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Missouri Receives Federal Dollars To Promote Breastfeeding
The federal government has launched a program to encourage mothers - especially new mothers - to...
Talent Slams "Sweepstakes" Plan To Derail Association Health Plan Idea
Senator Jim Talent has taken to the floor of the U.S. Senate to criticize what he claims is an...
State Issues Rabies Warning
A warning on rabies has been issued by state health officials. Rabies hasn't been a big problem...
Health Care Professionals Could Benefit From Poor Economy
The bad economy might actually be good news for the health care jobs in the state. A new report by...
Health Department Awaiting Results On Test For West Nile Virus
State Health Department officials say they should know by the end of this week or early next week...
Health Foundation For The Poor Created
Another health foundation for the poor has been created in Missouri. It's a $425-Million...
Business Group Pushes To Make Health Care Coverage More Affordable
A new organization has come into being to work for small businesses wanting to purchase affordable...
Brain Surgeons From Around Globe Learn New Medical Technique In St. Louis
A brain surgery technique taught by neurosurgeons at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine...
Insurance Department Fines Chesterfield HMO $100,000 For Violating Prompt Pay Law
The State Insurance Department has levied its biggest fine ever - more than $100,000 - against an...
SLU Research Studies Benefit Of Smallpox Vaccine Given Years Earlier
Researchers at Saint Louis University are trying to determine the benefit to grown ups of having...
Insurance Department Considers Medical Malpractice Coverage Plan
The Missouri Department of Insurance is mulling over how to help the state's doctors deal with...
Insurance Department Launches Probe Into Malpractice Insurance
The State Insurance Department begins an inquiry today into whether the state should set up its...
State Records First Heat-Related Deaths Of Summer
Missouri has its first two heat-related deaths of the summer. The body temperature of Robert...
Health Department Cuts Could Soon Be Felt At Local Level
Your local health department is likely to be under some pressure to re-align some priorities in...
Surgery Could Help Restore Vision To Blind St. Louis County Woman
A blind St. Louis County woman hopes to soon travel to Portugal for a surgical procedure that...
Southwest Missouri University Prof Studies Possible Benefits Of Botox
A possible link between botox injections and a decrease in the number of migrane headaches people...
Study Suggests Use Of "Clean Nicotine" To Combat Smoking
A study conducted at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis predicts smokers...
Bond Wants Investigation into Pharmacy Compounding
Senator Bond wants the General Accounting Office to look into pharmacy compounding. Compounded...
West Nile Confirmed in Southwest Missouri Horse
Health officials in Southwest Missouri say a horse in McDonald County is the first case of equine...
Fenton Daimler-Chrysler Worker Files Complaint Over Smoking Policy
An employee at the Daimler-Chrysler plant in Fenton has filed an unfair labor practice charge...
U.S. Senate Debating Medicare Drug Benefit For Seniors
Legislation now being debated in the U.S. Senate could soon change the look of Missouri's Senior...
Health Department Investigating Monkeypox Case In Missouri
The State Health Department is checking a probable monkeypox case. The Department says the virus...
Salmonella Bacteria Found In 11 At St. Louis Hospital
Eleven people at St. Louis Children's Hospital have tested positive for the salmonella bacteria -...
SLU Researchers Study New Alzheimer’s Drug
Saint Louis University researchers are studying the effectiveness of new medicines aimed at...
FDA Tries To Close High Ridge Computer Software Company
The Food and Drug Adminstration is going to court to shut down a computer software company in High...
Health Department Campaigns For Awareness Of Need For Organ Donors
The State Health Department is trying to raise public awareness of the critical need for organ and...
FDA Approves Angioplasty Drug Worked On At Washington University In St. Louis
A Missouri school is part of what some have called one of the biggest "breakthroughs of the...
Human Genome Project Completed
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, joined by scientists from...
Group Asks Legislature To Save Health Care Programs
A group of religious leaders and health care providers is calling on state lawmakers to avoid...