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Swine flu closes more than 600 U.S. schools
The number of schools that shut down this fall is set to surpass the spring count. School officials say they're being hit so hard that closing is the only option. Full story
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Could ‘medical homes’ help improve health care in the U.S.?
At an Iowa clinic, nurses closely follow patients with serious health issues. Policymakers say such experiments could be the key to giving better care for less money. Full story
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Move that muffin top to your chest?
In Miami, a plastic surgeon is liposuctioning that excess fat and injecting it somewhere many women actually want a little more pudge — their breasts. Story | What would you rearrange?
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Could ‘medical homes’ improve health care?
An Iowa clinic has reorganized itself so that nurses closely follow patients whose problems, if let slide, could send them to the ER. Policymakers say such experiments could be the key to giving better care for less money.
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Swine flu closes more than 600 schools in U.S.
Across the country schools are closing by the dozen as officials say they’re being hit so hard by swine flu that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option.
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Kids on psych drugs have alarming weight gain
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Kids on psych drugs have alarming weight gain
Children on widely used psychiatric drugs can quickly gain an alarming amount of weight; many pack on nearly 20 pounds and become obese within just 11 weeks, a study found.
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Scratching? Your pet could have allergies
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Move that muffin top to your chest?
A new study suggests an inventive use for your muffin top: In Miami, a plastic surgeon is liposuctioning that excess fat and injecting it somewhere many women actually want a little more pudge — their breasts.
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Family of teen who fled chemo wants court out
The parents of a Minnesota teenager who once fled the state to avoid chemotherapy are asking a judge to end the court's role in the case.
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Can hair turn white overnight from fright?
Body Odd: Can terror start to turn your hair white, as it did the heroine of the "Freddie Kruger" movies? Fear itself can't, say experts, but a medical condition might make people think it has.
