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Gov't may change Medicare rules for obesity
Nov 23 2005 10:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government proposed on Wednesday expanding Medicare coverage of weight-loss surgery for the disabled, but eliminating coverage of such surgery for the elderly.
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FDA approves implant for spinal pain
Nov 23 2005 8:53PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People who suffer from a spinal problem that can cause back and leg pain have an alternative to difficult surgery with a newly approved device that requires a much less invasive procedure to implant.
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Study: Nursing may prevent moms' diabetes
Nov 23 2005 8:52PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Breast-feeding is thought to protect babies from developing diabetes. Now research suggests it might even help keep their mothers from getting the disease, too. A study found that the longer women nursed, the lower their risks of developing diabetes.
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Families in kidney swap to give thanks
Nov 23 2005 8:52PM (CT)
SUMMIT, N.J. (AP) - In April, they were total strangers who nonetheless shared a dire dilemma: two women whose husbands needed a kidney, but who could not give one of their own to their spouse.
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China has 2nd human death from bird flu
Nov 23 2005 8:51PM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday reported its second confirmed human death from bird flu, while tests showed a teacher who fell ill elsewhere in the country does not have the H5N1 bird flu virus.
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