http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Health_and_Human_ServicesFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S Department of Health and Human Services from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:03:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S Department of Health and Human Services from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/12/h1n1.flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/12/h1n1.flu.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 3,900 people, including about 540 children, are believed to have died from the H1N1 flu in the first six months of the epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/samoa.tsunami.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/samoa.tsunami.aid/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive days after a deadly earthquake and tsunami slammed into the Samoan Islands, burying parts of the islands under a sea of mud and debris, U.S. agencies continued Saturday helping residents dig out and providing relief to disaster victims.Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:00:00 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/09/17/health.care.malpractice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/17/health.care.malpractice/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration announced a $25 million medical malpractice initiative Thursday as part of its plan to rein in skyrocketing health care costs.Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/27/michelle.obama.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/27/michelle.obama.stimulus/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn a sunny day in March, about 25 contractors clustered in a dusty former grocery store in Bowling Green, Virginia. Construction was slow, and they hoped this new project -- a health care center funded by stimulus dollars -- could help steer their struggling businesses back toward stability.Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/pf/saving/student_credit_card_questions/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/07/17/pf/saving/student_credit_card_questions/index.htmQuestion 1. I have a federal student loan that I've had for a while. It's in deferment right now because I'm currently unemployed. Are there any new programs available through the government that can help me? -- JHRFri, 17 Jul 2009 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/pandemics.history/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/pandemics.history/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe World Health Organization has called the swine flu outbreak spreading around the world a "public health emergency of international concern."Wed, 13 May 2009 11:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu.terms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/27/swine.flu.terms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe outbreak of swine flu, which appears to have originated in Mexico, has crossed borders and datelines, spooked the travel industry -- and thrown up some unfamiliar and uncertain terminology.Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/15/blacks.whites.prisons.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/15/blacks.whites.prisons.drugs/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor the first time since the war on drugs became a national law enforcement obsession in the mid-1980s, the number of African-Americans in state prisons for drug offenses has declined, a criminal justice reform organization said.Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/conscience.clause/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/08/conscience.clause/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn organization of Christian physicians argued Wednesday against an impending rollback of a federal rule allowing health care workers to refuse to provide certain reproductive services, saying it's discriminatory.Thu, 09 Apr 2009 01:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/06/neb.missing.family/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/06/neb.missing.family/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Nebraska couple missing along with their children since last month surrendered to police and were taken into custody Monday, authorities said in a statement.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/expert.q.a/12/19/exercise.intensity/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/expert.q.a/12/19/exercise.intensity/index.html#cnnSTCTextNo one has been able to answer this question for me. Is it better to exercise hard for a short period of time, or is it better to exercise moderately for a longer period of time? For example, let's say you can exercise hard for 10 minutes before your body makes you stop, but you can exercise moderately for 30 minutes or more. Which is better?Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/stimulus.money/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/03/stimulus.money/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen the $787 billion stimulus bill was passed by Congress in February, $317.2 billion in spending provisions were appropriated for various federal agencies. Take a look at an overview of the numbers, where available:Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/conscience.rollback/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/27/conscience.rollback/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Obama administration plans to reverse a regulation from late in the Bush administration allowing health-care workers to refuse to provide services based on moral objections, an official said Friday.Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/12/autism.vaccines/index.html#cnnSTCTextA special court ruled Thursday that evidence presented in three cases by parents of children with autism did not prove a link between autism and certain early childhood vaccines.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/03/daschle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/03/daschle/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. Tom Daschle has withdrawn his nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, according to a statement Tuesday from the White House.Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/stimulus.bill.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/29/stimulus.bill.smoking/index.html#cnnSTCTextSmoking cessation programs make up $75 million of the economic stimulus bill making its way through the Senate, according to Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who sponsored the funding.Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/fitbug.review/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/23/fitbug.review/index.html#cnnSTCTextWalking is one of the easiest ways to boost physical activity, but if you're like me, you probably don't do enough of it.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/cdc.director.gerberding/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/09/cdc.director.gerberding/index.html#cnnSTCTextDr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave her post by noon on January 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama is to be sworn in to office.Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/provider.conscience/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/12/18/provider.conscience/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs an intern 20 years ago, Dr. Sandy Christiansen said, she was repeatedly denied the opportunity to perform some medical procedures that other interns performed.Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/11/transition.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama announced Thursday that he has chosen former Sen. Tom Daschle to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/obama.daschle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/10/obama.daschle/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Sen. Tom Daschle will be announced Thursday as President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a Democratic source said Wednesday.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/21/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/21/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTextNebraska lawmakers voted Friday to change a controversial safe-haven law by restricting the age under which a child can be dropped off at a hospital without the parents being prosecuted.Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/19/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/19/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTextNebraska lawmakers, meeting in emergency session this week, are set to change a controversial safe-haven law by sharply limiting the age at which a child can be dropped off with local authorities.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/14/nebraska.safe.haven/index.html#cnnSTCTextNebraska officials said they're concerned about an apparent rush by parents to drop their teenage children off at hospitals before lawmakers change the state's troubled "safe haven" law.Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:55:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856020,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1856020,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsTwo more teenagers have been abandoned at Nebraska hospitals under the state's much-criticized safe haven lawMon, 03 Nov 2008 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1854696,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA 17-year-old boy was confirmed Wednesday as the 23rd child abandoned under the state's unique safe-haven law, as the governor prepared to address changes in the lawWed, 29 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNebraska officials say another teenager from outside the state has been left at an Omaha hospital under the state's safe haven lawMon, 13 Oct 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843967,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAttorneys general from 13 states on Wednesday protested a proposed Bush administration rule that would give stronger job protections to doctors and other health care workers who refuse to participate in abortions because of religious or moral objectionsWed, 24 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/12/ike.biological.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/12/ike.biological.agents/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorkers at a Galveston, Texas, laboratory said to contain dangerous biological agents secured the pathogens Friday ahead of Hurricane Ike, officials said.Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/29/news/economy/LIHEAP/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/29/news/economy/LIHEAP/index.htmHome heating bills are expected to rise dramatically this winter and there is growing concern that the government program aimed at helping poor families cope with energy costs may not be able to meet the needs of cash-strapped households.Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:54:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1835883,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1835883,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA review of Medicare payments to suppliers of wheelchairs, oxygen machines and other medical equipment showed nearly three in 10 were made in error -- about four times the rate previously cited by the federal government, investigators said MondayMon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/25/hm.bullying/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/family/08/25/hm.bullying/index.html#cnnSTCTextA week before the start of the new school year, principal Denise Magee roamed the hallways of Campbell Middle School in Smyrna, Georgia, preparing for battle.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/15/news/economy/home_heating/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/15/news/economy/home_heating/index.htmHome heating bills are expected to soar this winter and Americans, already struggling with high gas and food prices, are bracing for more financial hardship.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1829757,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsMany immigrant children get even less vigorous exercise than their U.S.-born counterparts, the largest study of its kind suggestsTue, 05 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/17/ep.surgical.errors/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/17/ep.surgical.errors/index.html#cnnSTCTextI thought my husband was crazy.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/05/salmonella.outbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/05/salmonella.outbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTextStarting Monday, FDA inspectors will expand the salmonella search beyond tomatoes to include cilantro, jalapeño and serrano peppers, scallions and onions.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/04/salmonella.outbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/04/salmonella.outbreak/index.html#cnnSTCTextStarting Monday, health inspectors will halt and check the shipment of ingredients common to Mexican cuisine from Mexico to the United States, sources familiar with the salmonella poisoning investigation said.Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1737718,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDoctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disasterTue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/03/06/vaccines.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe parents of a 9-year-old girl with autism said Thursday that their assertion that her illness was caused by childhood vaccines has been vindicated by the federal government's decision to compensate them.Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1721109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1721109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhat does the case of 9-year-old Hannah Poling tell us about a link between vaccines and autism?Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/21/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/21/pf/saving/toptips/index.htmRising oil and gas prices are putting the squeeze on everyone's budget. Here are top tips on how to save money on energy.Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/14/hm.surgery.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/01/14/hm.surgery.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTextEvery year in the United States an estimated 15 million people have surgery and every one of them runs the risk of complications.Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:28:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/smbusiness/drug_test.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/smbusiness/drug_test.fsb/index.htmIn May a Texas-based customer asked Hanvey to find two temps for each of its 50 home-improvement stores by the following week. Hanvey reluctantly turned down the project, leaving $3,000 in profits on the table. "We were losing serious money because we couldn't test people fast enough," he says.Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/bush_panel/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/11/05/news/bush_panel/index.htmAn advisory commission created in response to concerns about recalls of dangerous toothpaste, dog food and toys will recommend to President Bush that the Food and Drug Administration be empowered to order mandatory recalls of products deemed a risk to consumers, an administration official said Monday.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 02:40:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/bc.apfn.drugtrials.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/28/news/companies/bc.apfn.drugtrials.ap/index.htmA federal investigator has found sparse government scrutiny of the safety of drug trials involving millions of people, saying inspectors are few and their findings are rarely followed up, a newspaper reported Friday.Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/25/dobbs.7.25/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/25/dobbs.7.25/index.html#cnnSTCTextHere are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting. Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1645654,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1645654,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA national shortage of doctors is hitting poor places the hardest, and efforts to bring in foreign physicians to fill the gap are running into a knot of restrictions from the war on terror and the immigration debateMon, 23 Jul 2007 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/15/BK.girls.body.image/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/15/BK.girls.body.image/index.htmlThe standardized image is pasted all over the mass media. Whether it's Hollywood, the runway or glossy magazines, the message is very clear: Look like this and be sexy.Thu, 15 Mar 2007 15:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/01/heart.women/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/01/heart.women/index.htmlWhen Jean Horgan complained of heart palpitations, her doctor told her it was just nerves.Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/26/ivins.economy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/26/ivins.economy/index.htmlOh, goody. According to the White House press office, President Bush will spend much of the next two weeks discussing what a swell economy we have. Did you know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is at its highest point EVER? And the NASDAQ, ditto. Wow, breathtaking, huh? But the Dow is not a good indicator of how things are really going for the majority of Americans.Thu, 26 Oct 2006 20:52:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/news/companies/novartis/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/04/news/companies/novartis/index.htmThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $1 billion to drugmakers, including nearly $700 million to GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis and MedImmune, to help them develop a faster method of producing an influenza vaccine to better protect the nation against the possibility of a pandemic.Thu, 04 May 2006 14:40:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/27/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmSeems like everyone wants your private information these days. In today's Five Tips, we'll tell you who really needs to have it and how you can take control of your own data.Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/24/hb.adult.eating.disorders/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/24/hb.adult.eating.disorders/index.htmlPushing a grocery cart loaded down with cereals, sandwich fixings and sweet treats up and down the aisles of her local store is one of Cindy's great joys.Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/news/companies/sanofi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/06/news/companies/sanofi/index.htmSanofi Pasteur expanded its bird flu contact with the U.S. government and shipped out thousands of experimental vaccine doses to build up stockpiles against the specter of a pandemic, the company said on Monday.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 14:50:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/02/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmPunxsutawney Phil is predicting six more weeks of winter, and that isn't good news for your gas bill. This is especially true since home heating bills are up about 35 percent this season.Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/30/katrina.sexoffenders.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/30/katrina.sexoffenders.ap/index.htmlGovernors in states that accepted Katrina evacuees are being urged to locate about 2,000 registered sex offenders who fled the Gulf region during the hurricane's mayhem and may have vanished from legally required tracking.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/08/pdg.bird.flu.vaccine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/12/08/pdg.bird.flu.vaccine/index.htmlIn a handful of warehouses, at secret locations in the United States, sit containers of vaccine that health officials fervently hope could head off an outbreak of the killer flu.Thu, 08 Dec 2005 15:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/30/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/30/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmRemember WIN buttons? (The little lapel pins that read "Whip Inflation Now" from the Ford administration of the 1970s). Pretty soon you may have to. Energy prices, from gas to electricity, are on the rise.Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:49:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/23/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmToday a bus carrying as many as 45 elderly evacuees from Houston exploded in flames. As many as 20 may have died.Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/08/birdflu.vaccine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/08/08/birdflu.vaccine/index.htmlScientists have developed an effective vaccine for humans against avian flu, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has said.Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/24/house.viagra/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/24/house.viagra/index.htmlThe House voted overwhelmingly Friday to ban Medicare and Medicaid from paying for erectile dysfunction drugs like Viagra.Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/06/milk.terror/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/06/milk.terror/index.htmlThe federal government has asked the National Academy of Sciences not to publish a research paper that feds describe as a "road map for terrorists" on how to contaminate the nation's milk supply.Tue, 07 Jun 2005 01:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259750/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2005/05/01/8259750/index.htmHe worked as a commercial diver, retrieving cement samples for Seatec International hundreds of feet beneath the often turbulent South China Sea. It was a risky job, but the pay was good, and "it w...Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/27/gallagher/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/27/gallagher/index.htmlSyndicated columnist Maggie Gallagher who supported the Bush administration's initiatives to strengthen marriage worked for the agency that crafted those policies, the second pundit to admit taking government funding recently.Thu, 27 Jan 2005 14:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/26/medicare.card/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/26/medicare.card/index.htmlAmericans eligible for Medicare may soon get discounts on their prescription drugs, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Fri, 26 Mar 2004 13:29:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/medicare.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/22/medicare.tm/index.htmlGeorge Bush and his G.O.P. allies in Congress thought the Medicare prescription-drug benefit they enacted last December would take a key issue away from the Democrats and entice millions of seniors to vote Republican this November.Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/parenting/03/18/inhalant.abuse/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/parenting/03/18/inhalant.abuse/index.htmlInhalant use is on the rise among teenagers, with more than 2 million of them abusing these products at some point in their lives, said a report released Thursday.Thu, 18 Mar 2004 17:05:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/medicare.investigation/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/17/medicare.investigation/index.htmlThe Department of Health and Human Services has launched an internal investigation to see whether a senior government staffer was pressured to withhold information from Congress about the true cost of the Medicare prescription drug bill.Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/11/andro.crackdown/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/11/andro.crackdown/index.htmlFederal officials announced Thursday a crackdown on the supplement andro, which gained fame after baseball player Mark McGwire used the product in his record-setting 1998 season.Thu, 11 Mar 2004 16:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324531/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/06/10/324531/index.htmPresident Bush's Management Agenda--an ambitious plan to trim bureaucratic fat and make government work better--hasn't drawn much attention yet. Partly that's because so much else has been going on...Mon, 10 Jun 2002 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/05/01/225700/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1997/05/01/225700/index.htmIn April, we nominated $20 billion Columbia/HCA (COL; NYSE, $33.50; 0.2% yield) as our Stock of the Month. But neither we nor the analysts we interviewed foresaw the mess the hospital management co...Thu, 01 May 1997 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89158/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1994/10/01/89158/index.htmRoughly 70% of the $2 billion that Americans will spend this year on home insulation -- $200 million of it by do-it-yourselfers -- will go for rolls of pink fiberglass made by the top cat of warm a...Sat, 01 Oct 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/06/13/79387/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/06/13/79387/index.htm''Can you top this?'' was the note attached by a Bay State correspondent to the article clipped from the Boston Globe, and the answer has to be -- it's tough. The article concerned certain weirditi...Mon, 13 Jun 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75610/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/10/21/75610/index.htmThe reading that Sunday was on temperance: ''Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging; and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise'' (Proverbs, 20:1). And once he took the pulpit, Reverend Calvin...Mon, 21 Oct 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/11/09/86230/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1990/11/09/86230/index.htmWhen 54-year-old Marina Saenz of New York City was left comatose after routine gall bladder surgery eight years ago, her son filed a malpractice suit. And when he collected $3 million in an out-of-...Fri, 09 Nov 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/09/73342/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/09/73342/index.htmWho needs declarative sentences? (How's that for a topic sentence?) Anyway, how long has it been since we attempted an exclusively interrogatory item? And why does the questionary mode suddenly see...Mon, 09 Apr 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71782/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/03/27/71782/index.htmTHE FUTURE has arrived and is available for viewing in Florida, where 18% of the residents are over 65. That's what the elderly population of the whole U.S. will amount to in 30 years; it's 12% now...Mon, 27 Mar 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69467/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/08/31/69467/index.htmIn which Kindly Dr. Keeping Up morosely mulls another turn of the affirmative- action screw and posits that things will turn ugly when we get to the next ''protected class.'' Dear Dr. Up: State the...Mon, 31 Aug 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/03/30/68852/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/03/30/68852/index.htm''Did Uncle Ned turn off the stove?'' ''Has the doctor seen my mother yet?'' Such questions preoccupy an increasing number of American workers, affecting productivity. So elder care could soon repl...Mon, 30 Mar 1987 05:01:00 EST