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Three With Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu In North Carolina Have Died
Last Updated: 4:33 PM 11/20/09 - Health officials say three of the four people who have tested positive for the Tamiflu-resistant swine flu strain have died.
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Report: 20-Somethings Can Go Two Years Between Cervical Cancer Tests
Last Updated: 6:34 AM 11/20/09 - New medical guidelines are calling for fewer Pap smears for most women in their 20s.
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Reid Sets Markers For Historic Health Care Debate
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Last Updated: 3:11 AM 11/19/09 - Setting up a historic year-end health care debate, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid unveiled long-awaited legislation Wednesday night to extend coverage to all but 6 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions. (Full Story)
Local Concern Over Mammogram Recommendations
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Last Updated: 4:47 AM 11/19/09 - New guidelines on when women should get mammograms have sparked nationwide debate, including right here in eastern Carolina. (Full Story)
Pacifier Recall
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Last Updated: 4:26 AM 11/19/09 - More than half-a-million Bobby Chupete pacifiers are under a recall.
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Another Revision: Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
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Last Updated: 7:05 AM 11/20/09 - Women may be able to delay cervical cancer exams and get them less frequently. That's according to new recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. (Full Story)
Buying Meds In Bulk May Save You Money
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Last Updated: 3:01 AM 11/20/09 - Buying prescription drugs in a 3 month supply instead of one month at a time could cut your medication costs by 18 to 30 percent. (Full Story)
NC Health Official Says Swine Flu Killed Student
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Last Updated: 4:58 PM 11/18/09 - Health officials say a North Carolina high school student's death earlier this month was the result of the swine flu. (Full Story)
AP Poll: Public Favors Gov't Health Plan
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 11/18/09 - More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm depends on how the question is asked. (Full Story)
Price Gouging With Tamiflu Investigated
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Last Updated: 8:08 AM 11/18/09 - A USA Today investigation found prices of the drug to treat H1N1 flu vary widely from pharmacy to pharmacy. (Full Story)
Ex-Kiss Drummer: Breast Cancer Not Just For Women
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Last Updated: 6:56 AM 11/18/09 - Lying in bed one night in 2007, Peter Criss felt something strange: a small lump on his left breast. (Full Story)
Small Firms Scrapping, Scaling Back Health Plans
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Last Updated: 6:49 AM 11/18/09 - Faced with high health insurance costs, a North Carolina brokerage passed the buck on to its employees, a Texas public relations firm switched from group insurance to stipends, and a Missouri travel agency let its workers walk away instead paying for insurance. (Full Story)
Toxic Toys
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Last Updated: 4:12 AM 11/18/09 - Planning to buy your children's Christmas gifts soon? Read this story to find out which toys tested positive for high levels of lead. (Full Story)
Tax The Rich To Pay For Health Bill?
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Last Updated: 8:21 AM 11/17/09 - A new Associated Press poll finds that Americans favor taxing the rich to pay for covering those without health insurance. (Full Story)
New Advice: Skip Mammograms In 40's, Start At 50
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Last Updated: 9:02 PM 11/16/09 - A government task force is offering breast examination advice that runs contrary to the long-standing position of the American Cancer Society. (Full Story)
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