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Sarah Palin's family sought free health care in Canada - Telegraph.co.uk

2010-03-09
Globe and MailSarah Palin's family sought free health care in CanadaTelegraph.co.ukSarah Palin has raised questions over her staunch criticism of state health care after the former Alaska governor admitted her own family used to "zoom" ...MP: Palin should listen to her motherToronto SunGosh darn, Sarah, maybe Canada's health care isn't so badGlobe and MailSarah Palin's Canadian health care link has critics sickVancouver SunNational Post (blog) -Daily Beast -Creative Loafing (blog)all 1,208 news articles »

Obama Pushing on Health Care End Game - ABC News

2010-03-10
Kansas City StarObama Pushing on Health Care End GameABC NewsAP President Barack Obama rolls up his shirt sleeves before he speaks about health care reform at Arcadia University in Glenside, ...Why Obama Can't Move the Health-Care NumbersWall Street JournalHealth Care Costs, Not Profits, Driving Premium Increases, Analysts SayFOXNewsThousands rally to support health-care reform in downtown WashingtonWashington PostUSA Today -CNN -CBS Newsall 1,367 news articles »

Health minister proposes selling care to foreigners - The Province

2010-03-10
CBC.caHealth minister proposes selling care to foreignersThe ProvinceBC Health Minister Kevin Falcon wants to bring Americans into the province for surgery to help subsidize ...BC mulls top-dollar health centres for foreignersCANOEBC could be next big surgical tourism destination: health ministerVancouver SunBC mulls high-end health centres for foreignersCTV.caNews1130 -TheTyee.ca (blog) -CKNW News Talk 980all 34 news articles »

Obama's Health-Care Push Gets Challenge From Business Coalition - BusinessWeek

2010-03-10
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)Obama's Health-Care Push Gets Challenge From Business CoalitionBusinessWeekMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama is facing a renewed push against his health-care legislation as a ...Parliamentary Hurdle Could Thwart Latest Health Care Overhaul StrategyNew York TimesBusinesses to fight health bill with huge ad campaignSeattle TimesU.S. Chamber to run anti-health-reform adsMarketWatchPolitico (blog) -The Associated Press -Wall Street Journalall 1,447 news articles »

Mixed health-care policy messages worry critics - Edmonton Journal

2010-03-10
CBC.caMixed health-care policy messages worry criticsEdmonton JournalHealth Minister Gene Zwozdesky, right, says he has "every confidence" in Alberta Health Services ...Board 'erred' on new cancer centreCalgary HeraldBoard backtracks on new cancer centre commentsCBC.caAlberta Health Services 'erred' in saying Calgary cancer centre delayed: chairmanCalgary HeraldCalgary Herald -Edmonton Journalall 30 news articles »

Health Care Protesters Face Off Against Insurance Lobbyists

2010-03-09
(Jeremy Binckes contributed to this report.) Hundreds if not thousands of protesters and labor activists descended upon the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Washington today to try to make things a little more difficult for the health insurance ...

Health Care Resurrection - Paul Krugman Blog - NYTimes.com

2010-03-09
Hey, where was this impressive guy Obama last year?

Limbaugh: I'll Leave US If Health Care Reform Passes (VIDEO)

2010-03-09
UPDATED BELOW*** If Democrats didn't have all the incentive they needed to pass health care reform already, then conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh may have provided the final push they needed by vowing to flee the country if the ...

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...

2010-03-09
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked to address the AHIP conference later this week, Gibbs noted. The secretary would likely also discuss the issue of recent rate increases, he added. ...

AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | Thousands Tell Big Insurance: Blocking Health ...

2010-03-09
Workers repeatedly expressed how they struggle to afford health insurance, an ever-growing expense that is eating away at their ability to pay a mortgage or send children to college. Here's George Estright, a member of AFSCME Local 2162 ...

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2010-03-10
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2010-03-10
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2010-03-10
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2010-03-10
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2010-03-10
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Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots.

NYT: Flu shots in kids provide ‘herd immunity’

2010-03-10
Although previous studies have demonstrated what scientists call “herd immunity,” none have been so incontrovertible as a study of farming colonies in Canada.

Baby slings to get safety warning after deaths

2010-03-09
The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby.

Britain may force owners to microchip dogs

2010-03-09
British dog owners may be forced to microchip their pets and take out insurance, part of a proposed crackdown on the country's dangerous canines.

‘Drugged driving’ a growing threat, official says

2010-03-09
Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.

Chewing gum smacks of wrinkle risks

2010-03-09
It freshens our breath and helps us quit smoking, but some cosmetic surgeons believe chewing gum does one more thing: It gives us wrinkles.

Jury urges death penalty for former 'Bachelor No. 1'

2010-03-09
A California jury recommended Tuesday that a man who once appeared on "The Dating Game" be executed for the murders of four women and a child.

U.S.: 'Jihad Jane' backed terrorists

2010-03-09
A Pennsylvania woman has been indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists and kill a person in a foreign country, the Justice Department said.

Ex-doc sentenced for wife's poisoning

2010-03-09
A former Ohio doctor was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife with cyanide five years ago. The judge lamented that she could not hand down a stiffer sentence.

Missing executive's body found in river

2010-03-09
The body of a missing energy executive was pulled from the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Tuesday, four days after he disappeared, police said.

Police: Ohio State shooter killed himself

2010-03-09
A gunman apparently angry over a poor evaluation entered an Ohio State University maintenance building today, killing a manager and then himself, police said.

Healthier men want more sex for more years

2010-03-09
Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.

Minorities' higher Alzheimer's risk

2010-03-09
Francisca Terrazas and other Latinas are about 1.5 times more likely than Anglos to develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, a new report says. Read how her family copes.

Haitian couple await baby's return

2010-03-08
In the chaos following January's earthquake, a baby was separated from her parents and brought to Miami. Now a couple await a DNA test to prove the baby is theirs.

Eat, pray sleep: Survey uncovers our habits

2010-03-08
Your racial and ethnic background can shape many aspects of your life: the type of food you eat, where you live, and your political views.

Women drinkers less likely to gain

2010-03-08
Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they're worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.