Archive for August 22nd, 2009

Obama calls for honest debate on health care (AP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AP – President Barack Obama is challenging critics of his push to overhaul the health care system to stop making “phony claims” about proposals now the subject of intense coast-to-coast debate.

Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work (HealthDay)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) — There are a number of ways
that parents of children with asthma can prepare for flu season and the
new school year, says the American Lung Association.

Obama hits back at health reform critics (AFP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Saturday hit back at health care reform critics, saying the debate about his proposals should not be “dominated by willful misrepresentations and outright distortions.”

Obama calls for honest debate on health care (AP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AP – President Barack Obama is challenging critics of his push to overhaul the health care system to stop making “phony claims” about proposals now the subject of intense coast-to-coast debate.

Spain’s 1st face transplant patient can smile now (AP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AP – Spain’s first face transplant patient — the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw — has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials said Saturday.

Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work (HealthDay)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) — There are a number of ways
that parents of children with asthma can prepare for flu season and the
new school year, says the American Lung Association.

Obama hits back at health reform critics (AFP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AFP – US President Barack Obama on Saturday hit back at health care reform critics, saying the debate about his proposals should not be “dominated by willful misrepresentations and outright distortions.”

Spain’s 1st face transplant patient can smile now (AP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AP – Spain’s first face transplant patient — the first anywhere to get a new tongue and jaw — has been so pleased by his new appearance that he smiled, hospital officials said Saturday.

Death toll in Nigerian cholera outbreak hits 52 (AFP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AFP – A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed 13 more people, taking the death toll to 52, the health commissioner said on Saturday.

Death toll in Nigerian cholera outbreak hits 52 (AFP)

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

AFP – A cholera outbreak in northern Nigeria has killed 13 more people, taking the death toll to 52, the health commissioner said on Saturday.