Your Health Matters SickWatch

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• More than half of US diabetics have arthritis
• Teen contracts MRSA staph infection from piercing
• Drug companies defend TV advertisements before Congress
• Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study
• Calling all carbs: Dietitian hired to arrest officer obesity
• Navy study seeks ways to detect, treat blast brain injuries
• Michigan county reports surge in syphilis cases
• NASCAR widow warns of head, neck cancer dangers
• To cut risks of sleeping pills, hide your car keys
• 10 million children die from lack of health care every year, charity group report says
• Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking
• A Wish to Walk: 'I can't believe that it couldn't happen' (part 3)
• Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
• Man walking on stilts for cerebral palsy
• FDA study: Insulin pumps linked to injuries, deaths in teens
• Could your keyboard be making you sick?
• A Wish to Walk: Straining to progress, as family challenges mount (part 2)
• A Wish to Walk: Hunting for a miracle, grasping at a chance (part 1)
• Beware of overusing OTC pain relievers
• Health Savings Account users find hassles amid savings
• Doctors to reassess antibiotics for 'chronic Lyme' disease
• OxyContin that's harder to abuse? FDA debates new version
• Which genetic tests are really worth getting?
• CDC: Measles cases in US top 70, highest in 6 years
• A fresh focus on a rare risk of anesthesia
• CDC: 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants
• Congress passes anti-genetic discrimination bill
• Michigan Senate begins passing health insurance bills
• WellPoint debuts directory that fits on patient cell phones
• Report questions link between pollution, health problems
• Fatigue is more than just being tired
• Does chocolate lower risk of heart disease?
• Are your medical records at risk?
• As doctors get a life, strains show
• Cash before chemo: Hospitals get tough
• Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory
• Diabetes before motherhood on the rise, Calif. study shows
• Gene therapy experiments improve vision in nearly blind
• Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles
• New alternative to liposuction gets rid of stubborn fat
• Woman pounds the drums for a cystic fibrosis cure
• Stressed out? Turmoil takes a toll on diet, exercise routine
• March for Babies moves for Clinton rally at Cove
• Federal panel seeks clearer warnings on Lasik eye surgery
• FDA to give patients of laser eye surgery a forum
• Senate passes genetic discrimination bill
• Eat your way to better health with recipes from the American Cancer Society