Health News
Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high
3 hours 33 mins ago
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
3 hours 39 mins ago
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
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Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India
5 hours ago
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
9 hours 56 mins ago
A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.
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Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics
10 hours 53 mins ago
Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.
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Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
20 hours 40 mins ago
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
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Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
20 hours 54 mins ago
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
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Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated
22 hours 43 mins ago
Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.
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Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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World
Japan formally OKs new nuke safety requirements
Japan's nuclear watchdog has formally approved new safety requirements for atomic plants, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster.
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