http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/MedicineFind stories, videos, and photos about Medicine from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:16 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Medicine14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Medicine from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/footballers.spit.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/footballers.spit.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextA UK health agency has warned footballers to stop their "disgusting" habit of spitting as it could lead to the spread of the H1N1 virus.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndependent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday he would join a Republican filibuster to block the final vote on any health care bill that has a government-run public health insurance option.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/28/basal.cell.carcinoma.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/28/basal.cell.carcinoma.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have basal cell carcinoma. I have had two surgeries on my face. I have had a few frozen off as well. Was to go back to the doctor to get a checkup on the ones he has frozen off. I have canceled every appointment since then. I am just tired of always getting cut on and things frozen off. I always seem to get bad news every time I go. Now, I have noticed a new light brown spot on my face. It looks like a freckle. Yes, I do have them and also am a redhead. I'm 35. So I don't think I'm still getting freckles. I used to tan seven days a week 365 days a year. I always went 25-30 minutes a day. I was just wondering what that spot might be. It's the size of a pencil eraser. Can this cancer spead to my organs'? I told my husband that I would listen to you! He's very TICKED at me for not listening. Thanks for your time.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/asthma.swine.flu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/asthma.swine.flu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly one-third, or 28 percent, of adults and children hospitalized with H1N1, also known as swine flu, have asthma. That's more than any other chronic condition, according to a recent analysis of cases published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/10/27/flyers.gagne.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/10/27/flyers.gagne.ap/index.htmlPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Flyers forward Simon Gagne has two small hernias in his right groin and could face surgery.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe contentious debate over health care took a new twist Monday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his decision to craft legislation including a public insurance option allowing states to opt out.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/26/undescended.testicle.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/26/undescended.testicle.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 10-month-old baby boy is having surgery for an undescended testicle. Is he too young to put him through surgery or should I go ahead with it? Should I give him more time for the testicle to descend?Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/undiagnosed.women.problem/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/undiagnosed.women.problem/index.html#cnnSTCTextAshley Price felt terrible. She was tired, dizzy spells came and went, dark splotches popped up on her chest for no reason, and she'd gained 50 pounds in two years. Some days she was starving; other days she could barely eat. Her doc suggested that her problems would go away if Price just ate less and exercised more, even though she was dieting and working out regularly. Price demanded thyroid tests, only to have them come back normal.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTextYessica Maher of Los Angeles, California, feels let down. She had wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for herself and her children, but that's proving to be difficult.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/26/tweens.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/26/tweens.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextHannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, California, had surgery this month to check her lymph nodes, just in case the breast cancer had spread.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmWhile running health services at the University of Baltimore in the early 1990s, Fran Lessans met a law student who was petrified about the prospect of attending her mother-in-law's funeral in Ghana. The young woman had visited the country once before but ended up getting sick and spending two weeks in the hospital. For the funeral trip, she'd done her homework and gotten the right shots, Lessans recalls. But no one had counseled her about water purification and what foods to avoid.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/medical.marijuana.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/medical.marijuana.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPatients in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal can now light up without fear of federal reprisal, but they may still have to answer to local authorities.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/childhood.cancer.survivors.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/childhood.cancer.survivors.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, Anne Willis mentioned to the man she was dating that she didn't know about her fertility, since she had undergone cancer treatment as a teenager. His response --"Oh, so you don't know if you're going be able to have kids?" -- was off-putting.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTextSwine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. Health-care workers in Indiana and Tennessee were the first to get the nose-spray version, while New Yorkers clamoring for the H1N1 vaccine finally had their chance too.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTextLess than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/22/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/22/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTextLess than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/economy/hand_sanitizer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/economy/hand_sanitizer/index.htmDemand for hand sanitizer has gone through the roof since the first cases of swine flu broke out earlier this year, and some makers of the germ-fighting gels are scrambling to keep up.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/04/27/activity.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/04/27/activity.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about the H1N1 virus (commonly known as swine flu) and research why officials are concerned about the H1N1 pandemic. Students will also learn about the measures that are being taken by international, federal and local health authorities to prevent the spread of colds and the flu and a possible outbreak of influenza.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:51:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/21/browns.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/21/browns.ap/index.htmlBEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Just when it couldn't get any worse for the woeful Cleveland Browns, it got worse.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/18/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/18/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeanuts are as American as baseball -- Americans ate nearly 1.7 billion pounds of them last year, according to the Georgia Peanut Council.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/kid.lobbyist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/kid.lobbyist/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy name is Kyle Graddy. I'm 9 years old and I have a peanut allergy. I traveled to Washington last week to help myself and other kids with food allergies to have a safer experience at school.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/10/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/10/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine-year-old Kyle Graddy looked out across a minor league baseball diamond for the first time in his life and pondered the possibility of his own death.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextA year after beating breast cancer, Peter Criss, a founding member of the rock band KISS, calls himself "the luckiest man in the planet."Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/medical.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/medical.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt certainly isn't your average help wanted ad.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextI received the flu shot but about 10 days later came down with a painful cough, headache, fatigue and sore throat, but no fever. Is this a reaction to the flu shot? It's miserable!Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTextI started on Capitol Hill in the fall of 1989 as an intern for House Minority Leader Bob Michel. Republicans had just elected a firebrand named Newt Gingrich to be their whip. Democrats had just replaced their speaker, Jim Wright, with Tom Foley. And George H. W. Bush was settling in to his first year as president.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs more people are getting sick from the H1N1 flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that the production of the H1N1 vaccine is slower than expected.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine intended to protect against cervical cancer.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlisa Rock, whose 10-year-old son Connor has autism, says parents of autistic children often align themselves with one of two camps: There are those who believe that genes cause the disorder, and those firmly convinced that environmental factors are to blame.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New York judge denied a request Wednesday for a temporary restraining order barring the state from mandating flu vaccines for health care workers but left open that possibility pending another hearing on the matter next week.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Finance Committee voted through its version of the health care bill.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/14/hyperthyroidism.iodine.allergy.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/14/hyperthyroidism.iodine.allergy.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre there any treatments for hyperthyroidism when the patient is severely allergic to iodine?Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew research suggests that nearly half of patients hospitalized with the H1N1 virus had no underlying conditions, an increase from prior findings, a federal health official said Tuesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe health care reform debate reached a new milestone Tuesday as a key congressional committee passed an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/health.report.fallout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/health.report.fallout/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey're angry and fighting back with full force.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/cancer.insurance.finances/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/cancer.insurance.finances/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeslie Elder's eyelids fluttered open, and through the fog of pain medication, she saw the emergency room doctors pull back the curtain in her room.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/soldier.lung.cancer.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/soldier.lung.cancer.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading UK hospital has defended its practice of using organs donated by smokers after the death of a soldier who received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/cardiac.arrest.parade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/cardiac.arrest.parade/index.html#cnnSTCTextI am going to let you in on a secret: When a person's heart stops beating, it's not the end. Contrary to what you may think, death is not a single event. Instead, it's a process that can be interrupted.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/12/ringworm.causes.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/12/ringworm.causes.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy daughter has had ringworm for about a month. It is getting worse. She used a cream. What causes ringworm? We don't have pets.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMary Peterson of Des Moines, Washington, doesn't believe the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu has been studied enough to get it for herself and her daughters, who are 1 and 3 years old.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/war.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/war.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was 18 when I first felt a lump in my breast. Of course, I was convinced that I was going to die. This was three decades ago -- back when we knew far less about breast cancer. A general surgeon removed the lump, which, thank goodness, wasn't malignant.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/21/silent.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/21/silent.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough many people think of a heart attack as a painful, sometimes fatal event, there are some heart attacks that go entirely unnoticed.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/24/anger.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/24/anger.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you get angry, the stress isn't restricted to your head. New research shows that anger actually triggers electrical changes in the heart, which can predict future arrhythmias in some patients.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/cholesterol.dementia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/cholesterol.dementia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople as young as 40 with borderline or high cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, said a Kaiser Permanente study released Tuesday.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has been treated for early stage prostate cancer and says recent screening tests have delivered "very positive" news.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/05/malaria.deaths.tanzania/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/05/malaria.deaths.tanzania/index.html#cnnSTCTextI recently accompanied Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO, and Ray Chambers, U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria, on a trip to Africa to see firsthand the region's fight against malaria.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national campaign to inoculate tens of millions of Americans against H1N1 influenza began Monday, with health care workers in Indiana and Tennessee targeted as the first recipients, federal health authorities said.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama kicked off a crucial week in the health care reform debate Monday by castigating political opponents for spreading distortions about his plan.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/cancer.diet.cookbook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/cancer.diet.cookbook/index.html#cnnSTCTextWalk into Lisa Nasser's kitchen most evenings and you're greeted by rich aromas that indicate an exceptional cook is at work on a delicious creation.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/28/high.cholesterol.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/28/high.cholesterol.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen 48-year-old Erin Peiffer, of Eldersburg, Maryland, learned that she had high cholesterol in her 20s, she never thought it would pose a problem.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/pf/too_sick_for_health_care/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/pf/too_sick_for_health_care/index.htmForty-five-year-old Nancy Pessler is too sick to work full time. Instead, she has turned fighting her insurance company into a full-time job. Pessler, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, is one of so many Americans falling through the cracks in the health care debate.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/04/premature.infant.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/04/premature.infant.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 1 million babies born prematurely die each year before they are a month old, the March of Dimes said Sunday in the first comprehensive global report on premature births.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/economy/senate_committee_completes_health_care_debate.cnnw/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/news/economy/senate_committee_completes_health_care_debate.cnnw/index.htmThe Senate Finance Committee completed debate on proposed health-care legislation early Friday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/23/andrea.ivory/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/23/andrea.ivory/index.html#cnnSTCText"We are an army," says Andrea Ivory of the group gathered with her early on a Saturday morning.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/30/h1n1.vaccine.decision/index.html#cnnSTCTextNext week, the long-awaited H1N1 vaccine is expected to arrive. At least three of the four vaccine makers have begun shipping their products to undisclosed distribution centers.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/01/pregnancy.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/01/pregnancy.diabetes/index.html#cnnSTCTextWomen who develop a mild case of gestational diabetes during pregnancy tend to have fewer complications and healthier babies if the diabetes is treated, according to the first large-scale randomized trial in the U.S. to address whether such treatment leads to health benefits for mother and child.Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/30/multiple.sclerosis.heredity.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/30/multiple.sclerosis.heredity.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextIs multiple sclerosis genetic or hereditary? If so, what are the statistics (for example 1 in 1,000)?Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EDThttp://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://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/healthcare_defensive_medicine/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/10/news/economy/healthcare_defensive_medicine/index.htmEvery time a doctor orders an extra test for you, it pushes up your medical costs and -- some experts say -- contributes to the waste in the nation's $2.2 trillion in health care spending.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/public.option/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/30/public.option/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs lawmakers huddled this summer to put together the framework for health care legislation, it quickly became evident that the battle over President Obama's top priority would be neither quick nor easy.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/illegal.immigrants.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/illegal.immigrants.healthcare/index.html#cnnSTCTextGoing back to Mexico is not an option, said the 43-year-old man, kneeling next to his wife's wheelchair.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/senate.public.option/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/29/senate.public.option/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday rejected two amendments to include a government-run public health insurance option in the only compromise health care bill so far.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/29/hpv.vaccine.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death of a 14-year-old girl in England after she received a vaccination for Human Papilloma virus (HPV) has prompted a widespread freeze on the country's national vaccination program.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/29/first.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least three of the four makers of H1N1 vaccine have begun shipping their products, their representatives told CNN Tuesday.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo members of the Senate Finance Committee plan to put their Democratic colleagues on the spot on Tuesday by offering amendments on whether to give uninsured Americans the opportunity to join a government insurance program.Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/alcohol.brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/alcohol.brain.injury/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlcohol, a drug that is a major cause of accidents, may actually protect the brain from a life-threatening injury when an accident does occur, according to a study published this week in Archives of Surgery.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/28/testicle.exam.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/28/testicle.exam.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt my teenage son's recent visit to the pediatrician, he was advised to check his testicles regularly. Is this necessary? I don't remember being told this when I was growing up.Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/26/obama.health/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/26/obama.health/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter a heady week on a high-stakes world stage, President Obama returned to America's messiest political mosh pit -- the health care debate.Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/pelosi.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/24/pelosi.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday House Democrats need further negotiations before bringing a final version of a health care bill to debate before the full chamber.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/25/technology/23andme_alzheimers_avey.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/25/technology/23andme_alzheimers_avey.fortune/index.htmIn the autumn of 2007, Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki launched the era of pop genetics by going live with 23andme, their DNA testing startup.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/nine.sleep.problems/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/25/nine.sleep.problems/index.html#cnnSTCTextMost of us have experienced those maddening midnight moments when, no matter how tired we are, we either can't fall asleep, can't stay asleep or our sleep is of such poor quality it feels as if we were awake. For anyone who has tossed and turned at night, here's some expert advice for solving nine sleep problems.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/26/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/26/swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States stepped up preparations for a possible swine flu epidemic, and Canada confirmed its first cases on Sunday as researchers worked to determine how contagious the virus could be.Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/enough.vaccine.sebelius/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere will be more than enough doses of the H1N1 vaccine to go around in the United States, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/fall.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/fall.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's definitely fall: Kids are back in school, football season has kicked off, and ragweed is blooming. While autumn means cooler temperatures and colorful leaves, it also means runny noses and red eyes for millions of Americans.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/24/hiv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextA vaccine to prevent HIV infection, the virus that leads to AIDS, has shown modest results for the first time, researchers have found, raising hopes that a disease that kills millions every year may someday be beaten.Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/moh.healthmag.smoking.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/22/moh.healthmag.smoking.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe ban on smoking in public places, such as bars and restaurants, has been one of the greatest public health debates of the early 21st century. Now, two large studies suggest that communities that pass laws to curb secondhand smoke get a big payoff -- a drop in heart attacks.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/skin.cancer.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/23/skin.cancer.therapy/index.html#cnnSTCTextA new drug for melanoma has been shown to rapidly shrink malignant tumors in an early trial at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in New York.Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/H1N1.vaccine.children/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/H1N1.vaccine.children/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first data from H1N1 vaccine trials in children reveal some good news, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said Monday.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/21/pregnancy.shingles.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/09/21/pregnancy.shingles.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf someone develops shingles after she gave birth will this virus affect her next pregnancy? Is there any chance or possibility that the shingles will return again for the rest of her life? And if it can, will the shingles break out in the same spot, or can it be in a different area of the body? What can you do to prevent recurrence? Thanks.Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/19/romney.huckaby/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/19/romney.huckaby/index.html#cnnSTCTextA day after former Baptist minister and likely presidential rival Mike Huckabee offered a withering critique of Mitt Romney's record, the former Massachusetts governor made his pitch to the same group of religious conservatives.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/18/swine.flu.h1n1.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextHealth officials expect more than 3 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to be available in the first week of October.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:47:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazines/fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/11/magazines/fortune/medical_marijuana_legalizing.fortune/index.htmWhen Irvin Rosenfeld, 56, picks me up at the Fort Lauderdale airport, his SUV reeks of marijuana. The vice president for sales at a local brokerage firm, Rosenfeld has been smoking 10 to 12 marijuana cigarettes a day for 38 years, he says.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/11/happiness.heart.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/11/happiness.heart.disease/index.html#cnnSTCTextNeed a reason to look on the bright side? A new study suggests that optimists' glass-half-full approach to life may actually offer some health benefits. Women 50 or older who are optimistic are less likely to get heart disease and die of any cause in a given time period compared to women their age who are more pessimistic, according to a study published recently in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/16/pregnancy.h1n1.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 flu.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/king.sotu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/18/king.sotu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt the University of Connecticut, planning for the H1N1 virus means, to begin with, clearing some serious storage space:Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama took his health care reform message back on the road Thursday, promising a raucous crowd of college students that Congress will pass legislation this year.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/allergies.sex.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/allergies.sex.sleep/index.html#cnnSTCTextSneezing and wheezing may stamp out those flames of desire. A new study reveals that allergies could be getting in the way of amorous activities.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/16/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe seemingly elusive effort to reach a consensus on health care reform got a new boost Wednesday with the long-awaited launch of a plan believed to have the best hope so far of winning support from centrist Democrats and Republicans.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/china.swine.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery day, tens of thousands of fertilized hen eggs are delivered to Sinovac laboratories in Beijing. Each egg is infected with the H1N1 virus, then incubated for three days. White-coated employees examine every egg individually before the virus is extracted and used to make a vaccine.Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/15/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration has approved applications from four manufacturers to make H1N1 flu vaccine, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/14/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/14/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextIncreased awareness of the details of a possible compromise health care bill is boosting the comfort level of both Democrats and Republicans, a key Democratic senator said Monday.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/14/h1n1.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe H1N1 flu vaccine will be available earlier than had been expected, the director of the nation's top disease agency told CNN on Monday.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:38:00 EDT