Health
Health law tricky for parents of Medicaid kids
Parents shopping for health insurance through the new federal marketplace are running into trouble when their children might be eligible for Medicaid but they are not.
Jan 26, 2014
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Health
Monday marks key health care deadline
Monday marks the last day to sign up through the federal and state health exchanges to have insurance coverage beginning Jan. 1. And while government officials said the federal site, HealthCare.gov, can handle a last-minute ...
Dec 23, 2013
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Cardiology
Higher blood pressure threshold OK in older adults (Update)
Many older adults with high blood pressure can be treated less aggressively, which could mean taking fewer pills to get it under control, according to new treatment guidelines from a U.S. expert panel. But not all experts ...
Dec 18, 2013
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White House: On track for health care website goal
The Obama administration says it will meet its self-imposed deadline of fixing the troubled federal government health care website, a key component of the president's signature domestic initiative. The stakes are high for ...
Dec 1, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Report: Iran HIV cases increase dramatically
Iranian state television is reporting that the number of HIV-positive citizens in the country has skyrocketed over the last decade.
Dec 1, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN officials confirm polio outbreak in north Syria
The U.N. confirmed an outbreak of polio in Syria for the first time in over a decade on Tuesday, warning the disease threatens to spread among an estimated half-million children who have never been immunized because of the ...
Oct 29, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu season off to slow start . . .
(HealthDay)—The 16-day federal government shutdown earlier this month hindered the ability of U.S. health officials to monitor flu activity around the country.
Oct 23, 2013
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Health
US study finds children's use of e-cigarettes is up (Update)
(AP)—Children—like adults—are increasingly trying electronic cigarettes, according to the first large U.S. study to gauge use by teenage students.
Sep 5, 2013
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Health
Preemie study sparks debate over risks of research
Doctors frequently prescribe one treatment over another without any evidence to know which option works best, and they don't have to tell their patients that they're essentially guessing.
Aug 29, 2013
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Health
New Zealand botulism scare likely a false alarm
A botulism scare that damaged New Zealand's international reputation for providing top quality and safe dairy products was likely a false alarm.
Aug 28, 2013
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