Preventive Health

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• Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most July 31, 2010
  The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the next flu season, and health officials recommend vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older. […]
  By DENISE GRADY
• Stem Cell Trial Wins Approval of F.D.A. July 31, 2010
  A trial could offer the first glimpse of a technology that may hold vast medical promise but also is embroiled in controversy. […]
  By ANDREW POLLACK
• Getting Into Med School Without Hard Sciences July 31, 2010
  A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum. […]
  By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS
• Patient Money: For Most, Implants Beat Dentures, but at a Price July 31, 2010
  Prosthetic teeth attached to the jaw with titanium screws are preferred for replacing lost teeth, but they’re expensive, and insurance coverage is usually minimal. […]
  By LESLEY ALDERMAN
• Books of The Times: Stefanie Syman’s Yoga History, ‘The Subtle Body’ July 30, 2010
  Stefanie Syman’s book examines how yoga, the centuries-old spiritual discipline, became a fitness routine for American athletes, C.E.O.’s, movie stars and soccer moms. […]
  By MICHIKO KAKUTANI
• F.D.A. Clears Way for Embryonic Stem Cell Trial Using Patients July 30, 2010
  Using human embryonic stem cells, the trial will be tested in patients with new spinal cord injuries. […]
  By ANDREW POLLACK
• Who Says You Can't Love Lima Beans? July 30, 2010
  Five ways to savor lima beans, from the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman. […]
  By TOBY BILANOW