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• HEALTHCARE

  Doctor supply already strained

  Experts worry that a healthcare overhaul would result in a potentially overwhelming demand for primary-care doctors. 1258947917

• Democrats line up 60 supporters -- exactly -- for crucial healthcare vote

  Democrats were poised Saturday to get the 60 votes they need to keep their healthcare legislation moving forward -- but reluctant party moderates sent strong signals that the bill still has an uncertain future.
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  GAY DISCRIMINATION

  Jackson nurses offer apology

  Several nurses offered personal apologies to a lesbian kept from seeing her dying partner in 2007 at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

• Health & Fitness Calendar

  AFA Memory Screenings: Free, confidential screenings as part of National Memory Screening Day, an annual initiative of the Alzheimer's Foundation of America (AFA) designed to promote proper detection of memory problems and inform about strategies for successful aging; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday; Chamber South, 6410 SW 80th St., South Miami; free. 866-AFA-8484 or www.alzfdn.org.
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  SWINE FLU

  Swine flu vaccine becoming more plentiful -- for high-priority groups

  The H1N1 vaccine is becoming more plentiful in South Florida, but the general public must get in line behind high-priority groups.
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  TOBACCO PRODUCTS

  Crackdown becomes a drag for clove cigarette smokers

  Flavored cigarettes are now banned across the country. This has led some to ask: If cloves are banned, then what's next?
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  GET SMART

  The proper way to wash hands

  Washing hands is the single most important way to avoid the swine flu, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Simple, right? Here's the dirty truth.
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  ASPERGER'S SYNDROME

  Asperger's: Why he was so absent-minded

  ``It's sort of like being the absent-minded professor times five,'' says Tim Page. After a lifetime of struggling to relate to fellow human beings, he received a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome at age 45. Seven years later, Page, then the music critic for The Washington Post, revealed his condition in an essay in the New Yorker, which he has expanded into a new memoir, Parallel Play: Growing Up With Undiagnosed Asperger's (Doubleday, $26).
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  SOUTHWEST RANCHES

  South Florida man's fight against health insurer inspires N.Y. bill

  `Ian's Law,' which would make it more difficult for insurance companies to drop coverage, is named after a Southwest Ranches resident who has become a leading voice in the healthcare debate.

• Health & Fitness Calendar

  MIAMI-DADE Almost Broadway: Dance for fitness. Easy and low-impact dance routines from Broadway shows. 3-3:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; St. Philip's Episcopal Church, 1142 Andalucia Ave., Coral Gables; call for price. 305-444-6176 or www.saintphilips.ws.

• HEALTHCARE

  House poised to pass health bill

  The House moved Saturday night toward a vote on the most sweeping healthcare bill in generations, one that would guarantee health coverage to almost all Americans.
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  Some health screenings may do more harm than good

  If we have the power to see our medical future, should we dare look? What once seemed like science fiction is fast becoming reality. Tests can tell if we have a high risk of prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease and various genetic disorders. CT scans can examine every inch of our bodies.

• PHOBIAS

  Emetophobes, avert your eyes

  If you are an emetophobe, you probably tried hard to avoid watching (or even listening to) the footage of Falcon Heene, the boy who didn't get into that helium balloon, tossing his cookies during his family's interview on Good Morning America.

• HALLOWEEN

  Teach kids `vampire cough' for Halloween

  Halloween carries a little extra scare this year -- the haunting prospect of catching or spreading swine flu while trick-or-treating.

  The Miami-Dade Health Department offers these tips:
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  How to keep the flu from crashing your bash

  Is it safe to host a get-together when H1N1 flu threatens to crash your party? It's a question many people may be asking this year as the fall party season coincides with an anxiety-provoking flu season.

• Is House healthcare plan the cure?

  The centerpiece of a healthcare plan rolled out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a government-run insurance program, or public option, that would compete with private insurance.
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  AGRICULTURE

  Redland food makes a name for itself on store shelves

  Shoppers at Publix will soon know which produce comes from Miami-Dade County's farmers.

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  So far, South Florida escaping brunt of swine flu

  Miami-Dade and Broward counties seem better off than many areas around the country for swine flu cases, but the reason isn't clear.
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  HEALTH Q&A

  Breast cancer: The latest in research

  In October, we are surrounded by reminders of breast cancer. The often cited statistic is that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives, but that actually is a misunderstanding.

• QUICK STUDY

  Obstructive sleep apnea; carpal tunnel syndrome

  Might losing weight improve the disturbed breathing known as obstructive sleep apnea?

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