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Senior transportation a critical need

Efficient transportation services can help local economies by allowing seniors to remain mobile consumers and stay socially active. It helps seniors

The artificial hand that can 'feel'

It's a technique that has been used in prosthetic limbs for decades, but Sebelius says the SmartHand gives much more control than other systems.

FDA says don't sell flavored cigs

The ban on manufacturing, importing, marketing and distributing flavored cigarettes does not include menthol cigarettes or some flavored tobacco products like

Poll: 33 pct. able to get H1N1 vaccine

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

Health care bill in need of votes

House Democrats are scrambling to secure enough support to pass President Barack Obama's historic health overhaul initiative, working to soothe last-minute

Salmonella victims still waiting

The victims of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds and was linked to nine deaths are infuriated prosecutors have yet to bring charges

Suspect arrested in theft of vaccine

Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.

New hope for memory-loss patients

These shots may not be going in the family photo album, but they are enough to prompt our brains to access previously locked information, researchers say.

Hawaii hospitals still losing money

Island hospitals had operating losses of $187 million in 2008.

Alarm about shrinking AIDS funding

MSF, also known as Doctors Without Borders, said they feared a major global distributor of AIDS money was considering cutting back worldwide.

AARP expected to support health bill

The push to overhaul health care is set to receive a major boost Thursday as the nation's largest organization of older Americans endorses legislation drafted

AIDS funding in jeopardy

A medical aid group says funding for AIDS is threatened, and that could set back "dramatic" progress in decreasing HIV illness and death.

WHO: H1N1 virus is top strain worldwide

In some countries, swine flu accounts for up to 70 percent of the flu viruses being sampled, said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO's top flu official.

Family doctors group and Coke deal

The American Academy of Pediatrics received similar criticism seven years ago when it allowed an infant formula maker's logo to appear on copies of that

Preventing errors in medication use

Some 4 million visits to hospitals, doctors offices and health care clinics each year stem from misuse or overdose

Drugs that work & don't break the bank

As unemployment continues to rise, experts estimate that 50 million Americans are without health care coverage, forcing many to bear the full cost of their

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