US doctors pay to hear Ore. town's vaccine views

C-sections best for baby when close to due date

Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows. Those delivered earlier had more complications, including breathing problems, even though they were full term, the researchers reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Even just a few days made a difference, they said.

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Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak

A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

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Curran: NFL in good hands with talented young guns

Something pretty remarkable happened in this year’s playoffs.

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Drug from genetically engineered goats a first

You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable.

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Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says

Mississippi now has the nation's highest teen birth rate, displacing Texas and New Mexico for that lamentable title, a new federal report says. Mississippi's rate was more than 60 percent higher than the national average in 2006, according to new state statistics released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The teen birth rate for that year in Texas and New Mexico was more than 50 percent higher.

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Biden's right at home, Burris gets denied

- Sen. Joe Biden is still a member of the club; Roland Burris isn’t.

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Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks

Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.

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Half their size: 2 women shed 316 lbs. total

There are few more dramatic ways to describe the amount of weight a person’s lost than to say: She’s half the person she used to be.

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Officials fear rise in monoxide poisonings

Severe winter weather and a stormy economy could combine to make one of the season’s common killers, carbon monoxide poisoning, even worse this year, public health and safety officials say.

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Is your sofa toxic? Switch to eco-furniture

Whether you’re a design junkie who obsesses over every piece of furniture in the house or a low-maintenance IKEA type, there’s no question that the surfaces on which you sleep, eat and lounge are a big part of your everyday life. And like most choices we make, the furniture that fills our home not only affects our comfort levels, but also has an impact on the environment and our health.

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Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician

Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?

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MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg'

Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.

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Apple's Steve Jobs' condition a 'puzzle'

Reports that a hormone imbalance may be responsible for Apple chief executive Steve Jobs’ recent weight loss do little to quell concerns about the pancreatic cancer survivor’s health, endocrinologists said.

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Nursing industry desperate to find new hires

Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.

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Apple's Jobs has hormone imbalance, will stay CEO

Apple Inc. founder Steve Jobs, a survivor of pancreatic cancer whose gaunt appearance in the past year has alarmed the Mac and iPod lovers who look to him as an oracle, said Monday he has an easily treated hormone imbalance and will remain in charge of the company.

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Work out for less: Shape up and save in 2009

Tough economic times prompted Benjamin Gordon to move into a smaller apartment last fall. Among other cost-cutting measures, he canceled the gym membership near his old residence but hasn’t joined a new one since the move across town.

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Scoop: Two puppies moving into White House?

The Obama family has arrived in Washington, and while most of the news of the day is centered around , let's not forget about another important item on the family to-do list: choose a puppy. Or puppies, as the case may be.

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When President-elect Barack Obama chose former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his secretary of agriculture, he praised Vilsack's knowledge of both agriculture and energy. But author Michael Pollan says the incoming administration's focus should be on food and the people who eat it.

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The link between spirituality and happiness is pretty well-established for teens and adults. More spirituality brings more happiness. Now a study has reached into the younger set, finding the same link in "tweens" and in kids in middle childhood.

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There's no time for sibling rivalry in the Schneider household, where big brother Luke has become like a third parent to his two siblings with autism.

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Fat Free Friday 1/9/2009

I haven't weighted since Dec. 19. I succumbed to the temptations of the Holiday goodies. I have no idea how much I gained. I'm pretty sure I gained the 3lbs I lost before the Holidays and then some.

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This year's flu season is off to a slow start, but health officials are watching a disturbing development that could make treating the flu even more difficult if you do catch the bug.

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Phone and e-mail counseling help people improve their diet and lose weight, according to a new study �that points to a potentially simple but effective tool in the fight against obesity.

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Of all the advice your mother gave you, there's one tidbit that doctors stand by as the best way to keep yourself healthy:Wash your hands.

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The DEA has rejected yet another petition seeking to remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), this one from Iowa-based marijuana reformer Carl Olsen.

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Men make up four-fifths of the world's skydivers and two-thirds of all rock climbers, and a new study suggests they do it for more than just the thrill.

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I make Steampunk Jewelry for fun and sometimes profit. I buy old watch parts off of eBay, glue them together into new and interesting shapes, and make them into pins and necklaces and earrings. Back in October, I won an auction that contained a bunch of old military watch faces.

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An analysis of proposals to overhaul U.S. health care by President-elect Barack Obama and members of Congress suggests it is possible to insure all Americans without significantly raising total health spending.

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Happiness truly is a state of mind. And gratitude is the answer. Happiness doesn't always come immediately just because we decide to be happy. It takes effort and re-grouping and decision. Learning to be happy is like learning anything else. We usually do it a little at a time.

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At issue in the case is a practice known as balance billing, a practice that typically occurs when a patient is treated for an emergency at a hospital that does not have a fee contract.

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Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process.

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