September 3rd, 2010 
The FLHC Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds.
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No Comments » September 3rd, 2010 The FLHC An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
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September 2nd, 2010 The FLHC Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.
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Posted in News Tags: $600M, Allergan, allergan inc, Botox, federal investigation, health news, Inc, investigation, maker, marketing, resolve, yahoo No Comments » September 2nd, 2010 The FLHC THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Military veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop
dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a
Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.
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September 1st, 2010 The FLHC Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday.
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Posted in News Tags: 100 million, Cause, children, children in china, China, developing countries, disability, disease, fight, health news, measles, million, month, vaccinate, yahoo No Comments » September 1st, 2010 The FLHC A South Korean firm said Wednesday it plans to develop a healthier, low-salt version of the country's signature dish kimchi in line with global trends.
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Posted in News Tags: develop, firm, global trends, health news, healthier, kimchi, Korean, signature dish, South, south korean firm, version, Wednesday, yahoo No Comments » August 31st, 2010 The FLHC U.S. health officials are set to rule on whether a faster-growing, genetically engineered fish is safe to eat in a decision that could deliver the first altered animal food to consumers' dinner plates.
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Posted in News Tags: altered, animal food, consumers, decide, decision, dinner plates, fish, genetically, Health, health news, health officials, U.S., yahoo No Comments » August 31st, 2010 The FLHC It’s flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older.
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Posted in News Tags: flu, flu shot, Health, health authorities, health news, just, season, shot, this, time, time health, yahoo, year No Comments » August 30th, 2010 The FLHC Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting the intensity of kids’ sports has increased along with awareness of head injuries.
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August 30th, 2010 The FLHC Italy’s health minister traveled to Sicily on Monday to apologize to a new mother for an operating room fistfight between two doctors that led to her botched delivery.
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