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State creates flu 'vaccine locator'

The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site -- TexasFlu.org -- to help people find the vaccines for both

UT Researchers fight flu

Fighting flu is the goal of a group of UT researchers who worry today's drugs won't pack the same punch tomorrow.

Hospitals to focus more on patients

Seton Family of Hospitals partnered with MedSynergies to start a hospital-physician alignment solutions. The program will help the hospitals focus more on

Quit smoking with free acupuncture

Academy of Oriental Medicine in North Austin offering free acupunture Thursday to help smokers kick the habit.

Santas want the H1N1 vaccine

The mall Santas of America are on high alert for the H1N1 flu and said they should be put on the priority list to get the vaccine.

Drug claims to block food cravings

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and you may already be craving all of the food that comes along with it.
 

New diet drug promises big results

Obesity-related health issues are reaching epidemic proportions and many people are looking for the pill that can rid them of extra weight.

Fraudulent Medicare claims increasing

Officials said Medicare fraud is up.

Govt: No need to get mammogram under 50

The government said women under 50 who are not at high risk for breast cancer do not need mammograms. But, some major medical groups think the government is

No more HPV shot for green-card seekers

Immigrant girls and women will no longer have to be vaccinated against the human papilloma virus to get their green cards.

UT awaits H1N1 vaccine

UT Health Services are still waiting for the H1N1 vaccine delivery, just as are health clinics across the state.

Teens catch on to hookah smoking

Hookah pipe-smoking may be catching on with teenagers and even with middle-schoolers.

Baby Boomers may have more aches, pains

Today's Baby Boomers may have more aches, pains and disabilities than previous generations.

Smoking rates increase slightly

There's a new survey that suggests cigarette smoking has risen slightly for the first time in almost 15 years.

World Diabetes Day bathes world in blue

The world will be bathed in blue lights during World Diabetes Day.

Nearly 8,000 H1N1 vaccine doses arrive

7,600 more doses of the H1N1 vaccine were delivered to the Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department. Health officials say it is enough to

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