Friday, November 20, 2009
By Colneth Smiley Jr.
A Bay State infant and an adult have died from the swine flu this week, health officials announced today.
This...
By Associated Press
WARWICK, R.I. — A witness says the late brother of the actor James Woods was not seen by a doctor until an...
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leaders are looking ahead to a crucial test vote on health care amid indications...
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WASHINGTON — Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say...
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WASHINGTON - A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended...
Thursday, November 19, 2009
By Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Food and Drug Administration says it issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators over...
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CEDAR CREEK, Texas — GOP governors are blistering Democratic health care plans in Congress. They say the...
By Associated Press
ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest...
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid unveiled his long-awaited...
By Associated Press
BETHESDA, Md. — Federal health experts said today an updated version of Pfizer’s best-selling anti-infection...
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WASHINGTON — More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with...
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WASHINGTON — Federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed, Health and Human...
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ORLANDO, Florida — A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose...
By Associated Press
MARIETTA, Pa. - Malaria. Tuberculosis. Alzheimer’s disease. AIDS. Pandemic flu. Genital herpes. Urinary...
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
By Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Senate health care legislation expected this week is likely to include a new long-term care...