Topic: Health and Fitness
AP News | 2010-03-19 23:29:31
Big dip in US tuberculosis cases last year may be due to better screening of immigrants
An unexpected big drop in new U.S. tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say. The nation's TB rate dropped more than 11 percent last year, the largest ...
AP News | 2010-03-19 22:33:36
Rollback of Medicare cuts to doctors, if added to health care bill, push it into the red
Congressional budget scorekeepers say a Medicare fix that Democrats included in earlier versions of their health care bill would push it into the red. The Congressional Budget Office said Friday that rolling back a programmed cut in Medicare fees to doctors would cost ...
AP News | 2010-03-19 21:52:24
Rep. John Boccieri, D-Ohio, tells reporters he will vote yes on the health care reform bill on Friday, March 19, 2010 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
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AP News | 2010-03-19 20:50:16
President Barack Obama speaks about health care reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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