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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics

Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar - but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.

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HEALTH & SCIENCE

Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high

Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Therapist offers music to patients

For Chris Blackwell, the arrival of one special therapist during his four-hour dialysis sessions is truly music to his ears.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Miss Kansas says she likes breaking stereotypes

She's an Army girl, an expert marksman, a fluent Chinese speaker and a dental technician for the Kansas Army National Guard's Medical Detachment.
LIVING

Eating disorders plague teenage boys, too

Bryan Piperno was just 9 years old when he began keeping his secret.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Airborne laser reveals hidden city in Cambodia

Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.
NATIONAL POLITICS

Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue

There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent

Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Deadly year for encephalitis feared in India

A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season, with officials worried it could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
HEALTH & SCIENCE

Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated

Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.