Twins joined at head successfully separated

Under 50? You might not need routine mammograms

Routine mammograms are not warranted for women under the age of 50, an influential federal panel announced today.
Modified: 11/16/09 05:33:20 PM

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Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER

Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study.
Modified: 11/16/09 04:13:08 PM

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Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients

Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls?
Modified: 11/16/09 03:27:10 PM

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Alzheimer's Association

FDA reviews update to Pfizer vaccine for kids

Federal health officials on Monday questioned whether to approve an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals.
Modified: 11/16/09 03:12:35 PM

Space shuttle Atlantis lifts off on supply mission

With 100 Internet-savvy NASA fans cheering on the shuttle and churning out constant Twitter updates, Atlantis sailed smoothly into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station.
Modified: 11/16/09 07:12:25 PM

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Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited

Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday.
Modified: 11/16/09 10:34:26 AM

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The CDC report

Australian doctors operate on conjoined twins

A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head.
Modified: 11/16/09 08:57:00 AM

Environmentalists: bluefin tuna quota too high

Environmentalists on Monday said an international deal to reduce catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna didn't go far enough to protect the species from extinction.
Modified: 11/16/09 02:37:02 PM

Study renews doubts about cholesterol drug

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
Modified: 11/15/09 10:59:46 PM

Conjoined twins in marathon separation surgery

Twin Bangladeshi girls joined at the top of their heads were in good condition Tuesday but were not yet separated after 24 hours of complicated surgery, hospital officials said.
Modified: 11/16/09 05:12:09 PM

Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia

A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin - drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work.
Modified: 11/16/09 08:32:25 AM

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Jellyfish swarm northward in warming world

A blood-orange blob the size of a small refrigerator emerged from the dark waters, its venomous tentacles trapped in a fishing net. Within minutes, hundreds more were being hauled up, a pulsating mass crowding out the catch of mackerel and sea bass.
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Jellyfish Report from National Science Foundation

Space shuttle Atlantis set for afternoon launch

NASA fueled space shuttle Atlantis on Monday for an afternoon liftoff to the space station, despite increasingly cloudy skies.
Modified: 11/16/09 10:07:16 AM

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Tweep Neal Wiser

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Astronaut Robert Satcher Jr.

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Greczyn: Start a business yourself

Robert Greczyn Jr., outgoing CEO for the state's largest health insurer, confesses that he doesn't read the obligatory books about leadership or management.
Modified: 11/15/09 08:12:51 AM

Medicine examines electronic records

The push for health care reform is spurring discussion about the industry adopting electronic medical records. Advocates point to the cost savings and efficiency that will occur when the medical industry is brought into the digital age.
Modified: 11/15/09 08:22:53 AM

Conservatives rally in Raleigh

More than 400 demonstrators marched at the State Capitol on Saturday to protest higher taxes and Democratic federal health care legislation.
Modified: 11/15/09 05:19:44 AM

New VA clinic set for New Hanover

A new Veterans Affairs "super clinic" planned for Wilmington means less hassle and headache for Eastern North Carolina veterans who now must seek care in Durham or Fayetteville.
Modified: 11/14/09 10:59:49 PM

She takes helm in HIV/STD battle

Tar Heel of the Week: The names of the dead fill three zippered plastic bags that Jacquelyn Clymore keeps locked in her desk and will never throw away.
Modified: 11/15/09 04:36:30 AM

China investigates 2 deaths after flu vaccinations

Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the past week but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated.
Modified: 11/14/09 01:52:14 AM