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• SENATE

  Senate rejects effort to avert Medicare fee cuts

  The Senate rejected an effort to avert Medicare fee cuts for doctors.

• More swine flu vaccines available in Miami-Dade

  Vaccines against the swine flu began to flow in earnest on Wednesday, as Miami-Dade health officials said they now have 332,100 doses in both nasal spray and injected versions.

• H1N1 vaccination clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward

  Here is a list of clinics in Miami-Dade and Broward offering H1N1 vaccinations, as of Wednesday, Nov. 11. Vaccinations are based on availability, so call the clinic first.

• PUBLIC HEALTH

  School kids get first doses of swine flu vaccine

  On Monday, school kids in Miami-Dade and Broward got the counties' first doses of the H1N1 influenza vaccine.

• CHEW ON THIS

  Leafy greens are a health risk?

  The group that dubbed fettuccine alfredo ''a heart attack on a plate'' is now sounding alarms about some healthy foods. The latest report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a not-for-profit consumer advocacy organization, concerns the safety of our food supply.

• FORWARD LOOK

  Getting the shot: the latest on swine flu vaccinations

  Swine flu vaccinations begin locally this week, but it might be a while before everyone who wants to be vaccinated can get the shot (or mist). Here are some common questions and answers about vaccinations.

• SWINE FLU

  Swine flu vaccine may arrive slowly

  Local health departments announced swine flu vaccination plans Friday as the CDC said the vaccines may arrive more slowly than planned.

• WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

  Judgmental kin stymie gay couple's family plan

  Q: My partner, Jason, and I were foster fathers to Juan, who unfortunately got into trouble, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and placed in a residential setting. The adoption never happened. Now Jason's sister (with addiction problems) is pregnant and wants us to raise the baby. I know my family will be very negative. They considered Juan ``damaged goods'' and will see this baby similarly. Any suggestions?

• All-day healthcare symposium in Miami on Tuesday

  Miami-Dade Public Schools is sponsoring a daylong symposium on healthcare, to be held Tuesday in the Peacock Education Center in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall, 1300 Biscayne Blvd.

• Miami-Dade's CAC health clinics expand services

  As clinic competition heats up in Miami-Dade and Congress looks at trimming its payments to Medicare health maintenance organizations, the Humana-owned CAC clinics are expanding services -- keeping three clinics open weeknights until 10 p.m. and having doctors make house calls to certain seniors.

• HEALTHCARE

  South Florida clinics running short of regular seasonal flu vaccine

  South Florida healthcare providers say there are spot shortages of regular seasonal flu vaccine, but healthcare officials say the supplies will be replenished before the flu season hits its peak.

• SKIN DEEP

  Exfoliating products aren't for everybody

  Q: I know that some skin types shouldn't use abrasive exfoliating products -- but which skin types? A: You're absolutely right. Many people with sensitive skin should not use abrasive exfoliating scrubs, as the friction can increase redness and further compromise an impaired skin barrier.

• HEALTH TIPS

  Pets bring health benefits; kids and surgery

  You know your dog or cat can almost always cheer you up after a bad day. But did you know that pets may bring other health benefits to their owners as well? Research into human-animal bonds is still in its infancy, and many of its conclusions are based on anecdotal evidence, says the National Institutes of Health. But a growing number of studies are discovering the ways pets can help us lead healthier lives.

• Study: Swine flu deadliest to young, healthy people

  Patients with the H1N1 swine flu virus who become severely ill and those who die tend to be relatively young adults without underlying medical conditions, according to a new Canadian study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

• NEUROSCIENCE

  Scientists seek to manage dopamine effects

  Scientists are trying to find ways to manage the good and bad sides of the brain chemical dopamine -- such as a cocaine addiction vaccine.

• HEALTHCARE REFORM

  Health insurance exchanges could be part of reform plan

  Health insurance exchanges failed in Florida in the 1990s, but some advocates say they can be made to work as part of a new healthcare reform package.

• SWINE FLU

  Swine flu vaccine arriving in Florida

  The first swine flu vaccine doses have arrived in two North Florida counties. More vaccine will be flooding into Florida soon.

• Erin Brockovich on cancer cluster: I'm here to advocate for full disclosure

  Environmental crusader Erin Brockovich plans to speak at a news conference Thursday before a meeting she is hosting to discuss a state Department of Health investigation of a suspected cancer cluster in The Acreage.

• Tiny technology may yield major finds -- and possible perils

  A new field being shaped partly at the University of Miami holds huge potential for major medical discoveries -- and possible perils.

• Defeating diabetes: UM researcher uses powerful tool

  At UM's Diabetes Research Institute, Cherie Stabler, a Ph.D biomedical engineer, is using nanotechnology to try to reproduce the insulin no longer made by the pancreas in people with diabetes.

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