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An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All | MagazineThis isn’t a religious dispute, like the debate over creationism and intelligent design. It’s a challenge to traditional science that crosses party, class, and religious lines. It is partly a reaction to Big Pharma’s blunders and PR missteps, from Vioxx to illegal marketing ploys, which have ...
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Opposition To Obama's Health Care Overhaul Hardens : NPROpposition To Obama's Health Care Overhaul Hardens A A September 3, 2009 President Obama's plan to make a rare address to a joint session of Congress next Wednesday has been characterized as an all-in effort to shore up support for his attempt to overhaul the nation's health care system. ...
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Think Progress » Byrd proposes renaming health care bill after Ted Kennedy.Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) issued a statement today, saying that his “heart and soul weeps at the lost [sic] of my best friend in the Senate, my beloved friend, Ted Kennedy.” Byrd also encouraged Congress to carry on Kennedy’s fight by passing health care reform and naming the legislation after the ...
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'Romney care' touted as a model for national health care reform - CNN.com(CNN) -- If Washington wants health care reform with bipartisan support, experts say consider what former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney accomplished as governor in Democratic Massachusetts. "You don't have to have a public option," Romney said. "You don't have to have the ...
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Scientists analyze blood to test for toxic airplane air exposure - CNN.comThe air we breathe on board a plane is a 50-50 mix of filtered, recirculated air and so-called "bleed air" -- which bleeds off the engines, and then is pressurized and cooled before being sent into the cabin through vents. If an engine oil seal leaks, aviation engineers and scientists say, the ...
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BusinessWeek: "The Health Insurers Have Already Won"In a cover story for 'BusinessWeek' earlier this month, reporters Chad Terhune and Keith Epstein argue UnitedHealth and other insurers maneuvered to shape healthcare reform for their own benefit. The story is titled "The Health Insurers Have Already Won," and the authors argue that the insurers ...
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Michael Steele unsure of own health coverage - Andy Barr and Chris Frates - POLITICO.comWith Congress and the White House squabbling over health care reform, Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said on Tuesday he’s not really sure which insurance company covers him. Asked about his health care coverage at the RNC, Steele told CNN, “BlueCross BlueShield, I ...
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Wisconsin no stranger to health care debate - CNN.com(CNN) -- President Obama took on a more prominent role in the debate over health care Thursday, holding a town hall meeting in a state that's been pushing for an overhaul of the system for years. Obama spoke with voters in Green Bay, Wisconsin -- a city that's had results that Obama hopes to ...
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Elton John frustrated about attitudes towards AIDS - CNN.comCNN -- Elton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he's also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism. The singer-songwriter established the Elton John AIDS Foundation in the United States and the United Kingdom to ...
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Chinese drywall hits health, wallets, homeowners say - CNN.comAn air conditioning unit in a Florida, is blackened and corroded from Chinese drywall, homeowners say. Sherri and Ira Rojhani stopped paying the mortgage on their 2-year-old South Florida home in April, victims not of a troubled economy, but, they say, of drywall from China that they believe ...
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