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Swiss approve pioneering legal heroin program (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 04:10 PM CST

A placard showing a couple saying 'Yes, thanks to the treatment our son could get out of drugs' is among others on display in Geneva, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008. Switzerland will decide Nov. 30, 2008, in a popular vote whether to put a heroin distribution program on a permanent legal footing.  (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent Sunday with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana.


Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 10:58 AM CST

In this Nov. 28, 2007 file photo, a social worker displays earrings and pendants made using the AIDS awareness symbol at a counseling center in Chennai, India. As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. (AP Photo/M. Lakshman, File)AP - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.


China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:01 AM CST

A volunteer hands out pamphlets with information on  AIDS prevention in Shenyang, China Saturday Nov. 29, 2008. After years of denying that AIDS was a problem, Chinese leaders have shifted gears dramatically in recent years, confronting the disease more openly and promising anonymous testing, free treatment for the poor and a ban on discrimination against people with the virus. (AP Photo)AP - Chinese health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency pledged to fight discrimination against people with the disease in China with the unveiling Sunday of a massive red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing.


Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 06:31 AM CST

Gen. Peter Chirarelli, vice chief of staff for the Army, accompanied by occupational therapist Eileen Hayes, tests out a driving simulator used for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients to test their reaction skills, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Chirarelli  toured the Warrior Transition Unit, as well as medical and rehab facilities for soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)AP - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.


India's hijras spread safe sex message in life or death AIDS fight (AFP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 10:25 PM CST

Indian sex workers prepare for a night's work at their home inside the redlight area of Kamathipura in Mumbai, on November 25. The Indian government currently estimates that between two million and 3.1 million people are living with HIV-AIDS, sharply down on previous calculations that triggered fears of a South Africa-style epidemic.(AFP/File/Indranil Mukherjee)AFP - Savitha was born a boy but became a girl at the age of 16. Nine years on, she sells cheap sex to lorry drivers at a dusty truck stop outside the southern Indian city of Bangalore.


Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:34 PM CST

A small kit of supplies containing syringes, bandaids and antiseptic pads waits to be used by a drug addict inside a safe injection site on Vancouver, British Columbia's eastside August 23, 2006. Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result.


Pregnant Indians risk passing diabetes to babies (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 07:58 AM CST

Reuters - Up to 15 percent of pregnant women in India are developing diabetes, raising the risk of their children developing the disease, said experts on Sunday, who blamed factors including malnutrition.

Cancer Rates Drop in the U.S. (Time.com)

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 05:25 PM CST

Time.com - For the first time in a decade, researchers say cancer rates are falling in the U.S. - at the same time that cancer death rates are also on the decline

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Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts - Reuters India

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:37 PM CST


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Swiss back heroin prescription for addicts
Reuters India - 37 minutes ago
By Katie Reid ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday backed a scheme allowing heroin addicts to obtain the drug under prescription, angering conservatives who believe crime will rise as result.
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FDA finds more traces of melamine in formula - CNN International

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:20 PM CST


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FDA finds more traces of melamine in formula
CNN International - 3 hours ago
(CNN) -- Several samples of infant formula have tested positive for trace amounts of the toxic contaminant melamine or a related compound, the Food and Drug Administration said Thursday.
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“Botswana and America celebrate life on World AIDS Day” - Sunday Standard

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:29 PM CST


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"Botswana and America celebrate life on World AIDS Day"
Sunday Standard - 3 hours ago
by Sunday Standard Reporter A hospice in South Africa once commemorated World AIDS Day by hosting a memorial to mourn those who had lost their lives to HIV/AIDS.
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UN coordinator urges to eliminate discrimination against HIV patients - Xinhua

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:47 AM CST


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UN coordinator urges to eliminate discrimination against HIV patients
Xinhua - 6 hours ago
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- China should step up efforts to eliminate discrimination against HIV positive persons, Bernhard Schwartlander, UNAIDS China Country Coordinator said here on Sunday.
China's rural migrants are new front in AIDS fight Reuters
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Health care challenge may take time to solve - San Francisco Chronicle

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:10 AM CST


Health care challenge may take time to solve
San Francisco Chronicle - 14 hours ago
Obama's most difficult policy challenge will be to fix the nation's broken health care system. He and his advisers say they've learned from the mistakes that bedeviled former President Bill Clinton's health care plan in the 1990s.
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Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so - The Associated Press

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:00 AM CST


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Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so
The Associated Press - 5 hours ago
LONDON (AP) - As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.
UN warns against cuts to AIDS prevention programmes Reuters
Officials Seek Global Strategy to Combat Epidemic Afro American
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Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS - Worcester Telegram

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:22 PM CST


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Report: Gay/bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS
Worcester Telegram - 52 minutes ago
By STEVE LeBLANC AP Writer BOSTON— Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic according to a new report by the state Department of Public Health, which recommends the state step up its fight against the ...
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New web source for caregivers - Chicago Tribune

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:04 AM CST


New web source for caregivers
Chicago Tribune - 14 hours ago
By Francesca Lunzer Kritz | The Washington Post We can thank the people at Medicare's call centers for a new Web portal specifically designed for caregivers.
Medicare Users May Find Drug Coverage Leaves Them With a 'Gap' Bloomberg
Medicare drug plan needlessly complex Towanda Daily Review
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Egypt works at removing the stigma associated with AIDS - Daily News Egypt

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 11:03 AM CST


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Egypt works at removing the stigma associated with AIDS
Daily News Egypt - 5 hours ago
By Safaa Abdoun CAIRO: The saying "there are two sides to every story" best explains the situation of HIV/AIDS in Egypt. "Egypt is one of the lucky countries which has only a few thousand HIV patients, however, because it has this small number, ...
AIDS Day remembrance, celebration set Monday Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging - eFluxMedia

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 03:48 AM CST


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Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging
eFluxMedia - Nov 29, 2008
By Max Brenn As we get older, our health becomes our worst enemy. What's the secret of living a longer healthy life, is a question still unanswered.
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Appetite-suppressing hormones could fight obesity - TopNews

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 09:25 AM CST


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Appetite-suppressing hormones could fight obesity
TopNews - 6 hours ago
Researchers are studying variations of a family of human hormones - known as N-acylphosphatidylethanolamines, or NAPEs - for their effectiveness in controlling appetite and therefore obesity.
Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity U.S. News & World Report
Gut chemical may inspire new way to fight obesity Reuters
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Ranch on W. Slope cut off over ill stock - Denver Post

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 02:24 AM CST


Ranch on W. Slope cut off over ill stock
Denver Post - 13 hours ago
Hogs with pseudorabies never interacted with other animals, but the state calls a quarantine as a precaution. By Christopher N. Osher State authorities have placed a Mesa County ranch under quarantine after discovering livestock had a serious and ...
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Mental health plan is big shift to privatization - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 07:07 AM CST


Mental health plan is big shift to privatization
Atlanta Journal Constitution - 9 hours ago
By ALAN JUDD, ANDY MILLER Under pressure to fix its mental health system, Georgia is embarking on an uncharted course: the total privatization of state psychiatric hospitals.
State budget shortfall shouldn't result in mental health cuts Asheville Citizen-Times
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Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice - Reuters

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 12:09 PM CST


Gene "silencing" drug blocks heart disease in mice
Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - An international research team has identified a tiny piece of genetic material that plays a key role in heart failure, and shown how an experimental compound prevents the condition in mice, scientists reported on ...
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Hurricane Ike Still Lingers - NPR

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 08:01 AM CST


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Hurricane Ike Still Lingers
NPR - 8 hours ago
Weekend Edition Sunday, November 30, 2008 · Host Liane Hansen speaks with Hurricane Ike evacuee Merri Edwards. She fled her Galveston, Texas home in September just before the city was ravaged by the storm.
Texas judges seek to expedite Ike-related lawsuits Houston Chronicle
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Fifty Cats Fatally Infected in Sacramento Shelter Outbreak - News10.net

Posted: 30 Nov 2008 03:39 PM CST


Fifty Cats Fatally Infected in Sacramento Shelter Outbreak
News10.net - 35 minutes ago
SACRAMENTO, CA - Fifty cats were being euthanized Sunday as personnel worked to contain an outbreak of a deadly and contagious feline virus at the Sacramento city main animal shelter, according to a city spokeswoman.
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Video: Alzheimer’s forcing a role change

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 01:26 PM CST

Nov. 29: Experts are noticing a role reversal taking place as more men are forced to care for partners dealing with Alzheimer's. WNYT's Benita Zahn reports .  (NBC News Channel)Nov. 29: Experts are noticing a role reversal taking place as more men are forced to care for partners dealing with Alzheimer's. WNYT's Benita Zahn reports . (NBC News Channel)


Video: Four foods to stay away from

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 12:46 PM CST

Nov. 27: Nutritionist Joy Bauer tells Hoda Kotb about four foods that are worse for you than you might have known. (Today Show)Nov. 27: Nutritionist Joy Bauer tells Hoda Kotb about four foods that are worse for you than you might have known. (Today Show)


Video: Gender gap exists in liver transplant

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 05:56 PM CST

Nov. 26: A new study reports that women in need of a liver transplant are much more likely than men to die waiting. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)Nov. 26: A new study reports that women in need of a liver transplant are much more likely than men to die waiting. NBC's Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports. (Nightly News)


Video: New procedure eliminates periods

Posted: 26 Nov 2008 03:16 PM CST

Nov. 26: A new medical procedure, which takes just 90 seconds, is promising to stop women from menstruating again, while maintaining normal hormonal fluctuations. KXAS's Meredith Land reports. (NBC News Channel)Nov. 26: A new medical procedure, which takes just 90 seconds, is promising to stop women from menstruating again, while maintaining normal hormonal fluctuations. KXAS's Meredith Land reports. (NBC News Channel)


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FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 10:40 AM CST

Chemist Michael Filigenzi demonstrates how vials of liquefied pet food are placed in trays for testing for the industrial chemical melamine at the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, at the University of California, Davis, campus in Davis, Calif., Monday, Nov. 18, 2008.  Traces of melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S infant formula.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)AP - Two months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula. Now, however, they found a way to settle on a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in U.S.-made batches of the product.


Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders (AP)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:44 PM CST

Gen. Peter Chirarelli, vice chief of staff for the Army, accompanied by occupational therapist Eileen Hayes, tests out a driving simulator used for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) patients to test their reaction skills, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Chirarelli  toured the Warrior Transition Unit, as well as medical and rehab facilities for soldiers with Traumatic Brain Injury. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor)AP - Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries and psychological problems among those troops.


Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:36 AM CST

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.


India minister wants all school kids to learn yoga (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 07:06 AM CST

Reuters - India's health minister on Saturday said he wants to push all school-going children to learn yoga, in the hope that it can reduce the prevalence of diseases such as diabetes and hypertension in years to come.

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Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 05:36 AM CST

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.


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FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula - The Associated Press

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 09:40 AM CST


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FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula
The Associated Press - 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two months ago, federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula.
Health Highlights: Nov. 29, 2008 U.S. News & World Report
US sets levels of melamine in infant formula AFP
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Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity - I Really Should Study

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 10:36 AM CST


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Fat-Sensing Hormones Might Fight Obesity
I Really Should Study - 5 hours ago
Los Angeles - There is a tiny molecule that exists in the small intestine that sends a signal to the brain that registers the impact of the mount of fat consumed.
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Medicare plans can be difficult to navigate - The Coloradoan

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 11:33 AM CST


Medicare plans can be difficult to navigate
The Coloradoan - 4 hours ago
BY PAT FERRIER • PatFerrier@coloradoan.com • November 29, 2008 When she became eligible for Medicare earlier this year, she called dozens of companies offering Medicare Part D - the prescrip-tion drug coverage program initiated in 2006 for Medicare ...
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Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging - I Really Should Study

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 01:13 PM CST


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Harvard Scientists Unravel The Secret Of Aging
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Seattle - Scientists at Harvard University may have pinpointed a vital element in determining how we age–and maybe even how to slow it down.
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214000 Ohio kids uninsured - Cincinnati.com

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:27 AM CST


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214000 Ohio kids uninsured
Cincinnati.com - 11 hours ago
By Cliff Peale • cpeale@enquirer.com • November 29, 2008 More than 300000 children in Ohio and Kentucky are without health insurance, according to a report issued this week by Families USA.
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Monday is World AIDS day - Greenwich Post

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:03 PM CST


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Monday is World AIDS day
Greenwich Post - 4 hours ago
The 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day will be observed around the world and in Greenwich on Dec. 1. Locally, the events for World AIDS Day will take place at Town Hall on Monday, Dec.1, as coordinated by the Greenwich Department of Health.
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Study ties chicken trucks to bacteria - Baltimore Sun

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 02:23 AM CST


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Study ties chicken trucks to bacteria
Baltimore Sun - Nov 27, 2008
By Timothy B. Wheeler Anyone who's ever driven behind a truck hauling chickens knows to expect a powerful odor and even a few feathers in its wake.
Germ alert: Steer clear of flatbed chicken trucks guardian.co.uk
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Vancouver events will mark AIDS Day - The Columbian

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 04:17 AM CST


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Vancouver events will mark AIDS Day
The Columbian - 11 hours ago
BY TOM VOGT Two Vancouver events Sunday will be part of the 20th annual observance of World AIDS Day. The Clark County HIV/AIDS Task Force will present morning and evening events at local churches, where people can reflect on the toll taken by the ...
REGIONAL: BAY AREA COMMEMORATES WORLD AIDS DAY 2008 CBS 5
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Red Cross holds blood drive at mall - Laconia Citizen

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 02:29 AM CST


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Red Cross holds blood drive at mall
Laconia Citizen - 13 hours ago
BY KATIE AHERN Every two seconds there is someone in America who needs blood. To meet that need, the American Red Cross holds blood drives all over the country.
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Needed: volunteers to drive cancer patients to the doctor - Gainesville Sun

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:03 PM CST


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Needed: volunteers to drive cancer patients to the doctor
Gainesville Sun - 20 hours ago
By SHELBY POWELL Record-high gas prices this summer didn't stop cancer patients from needing treatment, but they did stop Gainesville residents from volunteering to drive them to their appointments.
Patients treat serious illness as laughing matter guardian.co.uk
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The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study - New York Times

Posted: 27 Nov 2008 10:04 PM CST


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The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study
New York Times - Nov 27, 2008
By ANDREW POLLACK The surprising news made headlines in December 2002. Generic pills for high blood pressure, which had been in use since the 1950s and cost only pennies a day, worked better than newer drugs that were up to 20 times as expensive.
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Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients - Washington Post

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:05 AM CST


Uninsured Likely Organ Donors, But Not Recipients
Washington Post - 16 hours ago
FRIDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Americans without health insurance are about 20 times more likely to donate a liver or kidney for transplant than to receive one, a new study says.
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Medicare’s Too Costly Private Plans - New York Times

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:39 PM CST


Medicare's Too Costly Private Plans
New York Times - 17 hours ago
Private health insurance plans were supposed to bring better care and lower costs to elderly patients covered by Medicare. Instead they have increased the cost and complexity of the program without improving care, according to new analyses published by ...
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Contagious livestock disease found in Mesa County - Denver Post

Posted: 29 Nov 2008 12:44 AM CST


Contagious livestock disease found in Mesa County
Denver Post - 15 hours ago
By Christopher N. Osher State authorities have placed a Mesa County ranch under quarantine after discovering livestock that had a serious and contagious disease that posed a threat to other livestock and wildlife.
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Homeless Clinic Struggles To Find Flu Shot Money - KUTV

Posted: 28 Nov 2008 08:40 PM CST


Homeless Clinic Struggles To Find Flu Shot Money
KUTV - 19 hours ago
Reported by: AP SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A clinic that has traditionally provided flu shots for the homeless hasn't been able to come up with the money for the program this winter.
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