Wednesday, November 3, 2010

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Newly Empowered House Republicans Eye Repeal of 'Obamacare'
Fox News
President Obama spent most of his first two years in office getting a sweeping health care bill passed into law. Now Republicans, who captured the House in Tuesday's elections, may spend the next two years trying to roll it back. ...
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Health Buzz: New Law May Ban Toys in Unhealthy Kid's Meals
U.S. News & World Report
By Kurtis Hiatt Kids living in San Francisco may soon have to get used to their McDonald's "Happy Meal" without a toy. The city's Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval on Tuesday to a law that bans restaurants from doling out toys with kid's ...
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Study Shows Alzheimer's Hits Women Hardest
Voice of America
A new study on Alzheimer's disease shows that women end up bearing most of the burden - as caregivers, advocates for those with the disease and as victims of the disease itself. The report asks Congress to pass a comprehensive strategy to manage this ...
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Autism risk gene may rewire brain, US study finds
Reuters
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - Too many connections in the frontal lobe of the brain may help explain some of the learning problems experienced by people with autism, US researchers said on Wednesday. They said autistic children with a common ...
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An Implanted Retinal Microchip Restores Some Sight to Blind Patients
TIME
By Meredith Melnick Wednesday, November 3, 2010 | 0 comments In a small experiment involving 11 patients, researchers in Germany were able to restore visual ability in three blind patients by implanting a battery-powered chip behind the retina. ...
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Preventing a deadly cough
CBS 21
It's a highly contagious disease that can kill a child. But there are thing you can do to prevent pertussis, often called whooping cough. People can protect themselves by getting vaccinated. There's a new vaccine for those age 6 or older, ...
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Man dies from caffeine overdose, ingested 'spoonfuls' of powder equivalent to ...
New York Daily News
BY Meena Hartenstein An overdose of caffeine powder, like that pictured above, led to the death of a British man. Caffeine lovers beware: it may help you wake up in the morning, but the stimulant can also kill you. It proved fatal for 23-year-old ...
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New York Daily News
I prefer traditional Medicare with a drug plan. How do I pick one?
Sun-Sentinel
• Medicare: Plan comparison tool at www.medicare.gov. The government improved it this year aiming to make it simpler after years of complaints. You can also call a counselor from Medicare who can use the computer to identify a few plans that best meet ...
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Texas: Tests Confirm Bacteria in Celery
New York Times
By AP Testing came up positive for the foodborne pathogen listeria at a San Antonio produce processing plant that was closed Oct. 20 after contaminated celery was linked to four deaths. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that the ...
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