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A social network to help you find all the sickos
Jun 1, 2011
You know, people with colds or the flu or something. The startup is called Sickweather and it will mine data from Twitter, Facebook and people who...
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WHO says cell phones are 'possibly carcinogenic'
Jun 1, 2011
The World Health Organization says mobile phone use might increase the risks of certain types of brain tumors, especially in children and teenagers.
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Remember sunscreen -- and your health insurance
May 27, 2011
The White House is reaching out to young adults to make sure as many 20-somethings get health insurance as possible.
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Forty percent of young people can't pay health bills
May 26, 2011
A new study finds that a large group of young people -- and over half of young women -- are struggling with paying medical bills. Will things change with Obamacare?
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States scale back efforts to provide drugs for HIV, AIDS
May 23, 2011
More than 8,300 people are currently on waiting lists in over 10 sates to get drugs used to treat symptoms of HIV and AIDS. Jennifer Kates of the Kaiser Family Foundation explains.
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Insurers begin to adapt to health reform law
May 21, 2011
In order to pay for the coverage they'll have to provide for those with preexisting conditions, health insurance companies have been trying to raise premiums by double-digits. Come fall, they won't be able to without approval.
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Canadian and Danish researchers link video game playing to snacking
May 20, 2011
WHAT? How could there be a correlation?! Why it boggles the--...
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Zombie preparedness information unavailable, top BRAAAAAINS working on it
May 20, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control decided to have a little fun and they posted information on their blog about what to do in the event of an outbreak...
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Ford adapts dashboard to monitor driver health
May 19, 2011
Ford unveils prototypes for using infotainment system in cars to alert diabetic drivers to low sugar levels and track pollen for allergy sufferers.
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WellPoint ties increases to hospital outcomes
May 16, 2011
The giant insurer will boost annual payments to only those hospitals that deliver "quality care."
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