WASHINGTON - About 12 million more obese Americans could soon qualify for surgery to implant a small, flexible stomach band designed to help them lose weight by dramatically limiting their food intake. The Food and Drug Administration will make a final decision on the Lap-Band in the coming months. Full Story »
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Panel recommends expanding use of stomach bands
AP – Sat Dec 4, 1:18 am ET
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1 in 3 Americans already got a flu shot this year
AP – Fri Dec 3, 3:08 pm ETNEW YORK - As the flu season gets under way, about 1 in 3 Americans have already been vaccinated, health officials reported Friday. Full Story »
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Cholera rages in rural Haiti, overwhelming clinics
AP – Fri Dec 3, 11:56 am ET
AP LIMBE, Haiti - A gray-haired woman, her eyes sunken and unfocused from dehydration, stumbles up a dirt path slumped on the shoulder of a young man, heading to a rural clinic so overcrowded that plastic tarps have been strung up outside to shade dozens who can't fit inside. Full Story »
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FDA scrutinizes weight loss pill from Orexigen
AP – Fri Dec 3, 11:17 am ETWASHINGTON - Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration said Friday a pill to treat obesity from Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. helped patients lose weight, though it didn't meet all the criteria set forth by the agency. Full Story »
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Study says even being a bit overweight is risky
AP – Thu Dec 2, 12:44 am ET
AP NEW YORK - Lugging around a few extra pounds? One of the largest studies to look at health and weight finds that you don't have to be obese to raise your risk of premature death. Merely being overweight carries some risk, too. Full Story »
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Health care providers pledging less radiation
AP – Thu Dec 2, 5:53 pm ETCHICAGO - Heath care providers are pledging to stop the overuse of radiation on patients during medical exams in a new, nationwide safety effort launched this week in Chicago. Full Story »
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Madonna's new Mexico City gym gets OK to open
AP – Wed Dec 1, 9:00 pm ET
AP MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities have given Madonna's fitness club the green light to open after saying the gym was in danger of being shut down because it lacked several permits. Full Story »
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Improving Americans' health takes a community
AP – Wed Dec 1, 2:16 pm ETWASHINGTON - The government's new 10-year blueprint to improve Americans' health aims to help whole communities get in better shape, not just the couch potatoes. Full Story »
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Israeli device lets paralyzed people stand, walk
AP – Thu Dec 2, 4:45 pm ET
AP JERUSALEM - When Israeli entrepreneur Amit Goffer was paralyzed in a car crash in 1997, he went on a quest to help other victims walk again. Full Story »
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NY pilot expands organ recovery to at-home deaths
AP – Wed Dec 1, 1:20 pm ET
AP NEW YORK - Families choosing whether to donate a loved one's organs usually have days to grapple with their decision, all while the patient lies hooked up to machines in a hospital bed. Full Story »
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