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Administration Drops One Provision Of The Healthcare Reforms

One of the provisions of the healthcare reform bills bit the dust on Friday. [...]

The New Republican Mantra – We Don’t Care!

The Republicans are revealing just how callous they really are when it comes to helping others. [...]

Five Inherited Genetic Variants May Indicate A High Risk Of Prostate Cancer

A potential link between five inherited gene mutations may lead to a more accurate way to assess the prognosis for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer. [...]

The Great Debt Ceiling Non-Debate

The Republicans are lying about the potential consequences of not raising the debt ceiling. They’ve created a confrontation that should never have been allowed to get started. [...]

Psychologically Disturbed

Glenn Beck has insulted a nation in mourning. [...]

Accentuate The Positive And Age Better

A new study used neuroimaging to look at areas of the brain to see whether positive thinking helps us age better. [...]

Republicans Focus On Rigging Elections

The Republican Governor of Ohio is bringing a new twist to the GOP’s drive to stop opponents from voting. [...]

Finger Pointing May Be At An End In European E. Coli Outbreak

It has taken more than a month for European authorities to track down the most probable source of the E. coli outbreak that has made almost 4,000 people ill and killed over 40 so far. [...]

Substance Found To be Effective In Improving Memory

Researchers have isolated a compound that may improve memory and slow down the onset of dementia, such as that caused by Alzheimer’s Disease. [...]

US Life Expectancy Lagging Other Industrialized Nations

Given the fact that Americans spent twice as much per person health care as people in any other industrialized nation, you’d expect to see some positive results. Unfortunately, we’re not getting value for our money. A study1 by researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom have compared life expectancies in the U.S. [...]

Republican Governors Are Bad For Your Health

Conclusive proof that Republican governors are bad for your health – specifically, your potential longevity! [...]

Olive Oil May Help Seniors Avoid Strokes

A new study suggests that consuming olive oil as an alternative to other cooking fats and as part of a healthy balanced diet that is low in saturated fat and salt may help seniors avoid strokes. [...]

Republicans Want To Cut Healthcare Benefits For 1.3 Million Veterans

Just when we thought they couldn’t stoop any lower (after cutting emergency food benefits for infants, children, women and seniors last week), the Republicans are now going after Veteran’s healthcare benefits. [...]

Scientists May Have Discovered A Way To Block Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists find antibodies that block the development of Alzheimer’s. [...]

President Obama signed the second part (reconciliation) of the health care reform bill on March 30, 2010. That's great, but the provisions that will cover the uninsured haven't clicked in yet.

Our elected officials started work on the proposed health insurance reform bill on July 30, 2009. Harvard researchers estimate that 122 Americans die every day as a result of not having health insurance.

So, the estimated number of uninsured Americans who have died while the politicians in the Senate and Congress played politics and delayed new benefits for the sake of the health care insurers is

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