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Health & Science

Most Flu Viruses Resistant To Tamiflu This Year

January 9, 2009 · Every winter, the influenza virus kills thousands of people. In recent years, doctors have relied on the drug Tamiflu to treat serious flu cases. But most of the flu viruses circulating in the U.S. so far this season are resistant to Tamiflu. ()  

Daschle, With Congress, To Overhaul Health Care

January 9, 2009 · The Senate kicked off the confirmation process for President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks Thursday. First to go before a Senate committee was former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle. He's been tapped to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Daschle says his first and largest task will be to work with Congress to overhaul the nation's health care system. ()  

How Obama Can Heed Clinton Health Reform Failure

January 7, 2009 · As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office and confront problems with the nation's health care system, some people in Washington are feeling a sense of deja vu. But experts say Obama can learn from the health reform effort that failed during the Clinton years. ()  

CNN's Dr. Gupta May Be Next Surgeon General

January 7, 2009 · President-elect Barack Obama is looking for a surgeon general. And CNN says its chief medical correspondent is under consideration for the job. Should the offer come, CNN says Dr. Sanjay Gupta has indicated he's likely to take it. The 39-year-old Gupta is a practicing neurosurgeon. ()  

Health & Science

Weak Bond Market Stunts Hospital Construction

January 2, 2009 · When nonprofit hospitals need money to modernize their emergency rooms or build a new wing, they go to the bond market. For five weeks in September and October, the hospital bond market essentially shut down, poisoned by the mortgage crisis. Meanwhile, hospitals have had to scale back construction plans. ()  

Health & Science

Decoding The Health Statement Of Apple's Jobs

January 6, 2009 · When Apple CEO Steve Jobs put out a cryptic statement this week about his widely discussed weight loss, he practically guaranteed a new round of speculation about its cause. He also ensured the speculation would include a fresh dose of misconceptions. ()  

Business

Grocery Chain Giant Offers Free Antibiotics

January 2, 2009 · Grocery retailer Giant, which operates about 160 pharmacies in the mid-Atlantic states, is offering free generic drugs this winter. The company says it knows it will lose money, but says its pharmacists have heard many anecdotes about families struggling. ()  

Hospital Industry Braces For Tough Times

January 2, 2009 · The health care industry has been one of the strongest engines of the economy recently, adding jobs as other industries cut them. But there's growing evidence hospitals are not so immune to the recession. ()  

Politics & Society

Helper Parrots, Guide Horses Face Legal Challenges

January 2, 2009 · Chances are you've seen a blind person accompanied by a guide dog. But what about a guide horse or a monkey trained to help an agoraphobic? Non-traditional service animals help many people with disabilities, but a new proposal would ban them. ()  

Health & Science

Expert Weighs Questions On Genetic Testing

December 31, 2008 · Dr. Judy Garber, director of the Cancer Risk and Prevention Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, answers listeners' questions about genetic testing. ()  

Obama Encourages Health Care House Parties

December 31, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama wants his supporters to host "health care house parties" to provide input into how his administration should fix what ails the nation's health care system — and to further his grass-roots organizing movement. ()  

Health & Science

Family Struggles With Ambiguity Of Genetic Testing

December 30, 2008 · For many people seeking answers through genetic testing, all the DNA probing ends in this twist: Less certainty, not more. This sometimes leads to tough personal decisions, like those made by Nashville novelist Susan Gregg Gilmore and her family. ()