Senate panel rejects tougher abortion provision

A Republican amendment that Democrats said would broaden restrictions on health insurance for abortion was defeated Wednesday by a Senate committee considering the only compromise health care bill so far.
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Hospitals repatriating undocumented patients

An Atlanta clinic is among the medical institution that are offering to send illegal immigrants who can’t afford treatment back to their native countries.
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The Effect of Our Surroundings on Body Weight

Obesity is a “global epidemic,” according to the World Health Organization. Two thirds of American adults and one third of school-age children are either overweight or obese (defined as extremely overweight). These proportions have been rising steeply, report the latest surveys. From 1960 to 2002 the population of overweight and obese adults increased by roughly [...]

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Love, pleasure, duty: Why women have sex

Women’s reasons for having sex range from love to pure pleasure to a sense of duty to curiosity to curing a headache, according to authors of a new book.
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Commentary: When football turns deadly

We love our football in this country, don’t we? Whether it’s watching the pee-wees or the pros, there’s nothing like taking in a game on a crisp fall afternoon.
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How Quantum Effects Could Create Black Stars, Not Holes (preview)

Black holes have been a part of popular culture for decades now, most recently playing a central role in the plot of this year’s Star Trek movie. No wonder. These dark remnants of collapsed stars seem almost designed to play on some of our primal fears: a black hole harbors unfathomable mystery behind [...]

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First shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine leaves factory

Vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Tuesday it shipped the first batch of H1N1 flu vaccine from its plant in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, several days earlier than expected.
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Parents clueless about kids’ growth charts

Parents are often shown their child’s growth chart –a graph that plots where a child falls in relation to peers in terms of height and weight — but it turns out, few of them know how to interpret the information.
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First shipment of H1N1 flu vaccine leaves the factory

Vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Tuesday it shipped the first batch of H1N1 flu vaccine from its plant in Swiftwater, Pennsylvania, several days earlier than expected.
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Study: Bad economy may be good for health

Are you finally ready for some good news about the recession? As it turns out, a shaky economy might actually be good for your health — at least if history is any indication.
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