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Reid: Abortion should not scuttle health care bill
AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:38 pm ET

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WASHINGTON - Sen. Harry Reid's move to scuttle a fellow Democrat's effort to toughen abortion restrictions in the health care bill was the plain pragmatism of a majority leader who knows where the votes are — and faces a tough re-election next year. Full Story »
'Doughnut hole' unites seniors wary of health bill
AP – Fri Dec 4, 11:08 am ET

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MIAMI - Lawmakers have wooed seniors skeptical of the health care overhaul by emphasizing the plan would close the "doughnut hole" — a gap in Medicare drug coverage that can cost thousands of dollars a year. Full Story »
Glaxo's swine flu shot may give kids fever
AP – Fri Dec 4, 8:15 am ET

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LONDON - The European Medicines Agency warns that young children given GlaxoSmithKline's swine flu shot may get a fever after their second dose. Full Story »
Coroner: Self-help course led to woman's suicide
AP – Tue Dec 8, 7:14 am ET

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SYDNEY - An Australian coroner said Tuesday that participation in an intense self-help course led a woman to suffer a psychotic breakdown before she stripped naked and leaped to her death from an office window in front of horrified co-workers. Full Story »
Industry reacts to EPA climate ruling
AP – Mon Dec 7, 4:17 pm ET

NEW YORK - Political, costly, and likely to choke off growth. That's how the energy industry and companies that use a lot of energy describe the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement Monday that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger and must be regulated. Full Story »
Cambodian moms-to-be chew tobacco for nausea
AP – Thu Dec 3, 3:14 pm ET

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HANOI, Vietnam - When pregnant Cambodian women suffer morning sickness, they often reach for an unlikely source of relief: a wad of chewing tobacco. Full Story »
Surgeon general: More minority doctors needed
AP – Thu Dec 3, 5:02 pm ET

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ATLANTA - The new U.S. Surgeon General on Thursday called for stepped-up efforts in increasing the number of minority physicians. Full Story »
South Africa to treat all HIV-positive babies
AP – Mon Dec 7, 3:23 pm ET

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PRETORIA, South Africa - South Africa announced ambitious new plans Tuesday for earlier and expanded treatment for HIV-positive babies and pregnant women, a change that could save hundreds of thousands of lives in the nation hardest hit by the virus that causes AIDS. Full Story »
Study finds hospitals speeding heart attack care
AP – Thu Dec 3, 9:26 am ET

WASHINGTON - Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives. Full Story »
Sacred Heart holds off Monmouth 81-73
AP – Sat Dec 5, 4:31 pm ET

FAIRFIELD, Conn. - Chauncey Hardy scored 18 points and three others reached double figures as Sacred Heart beat Monmouth 81-73 on Saturday in the Northeast Conference opener for both teams. Full Story »