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Cigarette ban, low vaccine rates, robot doctors

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Fox Health Fix: Anna Kooiman reports on the top health headlines of the week
Duration 1:12
Date Jan 31, 2013

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I have an appointment with your box help fix a proposal to ban cigarettes in organ -- would classified nicotine as a controlled substance.

Legal only with a doctor's prescription possession could mean fines and even jail time.

Legislators say the ban could help prevent nearly a half a million deaths every year.

But other state lawmakers say it's unrealistic and could lead to a black market and cigarettes.

A new CDC report finds current adult vaccination rates in the US are unacceptably.

Low.

The agency stresses that in order to prevent potentially fatal diseases like pneumonia tetanus hepatitis and singles.

There needs to be a substantial increase in adult vaccinations.

The FDA has approved a robot avatar for doctors.

The -- -- need that can be controlled remotely to interact with patients even and hospitals thousands of miles away.

-- many doctors say the 6000 dollar price tag may outweigh the potential benefits.

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