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Privatizing health clinic leaves many feeling ill: Sutter County supervisors hold off on turning over operations; By Howard Yune/Appeal-Democrat; Three hours before Sutter County supervisors decided whether to turn over control of the county's low-income outpatient clinic, many in the audience made their stance plain — by silently holding large placards reading "Vote No on Privatization." When... Full story

Health Briefs: Appeal-Democrat; Yuba City Quit smoking kits for Sutter County Free Quit Kits to help quit smoking are available for Sutter County residents. Each kit contains a self-help booklet, "no smoking" signs, mints and stress relievers. Also included is a card for the 800-NO-BUTTS... Full story

Health Calendar: Appeal-Democrat; SUNDAY, JUNE 28 • Blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at River Valley Christian Church, 1764 Tierra Buena Road, Yuba City. Sponsored by BloodSource. Call 866-82-BLOOD. MONDAY, JUNE 29 • Al-Anon, for family and friends of alcoholics, meets... Full story

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Stop the silent killer with these easy steps: By Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz/King Features Syndicate; Q: My doctor wants me to take not just one but two blood pressure medications. Is this healthy? Sounds dangerous to me. — Harry, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A: Aside from the hassle of opening two pill bottles instead of one, there's not usually a downside... Full story

Get savvy about what you're swallowing: By Drs. Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz/King Features Syndicate; Q: I am totally confused by the labels on fish oil supplements. I'm just trying to add more omega-3 fatty acids to my diet. Should I be looking at the total amount of fish oil or the amount of DHA and EPA in the fish oil? — Anonymous A: It seems... Full story

Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people WASHINGTON (AP) -- With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is - so far - more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science....
Advocates are back with real health care stories CHICAGO (AP) -- When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000....
Federal probe finds problems with chelation study A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death....