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    Amputees fight caps in coverage for prosthetics (AP)

    Eileen Casey puts on her artificial leg in Burlington, Vt., Wednesday, May 14, 2008. After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her health insurer told her she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary prosthesis and that it wouldn't pay for her permanent one. Since then, Casey has joined a nationwide fight by amputees and the prosthetics industry to get the states and Congress to mandate fuller coverage for artificial body parts. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)AP - After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000 lifetime coverage limit on her temporary limb and that the company wouldn't pay for a permanent one.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:07:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Conjoined twins separated in San Antonio (AP)
    AP - Doctors who successfully separated twin boys joined at the head said Monday that the 9-month-olds are expected to have a "very good chance" at a normal life. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:08:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Experts: Experimental meds an option for Kennedy (AP)

    Cancer patient Steve Sigur ,left, speaks with his friend Tiffany Oxley during lunch on June 5, 2008 in Atlanta. Sigur underwent experimental chemotherapy for his brain tumor at Duke University, allowing him to return to teaching for most of this past school year until suffering a setback two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Stanley Leary)AP - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is back home from brain cancer surgery with something he didn't have before: lots of treatment options.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:49:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Salmonella a reminder to follow food safety tips (AP)

    Jerry Harrell, general manager of Double Eagle in Mesilla, N.M.  washes tomatoes, Thursday, June 5, 2008. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued an alert to consumers after a salmonella outbreak was linked to large uncooked tomatoes in New Mexico and Texas.  (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Shari Vialpando)AP - A salmonella outbreak linked to raw tomatoes serves as a reminder to take extra care with summer fruits and vegetables. More than 20 people have been hospitalized as the government investigates the source of the tomatoes responsible for the illnesses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:38:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    McDonald's, others pull tomatoes over salmonella (AP)

    A sign on the door at McDonald's restaurant in downtown Chicago tells customers the fast food restaurant has stopped serving sliced tomatoes Monday, June 9, 2008. McDonald's says it has pulled tomatoes in its restaurants across the nation over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - McDonald's, Wal-Mart and other U.S. chains have halted sales of some raw tomatoes as federal health officials work to trace the source of a multistate salmonella food poisoning outbreak.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:27:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Kennedy returns home after brain surgery (Reuters)

    U.S Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) waves as he walks out of Massachusetts General Hospital with his daughter Kara (L) in Boston, Massachusetts May 21, 2008. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)Reuters - Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of America's most storied political family, returned home to Massachusetts on Monday, a week after surgery for removal of a malignant brain tumor.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:40:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Painting During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women may have questions about whether it's safe to paint the baby's nursery -- or the entire house -- during pregnancy. -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:03:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: June 9, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:03:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Teens may be more susceptible to some cancers (AP)
    AP - Teenagers may be more susceptible than adults to certain types of cancer, including cervical, testicular and skin cancer, British scientists said Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:31:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: 1 in 4 adults in NYC have herpes virus (AP)
    AP - A city Health Department study finds that more than a fourth of adult New Yorkers are infected with the virus that causes genital herpes. -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:00:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    AP IMPACT: AP-AOL poll: Debt hurts your body, too (AP)

    In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a foreclosure sign stands outside an existing home on the market in Denver. The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck, and backs and heads and stomachs, for millions of Americans. When people are dealing with mountains of debt, they're much more likely to report health problems, too, according to an Associated Press-AOL Health poll. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski/file)AP - The stress from deepening debt is becoming a major pain in the neck — and the back and the head and the stomach — for millions of Americans.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:35:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Can exercise help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? (AP)
    AP - Sure, exercise is good for your waistline, your heart, your bones — but might it also help prevent addiction to drugs or alcohol? -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:54:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    McDonald's stops serving raw sliced tomatoes (AP)

    A McDonalds store in a file photo. McDonald's is willing to absorb some of the higher costs for ingredients such as oil, meat and dairy to promote customer loyalty, Chief Executive Jim Skinner said on Thursday. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)AP - McDonald's said Monday it has stopped serving sliced tomatoes in its U.S. restaurants over concerns about salmonella food poisoning linked to some uncooked varieties.


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    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:54:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment for the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers report. -- read full article
    Mon, 09 Jun 2008 03:49:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cancer drug Velcade might work in lupus: study (Reuters)
    Reuters - Velcade, a drug used to treat cancer, might also work against the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers said on Sunday. -- read full article
    Sun, 08 Jun 2008 17:05:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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