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11-6-obesity-surgery_image.jpg Traveling Abroad for Surgery
Hundreds of Americans leave the country each year to have obesity surgery because it's much less expensive.

11-4-swine-flu-clinics_image.jpg H1N1 Vaccine Only For Priority Groups
Production of the H1N1 vaccine is increasing across the nation, but local health officials still say only a select few will actually receive it right now.

hospitalrestrictions.jpg Swine Flu Worries Prompt Hospital Visitor Restrictions
New restrictions are making it more difficult now to get inside a hospital and visit loved ones.

11-2-health-watch_image.jpg Swine Flu Vaccine Production Increases
The U.S. military says that terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay will soon get the swine flu vaccine. It acknowledges this may be controversial, though it's responsible for the health of the detainees.

10-30-inkwell-group.jpg A New Practice, a New Mission
Lane County residents in need of medical care now have one more place to go.

10-30-health-watch_image.jpg Exploiting Swine Flu Fears
So far, the virus is widespread in 46 states and has killed more than a thousand Americans, the shortage of vaccine has some people turning to the Internet in search of cures for the swine flu.

10-29-peacehealth-visitations.jpg Sacred Heart Temporary Visiting Policy Hopes to Curtail H1N1
Additional restrictions are in effect in several units at Riverbend.

10-28-douglas-co-swine-flu.jpg Douglas County Reports First Swine Flu Death
Health officials are warning people not to let their guard down just yet.

10-27-h1n1-clinics_image.jpg Lane County Public Health Schedules H1N1 Walk-In Clinics
Lane County Public Health has tentatively scheduled free walk-in H1N1 Community Clinics, which are tentative based on vaccine availability.

10-26-health-watch_image.jpg Unhealthy Cereals Mostly Marketed to Kids
Researchers say kids are spoon-fed a steady diet of advertising to make them want cereal that satisfies their sweet tooth.