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This weekend on House Call

It's an H1N1 special report. First: Pregnant women and the H1N1 flu virus, we'll tell you why expectant mothers are at such high risk. And, swine flu scams: Some treatments being pedaled online are fake and dangerous. We have information on how you can protect yourself and your family. And finally, how much money, if any, should you be paying to get vaccinated against H1N1?

• Sanjay Gupta: I went to Afghanistan and all I got was H1N1

Recent Highlights
Poisoned Patriotvideo3:07
Medical bills snare familyvideo3:22
Free care for illegal immigrants?video2:47
Why Kennedy cared about health reformvideo2:45
What parents should know about HPV vaccinevideo2:45
Insurance insider blows the whistlevideo2:32
Swine Flu vaccine trial beginsvideo2:32
Cooling Heart: A therapeutic cooling proves cost-effective as well as effective in treating cardiac arrest.video2:45
Ground Breaking Kidney Transplants: Inside a Historic 14-way Kidney Transplantvideo2:32
Inside the OR: Anesthesia works fastvideo2:47
Health Care Reform: Dr. Gupta answers your questionsvideo4;25
Latina waits for a bone marrow transplantvideo2:20
Soccer turns lives aroundvideo1:14
Black men and depressionvideo6:51
Cool online fitness toolsvideo1:09
Stopping AIDSvideo2:21
A young doctor's first dayvideo2:37
How powerful is anesthetic?video2:54
Truth about organicsvideo1:40
Robot fights cancervideo1:53
Dr. Gupta's other job: Neurosurgeonvideo7:02
Push to reform health carevideo4:47
Climate change called health riskvideo2:32
How to control weather anxietyvideo6:05
Quit smoking -- for Fidovideo1:33
Undo Tension Headache's Gripvideo1:15
Families struggle with cost of Autismvideo2:38
Avoiding baby obesityvideo2:04
"Invincibles" skip insurancevideo3:02
Dangers of preventive carevideo2:08
Recession Gardenvideo1:34
Losing sleep over the economyvideo2:30
Medical Tourism: In the ORvideo3:53
Germs in your housevideo2:42
Dr. Gupta at the spice marketvideo1:30
DNA test may predict bad heartvideo2:26
Heavy purses can hurt backsvideo1:07
Hip Hop Doc teaches heart lessonsvideo1:59
Consumer reporter battles prostate cancervideo:53
Brain Scan for Alzheimer'sMan saved by Karma?video2:25
Brain Scan for Alzheimer'sBrain Scan for Alzheimer'svideo3:27
Keys to Happiness?Keys to Happiness?video4:21
Young athletes and concussionsYoung athletes and concussionsvideo3:39
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"House Call with Dr. Sanjay Gupta" is CNN's half-hour weekend program dedicated to the latest health and medical developments. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the network's chief medical correspondent, hosts the program. A practicing neurosurgeon and an assistant professor of neurosurgery, Gupta has played a key role in the network's medical coverage since 2001.
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Show links

Below are some websites and references we mentioned on the show this weekend:
• www.PatientAdvocate.org
• www.HealthCareAdvocacy.org
• H1N1 vaccine concerns

Online Fitness tools we talked about:
• Shape-up Shoes: Do they really work?
• Look for five-star beaches (pdf)
• Vaccine guidelines

Below are some websites and references we mentioned on recent shows:
• Cell Phone Emissions
• Swine flu warning
• Sugar limits recommended
• Swine flu at college
• Stem Cell breakthrough claim
• Surgeon General choice
• www.FitOrbit.com
• http://www.trails.com/googlemap.aspx
• http://www.sensei.com/portal/
• http://www.healthymonday.org/
• Diprovan not approved for sleep disorders
• Obesity rates continue to climb
• FDA panel votes to pull pain killers
• World Health Organization H1N1 page
• Kaiser Family Foundation report on women's health disparities
• How to buy the best organic foods
• Cell phone "elbow" explained
• Skin Care for all races
• Generic vs. name brand medications
• Watch what you drink
• Quebec's Health Recources
• National Headache Foundation
• Pistachio recall widens
• FDA.gov/pistachios
• Costs lure Americans overseas for treatment
• Minor head injuries can turn serious
• Blacks at higher risk for heart failure
• Running as you age
• Mental health care earns "D"
• Comparing health insurance plans: ehealthinsurance.com
• Bartendaz empower youth
• ALS breakthrough
• Women's cancer risk may increase with just a few drinks
• Finding a board certified neurosurgeon
• American Heart Association
• More information on the hip hop doc: H2doc.com
• New drug resistant bacteria
• List of recalled peanut products
• Links: Vaccine court decision on Autism
• Journal of the American Medical Association: Current issues
• Overindulging guests' book title: "Sex, Drugs, Gambling & Chocolate"

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