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Dems Turning GOP Attacks On Health Bill Into Campaign Cash
by April Fulton Defeat it. If you can't defeat it, repeal it. If you can't repeal it, blanket it with lawsuits. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) pumps his fist as he speaks with White House Deputy Chief of Staff Jim Messina (2nd L) and Sen. Joe Lieberman...
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Thu, Dec 31 2009 12:30 PM
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'Is That So?' We Fact-Check Health Bill's Hot Topics
By Maggie Mertens As the debate about the health overhaul bill goes on (and on and on) you might find that sometimes what one Senator says seems to be the exact opposite of the next. If you're like us, you've probably found yourself yelling "Is...
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Thu, Dec 03 2009 1:35 PM
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Compromise On Public Option Brewing In Health Overhaul
By Scott Hensley While President Obama took center stage on health overhaul this weekend with a rare Capitol Hill visit to rally Democrats, the real action was going on far behind the scenes. President Obama went to Capitol Hill Sunday to rally Democrats...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 5:48 AM
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Gawande Looks To Barnyard For Health Cost Controls
By Christopher Weaver What do farming and medicine have in common? At one time or another both sucked vast resources from the American economy, led to "unmanageably costly sectors," and posed problems that appeared intractable, writes Dr. Atul...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:10 AM
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Liberal Senators Put Best Face On Overhaul Disappointments
By Julie Rovner The Senate health overhaul bill gets smaller by the day, as the Democrats in charge seek a way to win the votes of all 60 members of the oh-so-diverse Democratic caucus. Sen. Jay Rockefeller talks with reporters after a Senate Democratic...
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Tue, Dec 15 2009 12:30 PM
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Public Support For Health Overhaul Slips
By Scott Hensley All the wheeling and dealing in Washington isn't doing much to win Americans over on health overhaul. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows a further decline in approval for the...
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Wed, Dec 16 2009 5:53 AM
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The Information Edge And Beating A Stroke
By Richard Knox Our coverage on beating a stroke last week, about a Massachusetts woman's successful treatment with a clot-busting drug called t-PA, got a tremendous response, including this message from Erin Hastings of San Francisco: Tanya Gill...
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Mon, Dec 21 2009 1:01 PM
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Greider Gives Nobel Lecture On Telomerase
By Joe Palca It's not all play and no work for Nobel Laureates gathered in Stockholm this week. For $1.4 million dollars the Nobel Prize committee can ask for a lecture or two. Telomeres (stained yellow) cap chromosomes (stained blue) . (UCLA) Yellow...
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Mon, Dec 07 2009 1:52 PM
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FDA Wants Your Advice On Improving Food Labels
By Maggie Mertens The Food and Drug Administration wants YOU, to help them come up with better nutrional labels for food. A prototype for a new food label: 'Nutrition Tips.'(Marion Nestle/foodpolitics.com) In the wake of the controversies over...
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Fri, Dec 04 2009 1:46 PM
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America: Land Of Good Cancer Care And Big Health Spending
By Scott Hensley In case you need a reminder that the U.S. spends way more on health care than thriftier countries and doesn't have much to show for it, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is here to help. That's the U.S...
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Tue, Dec 08 2009 1:16 PM
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FDA To Raise Standards For Device Studies
By Scott Hensley Stung by two analyses that found weaknesses in the approval of high-risk medical devices, the Food and Drug Administration vows to beef up requirement for clinical tests. Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, acting chief of the agency's device division...
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Wed, Dec 30 2009 5:58 AM
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Ginkgo Biloba Fails To Preserve Memory
By Scott Hensley If you've forgotten why you take Ginkgo biloba, we're not surprised. An extract from trees like this one doesn't help with memory after all. (jam343/Flickr) Loads of people take the popular herbal supplement to bolster their...
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Wed, Dec 30 2009 7:58 AM
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Despite Compromise On Public Option, Hurdles Remain For Overhaul
By Scott Hensley With key Senate Democrats having struck a tentative deal on a private alternative to the controversial government-run public option for health insurance, there's plenty of crowing about health overhaul being just around the corner...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 5:55 AM
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School Lunch Nutrition Worse Than Fast-Food, Says USA Today
By Maggie Mertens A disturbing investigation by USA Today claims a lot of the meat in school lunchrooms has been subjected to laxer inspection than the stuff at fast-food restaurants. How good is this food for kids? About as good as it looks... (iStockphoto...
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Wed, Dec 09 2009 1:50 PM
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Telling The Overlooked Story Of Strokes
By Richard Knox For a long time we've thought it's odd that so little attention is paid to strokes. Find a certified stroke center by clicking here. Nearly seven million Americans have had one, and about 800,000 strike every year. More people...
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Fri, Dec 11 2009 8:26 AM
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