Reuters – President Barack Obama said on Saturday U.S. healthcare worked better for insurance companies than for patients, as he pressed his case for a major overhaul that critics say is too expensive.
AP – The president’s Friday town hall in a conservative suburb of Bozeman allowed him to speak directly to Baucus’ constituents — the same people who are already giving the senator an angry earful during the congressional August recess.
AFP – A South Korean man who returned from a trip overseas has died from swine flu, becoming the country’s first reported death from the virus, the health ministry here said Saturday.
AP – Scientists have discovered a gene that helps a mother and daughter stay alert on about six hours sleep a night, two hours less than the rest of their family needs.
AP – Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Friday it has started testing its swine flu vaccine in humans.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — Gays, lesbians and
bisexuals are about twice as likely as heterosexuals to seek treatment for
mental health issues or substance abuse, a U.S. study finds.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) — The composition of a
woman’s contraceptive pill influences her risk of developing blood clots
of the leg and lung, European researchers say.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — The end of summer signals back to school.
And preparing for the school-year routine means getting into a
back-to-school sleep schedule.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — If you’ve just been diagnosed with diabetes,
it may be difficult to separate fact from fiction.
HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 14 (HealthDay News) — Parents who try to battle the
childhood obesity epidemic by forbidding their kids to eat certain foods
are not going to keep them from gaining weight and may actually be making
the situation worse, researchers say.