http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Family_MedicineFind stories, videos, and photos about Family Medicine from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 19 May 2013 19:13:34 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120329043731-expert-doctor-melina-jampolis-wall-4-tease.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Family_Medicine14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Family Medicine from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/health/jampolis-uspstf-obesity-recommendations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/06/25/health/jampolis-uspstf-obesity-recommendations/index.htmlThe U.S. Preventative Services Task Force has released new guidelines for obesity screening and healthy lifestyle counseling. Can you explain them and give us your opinion?Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/opinion/pho-health-reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/25/opinion/pho-health-reform/index.htmlWith the Supreme Court set to hear oral arguments about the constitutionality of the President Obama's health care law, more patients than ever have been asking for my thoughts about health reform.Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/12/health/find-terrific-doctor-pcp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/12/health/find-terrific-doctor-pcp/index.htmlWhen it comes to finding a doctor, chances are you spend a lot more time worrying about your man, your kids, or your parents than yourself. After all, you're strong enough to soldier through the occasional cold, right?Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/health/adhd-diagnosis-youngest-kids/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/03/05/health/adhd-diagnosis-youngest-kids/index.htmlChildren who are the youngest in their class are more likely than their older classmates to be diagnosed and given medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) -- suggesting that immaturity may be part of the problem, not ADHD.Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/health/antibiotics-not-helpful-sinus-infections/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2012/02/14/health/antibiotics-not-helpful-sinus-infections/index.htmlRoughly 20% of the antibiotic prescriptions written in the United States for adults each year are for sinus infections. That's an impressive statistic, given that doctors and public health officials have long doubted that antibiotics can successfully treat the condition.Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/07/pf/doctors_second_opinion.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/02/07/pf/doctors_second_opinion.moneymag/index.htmIf you're like most people, you're inclined to trust your doctor's advice.Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:38:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/smallbusiness/doctor_loans/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2012/01/20/smallbusiness/doctor_loans/index.htmGovernment-backed loans to doctors have surged more than 10-fold in the past decade, a trend industry insiders say is a red flag that doctors in America are in financial distress.Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/21/smallbusiness/medicare_cuts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/12/21/smallbusiness/medicare_cuts/index.htmThe payroll tax impasse in Congress has put Medicare doctors on edge over the likelihood that their pay could be slashed 27.4% in two weeks time.Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:56:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/13/health/depressed-hide-symptoms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/09/13/health/depressed-hide-symptoms/index.htmlFamily doctors and other primary care physicians are often the first health professionals to learn that a patient is depressed, but that doesn't mean they identify all of the depression cases that walk through their offices.Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/04/20/pf/future_of_healthcare.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/04/20/pf/future_of_healthcare.moneymag/index.htmRising medical costs hobbled General Motors and Chrysler, and they're swallowing up state budgets. The country's long-term financial prognosis is grave largely because of health care entitlements.Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/07/ep.headache.brain.tumor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/07/ep.headache.brain.tumor/index.htmlIt's become a classic scenario: You have a headache and after Googling it, you find out a headache can be a sign of a brain tumor.Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:16:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/04/06/news/doctor_shortage_healthcare.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/04/06/news/doctor_shortage_healthcare.fortune/index.htmLate last month, the Patient Protection and Affordability Act, better known as "health care reform," quietly celebrated its first birthday. The bill has its supporters, including the millions of previously uninsured Americans who will have access to coverage because of it. But its critics have been more vocal, attacking the landmark legislation for "gutting" Medicare, drastically understating the measure's probable cost, and funding a new entitlement with early premiums from still another entitlement for long-term care that's destined to go broke.Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:08:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/23/news/economy/more_medical_students_pick_family_medicine/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2011/03/23/news/economy/more_medical_students_pick_family_medicine/index.htmAfter years of being the black sheep of the medical profession, family medicine is becoming more attractive to med students. The reason -- health reform.Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/15/psychiatric.advance.directive.raison/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/expert.q.a/03/15/psychiatric.advance.directive.raison/index.htmlDo you think it is worthwhile to have a psychiatric advance directive?Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/15/latinos.health.stigma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/15/latinos.health.stigma/index.htmlGabriela Martinez always spent a lot of time in bed, and she rarely laughed, or even spoke. For decades, her family shrugged off this unusual behavior as nervios, or "nerve problems."Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/02/osteoporosis.drug/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/02/osteoporosis.drug/index.htmlPrimary-care doctors now have a new--and potentially more convenient--tool to fight the bone disease osteoporosis.Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/19/integrative.medicine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/05/19/integrative.medicine/index.htmlThere are countless opinions regarding how to improve health care in the United States, but many experts agree on one fact: "Our current health-care system is mainly a sick-care system," says Adam Perlman, executive director of the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.Wed, 19 May 2010 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/04/21/news/economy/health_legislation_factcheck_doctor_gripes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/04/21/news/economy/health_legislation_factcheck_doctor_gripes/index.htmNow that health reform is law, many physicians are complaining that while it may help their patients, it doesn't go far enough to help doctors.Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/26/news/economy/health_care_rural_care_country_doctors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/26/news/economy/health_care_rural_care_country_doctors/index.htmFor one doctor practicing in America's heartland, the new health care law and its incentives to keep doctors on the farm is a start, not a solution, to the medical care crisis afflicting rural America.Sun, 28 Mar 2010 14:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/24/health.care.viewer.faqs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/03/24/health.care.viewer.faqs/index.htmlWith the passage of the health care reform bill, CNN has been flooded with viewer questions about specifics of the measure and how their lives may be affected. In response, we're providing answers here, based on our reporting research, that address some of the issues you're raising most often. Got another question? E-mail us at healthcare@cnn.com.Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/11/news/economy/health_care_doctor_incomes/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/11/news/economy/health_care_doctor_incomes/index.htmDespite the growing shortage of family doctors in the United States, medical centers last year offered higher salaries and incentives to specialist nurses than to primary care doctors, according to an annual survey of physicians' salaries.Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/22/news/economy/health_care_reform_industry_reactions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/22/news/economy/health_care_reform_industry_reactions/index.htmThe House's approval of a measure to reform and revamp the nation's health care system was praised Monday by consumer groups, given mixed reviews by doctors and got a thumbs down from insurers.Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/05/smallbusiness/electronic_medical_records/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/05/smallbusiness/electronic_medical_records/index.htmWhen Dr. Bradley Block, a family physician in Florida, began to investigate electronic medical record systems for his four-doctor practice, he discovered that many of the largest firms in the field were not particularly interested in his business.Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/01/news/economy/medicare_cuts_rates_consumer_impact/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2010/03/01/news/economy/medicare_cuts_rates_consumer_impact/index.htmAs a 21% cut in Medicare payment rates to doctors took effect Monday, eight of the 15 patients on Dr. William Schreiber's schedule are on Medicare.Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/16/pho.primary.care.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/12/16/pho.primary.care.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerica is closer to meaningful health care reform than at any time in its history. As we have all witnessed, finding a way to both provide every American access to affordable health care while seeking to control health care costs has not been easy.Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/10/king.sotu.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/10/king.sotu.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTextHer bedside manner is comforting, the questions to the point.Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/02/plastic.surgery.cosmetic.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/02/plastic.surgery.cosmetic.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe recent death of former Miss Argentina and model Solange Magnano is raising a lot of questions about the risks of cosmetic surgery. But even non-surgical beauty procedures can carry with them serious risks -- especially if the doctor performing them isn't a specialist.Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:22:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/healthcare_medicare_doctors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/27/news/economy/healthcare_medicare_doctors/index.htmMedicare has become a scary word to the doctors at the largest private group practice in Kansas City, Mo.Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_vaccinations/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/08/news/economy/health_care_vaccinations/index.htmParents who bring their kids to Dr. G. Andrew McIntosh for the chicken pox vaccine are out of luck.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/25/harris.primary.care.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/25/harris.primary.care.doctor/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth policy experts agree that any reform in our health care system must include a well-educated, caring primary care doctor who is able to manage the health of his or her patients with an eye to using resources optimally to keep costs down.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/pho.doctor.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/20/pho.doctor.shortage/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen President Obama recently cited the number of Americans without health insurance, he declared that, "We are not a nation that accepts nearly 46 million uninsured men, women, and children."Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/17/news/economy/healthcare_retainer_doctors/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/17/news/economy/healthcare_retainer_doctors/index.htmLike a lot of their patients, doctors are sick of long waits in the waiting room and dealing with insurance companies.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/hcif.ideal.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/hcif.ideal.medicine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the reception desk of Barrington Family Medicine is a large vase of flowers, and that's pretty much it. There's no secretary, no nurse, no office manager and no staff.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/economy/healthcare_medical_home/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/23/news/economy/healthcare_medical_home/index.htmIt's time for your 2015 annual physical.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/health.care.end.of.life/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/23/health.care.end.of.life/index.html#cnnSTCTextNeither of Dr. Arthur Kellerman's parents wanted to die in a hospital. His father had metastatic cancer and his mother had had multiple strokes, and Kellerman wanted to respect their wishes about the ends of their lives.Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/news/economy/healthcare_doctors_shortage/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/16/news/economy/healthcare_doctors_shortage/index.htmLuis Manriquez and Katherine Glass share a common -- and increasingly rare -- ambition: They both want to become family doctors.Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/13/surgeon.general/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/07/13/surgeon.general/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Monday his choice for surgeon general -- Dr. Regina Benjamin, a 52-year-old family practice doctor who has spent most of her career tending to the needs of poor patients in a Gulf Coast clinic in Alabama.Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/06/09/bipolar.care.frustration.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/06/09/bipolar.care.frustration.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy husband's bipolar disorder was diagnosed several years ago. He has tried several medications and the side effects have far outweighed any benefits. Now he refuses to see a doctor about it because he thinks it's hopeless. Not to mention we have moved and discovered that there are few psychiatrists in the area, and the ones who will take him have a six-month waiting list. Our primary care doctor won't treat him for the bipolar (he asked). It is terrible to see him suffer from this disease without any relief in sight. Any suggestions?Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/27/epperly.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/27/epperly.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTextClayton Christensen, Jason Hwang and Vineeta Vijayaraghavan are right about one thing in their CNN commentary titled "We don't need more doctors." America's health care system is broken. It requires significant reform if patients are to have access to convenient, affordable and -- most importantly -- high-quality care that results in good outcomes.Wed, 27 May 2009 17:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/christensen.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/13/christensen.doctors/index.html#cnnSTCTextVowing not to "continue down the same dangerous road" of rising health care costs, President Obama announced on Monday a coalition for reform that included some of health care's most powerful stakeholders.Wed, 13 May 2009 13:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/24/economy.free.clinic.nebraska/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/24/economy.free.clinic.nebraska/index.html#cnnSTCTextSherry Pierce, who works at a fast food restaurant that doesn't offer health insurance, needs a dentist to look at three broken teeth that may be abscessed.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/news/economy/healthcare_retailclinics/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/04/13/news/economy/healthcare_retailclinics/index.htmAmericans, frustrated by endless waits at the doctor's office, are sidestepping their family physician and taking their rashes, strep throat and pink eye to stores such as Wal-Mart and Walgreens instead.Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/healthmag.chronic.pain.team/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/26/healthmag.chronic.pain.team/index.html#cnnSTCTextUp to 15 percent of the U.S. population have chronic pain, and as many as five percent have pain so persistent that they need heavy-hitting painkillers, known as opioids, just to get through the day.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/companies/Milk_bread_Gengler.moneymag/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/23/news/companies/Milk_bread_Gengler.moneymag/index.htmDid you wake up with pinkeye? Or maybe a painful sore throat or a nasty rash? You want relief and you want it now. Well, good luck getting it.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/18/primary.care.doctors.study/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/18/primary.care.doctors.study/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative.Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:14:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/06/ep.online.second.opinions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/11/06/ep.online.second.opinions/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn August, just days before her daughter was to start her sophomore year of college, Dr. Lucy Sauer faced a troubling choice: Should her daughter have a device surgically implanted in her chest to control her heart rhythm?Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/14/world.health.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/10/14/world.health.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a Nairobi slum, more than one in four children under 5 will die, but in a wealthier part of the Kenyan capital, the mortality rate is one in almost 67, according to a World Health Organization report released Tuesday.Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:53:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840033,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1840033,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOnly 2% of graduating medical students say they plan to work in primary care internal medicine, raising worries about a looming shortage of the first-stop doctors who used to be the backbone of the American medical systemTue, 09 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/08/epilepsy.adults/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/08/08/epilepsy.adults/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn estimated one percent of adults have active epilepsy, and many of them are getting insufficient treatment, according to a 19-state survey released Thursday.Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/obama.medical.records/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/obama.medical.records/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemocratic presidential front-runner Sen. Barack Obama is in excellent health, according to a statement from his doctor, released by the campaign.Thu, 29 May 2008 23:34:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779338,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1779338,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMore and more doctors, fed up with overpacked schedules and restrictive insurance company rules, are turning their practices into full-service, concierge affairsWed, 14 May 2008 15:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/30/bc.car.f1.japanesegp.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/30/bc.car.f1.japanesegp.ap/index.htmlOYAMA, Japan (AP) -- Lewis Hamilton moved to the brink of making Formula One history -- with a little help from the weather.Sun, 30 Sep 2007 11:13:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/09/bc.car.f1.spycase.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/racing/more/09/09/bc.car.f1.spycase.ap/index.htmlMcLaren lashed out at Italian authorities Sunday -- hours before the Italian GP -- after the Formula One team was notified it was being investigated in a criminal inquiry into the Ferrari spy case.Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/21/facial.twitching/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/12/21/facial.twitching/index.htmlAlthough she loved the memories they made on vacations together, Sandra Thai regularly threw out a good number of the snapshots of her husband, Dinh.Thu, 21 Dec 2006 14:23:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/28/news/companies/exubera/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/28/news/companies/exubera/index.htmDiabetics are holding their breath, and that may not be good news for the Pfizer, the world's biggest drugmaker.Tue, 28 Nov 2006 15:39:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/05/01/8376212/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/05/01/8376212/index.htmWhen Michael Holton and Thomas Kintanar decided to start a medical practice in Churubusco, Ind., the two doctors, both devout Christians, say they heard a call from God. Holton, 40, was an exhauste... Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/talkasia.park.script/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/talkasia.park.script/index.htmlLH: Lorraine Hahn GP: Grace ParkTue, 28 Feb 2006 09:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361973/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/11/28/8361973/index.htmCan Prozac make you want to die? The idea seems strange, given that the drug and similar antidepressants are supposed to do just the opposite. Yet that is what Kimberly Witczak believes happened to...Mon, 28 Nov 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/13/news/fortune500/gpkoch/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/13/news/fortune500/gpkoch/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Georgia-Pacific Corp., the maker of Brawny paper towels and Dixie Cups, Sunday said it agreed to be bought by Koch Industries, Inc. for $13.2 billion.Sun, 13 Nov 2005 21:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/28/news/midcaps/chiron/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/28/news/midcaps/chiron/index.htmChiron, one of the lead manufacturers of flu shots, said the worst of its production problems are resolved, but family doctors are fuming that they're not getting enough flu shots now.Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/26/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/26/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmStreams of evacuees are stuck again in a familiar evacuation limbo. While out of harm's way, the return to normalcy is nowhere in sight.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/02/zoloft.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/02/zoloft.trial/index.htmlA family doctor testified Wednesday that a teenager was taking a starter dose of the antidepressant Zoloft when the boy shot his grandparents to death.Wed, 02 Feb 2005 18:20:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/02/01/8250649/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/02/01/8250649/index.htmIs it possible that one remedy for the ailing health-care system can be found in a Target store in Minneapolis? To see for yourself, head down the main aisle, past greeting cards and gift wrap, tow...Tue, 01 Feb 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/senate.oklahoma/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/02/senate.oklahoma/index.htmlCNN is projecting that former Rep. Tom Coburn will win the Senate seat vacated by Republican Don Nickles in Oklahoma.Wed, 03 Nov 2004 02:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/21/spark.pillaid/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/10/21/spark.pillaid/index.htmlIt is a common scenario: you are on medication but you forget to take it -- or worse, you cannot remember whether you took the pill you were due to take an hour ago.Thu, 21 Oct 2004 09:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/07/01/375672/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/07/01/375672/index.htmAt first glance, Dr. Bernard Kaminetsky seemed to be living his dream. Since childhood he'd wanted to be a family doctor, and he'd pursued his ambition diligently. Nearly 20 years of hard work had ...Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/13/shipman.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/13/shipman.profile/index.htmlHarold Shipman was the silent suburban killer, targeting elderly women with names like Norah, Winifred, and Irene, and killing them behind the lace curtains of their own homes.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 09:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276537/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/04/01/276537/index.htmYou're headed for Shanghai to tour some factories or to Tanzania for a weeklong safari. Or perhaps your son or daughter is spending a semester in Madras or spring break in Belize. 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Personal finance has gotten so complicated that n...Mon, 19 Aug 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/05/01/88818/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/05/01/88818/index.htmMark Holowesko appears to be the very model of a modern global money manager. $ He is disarmingly young (34), lives in an offshore tax haven (the Bahamas) and drives a big BMW. He was groomed for t...Sun, 01 May 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78675/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/11/29/78675/index.htmTHE MARCH of science has produced this arresting tidbit: Though most of us are in a blah or foul mood three days out of ten, an annoying 0.5% of the population is in a good mood all the time. And j...Mon, 29 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/08/23/78232/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/08/23/78232/index.htmPOLICYMAKERS have long argued that medicine is a market unto itself, governed by laws as strange as those of Lewis Carroll's Wonderland or Jonathan Swift's Lilliput. In fact, the forces driving up ...Mon, 23 Aug 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78007/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/06/28/78007/index.htmHEALTH maintenance organizations take a startlingly sensible approach to cutting health care costs: Keep people well. Yet the very idea of joining one makes a lot of people sick. Why? HMOs provide ...Mon, 28 Jun 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77131/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/16/77131/index.htmMOST CURES for America's ruinous, $800-billion-a-year medical bill focus on changing our profligate insurance system, which encourages patients to consume -- and doctors to provide -- too much heal...Mon, 16 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/23/73418/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/23/73418/index.htmWHAT ARE NOW EQUAL to half of all pretax profits and rising fast? Answer: company health benefits. No wonder managers are desperate. 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