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Health Care Reform Battle Tops Health News for 2011
by on Dec.30, 2011, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) — While no one story dominated health news in 2011, the ongoing debate over the legality of the new health care reform law was perhaps the most polarizing, with the case now set to go to the U.S. Supreme Court e…
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Listeria outbreak draws Seattle lawyer to battle
by on Oct.08, 2011, under Health and Fitness
Bill Marler updates his many blogs each day about the latest foodborne illness outbreak and travels the world delivering speeches, imploring the food industry to improve its safety measures. All this while working the phones to get money for the v…
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Steve Jobs Faces Uphill Battle Against Cancer: Experts
by on Aug.25, 2011, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) — One of the hallmarks of
Steve Jobs' tenure as CEO of Apple Inc. was the secrecy that has shrouded
products he was about to unveil — from the iPod to the iPhone to the
iPad — creating tremendous consum…
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Global move needed to battle cancer in poor countries
by on Jun.07, 2011, under Health and Fitness
A broad international effort is needed to halt the rapid spread of cancer in poor and middle-income countries, leaders from world cancer organizations said at a meeting in Chicago.
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Battle over condoms enters Philippine Congress
by on May.18, 2011, under Health and Fitness
The president says he is ready to face excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church for advocating free access to condoms. A boxing champion says he is the best example of why birth control should never be allowed.
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Pacific nations battle obesity epidemic
by on Apr.10, 2011, under Health and Fitness
On Tonga's supermarket shelves, huge cans of corned beef the size of paint tins replaced traditional fare such as fish and coconuts long ago — contributing to an obesity epidemic that sees the Pacific region ranked as the fattest in the world.
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China faces uphill battle to give better healthcare
by on Apr.08, 2011, under Health and Fitness
As a young Chinese doctor earning 4,000 yuan ($600) a month, Zhang Fei was faced with having to cough up 2,000 yuan for a bill that a patient left unpaid after Zhang removed a tumor from her womb.
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Military group says schools’ battle again obesity key to recruitment
by on Oct.27, 2010, under Nutrition
Host wins MLA red meat account
Advertising agency Host has won advertising duties for the nutrition-focused red meat portion of Meat & Livestock Australia’s marketing. The long-running campaign which previously featured actor Sam Neill has been through the hands of Brand Council and beofre that The Campaign Palace. Host beat BMF – which alreadd holds the lamb element of the MLA account- [...]
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Military group says schools’ battle again obesity key to recruitment
More than 100 retired generals and admirals from the non-profit group MISSION: READINESS released an open letter to Congress last month. The plea called on both the U.S. House and Senate to move before Sept. 30 to pass The Child Nutrition Bill. The aim of this bill is to help reduce child obesity and expand the pool of young adults qualified for military service. The letter highlighted the …
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Genzyme rejects Sanofi offer as long battle looms
by on Aug.31, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Biotech company Genzyme Inc rejected an $18.5 billion buyout offer from French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA on Monday, setting the stage for a protracted and potentially hostile takeover battle.
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Eaten Alive: 5-year battle with flesh-eating germ
by on Aug.09, 2010, under Health and Fitness
Waking from a fog of anesthesia, Sandy Wilson found she was a patient in one of the hospitals where she worked as a nurse. She remembered having a baby, and being told she had gotten an infection. But nothing could prepare her for what lurked bene…
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