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FDA Proposes Strong Warning Label for Ephedra

Bottles of the popular herb ephedra should bear warning labels that the pills can cause heart attacks, strokes or even death, the Food and Drug Administration said in an announcement Friday.

Generic Drug Prevents Some Types of Blood Clots, Study Finds

Low doses of a generic blood-thinning drug can prevent the recurring, dangerous blood clots that afflict about 750,000 Americans annually, researchers announced Monday on the New England Journal of Medicine's Web site.

Changing Medicaid

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson met with the nation's governors this week to present a Bush administration proposal to overhaul Medicaid. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on this far-reaching effort to reform Medicaid…

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Experimental AIDS Vaccine Has Mixed Results

The first AIDS vaccine to be tested on humans failed to prevent HIV infection in the general population but may protect blacks and Asians in the U.S. and Europe, vaccine-maker VaxGen Inc. said late Sunday.

Prostate Screening

Sen. John Kerry and television evangelist Pat Robertson recently announced that they have been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports on the new debate over the benefits of prostate screening.

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Background: Fighting AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean

In his State of the Union address last month, President Bush announced a marked increase in funds to fight AIDS worldwide. Health correspondent Susan Dentzer reports.

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Fighting AIDS Africa and the Caribbean

Examining President Bush's recent $15 billion proposal to combat AIDS in Africa and the Caribbean.

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N.J. Doctors Stage Slowdown to Protest Rising Insurance Rates

Doctors from across New Jersey walked off the job Monday as part of a work slowdown to protest rising medical malpractice insurance premiums.

Fixing Medicare

President Bush has proposed a plan that would offer drug coverage to seniors who leave traditional Medicare and join government-subsidized private health plans. Two experts examine the policy and politics surrounding the proposal.

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Judge Rejects Pres. Bush’s Discount Drug Card Plan

A federal judge Wednesday barred the Bush administration from putting in place a plan to offer discount prescription drug cards to Medicare recipients.