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President Barack Obama is seen through the teleprompter as he addresses the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
(photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
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...
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., participates in a roundtable discussion on nuclear non-proliferation held at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Obama said Wednesday that two goals of his administration would be to secure all loose nuclear material during his first term and to ultimately rid the world of nuclear weap
(photo: AP / Jae C. Hong)
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...
President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India.jpg
Public Domain / Martin H.
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...
President-elect Barack Obama was about to walk out to take the oath of office. Backstage at the U.S. Capitol, he took one last look at his appearance in the mirror.
White House / Pete Souza
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...
Barack Obama and George H. W. Bush in the Oval Office.jpg
Public Domain / TCY
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...
Insurance
US Navy 090120-F-3961R-919 President Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the 44th president of the United States as his wife Michelle Obama looks on.jpg
(photo: Public Domain / BotMultichillT)
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...
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Coffee
(photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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...
Prescription
Pharmacist Randal Heller, right, verifies the dosage and medication of a prescription on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
(photo: Public Domain / U.S. Navy photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 Seth Rossman.)
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 ...



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