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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House is scheduled to vote Thursday on a bill that could have an impact on seniors enrolled in Medicare.
New vaccines could be coming online within the next five years for a whole raft of diseases like malaria, tuberculosis, Alzheimer's disease, AIDS, pandemic flu and others.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Small businesses across the country are dropping or scaling back employee health care plans because of the rising cost of insurance.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) - Are you wondering how to find flu shots in South Carolina? Well, we've made it easier.
Most women should wait until age 50 to get mammograms and then have one every two years, a government task force said Monday in a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing recommendation of annual screening starting at 40.
(USA Today) Some smoke just a few cigarettes each day. Others smoke only on weekends, with certain friends or in certain places. The habits of light, occasional or non-daily cigarette smokers are so varied that experts have yet to come up with a single label for them - though the term "chippers" gets some use.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- People with AIDS, activists and health care professionals want the Obama administration to provide more money to combat the disease's toll in the rural South.
ORLANDO - The blockbuster cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia suffered a major setback Sunday when doctors released the results of a second study in as many years that raises concerns about how well the drugs work.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal report suggests as much as 12.4 percent of Medicare claims for the first part of this year are suspect -- some $47 billion worth of taxpayer money.
WASHINGTON - The nation's children's hospitals are lobbying Congress to change a provision in the pending health care legislation that industry leaders say will reduce their federal funding by as much as $876 million.
Swine flu has swept through about 22 million Americans from April to October, killing an estimated 3,900 people, including 540 children, health officials said Thursday.
Kershaw County, SC (WLTX) -- According to Kershaw County school officials, health officials from the Department of Health and Environmental Control will offer H1N1 vaccine clinics this week.
Chicago, IL (AP) -- The nation's largest doctors' group has agreed to join efforts to repeal the military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.
(WLTX) - If you are wondering where you can get vaccinated for the swine flu, there are five counties in the Midlands giving them from Nov. 9 to Nov. 13.
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The 240-194 roll call Saturday by which the House voted to prohibit federal funding of abortions in a Democratic-written health care bill.
Columbia, SC (WLTX) -- According to the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, the tests for detecting H1N1 vary from 10 to 70 percent accuracy.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- South Carolina is back among the list of states reporting the swine flu is widespread.
(WLTX) - On Thursday, Nov. 05 a representative from DHEC will be in the News19 studio to talk about the swine flu.
