WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is trying to close the deal in the House on his health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote that's certain to be seen as a test of his presidency....
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Decision day for health care in the House
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AP - President Barack Obama is traveling to Capitol Hill on Saturday to try to close the sale on his signature health care overhaul, facing a make-or-break vote in the House certain to be seen as a test of his presidency.
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House Democrats resolve abortion impasse
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Anti-abortion Democrats will be allowed to offer an amendment during the House health-care debate Saturday that would ban most abortion coverage from the public option and other insurance providers in the new so-called "exchange" the legislation would create, three Democratic sources told CNN.
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Health Overhaul Could Make Chain Restaurants Post Calories
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A little-noticed provision in the House's health overhaul bill would require make chain restaurant menus and vending machines carry calorie counts.
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Reader Poll: Should House Health Care Bill Pass?
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With the US House of Representatives set to vote on the ‘‘Affordable Health Care for America Act’’ ( H.R. Bill 3962 ) this weekend, should the bill pass? Vote in the sidebar and feel free to leave any comments you'd like to make below. -Wes P.S. I'm not tracking URL's nor marketing - promise - just interested what others who read this ...
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Support for the patient centered medical home in the House health reform bill
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By Thomas C. Bent, MD As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on its historic health care reform bill on Saturday, family physicians are heartened to see the support it gives to the emerging new model of care, the patient centered medical home. The House bill is good news on many fronts. It would provide health [...] Posted at KevinMD. ...
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Betterthanmedicare.com helps plug the "donut hole", offers discounts on drugs
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With his proposed health care reform plan, President Barack Obama has set his sights on cutting name-brand prescription drug costs by 50 percent for Medicare patients who fall into the "Part D" coverage gap, universally known as the "donut hole." Plan advocates rave about the potential cost-cutting and feel it's a promising start to health care ...
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Verizon director to address challenges facing the health care industry in complying to HITECH and HIPAA
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An executive from the Verizon Connected Healthcare Solutions practice group will participate in a panel discussion at the World Health Congress Leadership Summit on Health Information Technology on Nov. 9 in Alexandria.
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With Abortion As Overhaul Hot Button, Protestors Come On Strong
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Abortion language could be key to passage of House health overhaul vote this weekend, and the protesters are out in full force.
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AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
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Island village hit by suspected swine flu
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help....
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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LONDON (AP) -- In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it....
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Michiganians clamor for swine flu vaccine
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The virus is rampant. The vaccine is scarce. Oakland and Macomb county health departments are only holding mass clinics to administer the vaccine; Wayne County is taking appointments.
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Flu fears overwhelm B.C. hospital
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Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms.
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Georgians still on hunt for swine flu vaccine
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Charles Marrally feels like he's been on a treasure hunt trying to find the swine flu vaccine. Over the past few weeks, he has either called or visited eight different places.
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Uproar as Firms Get Swine-Flu Vaccine
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The CDC director urged health officials around to ensure swine-flu vaccine is getting to high-risk groups, after criticism erupted over distribution to some Wall Street firms.
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L.A. County's Swine Flu Victims: Death Certificates Tell the Stories Of A Ravaging Virus
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Anthony Rosario, a 28-year-old car salesman from North Hills, had no known health problems until he came down with swine flu in July and died 19 days later.
The Seattle Times
In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
TIME.com
I Can Has Swine Flu? Cat Catches H1N1; First Case in Pet
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Iowa public health officials reported on Wednesday the first confirmed case of H1N1 flu in a house pet: a cat
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Flu shots for workers hit sticking point
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Efforts to require flu shots for health workers in order to protect vulnerable patients are being abandoned by some major health ...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov 6 (IPS) - While investigators probe for a motive behind the mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas Thursday, in which an army psychiatrist is suspected of killing 13 people, military personnel at the base are in shock as the incident "brings the war home".
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HEALTH: Uganda’s Counterfeits Bill Threatens Access to Medicine
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KAMPALA, Nov 6 (IPS) - Uganda is considering an anti-counterfeit bill which analysts say will impair the country’s ability to import and export cheap but effective generic medicines. Activists fear that the bill, once enacted, will deny Ugandans access to safe, effective, quality and affordable generic medication which currently forms the bulk of ...
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AARP, AMA Endorse Health Bill
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House Democrats' health bill got a boost with endorsements by AARP and the AMA, which Obama seized on to push for support with hours ticking down before a scheduled Saturday vote.
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This week, the Obama White House released a very partial record of those who had visited since January 20, 2009. This it hailed as "transparency like you've never seen it before" and as the beginning of a new White House visitor transparency policy. Unfortunately, the policy applies mainly to post-September 15th visitors and has a caveat that, in ...
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients reported C1-esterase inhibitor (C1-INH) concentrate is an effective therapy in treating acute swelling attacks at any body location for HAE, a rare and serious genetic disorder, according to data presented today at the 2009 American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) Annual ...
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KABUL (Reuters) - NATO forces mistakenly killed seven Afghan soldiers and police in an air strike during a battle while searching for two missing American soldiers in Afghanistan, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri will announce a new national unity government in the next two days after clinching a deal with the opposition on its make-up, politicians from both sides said on Saturday.
Cooking Light Magazine Shares "Delicious, Nutritious, Affordable" Recipes, on "The Early Show Saturday Edition"
By MARGALIT GUR-ARIE There has been much talk lately about the Consumer movement in health care. The health insurance industry has given us the Consumer Driven Health Care (CDHC), which has gained much traction in the marketplace in the form...
Novartis announced that it received approval from the German regulatory authorities for its adjuvanted cell culture-based Influenza A(H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine, Celtura®. Novartis continues to pursue registration in other major countries, including Japan and Switzerland.
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Scientists are working to find a genetic marker to determine the effectiveness of Prozac and other SSRIs before they are prescribed.
A healthy dose of exercise is good medicine, even for lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy, University of Alberta researchers have found.
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The official said swine flu vaccine should be distributed through many outlets, to get it to high-risk people quickly.
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College Students Getting Smarter, Shunning H1N1 Vaccine
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One night inside a George Washington University fraternity, a sky-diving, weight-lifting, energy-drink-swilling group of brothers gathered around a pool table, boasting about how no matter what their college, government and parents might say, they don't need any swine flu vaccine, thanks very much. They view the virus's threat as a media- ...
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There are increasingly more research groups that try to discover the mechanisms of cell differentiation in order to reprogramme differentiated cells. On this occasion, investigators from the CRG have described a process of cell reprogramming which results in morphologically and functionally distinct cells with a 100% efficiency rate.
Middle-aged women with high levels of a specific amino acid in their blood are twice as likely to suffer from Alzheimer's many years later, reveals a thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. This discovery this could lead to a new and simple way of determining who is at risk long before there are any signs of ...
A team from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will be meeting with leaders in medicine and health insurance and as well as patients during a visit to Guam this week.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will again be participating in Gap Inc.'s Give & Get program, which in its first two campaigns this past spring and summer, garnered more than $1 million to support LLS's blood cancer research funding and patient education and support services.
Reuters - With a close vote looming, the U.S. House of Representatives was expected to open debate on Saturday on a sweeping reform bill that would spark the biggest healthcare changes in four decades.
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Via the Sofia Echo: Influenza update: sixth death in Bulgaria, Sofia schools face suspended classes. Excerpt:Swine flu claimed the sixth death in Bulgaria. The deceased, whose name or age have not been disclosed, succumbed to the strain, which was "severely...
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I was perusing the cereal aisle when I came across Quaker Honey Graham Life Cereal. The regular version of Life cereal is one of my favorites for its simple yet tasty and healthy nature, so I wanted to see how...
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Wild Harvest Natural Raisin Bran Cereal
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You're looking at a cereal fiend here! I just love the stuff and while I have my favorites, I still keep an eagle eye out to try new ones.Wild Harvest Natural Wholesome Raisin Bran Cereal seemed to call out to...
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