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Senate vote next step on health bill road

The Senate is expected to hold a procedural vote Saturday night. Even if Reid gets 60 votes Saturday, a long road lies ahead Health care faces a tougher fight in the Senate than in the House House, Senate versions would need to...

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U. of Neb. board votes down stem-cell rule changes

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the school's rules governing embryonic stem-cell research beyond what the federal government allows.

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Pfizer's Geodon Gets Expanded FDA Approval

Pfizer's bipolar disorder drug Geodon receives expanded FDA approval NEW YORK November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved Geodon as a part of a...

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Flu Season, Ailing Economy Aiding Mich. Drug Maker

Michigan generic drug maker Perrigo thriving while economy and public are ailing By JAMES PRICHARD Associated Press Writer ALLEGAN, Mich. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Record profits. Job openings....

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GOP: Health Test Recommendations Could Affect Care

GOP: Recommendations for fewer women's health tests could mean rationed health care under bill By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Rep. Michele...

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Burned teen having skin graft surgery

Prosecutors say Michael Brewer, 15, was set ablaze in a dispute over $40, a video game and a bicycle. Hospital spokeswoman says Michael Brewer having own skin put onto burned areas Brewer, 15, in guarded condition, will go back...

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Marines Use Brain Scans to Spot PSTD Before the War

The military has launched a new program that'll use genetic testing and brain scans to figure out whether troops are vulnerable to post-traumatic stress -- before they head off to war and experience that stress. The initiative...

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Mayfield holds sizable auction, helps raise legal funding

Jeremy Mayfield talks to would-be buyers about a Dodge Viper up for auction on his property. CATAWBA, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Mayfield (FSY) sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's...

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Clearing up cancer screening confusion

Different groups stick to different guidelines — here’s a rundown Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes...

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'Heartburn' damage or GERD not acid burn

DALLAS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Reflux damage to the esophagus may be an immune response, not acid burn, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Stuart Spechler and Dr. Rhonda Souza of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas...

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