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

Sick woman did not have bird flu, health officials say  A sick woman who had been under medical observation in Sukhothai province had ordinary influenza, not bird flu, health permanent secretary Prat Boonyawongvirote said yesterday.

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, 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 ...

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 ...

Rendell urges Senate to take up health-insurance expansion  HARRISBURG - In June, Gov. Rendell called on Senate Republican leaders to strike a deal on expanding health insurance for the uninsured before the end of the budget season.

Health care group says 132,000 SC children are uninsured  A national health care advocacy group says more than 12 percent of South Carolina children have no health insurance.

American Medical Association Goes Green: Recognizes Negative Health Effects Of Global Climate Change  Today the American Medical Association AMA passed new policies at its semi-annual policy-making meeting aimed at educating the medical community on the adverse health effects of global climate change, and encouraged physicians to become role models for their patients and communities by utilizing environmentally friendly practices and promoting resource conservation.

On The Eve Of Veteran's Day American Medical Association Works To Improve Health Care For Military Families  As the nation honors its veterans, the American Medical Association AMA honored the military today at its semi-annual policy-making meeting by pledging to work to improve access to health care for active duty military personnel, reservists, veterans and their families who rely on TRICARE, the military's health insurance program.

Board still studying rural health clinic  A rural health clinic at Val Verde Regional Medical Center will not be an ?overnight deal?, say hospital administrators.

LSUHSC public health contributes to estimate of HPV-related cancers   Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Professor Vivien Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor Xiao Cheng Wu, M.D., Ph.D. and Assistant Professor Edward Peters, D.M.D., S.M., Sc.D., at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health contributed five papers to the largest most comprehensive assessment of the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United ...

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