• Insurers test health plans that stress patient choices (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:54:52 GMT)
  
• Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaks (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:16:43 GMT)
  
• U.S. genetic researchers win $500K Albany medical prize (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:02:11 GMT)
  
• Food product recall jumps by 1.7M pounds (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:26:36 GMT)
  
• Study: Too many heart patients get angiograms (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:01:24 GMT)
  
• CDC used frequent-shopper cards to find salmonella (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:46:52 GMT)
  
• Panera Bread to post calories on menus at company stores (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:40:42 GMT)
  
• Salmonella finding did not stop distribution, FDA says (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:30:29 GMT)
  
• Too many 'preventable' deaths among new moms, experts say (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:52:59 GMT)
  
• Hospital ship USNS Comfort sailing home from Haiti (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:32:34 GMT)
  
• Should hyper kids get ECG before getting ADHD medicine? (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:12:34 GMT)
  
• Government to warn against baby slings after deaths (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:01:15 GMT)
  
• Q&A: How Henrietta Lacks' cells fueled medical breakthroughs (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:09:20 GMT)
  
• Women who drink moderately less likely to gain weight (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:25:37 GMT)
  
• Study: People would lose 5 pounds a year if soda cost extra 18% (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:13:28 GMT)
  

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• Recipes for Health: Warm Chickpeas and Greens With Vinaigrette (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:58:14 GMT)
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  The medical experts told an National Institutes of Health conference that the trend of “once a Caesarean, always a Caesarean” may be safely reversed.
  
  
  
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• Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:40:45 GMT)
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• Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:08:41 GMT)
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• Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:50 GMT)
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• Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:13 GMT)
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• For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:31:55 GMT)
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• Obama Gets Tough on Health Care Fraud (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:12:29 GMT)
  The president said he would unleash auditors in a crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid waste and fraud, a move to please both liberals and conservatives.
  
  
  
• National Briefing | South: Virginia: Opting to Refuse Health Overhaul (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:07:39 GMT)
  The state legislature approved a measure that bucks any effort by President Obama and Congress to carry out a national health care overhaul in individual states.
  
  
  
• Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:37:06 GMT)
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• Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:28 GMT)
  A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
  
  
  
• Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:39 GMT)
  Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
  
  
  
• Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:48 GMT)
  A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
  
  
  
• Medivation Shares Plunge as Dimebon, Alzheimer’s Drug, Fails (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:40:10 GMT)
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• Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:32 GMT)
  This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.
  
  
  
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  When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal.
  
  
  
• Recipes for Health: Winter’s Greens (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:52 GMT)
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• Nestl� Bringing American-Style Diet Plans to Europe (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:30:15 GMT)
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• Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care Bid (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:22 GMT)
  In an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support.
  
  
  
• States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance Premiums (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:58:41 GMT)
  Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
  
  
  
• Obama Wields Goldman Sachs Study of Insurers in Health Fight (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:30:23 GMT)
  Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down.
  
  
  
• Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats (Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:53:21 GMT)
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• Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:10 GMT)
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• Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:21 GMT)
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• Q & A: Almonds for Calcium? (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:07 GMT)
  Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption?
  
  
  
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• Letters: Joy, Pain and Aging (1 Letter) (Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:44:35 GMT)
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  Dana Jennings, who was treated for Stage 3 prostate cancer, found erectile dysfunction to be a particularly stubborn side effect.
  
  
  

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• Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome (Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:41 GMT)
  It now appears possible to sequence a patient’s genome at reasonable cost and with sufficient accuracy to be useful.
  
  
  
• Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:50 GMT)
  Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested.
  
  
  
• Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:39 GMT)
  Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
  
  
  
• Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:48 GMT)
  A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
  
  
  
• Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:28 GMT)
  A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
  
  
  
• Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, Run by Navajos, About Births (Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:42:29 GMT)
  A small, underfunded hospital in Arizona, with about 500 births a year, is outperforming richer institutions when it comes to keeping Caesarean rates down.
  
  
  
• Dr. Barton Childs, Who Studied Inherited Diseases, Is Dead at 93 (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:37 GMT)
  Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.
  
  
  
• Concerns Over ‘Metal on Metal’ Hip Implants (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:53:49 GMT)
  Studies show that in some cases the devices can quickly begin to wear, generating metallic debris with effects that include groin pain, death of tissue in the hip joint and loss of surrounding bone.
  
  
  
• Medivation Shares Plunge as Dimebon, Alzheimer’s Drug, Fails (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:40:10 GMT)
  The drug, called Dimebon, failed in its first late-stage clinical trial, dealing a blow to patients with Alzheimer’s and the companies developing the treatment, Medivation and Pfizer.
  
  
  
• Positive Test for Prostate Chemotherapy Drug Cabazitaxel (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:40:14 GMT)
  The drug, cabazitaxel, could become a new last-ditch treatment when another type of chemotherapy is no longer effective.
  
  
  
• Vital Statistics: U.S. Birthrate in 2007 Was Highest Recorded, Pediatrics Reports (Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:36:24 GMT)
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• Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:10 GMT)
  For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy.
  
  
  
• Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:21 GMT)
  Can wine help you digest your meal?
  
  
  
• Q & A: Almonds for Calcium? (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:07 GMT)
  Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption?
  
  
  

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• Fitness : Hula-Hooping Fans Hope It Is the Next Big Trend in Fitness (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:22 GMT)
  Hula-hooping converts are hoping it is the next big trend in fitness, but some exercise professionals are doubtful.
  
  
  
• Recipes for Health: Warm Chickpeas and Greens With Vinaigrette (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:06:58 GMT)
  In parts of France, farmers make a traditional meal of boiled chickpeas and spinach or chard.
  
  
  
• Observatory: A Vitamin Boost for Greens Under the Supermarket’s Glow (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:25:03 GMT)
  Researchers found that spinach leaves exposed to light had higher levels of vitamins than those kept in darkness.
  
  
  
• Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:32 GMT)
  This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve.
  
  
  
• Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:57 GMT)
  When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal.
  
  
  
• Personal Best: Winter Training: Faster and Safer Indoors? (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:07:13 GMT)
  Researchers say you cannot get the same training effect with indoor substitutes.
  
  
  
• F.D.A. Cracks Down on Health Claims by Nestl� and Others (Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:42:35 GMT)
  Warning letters went out over claims about Gerber baby food, Juicy Juice, Dreyer’s ice cream, POM pomegranate juice and Gorton’s fish fillets.
  
  
  
• In Obesity Epidemic, What's One Cookie? (Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:43:42 GMT)
  Small caloric changes have almost no long-term effect on weight, studies show.
  
  
  
• Obama Passes Checkup but Struggles With Smoking Habit (Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:40:47 GMT)
  Doctors recommend that the president continue his “smoking cessation efforts” and that he change his diet to bring down a cholesterol level that is borderline high.
  
  
  
• Faster, Higher, Stronger: Working Out With Snowboarder Gretchen Bleiler (Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:28:30 GMT)
  Not long ago most snowboarders saw exercise and training as redundant, but Gretchen Bleiler is among the sport’s icons who have been leading a cultural shift by example.
  
  
  
• Is Soda the New Tobacco? (Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:36:50 GMT)
  Can a soda tax and warning labels help dam the river of sugared drinks Americans pour into ever-fatter bodies each year?
  
  
  
• Personal Best: Why Being Slimmer Doesn’t Always Make You Fitter (Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:35:57 GMT)
  Exercise physiologists encourage athletes to be aware of the point at which weight loss hinders performance.
  
  
  
• Skin Deep: Fast Food for Dieters Has Its Doubters (Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:21 GMT)
  Taco Bell and other fast-food businesses have jumped on the reduced-calorie bandwagon, but experts have conflicting opinions on whether fast food is a healthy dieting tool.
  
  
  
• Faster, Higher, Stronger: Advice From an Olympian: Cross-Country Ski Racing (Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:00:22 GMT)
  Downhill skiing may get all the glory, but when it comes to authenticity, Andrew Newell says, nothing compares to cross-country.
  
  
  
• Play, Then Eat: Shift May Bring Gains at School (Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:15:17 GMT)
  A simple scheduling switch -- moving recess before lunch -- may improve children's eating habits and behavior in school.
  
  
  
• Fitness: A Celebrity Sweats: It’s Richard Simmons (Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:22:57 GMT)
  At 61, Richard Simmons is as American as apple pie and the Big Mac, and he’s teaching classes to dedicated followers in Beverly Hills, Calif.
  
  
  
• De Gustibus: Snacking Nation: When Did Grazing Take Over Our Children? (Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:41:48 GMT)
  When it comes to American children, snacks seem both mandatory and constant.
  
  
  
• Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:10 GMT)
  For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy.
  
  
  
• Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion (Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:21 GMT)
  Can wine help you digest your meal?
  
  
  
• Q & A: Almonds for Calcium? (Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:07 GMT)
  Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption?
  
  
  

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