Obama pushing on health care end game Philadelphia Daily News | ERICA WERNER | The Associated Press | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast. | Obama is to spea...
Obama to meet with Haiti's Preval, do health care gathering in Missouri Star Tribune | WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama meets with the president of Haiti Wednesday morning and later flies to Missouri for another gathering on health care reform. | The president sits down in the Oval Office with Haiti's President Rene Preval (reh-NAY' preh-VAHL') before the two leaders make stateme...
BMC aims to save Rs100crore by buying generic medicines DNA India | Mumbai: The BMC is facing such a financial crisis this year that it is in no position to buy branded medicines for civic hospitals in the city. | According to the administration, the BMC needs an additional Rs100 crore a year if it is to buy brande...
Excerpts from Secretary Sebelius's Address to America's Health Insurance Plans The White House | **As Prepared for Delivery** | Please find below excerpts from Secretary Sebelius’s remarks at the AHIP conference, scheduled for 10:30 this morning, as prepared for delivery. | “I’ve met with many of you, and heard how the increa...
Va OKs 1st bill banning mandated health coverage The Miami Herald | RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement the national health care overhaul in states like Virginia. | Without debate, t...
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Obama pushing on health care end game The Guardian | ERICA WERNER | Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care over...
Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud Khaleej Times WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his...
Obama using 'bounty hunters' for health care fraud The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-President Barack Obama said Tuesday he'll bring in high-tech bounty hunters to help root out health care fraud, grabbing a populist idea with bipartisan backing in his...
Va. passes 1st bill banning health care mandate Newsvine | Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage. | ...
Good Health Linked To Frequent, Better Quality Sex Newsvine | A new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that people in good health are almost twice as likely to be interested in sex compared to those in poor health. Sexual activity has health benefits and is linked to living longer, but th...
Virginia legislature first in US to pass bill banning mandatory health insurance coverage Star Tribune | RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement the national health care overhaul in states like Virginia. | Without debate, th...
Obama: Greedy health insurers show need for reform Post-Bulletin 3/9/2010 4:18:08 PM Associated Press | PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - President Obama sought to inject a note of urgency into his push for health care legislation during a rally Monday at Arcadia University in Glenside, Pa., blasting the insurance industry for recent huge premium increases while hitting Washington politicians for dithering. | Shucking his jac...
Medical Edge: Coffee in moderation may offer health benefits Post-Bulletin 3/8/2010 6:22:06 AM DEAR MAYO CLINIC: What are the current thoughts on coffee as to how it affects one's health, good or bad? | Over the past several years, research has busted some health myths about coffee. It doesn't contribute to heart attacks, cancer or reduced bone density - all of which have been suspected in the past. | We've learned that c...
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Prescription drugs don't equal 'safe' drugs The Guardian | Beware the doctor who doesn't administer medicines properly | Like Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger died as a result of prescription drugs. Photograph: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images | Well, it's a start. 's doctor, Conrad Murray has pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and there are few who believe that the charge can ever be made to stick. But ...
