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Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks about 8 hours ago LONDON (AP) -- As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given  Read Story.

Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis July 3, 2009 DENVER (AP) -- A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal   Read Story.

Advocates are back with real health care stories July 2, 2009 CHICAGO (AP) -- When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder,   Read Story.

CDC: US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000 July 2, 2009 ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of U.S. swine flu cases has reached nearly 34,000, and deaths have risen 34 percent in the past week to 170, federal health officials reported Thursday....  Read Story.

Holder having surgery for cracked tooth July 2, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General Eric Holder had emergency oral surgery Thursday to remove a cracked tooth....  Read Story.

Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people July 2, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is - so far - more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire....  Read Story.

Federal probe finds problems with chelation study July 2, 2009 A federal investigation has found problems with a controversial study of an alternative medicine treatment for heart attack survivors....  Read Story.

CDC: Private health care coverage at 50-year-low July 1, 2009 ATLANTA (AP) -- The percentage of Americans with private health insurance has hit its lowest mark in 50 years, according to two new government reports. About 65 percent of non-elderly Americans ha  Read Story.

Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer July 1, 2009 ATLANTA (AP) -- In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus....  Read Story.

Few survive cardiac arrest, even with hospital CPR July 1, 2009 You don't have to be Michael Jackson to have this problem: The odds of surviving cardiac arrest after getting CPR in a hospital are slim and have not improved in more than a decade, a big Medicare stu  Read Story.

Mississippi fattest, obesity rises in 23 states July 1, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers....  Read Story.

Jackson's hospital is known for 'raising the dead' July 1, 2009 When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive   Read Story.

Gene variants linked to higher schizophrenia risk July 1, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- A handful of typos in a mysterious region of the human genetic code are connected to a slightly higher risk of schizophrenia, new studies show....  Read Story.

Mississippi's still fattest but Alabama closing in July 1, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers....  Read Story.

State-by-state list of obesity rates, rankings July 1, 2009 ...  Read Story.

WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV July 1, 2009 GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine....  Read Story.

Bone agent linked to problems in neck surgeries June 30, 2009 CHICAGO (AP) -- A bone growth agent used in thousands of spinal fusion surgeries for neck pain has been linked to complications and higher cost, according to the first nationwide study of the prod  Read Story.

FDA panel recommends smaller doses of painkillers June 30, 2009 ADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Government experts say the maximum daily dose listed on Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses....  Read Story.

Which treatment works best? Top study needs listed June 30, 2009 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government is about to start a huge research effort to prove which are the best treatments for scores of ailments. Irregular heartbeat, prostate cancer, back pain and hearin  Read Story.

FDA panel to vote on painkiller restrictions June 30, 2009 ADELPHI, Md. (AP) -- Government experts are scheduled to vote Tuesday on a range of options to curb deadly overdoses with Tylenol and other pain relievers, including reducing dosages and even pull  Read Story.

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