Archive for August 9th, 2009

Obama: Health overhaul key to economic recovery (AP)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

AP – Using better-than-expected jobs numbers to press his top domestic priority, President Barack Obama is arguing that overhauling the health care system is essential to the country’s economic well-being.

If Baby Is Breech, Technology Might Help (HealthDay)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Babies poised to enter the
world feet first can pose serious complications for themselves and their
moms.

Good Planning Paves Way for Kid’s Operation (HealthDay)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — To ease the anxiety of a
child undergoing surgery, it helps if parents and children are
well-prepared, advises the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

Drug industry backing Obama’s health care plan (AP)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

AP – The nation’s drugmakers stand ready to spend $150 million to help President Barack Obama overhaul health care this fall, according to numerous officials, a staggering sum that could dwarf attempts to derail his chief domestic priority.

South America vows price ceilings for H1N1 vaccine (Reuters)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

Reuters – South America’s 12 nations on Saturday pledged to respect regional vaccine price ceilings to prevent businesses from exploiting fear of the H1N1 flu pandemic, Ecuador’s Health Minister Caroline Chang said.

Recession means fewer babies; US births fell 2 pct (AP)

Sunday, August 9th, 2009

AP – There aren’t just fewer jobs in a recession. There are fewer babies, too. U.S. births fell in 2008, the first full year of the recession, marking the first annual decline in births since the start of the decade and ending an American baby boomlet.