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China has long way to go on health reforms
Beijing - Chinese authorities released a long-awaited health reform action plan...
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WHO earmarks 15 billion dollars to curb drug-resistant TB by 2015
Beijing - Ministers from 27 nations have backed a 15-billion-dollar plan to...
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Intel, GE Reportedly Plan to Announce Health Care Partnership
Chip giant Intel Corp. and US conglomerate General Electric Co plan to announce a partnership in...
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Combination of Two-Already Approved Drugs May Cure Resistant TB
Two FDA-approved drugs show promise in treating extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB),...
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Obama’s Budget Outline
President Obama promised more money for conservation and renewable energy in his budget outline...
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Stimulus Bill, Health Care Reform, Crucial Issues on Obama’s Agenda
Health care reform and the controversial stimulus bill continue to be crucial issues on...
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Economic Stimulus Bill Raises Concern over Rationed Health Care
Opponents to the new economic stimulus bill are concerned that the plan could result in the...
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Senate Approves Health Bill for Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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California Seeks to End Prison Receivership
California Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger filed a motion in U.S....
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China’s Government Plans to Spend $124 Billion on Health Care Reform
China’s government announced the decision to spend more than $120 billion over the next...
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UnitedHealth Group Agrees to Pay $350 Million in Health Care “Fraud”
UnitedHealth Group announced on Thursday its decision to pay a record $350...
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HIV’s Threat Has Not Come to an End Yet
When President Bush announced in 2003 his five-year, $15 billion plan to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS...
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Child Health Plan Backed Up By Senate
The large majority of Americans get their health insurance from their work place, those who are...
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Children’s Health Program Goes to Senate for Approval
The bill intended to expand healthcare for children in low-income families is expected to breeze...
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Report: Bush Administration Was Successful in Fighting HIV/AIDS
Although the Bush administration is going to leave Barack Obama a nation, which is locked in two...
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Report: COBRA Too Expensive for Many Unemployed
According to a report released by Families USA, the national organization for health care...
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If You Are Unemployed Having a Health Insurance Becomes a Luxury
The unemployed Americans have much to lose when it comes to health insurance. Families USA, the...
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COBRA Insurance Largely Unaffordable
Health insurance has a become a big issue as more and more people are laid off due to the financial...
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California Supreme Court Bans Doctors' Billing
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that emergency room doctors who think a patient's...
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Obama’s Health Care Reform Critiziced
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Community Gets Involved in Finding Health Care Solutions
Barack Obama’s plan to ask the people for advice on how to tackle the health care problem is...
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The US Health Care System Demands A Significant Change
One of the biggest problems in the United States is and has been for many years the health care...
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New Rule Protects Doctors Exercising the “Right of Conscience”
The Bush administration on Thursday announced new protections for health care providers who...
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GAO Giving Medicare Private Plans Heat
A warning given by a government watchdog agency on Monday
says that those who sign up for the...
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Florida: Affordable Health Insurance
Florida Governor Charlie Christ has implemented changes in his state’s health care system. His...
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Economic Crisis Affects States’ Public Health Preparedness System
The economic crisis could seriously affect the
nation’s ability to handle possible bioterrorist...
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Insurers Group Backs Universal Health Care
America’s
Health Insurance Plans, a trade group representing companies that insure more
than 200...
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WHO Plans HIV and AIDS Elimination
The World Health Organization has returned its attention to one of the most frightening viruses and...
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Medicare Plans Cost a Lot, Offer Little, Study Says
According to studies published on Monday, private health
insurance plans, which server roughly a...
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Universal Health Care Mandate May Generate Insurer Revenue. What about Profit?
The much talked-about government plan assuring insurance
coverage for all Americans may bring...
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New York finds more probable cases, more schools closed
New York - Authorities confirmed Thursday a total of 49 swine flu cases in New York City and...
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Back in US, Obama turns to domestic issues
Washington - US President Barack Obama put the spotlight back on his domestic agenda Thursday after...
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Obama defends spending as key to future economic growth
Washington - US President Barack Obama defended the spending outlined in his budget Tuesday,...
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UN chief, Bill Clinton visit Haiti to boost economic recovery
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former US president Bill Clinton flew Monday for a...
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US unemployment jumps to 8.1 per cent; 651,000 jobs lost
Washington - The United States shed 651,000 jobs in February, the latest sign of a deepening...
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Obama Expands Child Health Care Coverage to 11 Million
President Barack Obama signed Wednesday a bill to expand publicly funded health care for children...
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House Expected To Approve Children’s Health Bill Today
The House on Wednesday is expected to approve the expansion of the State Children’s Health...
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Senate Approves Health Bill For Children
The Senate on Thursday approved the bill designed to provide health insurance to more than...
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Bloomberg's Budget Plan Would Include Cutting 23,000 Jobs
Mayor Bloomberg’s budget plan includes cutting New York City’s working force by as many...
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Hawaiian Unemployed People Can’t Afford Health Insurance
Health insurance has a become a big issue as more and more people are laid off due to the financial...
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Barack Obama’s Health Reform Gets Vote Of Confidence
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Obama’s Health Care Reform May Not Work
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Obama's stimulus plan to include massive tax cuts
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama's plan to jump-start the US economy will include...
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“Fax Tax” Debate Posted on You Tube
State Health Commissioner Richard Daines decided to speak to the people through You Tube. He posted...
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Obama Lends an Ear to Americans' Health Care Issues
Monday, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, Barack Obama’s nominee as health and human...
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Man Arrested In Oregon Bank Bombing
Authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the bombing incident that killed two...
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How Prepared are the U.S. States for Actual Disaster?
Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia along with New Hampshire and Wisconsin are among the five...
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Obama Learning from Clinton’s Mistakes in Health-Care
President-elect
Barack Obama, along with his administration, will be facing a major...
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Overworked Doctors Looking For Alternative Careers
It’s no secret that life as a doctor is hard and tiresome. The sheer pressure of responsibility is...
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Obama Wants To Help Automakers And Homeowners
Washington - In his first official appearance since the ellection, Barack Obama stated that a...
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Barack Obama’s Health-Care Reform May Help Many People
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Obama seeks help for automakers, homeowners; jokes over family life
Washington - In his first interview as president-elect, Barack Obama called for help for the ailing...
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Senator Max Baucus Shifts Health-Care Reforms Into High Gear
There’s no
time to wait for president-elect of the United States Barack Obama to shift
reforming...
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Senator Baucus Urges Obama To Make Health-Care A Top Priority
Senator Max
Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, has made public his...
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Obama To Implement the Promised Changes
Barack Obama’s electoral victory has brought many Americans to tears – but tears of joy. Most...
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Hurried New Yorkers learn to wait in long poll lines
New York - For a city used to moving at a frenetic pace, it was unusual to see New Yorkers waiting...
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What Obama’s and McCain’s Health-Care Plans Would Bring to the Nation’s System
The two
candidates for United States president have long turned in their
essays on reforming the...
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Obama versus McCain: It’s No Longer about Them, It’s about Their Health-Care Plans
Choose a
health-care plan and stick to it. Your options: the Democratic Party’s
presidential...
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The U.S. Presidential Battle Has Moved Exclusively On The Health-Care Field
On November
4, United States citizens with the right to vote will not only
be electing the...
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U. S. Presidential Nominees’ Health-Care Plans: Behind the Scenes
Over the
past month, there has been much ado about the United States presidential
nominees’ views...
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Intel and GE Sign $250 Million Deal in Health Care Field
Two Giant US companies announced Thursday that they will team up to produce a line of...
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Psoriasis Drug Raptiva Tied to PML Deaths
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said Genentech’s psoriasis drug Raptiva has...
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Senate Expected to Approve Kids' Health Insurance Program
Senators continued to debate the reauthorization of a bill to expand the State...
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Obama Calls for Action to Defeat HIV/AIDS
President George W. Bush was honoured on
the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day for his commitment...
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Bush's AIDS fight gets PEACE award; White House in red
Washington - As most Americans were beginning to think about hanging their Christmas decorations,...
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Barack Obama’s Health-Care Reform May Help Many
The universal health-care systems, proposed by president elect Barack Obama, may be the last hope...
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Gov.Paterson’s Deficit Reduction
Gov. David Paterson has released a two-year $5.2 billion deficit reduction plan that would largely...
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Chip Giant Intel Corp. Releases New Home Medical Monitor
Intel Corp., the biggest computer chip
maker, took a big step forward into health care Monday when...
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Update: Barack Obama’s Ad Productive For His Potential Presidency?
In a 30-minute campaign advertisement worth millions, Barack
Obama avoided to claim that he would...
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Update: Health Care - The Presidential Race’s Discord
Over 45 million Americans – including over 8 million
children - lack health insurance, while some...
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McCain’s Health Care Progressive Plan
Health Care for America Now gave enthusiastic approval to Democrat Barack Obama and sharply...
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Palin, Biden fight over change, economy, war on terror
Washington - US vice presidential candidates Sarah Palin and Joe Biden clashed over the centrality...
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Judges Sanction San Francisco Health Plan
A three-judge appeals panel of the United States 9th Circuit Court of
Appeals ruled Tuesday that...
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Medicare Prescription Drugs Premiums to Increase
Analysis of
government data has revealed that in 2009, Medicare prescription drug-plan...
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Health Care Costs Expected to Rise in 2009
A few days after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services announced that Medicare premium...
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Jenny The Elephant Will Remain At Dallas Zoo
The Dallas Zoo announced Wednesday that the distraught
elephant Jenny was not moving to Mexico...
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Amerigroup to Resolve Fraud Allegations for $225 Million
Health insurer Amerigroup Corp will pay $225
million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the...
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Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums Will Rise in 2009
Medicare’s beneficiaries will see a premium
increase in their current plan. The typical medical...
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Burger King Worker is King of The Sink
What better way to celebrate your birthday than to take a
bath …in an oversized sink at Burger...
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AIDS Conference In Mexico Opened For Discussions
An estimated 25,000 scientists, politicians, physicians and
activists were present on Sunday at...
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44-Pound Cat Up For Adoption
Who do you think is the most famous fat cat in New Jersey? Well, don't think of business men right...
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Jack Nicholson to Hillary Clinton: “You’re Right Kid!”
The devilish grin, the raised eyebrows, the Academy
Award-winning roles – yes, Jack Nicholson is...
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"Will Brussels Kill What Moscow Couldn't?", Poles Wonder
Gdansk - Tourists visiting Poland's Baltic coast often snap photos at the gates of Gdansk's...
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Barack Obama Versus John McCain: The Health Care System Round
With the presidential
campaigns nearing the end and the elections on November 4,
2008...
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After Years Of Effort, Mental Health Legislation Finally Passes
After 12 years of effort to pass legislation requiring insurance companies to cover mental...
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Obama To Launch Multifaceted Attack On McCain’s Health Care Plan
Barack Obama launched an attack on John McCain’s health care plan Saturday and focused its...
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Obama and McCain on U.S. Health Care
There are very few issues on which both U.S. presidential candidates agree. One of those issues is...
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Pigs, lipstick and smears in the 2008 election
Washington - Depending on your political persuasion, Barack Obama either made an innocent remark or...
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New York plans remembrances for 7th anniversary of 9/11
New York - Seven years after the September 11 terrorist strikes, New Yorkers on Thursday will...
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North Carolina Patient Dies After Being Left In A Chair For 22 Hours
According to federal
officials, a North Carolina
mental patient passed away after the nurses at...
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FBI Arrests LA Hospitals Execs for Using Homeless People in Medical Fraud
A top hospital official and an operator of a homeless facility were reached by the long arm of the...
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Barack Obama’s Speech at the La Raza Convention
Sunday, Barack Obama spoke to about 2,000 members of the
National Council of La Raza, a Latino...
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Edwards Leaves Clinton, Obama to Confront Each Other
Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards is to exit the
race Wednesday, after failing to win...
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Bush Agrees To 3 Months Extension For Children Health Program
The federal-funded health
insurance program for children has been finally given a green light,...
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Clinton Upset about Obama's "Universal" Health Care Plan
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign called yesterday morning on the Obama campaign to...
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