottles to food packaging, may increase the risk of erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in male factory workers exposed to large amounts of the substance, according to a study conducted in China. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain lingers for some breast cancer survivorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Almost half of women who have breast cancer surgery still have pain or numbness two to three years later, according to a new study. Women younger than 40 who receive lumpectomies are at the greatest risk. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pain: A lasting problem for breast cancer survivorsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Almost half of women who have breast cancer surgery still have pain or numbness two to three years later, according to a new study. Women younger than 40 who receive lumpectomies are at the greatest risk. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Victims of domestic abuse speak outEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wounded Fort Hood soldier describes gunmanEmail this article to a colleague.
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The gunman quickly reloaded his weapon, methodically moving away from Spc. Logan Burnette after shooting him several times during last week's deadly rampage at the Fort Hood Army Post. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pick the right carbs to boost your energyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Everyone needs carbohydrates, the body's preferred energy source. But not all carbs are created equal. Here's how to choose wisely to fuel your day and your workout. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Replenish your energy with the right carbohydratesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Everyone needs carbohydrates, the body's preferred energy source. But not all carbs are created equal. Here's how to choose wisely to fuel your day and your workout. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 11, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
