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The Message Machine: Fact-Checking The 2010 Campaigns

Health Law Myths: Outside The Realm Of Reality()  

Misconceptions have been circulating about the health overhaul bill that was signed into law this year.

September 3, 2010 Are you really going to have to have a computer chip implanted in your head as part of the new health law? Will the law allow President Obama to create his own private army? While there are outrageous rumors circulating about the health law, some claims are grounded in truth.

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Bosses Put Higher Insurance Tab On Workers' Shoulders()  

September 2, 2010 Employers keep shifting a larger share of health costs to their employees. Higher premiums, deductibles and copayments are making health insurance less affordable for people who get coverage at work.

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5 Big Health Issues On Campus()  

September 1, 2010 Dropping off your wide-eyed 18-year-old on campus for the first time? Here's what college health officials say students and their parents need to keep in mind for a healthy school year.

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Breast Removal Reduces Cancer Risk In Some Women()  

Some women who get double mastectomies may reduce their chance of getting cancer.

August 31, 2010 Women carrying the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic mutations for breast cancer could benefit from having double mastectomies before they develop cancer. "We found mastectomy provided huge risk reduction of subsequent breast cancer diagnosis and death," says the author of a new study.

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Public Opinion In Doldrums On Health Law()  

August 31, 2010 Even though it was a calmer summer for the health debate this year, a monthly Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds that support has slipped for health overhaul.

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Slightly Premature Babies At Risk For Cerebral Palsy()  

August 31, 2010 Scientists have long known about the link between severely premature birth and cerebral palsy, a condition that limits mobility and movement.  But a new study shows that children born just two or three weeks before term also have a higher risk of the condition.

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Traces Of Katrina: New Orleans Suicide Rate Still Up()  

17th Street Canal Levee

August 30, 2010 Five years after Hurricane Katrina, trauma and stress still play a part in the emotional lives of New Orleans residents. The evidence: In 2008 and 2009, the suicide rate in Orleans Parish was twice as high as it was the two years before the levees broke.

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Primary Care Under Pressure

Midlevel Providers Fill Primary Care Doctors' Shoes()  

In the future, physician assistants like Jim Love could could be playing a bigger role.

August 27, 2010 Physician assistants, like Jim Love, and nurse practitioners can prescribe medicine, and many operate almost completely independently of physician supervision. And unlike physicians in primary care, the number of physician assistants and nurse practitioners is on the rise.

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Primary Care Under Pressure

Future Of Primary Care? Some Say 'Medical Home'()  

Doug Couper

August 26, 2010 Martin's Point in Portland, Maine, is among those around the country pioneering a concept called a "medical home." The idea is to make health care better and more efficient for both doctors and patients. And it may well help attract more doctors to primary care practice.

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Primary Care Under Pressure

Series Overview: Primary Care Under Pressure()  

August 26, 2010 Series Overview: Primary Care Under Pressure

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