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How the health bill could affect you (20 March 04:08) |
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Changes your family can expect soon (19 March 09:41) |
| If the health care reform bill passes, many of the provisions won't go into effect until years later. But there are some items that will be implemented in the first year after passage.
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Did Oliver really shape up fat town (19 March 08:25) |
| Did Jamie Oliver really shape up America's unhealthiest city?
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March Madness this year comes with more padding (19 March 06:40) |
| Basketball has become a rough sport with players crashing into each other, throwing elbows and landing hard on the court. To help prevent injury, they're wearing the a popular new accessory ... |
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FDA toughens kid-tobacco rules (19 March 03:37) |
| Every day, nearly 4,000 children in the U.S. under the age of 18 try their first cigarette, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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Shes Mother Teresa to Perus poor (19 March 02:25) |
| Nearly 21 years ago, Patty Webster landed her dream job as an adventure tour guide in the Peruvian Amazon. But as she shared the area's beauty and culture with tourists, she realized there w... |
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Dems Bill would cost $940 billion (18 March 08:59) |
| The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the Democrats' revised health care bill will cost $940 billion over the next 10 years, two House Democratic sources told CNN on Thu... |
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Do you want a presidential physical (18 March 06:26) |
| President Obama's annual check-up included two op-of-the-line tests that aren't part of your typical physical. Should you get the same treatment? We give you the options and the prices.
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Student suicides put Cornell on edge (18 March 05:03) |
| A wave of suicides at Cornell University in the past two semesters is a "public health crisis," the school's mental health initiatives director said.
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Obamas physical not like yours (18 March 02:20) |
| President Obama's annual physical in February included blood pressure, cholesterol, and heart rate checks -- tests familiar to any of us who receives a regular check-up.
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Health care reform explained (18 March 03:23) |
| The House is expected to vote this week on the health care bill passed by the Senate in December.
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Key liberal congressman flips to yes on health care (18 March 02:42) |
| Health care reform advocates inched closer to victory Wednesday morning as a high-profile liberal Democrat switched his position and announced his intention to vote for a sweeping $875 billi... |
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DNA confirms baby Jennys identity (17 March 09:49) |
| The parents of an injured baby girl who was flown to Florida for treatment after Haiti's earthquake have been told what they already know: They are the biological parents of the little girl.... |
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The facts behind hangover remedies (17 March 06:26) |
| Doctors still don't know exactly what happens to cause a hangover, but contrary to popular belief, drinking more while hung over is not going to make you feel better, the experts say.
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Healthy recipe Beef Guinness stew (17 March 05:47) |
| Long before the first band marched in South Boston's now-famous -parade, and long before Chicago colored its river green, Irish Catholics quietly honored St. Patrick on March 17.
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Paralympics offer a vision of whats possible (16 March 11:34) |
| Jasmin Bambur, injured in 2000, skis competitively. He is participating in the 2010 Paralympic Games. Watching the Paralympics on television or on the Internet helps show newly disabled peop... |
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Sick ship turning back early (16 March 08:47) |
| The Celebrity Mercury cruise ship is returning to port a day early and delaying its next sailing to address an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness that sickened 350 passengers. The outbreak... |
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Fly and cry Babies divide air travelers (16 March 06:40) |
| You're stuck in a cramped metal tube with hundreds of strangers for hours, when it invariably happens: A baby starts screaming and the passengers' collective blood pressure seems to rise alo... |
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House health care foes have 200 votes (16 March 06:02) |
| Even as a top House Democrat expressed confidence in passing legislation to overhaul health care, a new CNN analysis shows that opposition in the House of Representatives to the Senate healt... |
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ED predictor of heart disease death (16 March 02:43) |
| Erectile dysfunction is a strong predictor of death in men with cardiovascular disease, according to new research out this week.
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CDC tells sick ship not to sail (16 March 02:37) |
| The Centers for Disease Control is making a no-sail recommendation for at least four full days for the Celebrity Mercury cruise ship to investigate recurring outbreaks of gastrointestinal il... |
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Obama slams insurers (16 March 01:44) |
| President Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul.
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Obama slams insurers demands change (15 March 11:53) |
| President Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul.
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At Bronx clinic the eyes are windows to medical records (15 March 06:18) |
| But far from the sleek European airports, a South Bronx clinic that operates in one of the most impoverished U.S. areas uses iris scanning to prevent medical record mishaps.
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Obama taking health care push to Ohio (15 March 05:48) |
| President Obama heads to Ohio on Monday to push for a health care overhaul.
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DC hands out female condoms (15 March 02:14) |
| On a Saturday at the Lamar Edward Salon, a small cluster of women watch a demonstration of a new product.
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Study 911 workers show heart trouble (14 March 09:06) |
| Exposure to debris at Ground Zero may be linked to heart problems in police officers, according to a new study announced Saturday.
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Annie Lennox speaks out on AIDS (13 March 11:20) |
| Singer and activist Annie Lennox wants the world to know that the HIV virus and the debilitating condition it causes, AIDS, are the leading killers of women of reproductive age in the world.... |
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Reids wife undergoes neck surgery after wreck (13 March 04:54) |
| The wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid underwent neck surgery Friday after being injured with their daughter in a four-vehicle wreck in suburban Washington a day earlier, her surgeon ... |
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US maternal deaths scandalous (13 March 03:16) |
| Deaths from pregnancy and childbirth in the United States have doubled in the past 20 years, a development that a human rights group called "scandalous and disgraceful" Friday.
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Vaccine court finds no link to autism (13 March 01:24) |
| A special court ruled Friday that there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that vaccines caused autism in three cases.
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Reset sleep cycle for better grades (12 March 08:30) |
| Ethan Merbaum knows all too well the feeling of not getting a good night's rest, of lying in bed with nothing happening and being tired without being able to fall asleep. He knows all about ... |
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More pain for disfigured Haitian teen (12 March 08:05) |
| The town of Petite Riviere de L'Artibonite lies two hours south of Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
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Boundaries always teachers duty (12 March 07:46) |
| A 33-year-old California teacher is charged with having sex with a 14-year-old student. Whatever strong bonds students and teachers may have, it's always the adult's responsibility to set bo... |
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Post-911 illness injury claims settled (12 March 09:54) |
| The WTC Captive Insurance Co. announced settlements Thursday with more than 10,000 plaintiffs who claimed sickness or injuries after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The settlements could total u... |
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Haim had enlarged heart manager says (12 March 06:07) |
| The autopsy on Corey Haim revealed the actor's heart was enlarged and his lungs were filled with water when he died, Haim's manager said.
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Coroner Post-Katrina hospital death not homicide (12 March 02:06) |
| After reviewing the case of a woman who died at New Orleans, Louisiana's Memorial Hospital in the days after Hurricane Katrina, coroner Frank Minyard said Thursday that he cannot classify he... |
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Report 12-year-olds abusing inhalants (12 March 12:50) |
| When their kids turn 12, parents are concerned about peers pressuring them to smoke cigarettes, drink and use drugs, but it turns out 12-year-olds are doing something else: getting high on i... |
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Bacterial meningitis reportedly kills student (12 March 12:06) |
| An Oklahoma elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis, officials said Thursday, and two other students are hospitalized with the illness.
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31 reasons for no mom guilt (11 March 07:53) |
| Sure, you could always be more organized, more cheerful, more on top of every little detail. But you're not a Mombot, thank goodness, and no one (except, perhaps, you!) expects you to be.
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How to save a friend from the brink (11 March 07:27) |
| When a friend is depressed, it's hard to know what to say. But by simply reaching out, you may help avert a tragedy the like one Marie Osmond's family experienced. Here's how to gently help.... |
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CDC Herpes still serious threat (10 March 11:12) |
| As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.
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What can I do for chronic sinusitis (10 March 07:23) |
| I have been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. It would seem like every six months or so, I have an episode where I am unable to go to work for about three days because I develop a temperatur... |
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Healthier men want more sex for more years (10 March 05:30) |
| Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.
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You just dont look disabled (09 March 09:05) |
| People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, "you know, I have to tell you, you just don't look disabled."
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Bipolar being diagnosed younger (09 March 07:20) |
| This week, Dr. Charles Raison offers part two of his answer to the viewer question: Can a 9- or 10-year-old be bipolar?
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Drowning in Alzheimers Minorities struggle (09 March 02:55) |
| Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone.
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Minorities higher Alzheimers risk (09 March 02:55) |
| Francisca Terrazas and other Latinas are about 1.5 times more likely than Anglos to develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, a new report says. Read how her family copes.
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Women drinkers less likely to gain (09 March 04:34) |
| Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they're worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actuall... |
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Haitian couple await babys return (09 March 03:29) |
| In the chaos following January's earthquake, a baby was separated from her parents and brought to Miami. Now a couple await a DNA test to prove the baby is theirs
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