list This is a data file meant to be read by an RSS reader. See http://www.kpho.com/rss/index.html for more information. Health News Health http://www.kpho.com/health/index.html en-us Copyright 2010, KPHO; Phoenix, AZ Health News KPHO.com 60 http://www.kpho.com/health/22904623/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22904623 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0322/22904815.jpg A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:21:08 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22904841/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22904841 true http://www.kpho.com/2009/0226/18802071.jpg Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president's pen. Such a moment has come. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:14:31 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22902417/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22902417 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0322/22905054.jpg Capping a long day and a consuming political journey, President Barack Obama celebrated the passage of health care legislation with hugs, high fives and an emboldened attitude. Said the president to the nation, "Tonight, we answered the call of history." Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:06:21 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22903426/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22903426 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0322/22906168.jpg Even in the worst spasms of violence that followed the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, cosmetic surgery didn't go out of style. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:38:57 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22900339/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22900339 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0321/22901402.jpg Raj Kaliya Dhanuk sits on a wooden bench, barefoot, with a tattered sari covering thin arms as rough as bark. Thick clear tears bleed from her eyes, milky saucers that stare at nothing. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 05:15:19 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22896539/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22896539 true http://www.kpho.com/2007/0110/10713758.jpg As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:20:19 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22888490/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22888490 true http://www.kpho.com/2008/0123/15118577.jpg The Food and Drug Administration said Friday the highest available dose of Zocor, a component in cholesterol drugs, can cause muscle damage as well as severe and potentially lethal kidney damage. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:46:22 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22885145/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22885145 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0319/22885346.jpg President Barack Obama is telling nervous Democratic lawmakers that their political fates are linked to the passage of his new health reform bill. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:03:48 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22882051/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22882051 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0319/22885018.jpg Critics say the heists and holdups prove that marijuana and crime are inseparable, though marijuana advocates contend that further legalization is the answer. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:28:42 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22876807/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22876807 true http://www.kpho.com/2007/1010/14312664.jpg Congressional budget scorekeepers say President Barack Obama's health care bill would reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:05:47 MST http://www.kpho.com/health/22874540/detail.html urn:ibsys:content:22874540 true http://www.kpho.com/2010/0318/22874664.jpg Historic health care change in the balance, Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:29:20 MST