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- MD Breakthrough-Sunday at 10 p.m.
A KAKE News special report. - Fighting The Flu
H1N1 is hitting young adults and children hard.
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- What's Going Around
Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
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- FDA Launches Plan To Curb Accidental Overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
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- Family Doctors Group Loses Members Over Coke Deal
Advice about soft drinks and health from one of the nation's largest doctors groups will soon be brought to you by Coke.
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- Doctors Group Loses Members Over Coca-Cola Deal
One of the nation's largest doctors' groups is getting criticized and losing members over its six-figure alliance with the Coca-Cola Co.
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- FDA Launches Plan To Curb Accidental Overdoses
The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.
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- KU Hospital Performs Rare Surgery
A rare surgery performed at the University of Kansas Hospital may help a 19-year-old man have better use of a prosthetic after his arm was amputated.
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- Premature Births Worsen US Infant Death Rate
Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
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- Low Cholesterol May Prevent Some Prostate Cancers
A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range.
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- Sedgwick County To Offer Expanded H1N1 Vaccination Clinic
Clinic will reopen Wednesday.
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- FDA Won't Accept Merck's Application for New Drug
U.S. regulators have refused to accept drugmaker Merck & Co.'s application for a new, combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.
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- Kansas Reports Additional H1N1 Deaths
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment today confirmed the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.
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- Human Genome, Glaxo Cite Positive Lupus Drug Study
Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline say their experimental lupus drug passed another key treatment goal and they plan on asking for regulatory approval in the first half of 2010.
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- Experts: HS Football Concussions Merit More Study
Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.
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- 3 More Kansans Die From H1N1
Deaths include a woman from the Wichita area.
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- What's Going Around
Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
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- FDA Panel Backs First Non-Drug Asthma Treatment
Federal health advisers are recommending a novel technology from Asthmatx be approved as the first non-drug treatment for asthma.
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- Kan. Medical Board To Discuss Search For Director
The board that regulates doctors in Kansas scheduled a meeting Wednesday evening to discuss its search for a new executive director.
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- Kansas Medical Board's Top Staffer Resigns
The executive director for the Kansas board that licenses and regulates doctors has resigned.
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- Ambulances Start Charging Extra For Obese Patients
As America battles the obesity crisis, ambulance companies increasingly are charging extra to transport patients who weigh several hundred pounds.
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- Kansas Applies For E-Health Records Grant
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has applied for $9 million in federal grants to encourage physicians to switch patient records to computers.
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- What's Going Around
Here's what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
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- Study: Heart Failure Drug Guidelines Often Ignored
A new study suggests a program to get more doctors to follow treatment guidelines isn't helping hospitalized patients with heart failure.
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- WHO: Nearly 1 In 5 Babies Still Missed By Vaccines
Global health officials are reporting a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases.
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- Panel Recommends 2nd Cervical Cancer Vaccine
A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women.
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- Full Results Show AIDS Vaccine Is Of Modest Help
Scientists say further analysis of tests on an experimental AIDS vaccine offer disappointment and cause for optimism.
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- Sedgwick County Health Dept. Out Of Flu Vaccine
The Sedgwick County Health Department is out of seasonal flu shots.
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- Studies: Some Nursing Home Elderly Get Futile Care
Two new federally funded studies reveal a surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes receive futile care at the end of their lives.
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- What's Going Around
Here's a look at what doctors at Wichita Clinic locations are seeing.
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- FDA Panel Backs Acorda Therapeutics Treatment
Federal health officials say Acorda Therapeutics' experimental multiple sclerosis drug appears safe and effective.
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- Community Clinics Have Key Role In Health Reform
This year, federally qualified clinics are on track to handle more than 20 million patients — 2 million more than last year. Visits by uninsured patients jumped 21% from 2008 to 2009.
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- Jury Orders Glaxo To Pay $2.5 Million In Paxil Case
A Philadelphia jury has ordered GlaxoSmithKline to pay $2.5 million over birth defects allegedly caused by its antidepressant drug Paxil.
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- Salina Cancer Center To Join Clinical Trials
The Tammy Walker Cancer Clinic in Salina has joined a group of other institutions that conduct clinical trials to fight cancer.
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- EPA: Heavy Rains May Cause Drop In Oxygen Levels
Flooding rains may be causing serious health hazards for local residents. Now, federal officials are investigating whether you should be concerned.
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- FDA, Glaxo Warn Of Death With One Anti-Flu Drug
GlaxoSmithKline has notified doctors of at least one death caused by a inappropriate use of its anti-flu medication Relenza.
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- New U.S. Law Helps Ill Students Keep Health Coverage
A law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's determination to keep her health insurance while fighting cancer is now in effect across the country.
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- Rite Aid Alters Flu-Shot Policy For Pregnant Women
The nation's third-largest drugstore chain is no longer making pregnant women show a prescription to get a flu shot.
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- What's Going Around
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- EPA To Review Health Risk From Popular Weed Killer
The Environmental Protection Agency is re-evaluating the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies.
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- Sedgwick County Getting H1N1 Shots Soon
The first doses of the H1N1 vaccine should arrive in Sedgwick County this week.
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- FDA Panel Unanimously Backs Glaxo Cancer Drug
Federal health advisers say an experimental kidney cancer drug from GlaxoSmithKline can benefit patients by slowing the disease, despite some risk of liver damage.
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- Government Finds Higher Autism Figure: 1 In 100
Federal health officials say greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase in the proportion of children with disorders.
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- Report: 13 Million Babies Worldwide Born Premature
Epidemiologist Christopher Howson is talking about how to tackle the growing problem of premature births around the world.
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- Harvey County Health Department Prepares For H1N1 Clinics
As health officials wait for doses of a vaccine, planning for clinics to distribute H1N1 vaccines in Harvey County are underway.
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- Sebelius To Speak In KC At E-Records Conference
U.S. Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is coming to Kansas City to speak at a conference dedicated to moving patient records from paper to computers.
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- KU Researchers To Explore Drug Usage Differences
Researchers at the University of Kansas want to create a network of pharmacies to compare how drugs are used in rural and urban settings.
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- Seasonal Flu Vaccine Delayed For Some U.S. Providers
The biggest manufacturers of seasonal flu vaccines in the U.S. are delaying or reducing the number of doses shipped to U.S. — partly because of the crunch to produce millions of doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
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- Walgreens Wellness Tour Hits Wichita
The AARP/Walgreens wellness tour bus arrives in Wichita. The bus is traveling to 3,000 communities offering free health screenings.
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- Health Department Issues H1N1 Flu Hospital Visit Recommendations
The Health Department and hospitals in Sedgwick County are asking the community to help prevent the spread of H1N1and the seasonal flu.
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