FACTBOX-Winners, losers in US Senate health bill

FACTBOX-Winners, losers in US Senate health bill: "WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Makers of brand-name drugs, medical devices and cosmetic treatments as well as suppliers of home health care services are ...

Stem CellsSaving Legs For Some

Stem Cells Saving Legs For Some: "Doctors remove stem cells from the pelvic bone and inject them back into the leg along the course of the diseased artery. "If you take those stem cells out ...


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Obama seeks drug imports outside of health bill

Obama seeks drug imports outside of health <b>bill</b>: "

Reuters

The Senate on December 15 rejected two amendments to the healthcare bill to allow drug re-importation. Allowing these cheaper drugs to be sold to Americans ...


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Democrats: Stop whining and pass health reform

Democrats: Stop whining and <b>pass</b> health reform: "And then they can do something else: Start organizing for the next health-care fight. Enactment of a single bill will not mark the end of the struggle. ...

The New Republic: Building A Better Health Care Bill

The New Republic: Building A Better <b>Health Care</b> Bill: "Medicare too. Health care reform can too. No, this legislation is not everything it could be. But Harkin is right: It's also not everything it will be.


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Obama Gets Partial Wins

Compromising on 2 Issues, Obama Gets Partial Wins: "He may not get the health care plan he envisioned but, if the legislation passes, he will insure 30 million more people, stop insurers from denying coverage ...

Israelmay Decide to Offer Incentives for People Donating Organs

Israel may Decide to Offer Incentives for People Donating Organs: "People who need heart or lung transplants will be given priority, but if two people need the same organ and are equally suitable then the person who signed ...

Sickle cell disease in adults reversed with blood stem-cell transplant: 90 ...

Sickle cell disease in adults reversed with blood stem-cell transplant: 90 ...: "

Examiner.com

In order to achieve a successful blood stem-cell transplant, the recipient must have a matching donor. Finding an “good match” donor for an African-American ...

Earlier May Not Be Better For Preemptive Transplant

Earlier May Not Be Better For Preemptive Transplant: "“Based on these findings, we feel that patients and transplant experts anticipating a preemptive kidney transplant can wait for clinical indications to ...

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Inside look at a surgery that took 43 hours

Inside look at a surgery that took 43 hours: "By Denise Grady The New York Times At noon on a Wednesday, after 26 hours of surgery, a team of doctors in New York finally managed to remove Robert ...

Editorial: Senate's imperfect healthcare bill deserves support

Editorial: Senate's imperfect healthcare bill deserves support: "But the legislation is getting better in important ways as it inches toward the finish line. From the start, the primary purpose of the healthcare reform ...

Healthcare drive to top news shows

Healthcare drive to top news shows: "By Michael O'Brien - 12/19/09 10:46 AM ET The health reform legislation before the Senate appears set to dominate the Sunday morning talk show circuit. ...