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Today's Health News: What you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs CDC: Flu season picks up, widespread in 5 states Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators Family history not the sole risk for breast cancer Cause of cancer clusters almost impossible to find Cancer ends 50-year streak for Elvis performer Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 30, 2010 Health Tip: Help Ease Morning Sickness 'Boomers' set to swamp US seniors' health program Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants More signs lung cancer screening could save lives Deadline looms for Billy the Kid pardon New Drug Strategy Shows Promise Against HIV Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Have an Allergy-Free Holiday and a Happier New Year Hand-Washing May Have Kept Flu at Bay What you pay for Medicare won't cover your costs Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - You paid your Medicare taxes all those years and want your money's worth: full benefits after you retire. Nearly three out of five people say in a recent Associated Press-GfK poll that they paid into the system so they deserve their full benefits — no cuts. Full Story Top CDC: Flu season picks up, widespread in 5 states Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:08 pm PST AP - Flu season appears to be picking up. Full Story Top Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:33 pm PST AP - Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back? His oldest daughter, diagnosed with leukemia nearly five years ago when she was 13, is in remission. His 12-year-old son has another year of chemotherapy for a different type of leukemia. And his 9-year-old daughter is scared she'll be next. Full Story Top Family history not the sole risk for breast cancer Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:15 pm PST Reuters - A new study reconfirms something often forgotten by women and sometimes even by doctors: just because breast cancer has not struck a family before does not mean family members are safe from the disease. Full Story Top Cause of cancer clusters almost impossible to find Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:58 am PST AP - Facts about cancer clusters: Full Story Top Cancer ends 50-year streak for Elvis performer Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:39 am PST AP - This New Year's Eve, for the first time he can remember, Ted Prior won't be gyrating on a stage somewhere, warning someone not to step on his blue suede shoes. Full Story Top Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:12 am PST Reuters - Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Full Story Top Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:01 pm PST ContributorNetwork - You may know about Walmart and Target pharmacies' $4 (30-day) and $10 (three-month) generic prescription drugs. Both stores carry $9/$24 Levitra, ReliOn Ventolin, Fosamax, Clomid, Proscar, Tamoxifen, Sprintec and other generic drugs. The $4 for 30-day, $10 three-month and the $9/$24 prescription lists are regularly updated to include new medications as they are approved also. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 30, 2010 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Health Tip: Help Ease Morning Sickness Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Nausea and vomiting are common among pregnant women. Although these symptoms often are dubbed morning sickness, they can last all day. Full Story Top 'Boomers' set to swamp US seniors' health program Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:49 pm PST AFP - The struggling US Medicare program is about to be swamped as the post-World War II generation becomes eligible for the government-administered health insurance for seniors. Full Story Top Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:39 pm PST Reuters - More than half of older Americans taking an antidepressant for the first time were already taking another drug that could interact with it and cause side effects, researchers reported on Friday. Full Story Top More signs lung cancer screening could save lives Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:21 pm PST Reuters - More research is suggesting that heavy smokers may benefit from screening for lung cancer, to detect tumors in their earliest stages. Full Story Top Deadline looms for Billy the Kid pardon Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:12 pm PST AFP - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will announce Friday whether he issues a posthumous pardon for Billy Kid, the most infamous of the Wild West outlaws shot dead by a lawman 129 years ago. Full Story Top New Drug Strategy Shows Promise Against HIV Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists are reporting early but promising results from a new drug that blocks HIV as it attempts to invade human cells. Full Story Top Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:20 am PST LiveScience.com - The type of formula fed to infants influences how quickly they gain weight, according to a new study. This is important, the researchers say, because rapid weight gain during the first year increases the baby's risk later in life of becoming obese or developing diabetes and other diseases. Full Story Top Have an Allergy-Free Holiday and a Happier New Year Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDay News) -- For allergy sufferers at holiday time, the best gift of all may be relief from respiratory symptoms, an expert suggests. Full Story Top Hand-Washing May Have Kept Flu at Bay Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Following mothers' advice may have played a big role in averting a major health crisis. Full Story Top

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