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• House to vote on Obama-favored health plan
Jan. 6: The 111th Congress was on Capitol Hill today, taking part in a mock swearing-in ceremony, among other things. Roland Burris’ credentials were denied. And Minnesota’s Senate race isn’t officially resolved. What’s going on? Rachel ...
• Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks
A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants. Banned amphetamine ...
• Veterans sue U.S. over military experiments
They allege in their federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco that they are in poor health today because of the experiments. They are demanding health care and a court ruling that the program was illegal. The organization Vietnam Veterans of ...
• Statins can cause rare eye disorders
Richards, from the Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, investigated adverse events of this type documented in three large databases and report their findings in the medical journal Ophthalmology. The team identified a ...
• City on short fuse due to 'Sno-maggedon'
Hot lines at Spokane Mental Health are getting twice the number of calls from people seeking help, said Staci Cornwell of the agency. Some are from elderly people who need help picking up medications, or with shoveling. Other callers are just agitated