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	Only One-third can Find and Get Swine Flu Vaccine Last Updated: 3:43 PM 11/06/09 - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll. (Full Story)
	Study links some antibiotics with birth defects 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:41 PM 11/02/09 - Researchers say they've found a surprising link between some common antibiotics used to treat urinary infections and birth defects. (Full Story)
	Q & A Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, M.D., about Sickle Cell Last Updated: 11:32 AM 10/29/09 - Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, M.D., a pediatric hematologist at the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, talks about a less toxic form of bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease. (Full Story)
	FDA panel backs first non-drug asthma treatment 0 Comments Last Updated: 5:35 PM 10/28/09 - Federal health advisers are recommending a novel technology from Asthmatx be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma. (Full Story)
	Former NFL Players to Testify about Brain Injuries Last Updated: 5:30 AM 10/28/09 - Three former pro football players make their way to Capitol Hill today as a congressional hearing focuses on brain injuries suffered in the game. (Full Story)
	Alarming Weight Gain Seen in Kids on Psych Drugs Last Updated: 5:24 AM 10/28/09 - A worrisome effect is emerging for children on widely used psychiatric drugs -- major weight gain and obesity. (Full Story)
	Alabama county health departments will start H1N1 shots 0 Comments Last Updated: 5:59 PM 10/27/09 - Alabama county health departments will start administering a limited number of doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine to individuals in targeted high-risk groups (Full Story)
	Q & A with Dr. Bryan Wall, M.D on shoulders 0 Comments Last Updated: 5:30 PM 10/26/09 - Bryan Wall, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at the Core Institute in Phoenix, Ariz., explains how a new surgery that reverses the anatomy of the shoulder is easing pain for patients with rotator cuff tears with arthritis. (Full Story)
	Q & A with Susan Whitney, Ph.D about Vertigo Last Updated: 10:37 AM 10/26/09 - Susan Whitney, Ph.D., a physical therapist at UPMC Department of Otolarynogology in Pittsburgh, Penn., talks about using a virtual grocery store to treat chronic dizziness. (Full Story)
	Report: FDA Fails to Follow-up on Unproven Drugs Last Updated: 6:54 AM 10/26/09 - Congressional investigators say the Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when follow-up studies showed they didn't extend patients' lives. (Full Story)
	Study Says 1 in 5 Kids Get Little Vitamin D Last Updated: 6:38 AM 10/26/09 - A recent analysis suggests at least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don't get enough vitamin D and the main author says the number is between 80 and 90 percent for minority kids. (Full Story)
	FDA places new regulations on oyster sales 1 Comment Last Updated: 6:30 PM 10/23/09 - If you enjoy oysters on the half shell you may want to indulge now. (Full Story)
	Red wine with meat not fish? It's science! Last Updated: 11:58 AM 10/23/09 - It's not just culinary etiquette to pair red wine with red meat not fish with a Japanese research team finding there is a scientific explanation. (Full Story)
	NEW: Pigs May have Tested Positive for H1N1 Last Updated: 5:26 PM 10/16/09 - Agriculture Department officials say pigs in Minnesota have tested positive for the H1N1 virus in a preliminary test. (Full Story)
	Government Says Swine Flu is Linked to 11 More Child Deaths Last Updated: 5:17 PM 10/16/09 - The deaths of 11 more children from swine flu have been reported in the past week. And government health experts say the numbers are "very sobering." (Full Story)
	Q & A with Garrett Riggs, M.D., Ph.D., about spinal cord Injuries Last Updated: 11:40 AM 10/16/09 - Garrett Riggs, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Fla., talks about whether retraining neurons can benefit patients with spinal cord injuries. (Full Story)
	Report: Smoking Bans Protect Nonsmokers' Hearts Last Updated: 4:09 PM 10/15/09 - A new report is suggesting major health benefits to snuffing out public smoking. (Full Story)
	Obama Says Lower Costs Aren't Seen in Health Care Last Updated: 3:57 PM 10/15/09 - Even though consumer prices have fallen in the past year, President Barack Obama says that's not the case for health care costs. (Full Story)
	Pelosi: Insurance Companies May Not Like Parts of Health Care Last Updated: 3:53 PM 10/15/09 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says health insurance companies may not like what lawmakers have in store as they work on a final health care bill. (Full Story)
	Q & A with Mario Castro about Asthma Last Updated: 11:32 AM 10/15/09 - Mario Castro, M.D., a pulmonologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo., talks about a surgical procedure that's offering relief to asthma patients who don't respond well to medication. (Full Story)
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