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What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key.
Heart disease – Obesity – Health – Diabetes mellitus – Conditions and Diseases
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A little-known legislative procedure called “reconciliation” is making a fierce comeback as congressional Democrats’ best hope to end the Senate’s stalemate over health care reform.
Health care – Democratic – United States Senate – Health – Politics
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An ingredient in Kroger Onion Soup & Dip Mix and Kroger Beefy Onion Soup & Dip Mix may have been contaminated with salmonella, prompting the company to recall the items.
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“We know what happens if we do nothing: more and more people pay more,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Friday. “The president believes we still have to act.”
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The president did not seem to win over any Republicans, and seemed to end the day largely where he started, with little choice but to rally his Democrats to act on their own.
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After a day of debate and disagreement, President Barack Obama concluded Thursday’s unprecedented live talkfest on health care with the bleak assessment that accord between Democrats and Republicans may not be possible.
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President Barack Obama leads a last-ditch bid to save his stalled health care reform, convening a televised summit with Democratic and Republican leaders.
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PoliticsDaily.com’s Jill Lawrence says the real divide between Democrats and Republicans in the health care debate is not political, it’s philosophical.
Republican – Democratic Party – Health – Health Policy – Politics Daily
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Home fertility tests aren’t just for women anymore. A new device that looks a lot like those home ovulation and home pregnancy tests but checks sperm count will soon be available in Europe, and is undergoing FDA review.
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President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies are pleading their case for health care overhaul in an extraordinary summit with Republicans, broadcast live to a divided public on daytime TV.
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