Disease prevention

Disease prevention

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  Germ-zapping 'robots': Hospitals combat superbugs

  They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't ... 

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  Under criticism, GOP puts off its health care bill

  An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama's health care law by bailing out a program for people with ... 

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  China: 4 more rare bird flu cases, new steps taken

  China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the ... 

• Obama administration tackles colonoscopy confusion

  It's one part of the new health care law that seemed clear: free coverage for preventive care under most insurance plans. Only it didn't turn out that ... 

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  FDA: New rules will make food safer

  The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease ... 

• Health officials: Athens has spiraling HIV crisis

  Athens is seeing an alarming increase in new HIV infections, particularly among intravenous drug users, health officials warned Friday, as Greece ... 

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  Clinton releases road map for AIDS-free generation

  In an ambitious road map for slashing the global spread of AIDS, the Obama administration says treating people sooner and more rapid expansion of ...