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Capitol Hill lawmakers are showing signs that they could finally revamp how Medicare pays doctors.

Medicare could save $560 million or more a year simply by allowing some patients who call 911 for an ambulance to be taken somewhere other than a hospital emergency room.

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How timely: it's my 4 th anniversary this week and I have been given the big second chance....

That bacon or sausage you love for breakfast every morning? It can increase your risk of developing diabetes by more than 50 percent.

Do you have family members who hate fish? Tilapia may be one fish you can introduce at suppertime without triggering a food fight.

Toenail fungus is not a pretty subject to talk about, but it affects millions of Americans. Even worse, you're especially prone to get it if you're older.

The devastating outbreak of E. coli poisoning in Germany - now traced to bean sprouts - is particularly frightening because the deadly new strain is extremely hard to treat.

Every other Thursday, we have Trish Vradenburg as our special guest blogger covering Alzheimer's issues. Trish is a playwright, author, television writer, and Alzheimer's Disease advocate. She and her husband George founded UsAgainstAlzheimer's with the goal of finding a cure or treatment for Alzheimer's by the year 2020. She brings her legendary humor and wit to the devastating realities of Alzheimer's, and we're excited to have her share with us here.

First it was pomegranate juice, then acai berry juice, and now...tart red cherry juice is the newest super-food  darling.