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China blames smelter for lead poisoning case (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 16 Aug 2009 | 3:03 am Two Acres of Hope for Recovering AddictsAt Renewal Farm, the men tend to kale and lettuce and flowers by day, and then exorcise their worries at a rehabilitation center where they sleep.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:46 pm Health Care in Britain: An Expat Goes for a CheckupNotes on the National Health Service from an American who now lives in Britain.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:22 pm Competing Ads on Health Care Plan Swamp the AirwavesA cascade of commercials in the health care fight is helping to create a full-blown national political campaign.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:19 pm Economic View: A Public Option Isn’t a Curse, or a CureAn insurance option run by the government would neither invigorate nor destroy the health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:08 pm Obama invokes grandmother's death in health debate (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:08 pm Novelties: Mimicking Human Cartilage to Repair a KneeAn off-the-shelf plug inserted into the damaged area can guide formation of new bone and cartilage before dissolving in about six months.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:07 pm To Promote Health Care Plan, Obama Talks About His Own GrandmotherAt a town-hall in Grand Junction, Colo., President Obama made the political personal by putting a human face on a complicated and sometimes abstract debate.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:14 pm Moderate drinking 'boosts bones'Women who drink moderate amounts of beer may be strengthening their bones, according to Spanish researchers.Source: BBC News | Health | World Edition | 15 Aug 2009 | 6:14 pm Campaign tactics back as Obama presses health care (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Health News | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:59 pm Swine Flu’s Risks Increase for Australia’s AboriginesExperts say the danger is more likely related to malnutrition, chronic disease and geographic isolation than to genetic differences.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 4:33 pm ** Netroots Nation 2009 Straw Poll Results **Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Aug 2009 | 12:44 pm Bishops discuss Catholic church's woes in AsiaMixed marriages, dwindling entrants to the priesthood and violence against its members are among problems facing the Catholic church in Asia, bishops said at a conference here Saturday. ...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:37 am French minister calls for full ban on burka: reportA ban on wearing the all covering burka in France would stem the spread of what French minister Fadela Amara called the "cancer" of radical Islam, a report quoted her as saying Saturday.Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Aug 2009 | 10:28 am Overhauling health-care system tops agenda at annual meeting of Canada's doctorsSASKATOON - The incoming president of the Canadian Medical Association says this country's health-care system is sick and doctors need to develop a plan to cure it. Dr. Anne Doig says...Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsHealth | 15 Aug 2009 | 9:28 am Health Debate Fails to Ignite Obama’s Grass RootsThe enthusiasm of the Obama campaign has not carried over to efforts to overhaul the health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:55 am Patient Money: The Expense of Eating With Celiac DiseaseAn intolerance to gluten requires a special wheat-free diet that can be costly. But some patients are finding less expensive ways to stay healthy.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 8:32 am Beliefs: In Debate Over Health Policy, Some Words Are Seldom SpokenThe philosopher Daniel Callahan talked about the role that bioethics should play in the current debate on overhauling the health care system.Source: NYT > Health | 15 Aug 2009 | 5:59 am
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