House panel takes up brain injuries and NFL players

Are professional football players at greater risk of dementia and other neurological problems?
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How the ‘fame motive’ makes you seek stardom

In the era of reality TV, YouTube, and social media “friends” and “followers,” it seems that everyone wants to be a star. People will perform outrageous acts on camera and revel in the attention of strangers. But what drives this need for attention?
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Asthma and swine flu: Here’s what to do

When it comes to H1N1, having asthma puts you in a high-risk category. More people with asthma than any other chronic condition have been hospitalized with swine flu, according to a new analysis. Here’s what to do if you have it.
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Gates Foundation wants global health push

Global philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates are launching a major push to convince the United States to maintain government spending on worldwide health initiatives, despite the financial crisis and a soaring U.S. budget deficit.
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From Rwanda to Bosnia: Impact of world’s tragedies

Over the last two decades humanitarian organization International Medical Corps has cared for hundreds of thousands of victims of wars and natural disasters in more than 25 countries.
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Volunteer crew hopes to spread healing via boat

The Floating Doctors set sail this week aboard a 76-foot vessel. Their mission: to take health care and supplies to 15 countries in Latin America and the Pacific islands. The dream started inside a gray canvas backpack.
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Commentary: Eating animals is making us sick

Like most people, I’d given some thought to what meat actually is, but until I became a father and faced the prospect of having to make food choices on someone else’s behalf, there was no urgency to get to the bottom of things.
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First daughters get H1N1 shots as supplies increase

The first daughters have gotten it along with other children, and more residents around the nation may soon be able to get the H1N1 flu vaccine as health officials say more is on its way.
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Key senators wary of public option

Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday he will oppose final approval of any health care bill that has a government-run public health insurance option.
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Dieting and the TV-to-Treadmill Ratio

[ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]
If you want to lose weight–really lose it and keep it off–look around your house. How many TV sets are there? And is there an exercise bike or any other similar equipment? The answers could predict the success of your weight loss quest, according to [...]

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