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• Daschle: Health care too expensive, mediocre
WASHINGTON - Expensive, mediocre and too often unavailable. That about sums up the nation's health care system, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to head health and human services, said Thursday. Daschle ...
• Israel ignores U.N. call for immediate cease-fire
The World Health Organization said 21 Palestinian medical workers have been killed and 30 more injured since Israel began its offensive. The Israeli military said in a statement that it cooperates closely with foreign aid groups to help civilians ...
• Mystery Off Long Beach: Whales and More Whales
It can actually impact their intestines," Sousa said, "Just like if we swallow a foreign object, it can be very detrimental to their health, especially if they get a lot of it." Whale watching tours leave the dock behind Long Beach's Aquarium of the ...
• Turn to generics slows ‘07 health care spending
WASHINGTON - Spending on health care slowed slightly in 2007 as consumers turned more to generic drugs instead of brand-names to fill their medicine cabinets, the government reported Monday. Although the cost of buying drugs, visiting the doctor or ...
• 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 ...