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• New York City Publishes Heroin Guide Boo... New York City Publishes Heroin Guide Book
01/04/2010
State DEA Official Calls Big Apple Health Department's Drug Abuse Safety Initiative Disturbing (1 h ago)
• Video: Healthy Cafeteria Menus Video: Healthy Cafeteria Menus
01/04/2010
Reversing the trend of child obesity is a top public health priority. As Russ Mitchell reports, one public school system is going all out to put healthy eating on its cafeteria menus. (1 h ago)
• The Secret Language of Elephants The Secret Language of Elephants
01/04/2010
60 Minutes' Bob Simon Reports On Research To Create An Elephant "Dictionary" (1 h ago)
• Video: Face The Nation, 01.03.10 Video: Face The Nation, 01.03.10
01/03/2010
Reviving a long standing tradition at CBS News, Bob Schieffer hosts a CBS Correspondents roundtable with Chip Reid, David Martin, Bob Orr, Nancy Cordes, and Jan Crawford. Plus; the truth about government spin. (5 h ago)
• Video: Correspondent Roundtable Part Two Video: Correspondent Roundtable Part Two
01/03/2010
Bob Schieffer and CBS News' Correspondents Chip Reid, David Martin, Bob Orr, Nancy Cordes and Jan Crawford discuss this week's top stories and look ahead to 2010. (5 h ago)
• Video: Modeling Swiss Health Care Video: Modeling Swiss Health Care
01/03/2010
When Congress returns from the holidays, negotiators will try to finalize the health care reform bill. As Richard Roth reports, could Switzerland's health care be a model for America? (23 h ago)
• Video: Realistic Resolutions Video: Realistic Resolutions
01/02/2010
As we start the New Year of 2010, somewhere, someones New Year's resolutions are already toast. Woman's Day Health director, Amy Brightfield tells us how to avoid failed resolutions. (1 d ago)
• Video: New Year...New Laws Video: New Year...New Laws
01/02/2010
From a smoking ban in N.C. restaurants to same-sex marriage in N.H., Manuel Gallegus reports on the recent laws which states have passed at the beginning of this new year and decade. (1 d ago)
• Mom, Baby Revive Mysteriously on Xmas Ev... Mom, Baby Revive Mysteriously on Xmas Eve
01/01/2010
Even Doctors Unsure How Mother Whose Heart Stopped, Baby Who was "Basically Limp" Sprang Back to Life (2 d ago)
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• China warns of possible new H1N1 outbrea... China warns of possible new H1N1 outbreaks
01/03/2010
The Lunar New Year travel period in China has officials bracing for a possible new wave of swine flu infections as crowded conditions create the ideal mechanism for the virus to spread. (4 h ago)
• France sells extra swine flu vaccines France sells extra swine flu vaccines
01/03/2010
The French Health Ministry says the country is selling its extra swine flu vaccines to other nations. (4 h ago)
• Lessons of a weekend of free health care Lessons of a weekend of free health care
01/03/2010
For 17 years, Stan Brock has piloted a nonprofit called Remote Area Medical, offering free health care to the uninsured, the underinsured and the desperate. (5 h ago)
• Report: UK drinking strains health syste... Report: UK drinking strains health system
01/03/2010
Just as Britons are coping with holiday hangovers, they are also digesting a report that warns the country's notorious drinking culture is straining hospitals and medical staff. (19 h ago)
• Mother, baby revived after 'dying' in la... Mother, baby revived after 'dying' in labor
01/02/2010
Mike Hermanstorfer was clutching his pregnant wife’s hand when her life slipped away in a Colorado hospital on Christmas Eve, and then he cradled his newborn son’s limp body seconds after a medical team delivered the baby by Cesarean section. (1 d ago)
• Tarantula shoots sharp hairs into owner’... Tarantula shoots sharp hairs into owner’s eye
01/01/2010
A creepy case of a man who got tarantula hairs stuck in his eye has doctors advising people to wear eye protection when handling the eight-legged pets. (2 d ago)
• New year, new you: A month of fitness ti... New year, new you: A month of fitness tips
01/01/2010
Say farewell to holiday pudge! Follow our 31-day plan of healthy eating and exercise tips from Prevention's "400 Calorie Fix" for a leaner, fitter you. (2 d ago)
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• Pat White Latest Head Injury, Highlights... Pat White Latest Head Injury, Highlights Safer Helmet Needs
01/04/2010
The head injuries keep on happening in the National Football League (NFL), with Miami Dolphins quarterback Pat White being the latest victim of a helmet-to-helmet collision. White’s injury is just one more episode in a field of controversy and concerns surrounding the need for safer helmets and making the game of football, which is plagued with concussions, a safer one for its players. The head injuries keep on happening in the National Football League (NFL), with Miami Dolphins quarterback Pat White being the latest victim of a helmet-to-helmet collision. Source:  Associated Press (1 h ago)
• Healthy People 2010: How Did We Do? Healthy People 2010: How Did We Do?
01/02/2010
Ten years ago, the US government created a set of health objectives for the country to reach by the year 2010. For some measures, we saw definite improvement over the past decade, but for others, we have a long way to go. Ten years ago, the US government created a set of health objectives for the country to reach by the year 2010. Source:  US Department of Health and Human Services (1 d ago)
• Rapper Eminem Sober with Help from Elton... Rapper Eminem Sober with Help from Elton John
01/02/2010
Bad boy rapper and Oscar and Grammy winner Eminem finds help to fight drug addiction and get sober from friend Elton John. Talk about an unlikely pair, pop rocker and openly gay Elton John is helping bad boy rapper Eminem kick a Source:  Treatment Solutions Network, ABC News, People (1 d ago)
• Dignity to Die; Montana Becomes Third St... Dignity to Die; Montana Becomes Third State for Physician-Assisted Suicide
01/02/2010
Montana Supreme Court states there is nothing in the law that prevents people from seeking out physician-assisted suicide. A historical ruling will make Montana the third state alongside Washington and Oregon to allow terminally ill people the right to die with dignity Source:  New York Times, Digital Journal (1 d ago)
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• New year, new you: A month of fitness ti... New year, new you: A month of fitness tips
01/01/2010
Say farewell to holiday pudge! Follow our 31-day plan of healthy eating and exercise tips from Prevention's "400 Calorie Fix" for a leaner, fitter you. Physical exercise - Healthy diet - New Year - Kids and Teens - Health (2 d ago)
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• Seen that? - Procyon Acquires Bioxalis M... Seen that? - Procyon Acquires Bioxalis Medica Inc.
01/02/2010
Procyon Acquires Bioxalis Medica Inc. at The Biotech Weblog Procyon Biopharma Inc. announced last week the successful acquisition of Bioxalis Medica Inc. (Bioxalis), a Montreal-based biopharmaceutical company engaged in the research and development of targeted liposomes for cancer treatment. The acquisition of Bioxalis ... (1 d ago)
msnbc.com: Fitness Tagline: Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.
• New year, new you: A month of fitness ti... New year, new you: A month of fitness tips
01/01/2010
Say farewell to holiday pudge! Follow our 31-day plan of healthy eating and exercise tips from Prevention's "400 Calorie Fix" for a leaner, fitter you. Physical exercise - Healthy diet - New Year - Kids and Teens - Health (2 d ago)