Category: Health Newsfeed

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Health newsfeed for Tuesday, March 11, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD:  NEW FOOD LABELING WILL HOPEFULLY HELP EVERYONE, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Do you really understand the labeling on food products you consume?  For many of us the answer is no, even among …

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Health newsfeed for Monday, March 10, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: WHY IS IT THAT SO MANY CANCER DRUGS ARE SO VERY EXPENSIVE?  ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Cancer care has the potential to bankrupt budgets as more people age into developing the disease.  …

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Health newsfeed for Friday, March 7, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: AS CANCER COSTS SKYROCKET, PATIENTS WANT TO BE INFORMED, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Cancer care internationally is in crisis, with costs skyrocketing as demands for care also increase.  Now a new paper …

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Health newsfeed for Thursday, March 6, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: SHOULD SPECIAL CENTERS BE DEVELOPED TO RECOVER ORGANS FOR TRANSPLANT? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS An organ recovery center in St. Louis has just published data revealing that when a center dedicated to …

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Health newsfeed for Wednesday, March 5, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: PEOPLE WHO’VE DONATED A KIDNEY NEED NOT FEAR, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Let’s say you’ve decided you’ll donate one of your kidneys.  What should you expect in terms of follow up in …

Mar 05, 2014 – What Risk? Read more »

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Health newsfeed for Tuesday, March 4, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: PEOPLE WHO DECIDE TO DONATE A KIDNEY SHOULD EXPECT A VERY THOROUGH WORKUP, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS People who decide to allow one of their kidneys to be removed and transplanted into …

Mar 04, 2014 – Careful Selection Read more »

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Health newsfeed for Monday, March 3, 2014 ANCHOR LEAD: LIVE KIDNEY DONATION PRESENTS A VERY SMALL RISK TO THE DONOR, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Live kidney donation, where a living donor chooses to allow one of their kidneys to be removed …

Mar 03, 2014 – Minimal Risk Read more »