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Octomom doc loses California medical license
Jun 2, 2011, 21:07 GMT
Los Angeles - A doctor who helped an unemployed mother of six conceive octuplets has been stripped of his medical license by the California Medical Board for not using sound judgment, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. ... more
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US Supreme Court to decide fate of healthcare law
Mar 28, 2012, 17:05 GMT
Washington - The US Supreme Court weighed Wednesday whether US President Barack Obama's health care reform law can stand even if the law's key provision is determined to be unconstitutional. ... more
Obama's health law hangs in balance with skeptical court
Mar 27, 2012, 19:56 GMT
Washington - The Obama administration defended its landmark 2010 health care reform Tuesday before the US Supreme Court, which is weighing whether to strike down some or all of President Barack Obama's signature domestic policy. ... more
Supreme Court begins hearing on Obama's landmark health law
Mar 26, 2012, 14:56 GMT
Washington - The US Supreme Court heard the first arguments Monday in a challenge to President Barack Obama's signature health care overhaul law, as Republican presidential candidates used the opportunity to attack the proposal that is sure to be a major issue in November's presidential election. ... more
China vows to end transplants from executed prisoners
Mar 23, 2012, 7:39 GMT
Beijing - China plans to end the use of transplant organs from executed prisoners within five years, state media on Friday quoted a senior health official as saying. ... more
Nordic walking a simple way to get fit
Mar 12, 2012, 10:18 GMT
Berlin - When the days grow longer and the sunshine gets warmer, it is time to start a spring fitness programme. Nordic walking, whose movements and health benefits are very similar to those of ordinary walking, is one good way to get exercise along with getting some fresh air. ... more
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Gloves come off as Church weighs in on birth control (News Feature)
Mar 3, 2011, 5:57 GMT
Tarlac City, Philippines - As their priest listed the reasons why a bill promoting birth control should not be made law in the Philippines, the congregation of San Sebastian Cathedral nodded their agreement. ... more
Michelle Obama's controversial rib (Feature)
Feb 24, 2011, 3:01 GMT
Washington - Beyond Biblical connotations, only a few times in history has a rib given rise to so much talk: media attention in the United States is currently focused on what US First Lady Michelle Obama has for dinner. ... more
- Serbia's low-cost health-care system breeds corruption (News Feature)
- Czech doctors threaten exodus over low pay (Feature)
- Spanish bars quick in adapting to smoking ban (Feature)
- Kidney patients in grim wait for donors in Philippines (Feature)
- "Smokers' paradise" Spain bans lighting up in public (News Feature)
