Health News
Especially grim encephalitis toll feared in India
22 mins ago
A mosquito-borne disease that preys on the young and malnourished is sweeping across poverty-riven northern India again this monsoon season in what officials worry could be the deadliest outbreak in nearly a decade.
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18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda
2 hours 15 mins ago
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks.
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Nonprofit launches campaign to reach uninsured
5 hours 18 mins ago
A nonprofit group helping to spread the word about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul launched a campaign Tuesday that will target states with high numbers of uninsured Americans and tackle their skepticism with straightforward messages.
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Medicare: Cost-saving changes coming for diabetics
6 hours 15 mins ago
Medicare begins a major change next month that could save older diabetics money and time when they buy crucial supplies to test their blood sugar _ but it also may cause some confusion as patients figure out the new system.
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Singapore fumes after pollution hits 16-year high
12 hours 56 mins ago
Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years.
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Report: Slowdown in health care costs to continue
16 hours 1 min ago
There's good news for most companies that provide health benefits for their employees: America's slowdown in medical costs may be turning into a trend, rather than a mere pause.
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Report: US adult smoking rate dips to 18 percent
16 hours 15 mins ago
Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says.
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Gender report of Shah Rukh Khan baby investigated
18 hours 4 mins ago
Health officials in Mumbai are investigating reports that Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife know the sex of a baby they are having through a surrogate mother.
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Strange
Hitchhiking cat 'Mata Hairi' headed home to Oregon
A well-traveled cat named "Mata Hairi" will soon be reunited with her owner after spending nearly 10 months traveling thousands of miles with a hitchhiker who rescued her from the rain.
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World
Lavrov: Iran ready to stop 20-percent enrichment
Russia's foreign minister says Iran is willing to halt its 20-percent enrichment of uranium, which has been a key concession sought in international negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
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Politics
AP sources: 4 US troops killed in Afghanistan
Defense officials say four U.S. troops were killed Tuesday at or near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
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Finance
Court: Ex-Im Bank needs to explain Air India loan
A federal bank that backed a huge airplane loan for Air India will have to explain that the loan didn't hurt U.S. airlines.
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