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House Democrats to open hearings on health bill (AP)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 23, 2009

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2009 file photo, then-Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle, right, smiles as he prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, accompanied by former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. Daschle, who once was Obama's choice for shepherding the nation's health care overhaul through Congress, said the chance of legislation passing is no better than 50-50. Those are fairly good odds, he said, for such complicated proposals that stir such deep passions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - House Democrats are pushing forward with a partisan health care bill even as a key Senate Democrat labors to achieve an elusive bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama's top legislative priority.


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Hunting ways to protect babies when mom drinks (AP)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 23, 2009

AP - Drinking during pregnancy can seriously harm a baby's brain, yet thousands of mothers-to-be still do. Now scientists have begun testing whether a prenatal nutrient might offer those babies a little protection, part of a growing quest for ways to reverse the damage.

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Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test (HealthDay)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medical procedures and tests can be frightening for both parents and children, so it's important that you're both prepared and calm.

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New Strategy Eyed for AIDS Treatment (HealthDay)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A radical new therapy could improve treatment of people with HIV-AIDS by destroying the viruses circulating in the body as well as those hiding in immune system cells, according to a new study.

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Clinical Trials Update: June 22, 2009 (HealthDay)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com and CenterWatch:

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Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is already linked to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, but new research finds those extra pounds can also significantly increase a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer, especially if she experiences early menopause.

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Lab Study Finds Protein That May Inhibit Cancer Spread (HealthDay)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

HealthDay - MONDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A protein produced by certain kinds of tumors inhibits the spread of cancer and could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment, researchers say.

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Obama, citing his smoking woes, signs tobacco law (AP)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

President Barack Obama, surrounded by members of Congress, and others, signs the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, Monday, June 22, 2009, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - Lamenting his first teenage cigarette, President Barack Obama ruefully admitted on Monday that he's spent his adult life fighting the habit. Then he signed the nation's toughest anti-smoking law, aiming to keep thousands of other teens from getting hooked.


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Study: Bad test results often don't reach patients (AP)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

AP - No news isn't necessarily good news for patients waiting for the results of medical tests. The first study of its kind finds doctors failed to inform patients of abnormal cancer screenings and other test results 1 out of 14 times.

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Drug company deal may give Obama a boost (Reuters)

By Yahoo! News: Health News | June 22, 2009

US President Barack Obama speaks about the health care system at the annual meeting of the American Medical Association in Chicago, Illinois, June 15, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters - President Barack Obama on Monday hailed a deal with U.S. drug companies to cut prescription costs for the elderly, a move that could help him drive his ambitious healthcare reforms through Congress.


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