Shingles sends 1 million to U.S. doctors each year
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Shingles sends nearly 1 million Americans to their doctors every year seeking relief from the painful symptoms the virus causes, according to U.S. government statistics released on Wednesday.
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Even as the vaccine protects children, questions are arising about whether its use will increase the incidence of a related disease, shingles, in adults.
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By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON - More than five years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the government cannot show how the $5 billion given to public health departments has better prepared the country for a bioterrorism attack or flu pandemic.
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At least 1.5 million preventable drug-related injuries occurred in 2006 in American hospitals, long-term care institutions and outpatient clinics.
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Around the United States, there are perplexing geographic variations in medical expenses and the quality of care.
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Vaccinating children against chickenpox saves the American health care system nearly $100 million a year in reduced hospitalizations for severe cases, a study has found.
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Victims of the Sept. 11 attacks received $38.1 billion in compensation, with insurance companies picking up the largest portion of the tab, according to a study released Monday.
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Americans spend double what people in other industrialized countries do on health care, but have more trouble seeing doctors, are the victims of more errors and go without treatment more often, according to a report released on Thursday.
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One out of every eight U.S. federal health care dollars is spent treating people with diabetes, a study found, and advocates are calling for the creation of a government post to oversee coordination of spending on treatment and prevention among federal agencies.
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Vaccinating children against chickenpox saves the US health care system nearly $100 million a year in reduced hospitalizations for severe cases of the itchy disease, a study found.
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Cough and cold medicines send about 7,000 children to hospital emergency rooms each year, the U.S. government said Monday in its first national estimate.
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Seasonal influenza is spreading widely throughout the United States, with nearly half the cases caused by strains of the virus that are not directly covered by this year's flu vaccine.
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Tumbles from ladders, chairs while tree-trimming or decorating for the holidays send thousands to the hospital each season, US experts say.
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Clogged heart arteries and pregnancy   are the two most expensive conditions contributing to $790   billion in annual hospital costs in the United States,   according to a government study released on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - Victims of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks have received $38.1 billion US in compensation so far from insurance companies, the US government and charities, according to a study released Monday by the Rand Institute for Civil Justice.
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The suit seeks $1 billion in damages and an injunction against further violations.
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The number of Americans living without insurance jumped 1.4 million last year, the government said in a report on Thursday. With poverty rising in 2003, are you better off financially than you were a year ago?