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Senator Takes Initiative on Health Care  Without waiting for Barack Obama, Senator Max Baucus will unveil a detailed blueprint on Wednesday to guarantee health insurance for all Americans.

Health Highlights: Nov. 11, 2008   Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Percentage soars of SC children without health insurance  BLUFFTON -- A national health care advocacy group reported Tuesday that more than 12 percent of South Carolina children do not have health insurance.

Study finds increased use of medical imaging, raising costs and health concerns  A dramatic rise in the use of the medical imaging tools like CT scans are increasing health care costs and patients' exposure to radiation, according to a new study. The provocative conclusion by a University of California-San Francisco research team challenges the more-is-better conventional wisdom of many consumers and their doctors. The use of innovative imaging tests like computed tomography ...

Studies say vitamins don't reduce some health risks  Researchers in two trials say that vitamin supplements don't offer protection against heart attacks, strokes or breast cancer. Vitamin supplements -- taken by millions of Americans to boost or maintain their health -- don't reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes or breast cancer, according to two large studies published today.

More C. Oregon children lack health insurance  New study from Oregon Center for Public Policy says more than one of nine Oregon children lack health insurance coverage.

Health insurer stocks see sharper fall than market   Managed care stocks took a steeper drop than broader market indexes Tuesday on a gloomy day for Wall Street. The largest health insurers saw their stock fall anywhere from nearly 4 percent to more than 7 percent during afternoon trading.

Health care group: More uninsured kids in SC  A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance, an increase from previous years and the 13th-highest rate in the nation. Families USA said at a news conference Tuesday that 132,000 children were uninsured from 2005 through 2007, about 30 percent more than were without health insurance from 2003 through 2005. Fifty-five percent ...

Health care group to discuss uninsured SC children  A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance.

Health board rejects claims over ?200m bill  A health board is facing a ?200m maintenance bill to repair its ageing hospitals and medical centres, it emerged yesterday. Documents released to the Labour Party under Freedom of Information FoI rules revealed NHS Grampian's maintenance backlog bill.

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