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03/19/2010 - Updated 01:27 AM ET
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Poorer girls not getting HPV vaccine for cervical cancer
One dose of the HPV vaccine Gardasil developed by Merck.
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By Harry Cabluck, AP
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
A vaccine that fights cervical cancer is not getting to many of the girls who need it the most, a...
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FDA announces tobacco restrictions
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Report: Thyroid cancer radiation a public threat
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Government orders recall of 1.2M Graco high chairs
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Studies: Drugs don't reduce heart problems for diabetes patients
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More Americans live with multiple generations of family
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Kraft to cut salt in Oscar Mayer, all North American foods
Kraft Foods says it will cut the salt in its products sold in North America by an average of 10% over the next two years as food makers try...
PRESS RELEASE:
More than 10 million pounds of salt to be eliminated
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Patients bear brunt as cancer care spending hits $90 billion
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY
Analysis finds that new treatments and a growing number of patients are driving the increase.
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CANCER STATUS REPORT:
New cases, deaths decline
PERSONAL:
For one cancer patient, it was a prom night to remember
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Gene test cuts complications from blood thinner warfarin
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY
Doctors who used a genetic test to personalize treatment with blood thinner warfarin cut patients' hospitalization rates by almost a third.
DRUG LABELS:
Some note effect of inherited genes
GENETIC TESTING:
May soon yield personalized health treatments
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By Alden D. Pellett, for USA TODAY
U.S. health survey: Too few exercise, too many smoke
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
The National Health Interview Survey of 79,000 adults over three years found that 58.5% have smoked fewer than 100 cigarettes in their...
EXERCISE IS KEY:
Test yourself to customize a walking plan
REPORT:
Smoking declines as alcohol, drug use hold steady
SLEEP:
Americans of all races don't get enough
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Novel health plans try to help uninsured
By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News
In downtown Pueblo, Colo., business is down at the Gold Dust Saloon. Despite the tough times, the restaurant recently decided to help...
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Undecided Democrats hold power
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Health care ad cyclorama to clog airwaves
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Americans United for Change/ www.employersforahealthyeconomy.org
Ad watch: A closer look at dueling health care spots
By Matt Kelley and Mimi Hall, USA TODAY
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other trade organizations formed Employers for a Healthy Economy, which is running ads this week in the...
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Study: Doctors need tools to help patients slim down
By Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY
But in a separate study, obese people reported not getting much guidance.
FIGHTING FAT:
Recommendations for doctors, patients in addressing obesity
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Gene test claims to show what diet works best
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By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Link between nuts, 'pine mouth syndrome' is hard to crack
By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY
Pine mouth syndrome, a bitter, metallic taste in the mouth, can develop after eating pine nuts, but there's little information about it.
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Allergy sufferers journey into the season of symptoms
By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY
Seasonal allergies won't kill you, but they sure can knock you down. USA TODAY sorts through the latest allergy research.
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Heart health: Doctors devise less invasive valve surgery
By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY
A new study shows that leaky heart valves can be fixed without major surgery by guiding a clip into place from an incision in a groin vein.
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Too many heart patients get angiograms
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