Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he firmly believed that a government-run health insurance plan “made sense” in a broader overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system, and that private insurers should find ways to compete for clients.
Reuters – * Expert sees autumn risk in northern hemisphere
AP – President Barack Obama says he’s “very optimistic” about the prospects for legislation revamping health care, arguing that the country simply must control skyrocketing costs in this field.
AFP – A Brazilian-funded factory for producing anti-retroviral drugs, the first in Mozambique, will begin selling the key HIV medication by year’s end, officials said Tuesday.
AP – President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that failure to fix the nation’s health care system will put coverage for all Americans in jeopardy, a fresh argument to lawmakers struggling to come up with a comprehensive, cost-effective overhaul.
Reuters – Music may indeed soothe the savage breast, according to a study showing that people’s cardiovascular rhythms tend to fall in step with musical ones.
Reuters – A new study finds that healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and hypoallergenic formulas — suggesting that most parents need not make the expensive anti-allergy formulas their first choice.
Reuters – Consumers, insurance companies and the federal government spend an extra $3.5 billion for prescription drugs every year because brand-name companies pay generic producers to stay out of the market, the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
AFP – A Brazilian-funded factory for producing anti-retroviral drugs, the first in Mozambique, will begin selling the key HIV medication by year’s end, officials said Tuesday.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — It’s nearly summer, which
means millions of Americans will be picnicking in grassy fields and
camping in the woods.