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Overhaul Becoming Law, But Senate Work Remains
By Scott Hensley Today, finally, health overhaul will become a law. But it's not the law. This morning President Obama is expected to sign the Senate version of the bill passed by they House Sunday night. Mark Memmott at NPR's Two-Way blog will...
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Tue, Mar 23 2010 7:02 AM
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Baby Talk: Video Didn't Help Tots Learn
By Joanne Silberner You don't have to be an Einstein to question how educational some kids' videos really are. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com) --> Now researchers are providing support for what some children's advocates...
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Mon, Mar 01 2010 2:29 PM
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Bad Economy Crimps Demand For Plastic Surgery
By Scott Hensley The economic downturn is giving a nip and tuck to people's interest in plastic surgery. Laid-off worker Lyn Talent received a free Botox injection at an Arlington, VA, spa last June. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Tally up all kinds of...
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Tue, Mar 09 2010 9:27 AM
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Naughty Kids More Likely To Report Chronic Pain As Adults
By Joanne Silberner Kids who behave badly may wind up feeling the pain as adults. Researchers who checked up on 45-year-olds whose parents and teachers said they were naughty as children were more likely to have chronic pain as adults. "We found...
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Mon, Mar 15 2010 12:31 PM
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Why Rush Limbaugh Should Skip Costa Rica For Health Care
By Nadja Popovich Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh is no fan of Democrats' plans to overhaul health care. But yesterday, he went so far as to say he'd leave the country for Costa Rica if the administration's proposal passes. Say what...
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Wed, Mar 10 2010 11:32 AM
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Pinball Wizardry Could Be All In Your Head
By Nadja Popovich Ever wish you could make something happen through sheer will power? Well, a team of German scientists may make that come true for you--at least when it comes to pinball. It's harder to tilt when your hands never touch the machine...
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Wed, Mar 03 2010 1:34 PM
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Georgia Cases Put Swine Flu Back On Radar
By Richard Knox Most people may think the new flu strain that popped up about a year ago has gone away. Largely, it has. But it's still putting some Americans in the hospital. Just like last spring, the nation's influenza hot spot --- well, call...
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Mon, Mar 29 2010 4:38 PM
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Cesarean Births Hit New High In U.S.
By Brenda Wilson Nearly one-third of all births in the United States are by cesarean section, according to data just out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cesareans steadily rose in the last decade, after declining in the early 1990s...
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Tue, Mar 23 2010 1:51 PM
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Some Winners In Health Overhaul: Drugmakers And You
By Scott Hensley President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi look like big winners today, after historic votes late last night that moved an overhaul of the nation's health system within a signature of the president's pen. Thirty-million more...
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Mon, Mar 22 2010 7:24 AM
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Obama Graded On Lessons Learned From Clintons
By Joanne Silberner It's one of life's great lessons: out of pain can come change. The health overhaul effort has been nothing if not painful, just like the Clintons' failed health overhaul effort back in '93-'94. Someone other than...
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Wed, Mar 17 2010 1:13 PM
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Obama Extends Slender Olive Branch To GOP On Overhaul
By Julie Rovner Maybe that big health teach-in at Blair House last week got some results after all. Obama makes a small gesture of health care peace. (iStockphoto.com) Obama makes a small gesture of health care peace. (iStockphoto.com) --> President...
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Tue, Mar 02 2010 10:52 AM
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EPA Takes A Closer Look At BPA
By Scott Hensley The controversial plastic additive bisphenol A is all around you. BPA is even in thermal paper. (iStockphoto.com) BPA is even in thermal paper. (iStockphoto.com) --> Forget how much might be in the cans of food on your pantry shelf...
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Tue, Mar 30 2010 12:55 PM
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Abortion Weighs On Health Overhaul
By April Fulton Much is being made today of the power of congressional moderates, particularly Democratic Rep. Bart Stupak's vow that he and 11 other colleagues are willing to tank Democrats' health bill unless they get their way and increase...
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Thu, Mar 04 2010 10:55 AM
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Health Bill Signing: More Rally Than Pomp
By Julie Rovner After covering health policy for 25 years, I've never seen anything quite like the past 48 hours. During all those hours of poring over the fine print of health bills, sitting in poorly-lit hearing rooms listening to boring witnesses...
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Tue, Mar 23 2010 4:36 PM
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Obama Launches Final Push For Health Legislation
By Scott Hensley and Julie Rovner President Obama kicked off the beginning of the endgame on health overhaul this afternoon in a White House speech intended to galvanize Democrats to action. The status quo is unacceptable, he said, in a midday speech...
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Wed, Mar 03 2010 11:16 AM
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