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Millions Spent to Sway Democrats on Health Care

4 hours 59 min ago
Advertising takes aim at about 40 House Democrats who will help determine the fate of the health care bill.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

City Tries to Shut M2 UltraLounge Over Smoking Ban

6 hours 5 min ago
The first enforcement action of its kind is part of an offensive by the health department against nightclubs it says flouts the rules.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Steps to Stop Heart Attacks in Diabetics Fail, Studies Say

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 23:30
Three treatment strategies that doctors had expected would prevent heart attacks among people with Type 2 diabetes have proven to be ineffective or even harmful.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Yoga Licensing Rebellion in New York on the Verge of Victory

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 23:10
Gov. David A. Paterson is expected to approve a bill that would exempt training programs for yoga teachers from state regulation.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

As Health Vote Awaits, Future of a Presidency Waits, Too

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 11:24
Win or lose on health care, President Obama will face a vastly different political landscape after the fate of his plan is decided.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Senate Parliamentarian in a Starring Role as Health Care Bill Referee

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 01:00
As the health care drama enters its final act, Alan S. Frumin, the Senate parliamentarian, is in a starring role.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 23:22
Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

The South Bronx, Plagued by Obesity, Tops a Hunger Survey

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 20:29
A recent survey found that the most severe hunger-related problems in the nation are in the South Bronx, long one of the country’s capitals of obesity.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Rays of Hope in Battling an Agonizing Disease

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 19:38
Epdermolysis bullosa, a rare genetic disease full of suffering and disfigurement that makes skin as fragile as a butterfly’s wing, is the focus of research along three differing paths.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Economic View: Managed Care: Get Used to It

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 18:17
Like it or not, more cost control looks likely to flourish in any health plan, Tyler Cowen says.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Doctors Blame Economy for Drop in Plastic Surgery

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 15:21
Cosmetic surgeries are down. Doctors blame the recession. But maybe it’s more than a pocketbook issue.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Patient Money: Finding the Right Care for the Elderly

Sat, 03/13/2010 - 00:48
Advice for making an informed decision about supporting an ailing parent without bankrupting the family.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Avastin Fails Clinical Trial for Prostate Cancer

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 23:40
The miss in prostate cancer follows a similar disappointment with Avastin in gastric cancer but success in ovarian cancer.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Democrats Struggle to Finish Health Bill

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 15:00
Rank-and-file House Democrats were frustrated, saying they had received few details about what would be in the legislation.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Coping With the Stigma of Tourette's

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:48
Experts from the Yale Child Study Center discuss the social stigmas of living with Tourette's syndrome.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

Cooking Tips: Oats, Garlic and Tomatoes

Fri, 03/12/2010 - 11:33
The Curious Cook columnist Harold McGee answers reader questions about healthful cooking.

Categories: Health & Lifestyle

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