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Health care businesses at risk in House overhaul
WASHINGTON – The health care overhaul bill produced by House Democrats would impose an array of new taxes, fees and government mandates on major players in the health industry, including insurers, doctors and drugs and medical devices makers. In most cases, the pain has been meted out with an eye toward raising the money needed to finance President Barack Obama's plan for reshaping the health system but also with careful regard for gaining the votes that will be needed to pass a final bill. Democrats hope to vote next week on the measure, which would extend health coverage to tens of millions of Americans who don't have it, impose sweeping new restrictions on private insurers and create a government-run insurance plan to compete with them.Pelosi: New health care bill is 'historic moment'
WASHINGTON – After months of struggle, House Democrats rolled out sweeping legislation Thursday to extend health care coverage to millions who lack it and create a new option of government-run insurance. A vote is likely next week on the plan largely tailored to President Barack Obama's liking. Speaking on the steps of the Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress was at a "historic moment" and lawmakers were "on the cusp of delivering on the promise of making affordable, quality health insurance available to every American."ARTISTS HELP HUNT FOR KILLER
impressions of jewellery belonging to a murder victim are being used by police in the hunt for her killer. Emily Mutch, 77, was sexually assaulted and beaten to death in the Links Housing Complex, Buccleuch Street, Garnethill, Glasgow, links of londonJuly. A gold band and unusual gold horseshoe wedding ring made by her late husband were taken by her killer.About your Body Part 3 ( The Synapse)
For information to get from one neuron to the next, it must cross the synapse, the space between the axon of one neuron (called the presynaptic neuron) and the dendrites of the next (called the postsynapstic neuron). The synapse is typically very tiny, about .03 microns wide or a millionth of an inch. Unlike the electrical communication within a single neuron, communication between neurons involves a chemical reaction.Mental disorders (types)
Mental illness is a disorder of the mind. There are several different types of mental illnesses, with several disorders in each category. These vary from mild to severe and it is possible for these disorders to interrupt daily activities to the point that life becomes quite difficult.Top 10 Weirdest Prescription Drug Side Effects
Most of us take prescription drugs -- drugs that, by law, must be prescribed by a doctor -- at some point in our lives. If all goes well, the drug works for you as it's supposed to. But there's no "magic bullet," or drug that works the same for everyone without any risks or side effects.Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has
Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has By NICHOLAS WADE (NYT science section) Published: March 9, 2009 With soaring oratory, President Obama on Monday removed a substantial practical nuisance that has long made life difficult for stem cell researchers. He freed biomedical researchers using federal money (a vast majority) to work on more than the small number of human embryonic stem cell lines that were established before Aug.60 Minutes and The Nation Shine on Health Care
Campaign Desk — April 14, 2009 02:41 PM http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/60_minutes_and_the_nation_shin.php?page=all CJR on two reports that expose health care’s holes By Trudy Lieberman Politicians and journalists take note. In the last several days, a segment on 60 Minutes and a personal story in The Nation have shown what’s wrong with U.S. health care in no uncertain terms.More Research in Defense of Coffee
We’re saved! Pass the coffee pot Remember how we have been told for some time now that drinking coffee is bad for us. Well according to a 20 year study in Sweden and Denmark you can tell all those health nuts to go take a flying leap because they’ll probably end up with dementia before you will.Ryan Reynolds Running NYC Marathon to Honor Dad With Parkinson's
Ryan Reynolds is running the New York City marathon. Though he admits, "I am a running joke," he says he is determined to hit the finish line to honor his father Jim, who has spent the last 15 years battling Parkinson's. "I've watched my father -- a strong and proud person who successfully raised 4 arguably insane children - slowly, cruelly stripped of his independence," he writes in a new Huffington Post column.
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