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1 hr ago | WSJV-TV South Bend

Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty'

The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood.

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Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Pediatrics, Cornell University

6 hrs ago | News.com.au

Virus mutation spreads

SWINE flu virus mutations are spreading in Europe, French health officials say as the World Health Organisation reported a leap in deaths from the disease by more than 1,000 in a week.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medication

10 hrs ago | Macon Area Online

Diabetes costs to triple

Fri Nov 27, 2009 5:48am EST - Singer Nick Jonas testifies at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing about Type 1 Diabetes Research on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 24, 2009.

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Related Topix: Diabetes, Health, Healthcare Law, Law, Medicare, Health Insurance, University of Chicago

14 hrs ago | WGNO

In Virginia, where tobacco was once king, restaurants prepare to go smoke-free on Dec. 1

The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the Jamestown settlement some 400 years ago.

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Related Topix: Smoking, Health, Virginia, Agriculture, Science, Restaurant Management

Thu Nov 26, 2009

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Doctor: 4 Steps To Eating Right During Holidays

Dr. David Boston from the Southwest Washington Medical Center gives advice to help people avoid caloric catastrophe this holiday season.

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Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Video, Health

Venice Gondolier

Paralyzed dog cheers children's hospital patients

Every Tuesday, patients at Miami Children's Hospital get a visit from a foot-tall therapist who doesn't make them exercise or ask them how they feel.

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Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, Nursing

MSNBC

Drug-resistant H1N1 no major change in virus

Swine flu vaccine safe; new hope for cancer vaccine Nov. 25: U.S. health officials said Wednesday there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.

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Related Topix: Tamiflu, Oseltamivir (generic), Medication

The Herald

A backlash of mistrust

A backlash of mistrust By Ellen Goodman BOSTON - Is there such a thing as communications malpractice? If so, we might consider the case of Women vs.

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Related Topix: Health, Breast Cancer, Opinion

Newsday.com

Ind. directing more swine flu vaccine to colleges

RICK CALLAHAN Ind. directing more swine flu vaccine to college campuses to head off 3rd wave of H1N1 INDIANAPOLIS - INDIANAPOLIS a ' State health officials said Wednesday they are directing more swine flu vaccine to Indiana 's college campuses in hopes of preventing or reducing a third swine flu outbreak in the state early next year.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Indianapolis Metro, Indiana

PhillyBurbs.com

Jamie Moyer of Philadelphia admitted to hospital

Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer has been hospitalized due to recurring symptoms from groin surgery in September.

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Related Topix: Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Reuters Video

Pakistan charges 7 in Mumbai attacks

Nov. 25 - A Pakistani court charged seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges connected to the Mumbai attacks a year ago.

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Related Topix: Journalism, Triad Hospitals, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Video

Times-Herald

US report: No evidence that swine flu vaccine causing serious side effects

U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza

2NEWS.TV

China reports 8 cases of mutated swine flu virus

Flu viruses mutate easily, and scientists have been closing watching for signs that the swine flu virus is changing, which could make it more dangerous or more infectious.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, World News, Asia, China

Inside Bay Area

Eugene Robinson: Cap everyone else's health care costs, but not mine

THE UPROAR over the on-again, off-again guidelines on when women should have mammograms is proof of the blindingly obvious: Health care reform that actually controls costs - rather than just pretending to do so - would be virtually impossible to achieve.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer

KATU - News - Healthcast

Research: Giving thanks brings health, happiness

Bill Golden survived more than 20 years in the Army and another 30 in law enforcement.

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Related Topix: Arthritis, Health, Psychology, Science, UC Riverside, Davis, CA

Tue Nov 24, 2009

PhysOrg Weblog

CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu

Let us give thanks - and pass the Purell. Your family might be sharing more than turkey and pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

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Ind. family claims drug gave mom cancer

A Richmond Indiana family is taking Pfizer Pharmaceuticals to court. The family says the menopause drug, Prempro gave their mother breast cancer which then led to her death in 2005.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Health, Richmond, IN, Menopause, Video

Jacksonsun.com

Consumer group warns about toy hazards

WASHINGTON - Holiday shoppers should look out for toy hazards such as small parts, loud sounds, soft plastics and lead contamination, consumer advocates warned Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Audiology

Asbury Park Press Online

Medtronic 2Q profit rises 59 percent on sales

Medtronic reported a surprising 59 percent boost in second-quarter profit Tuesday, as increased sales of implantable heart devices defied reports of weakening demand from competitors.

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Related Topix: Medtronic, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry

KTLA-TV Los Angeles

Swine Flu Vaccine Pulled in Canada

The pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline says it has advised medical staff in Canada to not use one batch of swine flu vaccine for fear it may trigger life-threatening allergies.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Influenza, Biotech, GlaxoSmithKline, Healthcare Industry

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