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President Barack Obama speaks about health care, Friday, July 17, 2009, in the AP

Obama: Don't squander chance to reform health care

AP – 19 mins ago

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama told the nation Saturday that his health care overhaul is financially sound and Congress should not squander the chance to make meaningful change. Republicans didn't relent in their criticism of his plan as a costly burden unwisely on a fast track. Full Story »

  • Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer

    HealthDay – Thu Jul 16, 11:49 pm ET

    THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The oral cancer drug sunitinib (Sutent) has shown promising results in advanced kidney cancer patients who have a poor prognosis, new research says. Full Story »

  • Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control

    HealthDay – Fri Jul 17, 11:49 pm ET

    FRIDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Whether you have an easy baby or a fussy one may have nothing to do with your parenting skills because the combination of a certain gene and a particular pattern of brain activity may determine a child's temperament, a new study has found. Full Story »

  • Gilead, J&J to develop once-daily HIV pill

    Reuters – Thu Jul 16, 6:50 pm ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Drug makers Gilead Sciences Inc and Johnson & Johnson on Thursday said they plan to develop the second once-daily pill for treating HIV, the virus that causes AIDs. Full Story »

  • Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis

    HealthDay – Tue Jul 14, 11:49 pm ET

    TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- If fear of heart disease and diabetes isn't enough reason to slim down, here's another: Being overweight or obese can cause rapid deterioration of the cartilage in the knee, leading to osteoarthritis, researchers report. Full Story »

  • Scientists Zero In on Elusive 'Allergy Gene'

    HealthDay – Fri Jul 10, 11:49 pm ET

    THURSDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- A defective gene significantly increases the likelihood of developing such allergic disorders as eczema and asthma, Scottish researchers report. Full Story »

  • Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S.

    HealthDay – Thu Jul 16, 11:49 pm ET

    THURSDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in the United States is hitting minorities the hardest, U.S. health officials report. Full Story »

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Union: 215 Delta pilots agree to retire

AP – Thu Jul 16, 3:13 pm ET

A small number of Delta Air Lines Inc. pilots — just 215 — have agreed to retire as part of a company incentive program designed to reduce the number of pilots to cut costs, according to a union tally disclosed in a memo to members Thursday. Full Story »

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Nelson Mandela's fans celebrated the anti-apartheid icon's 91st birthday Saturday by emulating him with good deeds, reading to the blind, distributing blankets to the homeless or refurbishing homes for AIDS orphans. Full Story »