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• Daschle seeks health care overhaul
WASHINGTON - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand. "These are good ...
• Pinched Americans hit the gym, but seek deals
NEW YORK - Americans squeezed by the economic crisis are still forking out money for gym memberships and dieting centers but health clubs are having to hold down their fees to keep customers coming in. The Equinox Fitness chain of upscale health ...
• Calif. court bans ER doctors from direct billing
Ching noted that a 1994 law requires HMOs to pay for out-of-system emergency room visits and it also empowered doctors to sue the managed health care insurers if they were underpaid. "These provisions strongly suggest that doctors may not bill ...
• EPA still may limit rocket fuel in drinking water
... which has been found in at least 395 sites in 35 states at levels high enough to interfere with thyroid function and pose developmental problems in humans. At the time, the EPA said setting a standard would do little to reduce risks to public health.
• Eating disorders may be rising in male athletes
Glazer told Reuters Health he's increasingly seeing problematic eating behavior among men engaged in other sports at the recreational level, such as cyclists, triathletes and Nordic skiers. Eating problems may first arise in a recreational athlete ...