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Study: 86.7 million uninsured over last two years March 4, 2009 at 3:40 pm One out of three Americans under 65 were without health insurance at some point during 2007 and 2008, according to a report released Wednesday. Georgia 'Octomom bill' would limit embryo implants March 3, 2009 at 10:22 pm The tabloid-friendly tale of the so-called California "Octomom" continues to stir debate -- this time 2,000 miles away in the Georgia state capitol, where lawmakers say they're trying to prevent a repeat.

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Thomson Reuters enters into Agreement with VHA for its Clinical Decision Support Application March 5, 2009 at 12:00 am Irving, Texas-based VHA Inc., a national healthcare alliance, has looped in Thomson Reuters' Healthcare business as its preferred vendor, to help its member organization deliver quality care. As per the contract, Thomson will sell its Clinical Xpert™ suite of products to VHA members across the country.

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Crufts opens doors amid controversy March 5, 2009 at 6:56 am Crufts opened today but will only be broadcast over the internet after the BBC pulled coverage over allegations of dogbreeding malpractice. Increase in number of pensioners admitted to hospital because of alcohol March 5, 2009 at 6:23 am The number of over65s admitted to hospital in Britain because of alcohol rose by more than 100000 in four years figures show. 2000 Britons claiming £9m benefits because they are too fat to work March 4, 2009 at 10:31 am More than 2000 people are classed as too fat to work official figures show.

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Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 7:03 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis isn't just a disease of the elderly. Children may be affected by a disease called juvenile arthritis. Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2009 (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 7:03 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 7:03 pm HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Ethnicity may play a role in the likelihood of developing fatty liver disease or insulin resistance. Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster answer (AP) March 4, 2009 at 3:40 pm AP - When Mike Stevens learned his lungs were riddled with cancer, it took only a week to start chemotherapy — but six weeks to find out if it was doing any good. "You're going through all this suffering and stuff and you want to know, am I going to survive? Is this stuff working?" said Stevens, 48, of La Jolla, Calif. "Your whole life is in sort of a limbo." Aluminum, silica in water affect Alzheimer's risk (Reuters) March 4, 2009 at 2:38 pm Reuters - Higher levels of aluminum in drinking water appear to increase people's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, whereas higher levels of silica appear to decrease the risk, according to French investigators. Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 2:02 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Arthritis isn't just a disease of the elderly. Children may be affected by a disease called juvenile arthritis. Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2009 (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 2:02 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance (HealthDay) March 4, 2009 at 2:02 pm HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Ethnicity may play a role in the likelihood of developing fatty liver disease or insulin resistance. Talk Therapy for Kids' Pain: Better than Pills? (Time.com) March 4, 2009 at 2:00 am Time.com - A small study suggests that a form of mindfulness therapy called acceptance and commitment therapy may help children with chronic pain better than drugs Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews (AP) March 4, 2009 at 12:14 am AP - The anonymous comment on the Web site RateMDs.com was unsparing: "Very unhelpful, arrogant," it said of a doctor. "Did not listen and cut me off, seemed much too happy to have power (and abuse it!) over suffering people." Such reviews are becoming more common as consumer ratings services like Zagat's and Angie's List expand beyond restaurants and plumbers to medical care, and some doctors are fighting back. Clinical Trials Update: March 3, 2009 (HealthDay) March 3, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand (HealthDay) March 3, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- The more obese a man, the greater his hormonal changes and the worse his sex life, a new study finds. 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese (HealthDay) March 3, 2009 at 11:48 pm HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- A signal known to play a role during fasting also becomes active in the fat tissue of obese mice in the early stages of progression toward type 2 diabetes, say researchers. They also found that blocking this signal in fat tissue prevents insulin resistance in obese mice.