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For Obama, a Taste of What a Long Battle Holds - New York Times
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Barack Obama would face heavy attacks as the Democratic presidential nominee. He spoke Thursday at a rally in Austin, Tex. By ADAM NAGOURNEY WASHINGTON - When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton goes after Senator Barack Obama these days, she presses him on ...
Obama has small lead in Texas, close in Ohio
Poll: McCain and Obama lead in Texas
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Author: unknownread comments (0)Your personal health: Trusera ready for lift off
Author: Deepak SinghTrusera, a Seattle-based social health site is getting ready to come out of closed beta. The site will move to an Open Beta next Tuesday at the Health 2.0 conference. That should give the site an influx of users which will make the …
read comments (0)52 Diets, 52 Weeks: Women's Health Perfect Body Diet
Author: unknownread comments (0)Google wants health records
Author: unknownSearch engine Google has announced plans to offer its data centres as a central repository for personal medical records, claiming they have already cemented deals with several US-based health insurers and hospitals.
read comments (0)1 in 100 US adults behind bars, new study says - International Herald Tribune
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1 in 100 US adults behind bars, new study says
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By Adam Liptak For the first time in the nation's history, more than one in 100 American adults is behind bars, according to a new report.
Record-High Ratio of Americans in Prison
US incarcerates more than any other nation: report
read comments (0)Russia: Unaffordable Health Care
Author: Veronica KhokhlovaWindow on Eurasia writes about the Russians who can’t afford medical care.
read comments (0)Czech Republic: Health Minister Rescues a Pedestrian
Author: Veronica KhokhlovaThe Czech Daily Word writes about how the Czech health minister’s saved a pedestrian’s life.
read comments (0)Woman wishes for better health insurance policies
Author: unknownread comments (0)CSE Campus-Wide Study Day Focuses on “Health: who Cares?”
Author: Courtney Smolenread comments (0)Explosion Rocks Ill. Plaza; 9 Hurt - The Associated Press
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Explosion Rocks Ill. Plaza; 9 Hurt
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WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - An explosion possibly caused by a gas leak ripped through a suburban Chicago shopping plaza Thursday, injuring at least nine people and rattling nearby buildings, fire officials said.
Explosion injures six, wrecks stores in Illinois
Hospital: 5 injured in explosion at Illinois shopping plaza
read comments (0)WHO's Health Rankings, by Arnold Kling
Author: unknownread comments (0)Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an ‘Urgent Priority’ - New York Times
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Bush Calls Surveillance Bill an ‘Urgent Priority’
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By DAVID STOUT and BRIAN KNOWLTON WASHINGTON - Using some of his toughest language in weeks, President Bush prodded Congress on Thursday to pass his preferred version of surveillance legislation, asserting that every day of delay could put the country …
Bush will press for action on surveillance bill
Bush Urges Congress to Pass Surveillance Bill
read comments (0)Google offers a peek at Google Health
Author: Brad LinderWhile you can’t sign up for Google Health yet unless you’re one of a few thousands patients at the Cleveland Clinic, Google is beginning to discuss their new health-focused service. In a blog post today, Google shows off a new …
read comments (0)Google offers a peek at Google Health
Author: Brad LinderWhile you can’t sign up for Google Health yet unless you’re one of a few thousands patients at the Cleveland Clinic, Google is beginning to discuss their new health-focused service. In a blog post today, Google shows off a new …
read comments (0)First Look at Google Health
Author: http://fmpub.net/contact.php?to=jbA good day for Marissa, as health is one of her projects. Eric previewed it today at a conference, the Google blog writeup is here. TechCrunch ain’t convinced…. (Go to Searchblog Main)
read comments (0)Google Health: Launch early and iterate?
Author: fredDue to the sensitive and personal nature of the data that will be stored in Google Health, we need to conduct our health service with the same privacy, security, and integrity users have come to expect in all our services. …
read comments (0)Google Health, a first look
Author: KarenIt’s been a busy week for the Google Health team. Last week we announced our partnership and pilot with the Cleveland Clinic. This week, the team has been at the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) conference …
read comments (0)ELECTION NOTEBOOK Bloomberg to stay out of presidential race - MarketWatch
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ELECTION NOTEBOOK Bloomberg to stay out of presidential race
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By Robert Schroeder, MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ended months of speculation that he'll run for president on Thursday, saying in an op-ed in the New York Times that he won't be a candidate but that an …
Video: Bloomberg: I Won't Be a Candidate for President
Bloomberg passes on White House run
read comments (0)Schmidt launches Google Health
Author: Elinor MillsSearch giant Google launched Google Health and announced major industry partners on Thursday, aiming to be the Intuit for personal health care where people can access all their health information in one spot. …
read comments (0)Concern over Health of Chinese Hunger-Strike Cyber-Dissident
Author: unknownAn international media freedom group has voiced concern over the health of detained Chinese cyber-dissident and human rights lawyer Yang Maodong, who has been on hunger strike for 11 weeks. + CPJ Highlights China’s Poor Press Record.
read comments (0)ArkansasMoms.com: ProQuad Vaccine Linked To More Convulsions
Author: Health NewsA new study finds children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck combination vaccine instead of two separate shots. via KTHV-TV
read comments (0)Body Image Is Stronger Predictor Of Health Than Obesity
Author: Laura MoncurResearchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that the desire to weigh less was a more accurate predictor of physically and mentally unhealthy days, than body mass index (BMI). …
read comments (0)Thai Supreme Court Frees Ex-PM Thaksin on Bail - Voice of America
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Thai Supreme Court Frees Ex-PM Thaksin on Bail
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By VOA News Thailand's Supreme Court has released former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on bail, shortly after his arrival in Bangkok following 17 months of self-imposed exile.
Ousted Thai Premier Returns to Face Charges
Thaksin back home, faces charges
read comments (0)Health funds must justify premium rises
Author: unknownBig private health insurers have until Friday to justify why their members should be hit with large increases in policy premiums.
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