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	Barren County Hosts H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 1:16 AM 11/07/09 - On Friday, Barren County joins a handful of other area counties in the Barren River district's ongoing effort to fight the H1N1 flu virus. (Full Story)
	Home Remedies for the Flu 1 Comment Last Updated: 3:56 AM 11/06/09 - We all know about the anti-viral medication, tami-flu, but what about home remedies? With flu season in it's prime it may be nice to know what some say are alternative methods to treating sickness. (Full Story)
	Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Vaccination Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 8:53 PM 11/05/09 - Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic, after the deaths of two more city residents from the flu. (Full Story)
	Logan County Doles Out H1N1 Vaccine 1 Comment Last Updated: 8:55 PM 11/05/09 - A handful of Barren River Health District counties have already helped fight the flu, by vaccinating their residents against H1N1. Now Logan County is doing the same. (Full Story)
	Logan County Hosts H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 4:32 PM 11/05/09 - A handful of Barren River district counties have already helped fight the flu by vaccinating their residents against H1N1. (Full Story)
	Louisville Plans Mass H1N1 Clinic Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 4:28 PM 11/05/09 - Louisville officials have scheduled a mass vaccination clinic after the deaths of two more city residents from the H1N1 flu. (Full Story)
	First H1N1 Clinic in Bowling Green Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 9:01 PM 11/03/09 - The Barren River District Health Department's first H1N1 vaccination clinic for the public proves to be a success. (Full Story)
	What's the Cure? Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 7:11 PM 11/03/09 - No matter where you look these days health care reform is in the news. As lawmakers search for the best remedy for our ailing health care system, the people most affected by the cost of it all have plenty to say. (Full Story)
	Guthrie Offers His Own Solutions to Health Care 1 Comment Last Updated: 4:43 PM 10/30/09 - Second District Representative Brett Guthrie says buying health insurance across state lines is the way to go. (Full Story)
	Special Report: Dirty Places, Dirty Hands 1 Comment Last Updated: 3:58 AM 10/30/09 - As millions of Americans wait for a vaccine against the H1N1 virus, health officials say the best defense is to wash your hands. (Full Story)
	Health Care Update Last Updated: 7:20 PM 10/29/09 - After months of negotiations...Democractic leaders from the House of Representatives rolled out their version of a health care reform bill today. Which included a public option and an expansion of Medicaid. (Full Story)
	$15 Million Hospital Expansion Breaks Ground in Grayson Co. Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 4:23 AM 10/27/09 - The simple scoop of a shovel means a big step forward for health care in Grayson County. (Full Story)
	Pelosi: Health Care 'Public Option' Needs New Name Be the first to comment on this story Last Updated: 2:23 PM 10/26/09 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a government-sponsored public option for health care lives. But it may be going by a different name. (Full Story)
	Health Care Reform Update Last Updated: 6:53 PM 10/23/09 - On Capitol Hill tonight the public option in health care reform has taken a sudden turn for the better House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says an optional government health plan will be included in the house health care reform bill. (Full Story)
	Cincinnati clinic lines Last Updated: 6:15 PM 10/23/09 - In the Cincinnati Ohio area health officials say they're overwhelmed by the response of their vaccine clinic. Butler County fair officials say they've closed the parking lots and aren't taking anyone who isn't already in line. (Full Story)
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Wall St. Before Main St. in H1N1 Vaccine?
Reports that businesses were among groups getting vaccine has some crying foul.
Babies Cry With an Accent, Study Finds
A study found newborns cry with the melody of their parent's language.
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Cat in Iowa the First to Catch Swine Flu
Officials say a male cat in Iowa is the first documented cat to catch H1N1.
'Beating Heart' Bypass Surgery May Be Riskier
New research reveals the method has its risks; some docs stand by the procedure.
Planned Parenthood Director Defects
Abby Johnson had "change of heart" while watching an abortion on ultrasound.
Is Wal-Mart's Sick Policy Spreading H1N1?
Could the policies of some companies contribute to H1N1's spread?
Child Dying of Cancer Leaves Notes Behind
5-year-old hides notes for parents to find, inspires book, foundation for cure.
Will Promising New Malaria Vaccine Deliver?
Among challenges ahead- administering the vaccine in Africa's most remote areas.
Lukewarm Response to H1N1 Vaccine at Univ. of Florida
Several students didn't show up for their scheduled vaccine appointments.
Are Your Products Really 'Green'?
Some products are misleadingly labeled as eco-friendly.
D.I.Y. Tamiflu for Kids: Pharmacists Cope With Shortage
Health officials urge pharmacists, and even parents, to take special measures.
HPV Vaccine May Reverse Cancerous Lesions
A small study found a new vaccine could treat the aftermath of HPV infection.
O.R. Horror: 1 Hospital Gets It Wrong 5 Times
Rhode Island Hospital botched procedures on everything from fingers to brains.
E. Coli Concern: Would You Eat Once-Tainted Meat?
Govt. standards allow previously contaminated meat, if cooked, onto your plate.
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Island village hit by suspected swine flu (AP)
AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP)
AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine (AP)
AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
Decision day for health care in the House (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)
AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study (AFP)
AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.
'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA (AFP)
AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.