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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
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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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- KU Pharmacy Students To Offer Free Flu Shots In Wichita
Operation Immunization is offering free seasonal flu vaccines to those who are unable to pay.
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- Via Christi Updates Name, Logo
Via Christi Health System announced today that it is updating its name and logo as part of a positioning initiative that supports the health system’s efforts to transform the delivery of health care.
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- UK Coroner Says Tumor, Not Vaccine, Likely Killed Girl
A British coroner says a girl who died after receiving a vaccine against cervical cancer was likely killed by a tumor.
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- What's Going Around
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- Kansas To Get H1N1 Flu Vaccines Next Week
A vaccine against H1N1 flu is expected to be available in Kansas beginning next week.
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- President Obama Says $5 Billion In Grants Will Aid Medical Research
Calling scientific research a job-creating engine, President Barack Obama heralded $5 billion in new government grants Wednesday to fight cancer, autism and heart disease while boosting the economy.
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- Work Begins On National E-Health Record Network
More and more Americans' medical histories are being stored on computer databases instead of in paper files, which experts say improves care and saves cost.
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- British Girl Dies After Cervical Cancer Vaccine
Health authorities are investigating after a 14-year-old girl died a few hours after receiving a cervical cancer vaccine.
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- Congress Examines Supplements With Steroids
The re-regulation of dietary supplements is on the mind of an influential lawmaker because steroids and other banned substances are finding their way into over-the-counter bodybuilding products.
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- 9 In 10 High Schoolers Short On Fruits, Veggies
Health officials say only 13% of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day and just 32% get two servings of fruit.
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- Kids Not Getting Fruits And Veggies
Health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day...
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- More Than Half Million Children Have Bad Drug Reactions Annually
Children younger than age 5 are most commonly affected. Penicillin and other prescription antibiotics are among drugs causing the most problems.
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- Enrollment In Avastin Breast Cancer Study Halted
Roche says several cases of patients with heart failure symptoms prompted a halt to enrollment in a National Cancer Institute sponsored study of its blockbuster drug Avastin.
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- KDHE Announces 2 More H1N1 Deaths
The TSA has announced an award of nearly $6.9 million to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport for the construction of an inline baggage screening system at the new airport terminal designed to enhance TSA’s efforts to strengthen security at airports.
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- Knee Repair Device Approved Despite Problems During Review
The Food and Drug Administration's top lawyer says the agency failed to follow its own rules when it approved a knee repair product last year against the recommendation of its own scientists.
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- FDA Panel Backs Reformulated OxyContin Pill
Federal health advisers are recommending approval for a new version of the painkiller OxyContin that is designed to be harder to abuse.
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- Football Game Postponed Due To Flu Outbreak
Ashland at Ingalls game called off.
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- Kan. Lawmakers Want AG Review Of Medicaid Decision
Three Republican legislators in Kansas want the attorney general to review a state agency's decision that gave extra Medicaid funds to a service provider tied to the state Democratic Party's chairman.
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- KDHE Reports 2 More H1N1 Flu Deaths In Kan.
State health officials say two people from northeast Kansas have died from H1N1 flu, the state's third and fourth deaths linked to the virus.
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- What's Going Around
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- Shortage Of Kids' Tamiflu Reported
Some pharmacists are seeing a shortage of the children's version of the flu drug Tamiflu.
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- Wyeth Sues FDA To Block Rival Generic Antibiotic
Drugmaker Wyeth is suing the Food and Drug Administration to block the sale of a generic rival to its intravenous antibiotic Zosyn, claiming the generic is not an equivalent product and could harm critically ill patients.
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