Archive for June, 2009
Health Highlights: June 26, 2009 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Liver_detox
Liver is considered to be most important organ of the human. Liver performs important functions which are essential for survival. It helps in digestion and assimilation. It stores essential minerals and vitamins such as copper, iron, B12, Vitamins D,A, E and K. RBC also know as red blood cells are produced inside the liver which carry oxygen around the whole body and the cells known as Kupffer which devour harmful microorganism in blood which helps them in fighting infection. Liver plays an important role in removing foreign bodies also known as toxins from gut, hence liver plays an important role in detoxification. A whole set of complex chemical reactions are used by lever in detoxifying harmful substances. The various enzymes convert toxins which are fat soluble into substance that are water soluble which then could be excreted through urine or bile. It becomes difficult to excrete the fat soluble toxins entering the body. They have high liking for fat tissues and cell membranes which are made of proteins and fatty acids. Toxins could be stored for many years in the tissues of body. The toxins could be released during fast, exercise and stress. The release of these toxins could also be accompanied by headache, stomach pain, fatigue, nausea, palpitations and dizziness and poor memory The liver could neutralise a range of toxic chemicals produced externally (from environment) as well as internally in the body. Due to nutritional deficiencies because of poor diet the metabolic processes goes awry as a result the type and level of toxins produced internally increases. The externally produced toxins which are detoxified by lever come from environmental source like contents of foods and bowels, air and water. Various herbicides and pesticides like DDT, dioxin, PCP, 3-D, and PCB etc. are found virtually in all fat tissues considered. Even eating organic food that is unprocessed requires detoxification as it contains naturally occurring toxics. There are several roles played by lever in detoxification such as 1. Filtering of blood so that large toxins are removed 2. Secretes and synthesis bile full of fat soluble toxins and cholesterol 3. Disassembles toxins using enzymes by either directly neutralising toxins or converting it into other intermediaries which are neutralize then. To prevent cancer lever’s detoxification is essential. Most of the cases of cancer are due to the environmental carcinogens like cigarette smoke, water, food, and air combining with nutrition deficiency which are require for detoxification. The susceptibility to cancer increases with exposure to carcinogens associated with detoxification that is slow.
Mall health centre opens in July (BBC News)
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A new 2m health centre run by a GP practice in a Norwich’s shopping mall will open in July.
House Democrats to open hearings on health bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
House Democrats are pushing forward with a partisan health care bill even as a key Senate Democrat labors to achieve an elusive bipartisan compromise on President Barack Obama’s top legislative priority.
How to Cut Health Care Costs: Less Care, More Data (Time Magazine)
Obama’s diagnosis for health reform would cut costs by rewarding quality care and limiting unnecessary treatments. But one man’s economies are another’s lost profits
Dodd, Graham spar over health care (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Senate will not let the U.S. “go down the government-run health care road.” The South Carolina Republican was on a Sunday morning talk show repeating the charges of those opposed to President Barack Obama’s attempts to overhaul the health care system.
‘Death Blow’ to Dem Health Plan? (Fox News)
Cost estimates for health care overhaul are putting Democrats in the hot seat over public plan option
Most in US support govt-backed health care: poll (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The overwhelming majority of Americans support substantial changes to the country’s health care system, including a government-run health insurance option, a new opinion poll found.
Beer tax on tap for health care? – Arlington Heights Daily Herald
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WASHINGTON — Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all. Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document distributed to lawmakers before a …
Tax Proposals Draw Critics in Talks on Financing Health Insurance – New York Times
WASHINGTON Even as Congress weighed options to finance health insurance for tens of millions of Americans, lobbyists mobilized Wednesday to head off proposed taxes on employer-provided health benefits, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. Labor …
Govt blamed for mental health services shortfall – Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The Victorian Opposition says the State Government is responsible for a shortfall in Bendigos mental health services. Oppositions mental health spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge says the central city has fewer acute mental health beds than the state-wide …
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Ph_balancing_body_detox
By ph we mean potential for hydrogen. It is logarithmic scale which helps in measuring the relative acidity and alkalinity of a solution. The scale varies from 0 to 14. 0 is completely acidic and 14 is completely basic. Neutral is 7. Proper diet is an important part of being healthy. We eat lot of junk food which leads to accumulation of various toxins in our body. The refuse that have been accumulated in the body from the, food we eat and the toxins from environment like processed food, household chemicals and pollution and refined foods have to removed first to correct the ph (acid-alkaline)imbalance. These toxins in the body generate acid which causes low energy and pain in body and various other health problems. Detoxification helps in cleansing the body and act as a natural healer. Various food habits of leads to formation acid in our body like consumption of sugar, dairy products, artificial sweeteners, white flour, soda, coffee, hard drinks. Acidic body is the perfect ground for bacteria breeding, fungi and yeast. This leads to delay in functioning of body metabolism and cellular activity and even leads to thinning of bones and muscle weakness, Arthritis, problem of ageing. Ph balancing body detoxification can help to slow down the process of crumbling The favouring detox are those that combat acidic impurities via: – Blood – Skin – Colon – Lungs – Liver – Lymphatic system – Kidney The colon should be cleansed first. The first preference is given to colon because it becomes difficult for body to remove toxic substance from organs and tissues. The body’s first defensive system for toxic substance is colon. The whole body suffers if the colon is toxic. There are various method through which detoxification can be done like: – Intake of vitamins – Special diet or as prescribed by doctors – Exercise – Sauna therapy – Hydrotherapy The acid waste which is not eliminated get reabsorbed via colon and gets into liver and again into circulation and finally gets accumulated in the tissues. Therefore regular cleansing is important and one should always eat healthy foods to keep body’s Ph level balanced. A well balanced diet is must to be in a state of good health. The quantity and quality of food intake is very important which is taught in schools from beginning. The acid in the body is not good for health, it is not safe to skip breakfast as the stomach release acid for breaking the food and in the viscinity of food the lining of stomach gets affected by acid leading to ulcers.
Final Glance: Health Care Equipment companies – Boston Globe
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Becton Dickinson rose $.49 or .8 percent, to $65.06. Covidien rose $.27 or .8 percent, to $35.75. Millipore rose $.18 or .3 percent, to $66.05. Patterson fell $.12 or .5 percent, to $22.57. PerkinElmer rose $.12 or .7 percent, to $17.01. Thermo …
House Unveils Health Bill, Minus Key Details (New York Times)
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The proposal by Democrats would establish a new public health insurance plan, but they did not know how much it would cost.
Primary-Care Doctor Shortage May Undermine Health Reform Efforts (Washington Post)
As the debate on overhauling the nation’s health-care system exploded into partisan squabbling this week, virtually everyone still agreed on one point: There are not enough primary-care doctors to meet current needs, and providing health insurance to 46 million more people would threaten to…
Health debate: A little clarity, please (CNN Money)
There’s a lot of talking going on about health care reform and urgent warnings of what will happen if it doesn’t pass. But for all the talk, there’s very little clarity for the public about what kind of reform has a serious chance of passing and how lawmakers intend to pay for it.
Govt blamed for mental health services shortfall – Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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The Victorian Opposition says the State Government is responsible for a shortfall in Bendigos mental health services. Oppositions mental health spokeswoman Mary Wooldridge says the central city has fewer acute mental health beds than the state-wide …
Lawmakers weigh beer tax for health care – MSNBC
WASHINGTON – Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all. Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document distributed to lawmakers before a closed …
Beer tax on tap for health care? – Arlington Heights Daily Herald
WASHINGTON — Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all. Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document distributed to lawmakers before a …
First work session on Senate health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
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Eye-popping new cost estimates for President Barack Obama’s plan to overhaul the U.S. health care system are forcing majority Democrats to scale back their plans to subsidize coverage for the uninsured.
Ex-Senate leaders to unveil health care compromise (AP via Yahoo! News)
Trying to prevent a repeat of the 1990s standoff over health care, four former Senate leaders are preparing a plan that combines ideas from both political parties to guarantee coverage for all.
Obama urges doctors to back his health care plans (AP via Yahoo! News)
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President Barack Obama, continuing to barnstorm for his health care proposals, will urge doctors gathered in Chicago to support wider insurance coverage and targeted federal spending cuts.
ABC News to air Obama interview on health care (AP via Yahoo! News)
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ABC News will present a prime-time interview with President Barack Obama on health care issues next week.
Daschle: Tort retorm necessary in health care bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
Former Sen. Tom Daschle says controlling the cost of malpractice insurance will have to be a part of the Obama administration’s overhaul of the health care system.
Debate over Obama health care plan intensifies (USA Today)
President Obama remains committed to a controversial government health insurance program as the White House prepares for a pivotal week in its drive to revamp the nation’s health care system, Vice President Biden said Sunday. Lawmakers and administration officials on Sunday distanced themselves from the idea of taxing health benefits to help pay President Obama’s health care overhaul and …
Thailand’s H1N1 cases hit 201, likely to spread nationwide (source: Earth Times)
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Bangkok – Thai health officials acknowledged Monday that the number of H1N1 cases had reached 201, and the virus was likely to spread nationwide. From only 16 reported H1N1 cases on June 10, the number had jumped to 201 over the weekend, Health Minis… (source: Earth Times) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Susan Boyle due back on tour after ”rest day” (source: Reuters)
LONDON (Reuters) – Susan Boyle, who became famous the world over after appearing on the ”Britain’s Got Talent” television show, hopes to return to the stage on Monday after cancelling a weekend performance amid concerns over her health. (source: Reuters) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Hypertension Among Lower-status Employees Lingers Well Into Retirement (source: Canadastandard.com)
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? Retirement from some occupations may not provide relief from the potentially devastating health effects of work-related hypertension, according to a new study from UC Davis. (source: Canadastandard.com) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Woodbridge Mother Becomes Advocate for Those With Mental Health Disorders (source: Washington Post)
Diana Malcolm can tick off the seemingly infinite number of brain disorders that have afflicted her 13-year-old son, Joshua, as if they were courses in graduate school: attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Asperger syndrome, post-traumatic stress di… (source: Washington Post) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Quebec man 5th Canadian to die with swine flu (source: CBC)
A Quebec man has become the second person in the province and fifth Canadian to die after getting swine flu, public health officials reported on Saturday. (source: CBC) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Abu Dhabi steps up enforcement of health rules – AME Info
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Body_detoxification_detox_program
Human body has natural tendency to carry out the process of detoxification but this tendency is reduced due to the complex nature of life and accumulation of toxins due to natural exogenous processes and endogenous processes. Bombardment of various toxins occur such pesticides, pollution, chemicals and cigarette smoke. This all toxins leave a harmful impact on the body which makes one feel lazy, bloated, constipated and tired. Body detoxification detox program is designed for thirty days which stimulate one’s body natural detox function and will revitalised the body The detoxification program involves cleansing of the body and more importantly revitalising body’s detoxification power to cope up with modern lifestyle’s. The products used for the process of support, detoxify, rebalance and cleanse are: – G-zyme – Triphala – Multivitamin and mineral supplement – Liver support supplement Triphala is an ayurvedic medication which cleans up bowel movement and leads to proper functioning of digestive tract. It contains fruits of 3 emblica officinalis, myrobalans, terminalia chebula and terminalia bellirica. Liv-52 helps to protect liver from malfunctioning and rejuvenate the liver cells that are important to ensure proper elimination of toxic element from the body. liver is the main organ in our body which carries out important detoxification function. Liver has to be in good condition for healthy lifestyle.The proper funtioning of liver is as important as oxygen we inhale, various toxins are removed from our body with the help of special organs. The friendly bacteria of digestive tract or digestive rebalance are done by G-zyme. Mineral and multivitamin provides important nutrients necessary for a person to enjoy healthy life. Regular usage of triphala makes a person feel pure, revitalised, light and metabolic activities also fall in place which is due to proper removal of toxins from the body. Triphala is compared with mother as mother can be trusted for well being of her children in the same way triphala can be trusted for well being of stomach problems. Internal cleaning of body is done effectively by the 3 fruits of triphala and all stagnated bowel movements are cured resulting in improved digestive system. To boost up digestive system and enzyme activities G-zyme as an effective appetiser is used. It also helps in relieving the upset stomach and acidity. Acidity is the breeding house for toxins attack, Therefore it becomes important not to skip breakfast as empty stomach leads to formation of acid and main cause for ulcers.And G-zyme helps to neutralise the acidity of the body which in turn leads to easy detoxification.
Obama Takes His Health Care Case to the Public (New York Times)
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President Obama vigorously defended his call for a government-sponsored health plan to compete with private insurers, countering increased skepticism on Capitol Hill.
Lobbying boosted as health care debate heats up (USA Today)
The largest medical insurers and drug companies spent 41% more on lobbying this year as Congress began debate on an overhaul of health care, which may include a public insurance plan the industries oppose.
Senators Explore Alternatives to Government-Run Plan on Health Care (Washington Post)
GREEN BAY, Wis., June 11 — As President Obama traveled to the heartland to sell a government-run insurance plan as essential to health-care reform, Senate negotiators began to explore a possible bipartisan compromise modeled after rural cooperatives.
Defense Ministry must compensate commando for health problem – Haaretz.com
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The Haifa District Court last week ruled on the appeal of a member of an elite unit in the Israel Navy that circumstantial evidence was enough to link his medical problems to his military service. The precedent-setting ruling recognized that soldiers …
Recession Q
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Kids can
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for health care – USA Today
Irwin Redlener, center, stands with Paul Simon, who co-founded the Childrens Health Fund with him, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about kids health insurance March 11. EXAMS LOOKING FOR AND RULING OUT PROBLEMS An examination provided by the …
Lawmakers weigh beer tax for health care – MSNBC
WASHINGTON – Joe Six-Pack may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all. Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document distributed to lawmakers before a closed …
News Analysis: To Flu Experts, Pandemic Confirms the Obvious (source: New York Times)
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It came as no surprise on Thursday when the World Health Organization declared that the swine flu outbreak had become a pandemic. (source: New York Times) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Obama’s Secret Moves On Health Care (source: CBS News)
President Obama’s kid glove theory of legislating on Health Care reform was too soft a touch for senior members of Congress who were tasked with writing health care legislation. Marc Ambinder reports. (source: CBS News) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
King: Falling between health care cracks in Orlando (source: CNN)
Mary Yates has high blood pressure, high cholesterol and a nagging, sore hip. And no health insurance. (source: CNN) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Obama Wants America To Shape Up (source: CBS News)
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Politico: President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day – and he really wants you to do the same. From the White House garden to his picks for top health jobs, he is telling America’’s populace that things are about to change. (source: CBS News) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Asia-Pacific biosecurity officials meet in Philippines (source: Earth Times)
Manila – Asia-Pacific health and security officials gathered in the Philippines Wednesday to discuss efforts to mitigate biological threats in the region. The two-day meeting of the 27-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional F… (source: Earth Times) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Recession QA: Kids cant wait for health care – USA Today
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Irwin Redlener, center, stands with Paul Simon, who co-founded the Childrens Health Fund with him, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to talk about kids health insurance March 11. EXAMS LOOKING FOR AND RULING OUT PROBLEMS An examination provided by the …
Defense Ministry must compensate commando for health problem – Haaretz.com
The Haifa District Court last week ruled on the appeal of a member of an elite unit in the Israel Navy that circumstantial evidence was enough to link his medical problems to his military service. The precedent-setting ruling recognized that soldiers …
Tax Proposals Draw Critics in Talks on Financing Health Insurance – New York Times
WASHINGTON Even as Congress weighed options to finance health insurance for tens of millions of Americans, lobbyists mobilized Wednesday to head off proposed taxes on employer-provided health benefits, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks. Labor …
Senator to Obama: ‘You got nerve’ to sightsee in Paris while pushing Congress on health care (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
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It’s not the role of government to run an auto company (GM) and neither is it the role of government to run a health insurance company in read more direct competition with private companies.
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GOP senator irked at Obama over heath care (source: The Arizona Republic)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican Senate chairman whose involvement is key if there’s going to be a bipartisan health care deal is responding angrily to President Barack Obama’s latest comments on the issue…. (source: The Arizona Republic) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
If All Doctors Had More Time to Listen (source: New York Times)
Instead of waiting for health care reform, some doctors are cutting administrative costs, seeing fewer patients and focusing on prevention. (source: New York Times) – News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Bill Could Disclose Doctors’ Connections To Drugmakers (source: NPR)
U.S. Senator Charles Grassley speaks with Host Liane Hansen about a federal bill that would require disclosure of the financial relationship between drug companies and physicians. The Iowa Republican also discusses a federal bill that would regulate the t… (source: NPR) – RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Health bill loses consumer protections – Baton Rouge Advocate
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The Senate Insurance Committee Wednesday stripped most of the consumer protections from a controversial bill that would have prevented patients from paying much higher out-of-network costs for care at in-network hospitals. Hospitals often contract …
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Body_detoxification
Human body contains toxic products has been proved by various medical practioners and some doesn’t believe in this assumption. Body detoxification is an important process of purification and treating diseases. Basically body detoxification is removal of accumulated toxic substance from the blood, the bowel, and kidney, liver. Body fat also has great amount of toxic elements. When a healthy diet is practiced instead of malnourished diet, it leads to detoxification. Dramatic change has been seen who switch over to raw food. Body detoxification can be done by following a diet chart which includes fresh fruits and vegetables. But a person needs to follow this for a month or so which for sure give good benefits. It is difficult for some patients to follow the strict diet chart which produces faster results as it is difficult for them to adapt the change in food habits. But following and continuing the program will for sure help in the process but body detoxification will be slow. If one follows the juice fast, abstaining from solid food becomes important. Various processes for body detoxification like drinking good amount of water and morning walk for fresh oxygen and exposure to sunlight are important in cleansing the body. warm water therapy is also used as a detox process which is basically removal of toxins via feet kept in hot water. This leads to removal of toxins through skin. Detoxification also takes place through skin and lungs. Drinking coffee also helps keeping liver check. Most of the toxins are dumped into liver which makes it an important organ to function well as chemical breakdown happens in liver which makes toxins to be easily removed from the system. Due to industrialisation various disease have attacked human body, industrial waste such as chemicals and by products are accumulated in human body permanently which leads to deterioration of human body. hair dye, and various beauty materials leads to are carcinogenic. Dental fillings, fish leads to accumulation of mercury in the body. Chelation is a process through which heavy metals such as mercury can be removed from human body. Body detoxification has become crucial for healthy life style which prevents one from falling prey to various deadly diseases such as cancer. And the process has many plus points which makes it effective, efficient in all ways. Body detoxification has prooved to be effective method for cleansing the body and has helped curing various diseases. it’s an easy process which is being talked about worldwide now.
House Dems draft sweeping health bill (Politico via Yahoo! News)
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House Democrats are drafting a sweeping health-care reform that creates a national insurance marketplace where people can choose public and private plans with the same minimum standard of benefits, according to a detailed outline of the bill obtained Friday by POLITICO.
Democrats mount grass-roots effort for health care reform (CNN)
As Democrats on Capitol Hill move toward revealing landmark bills to drastically reform the nation’s health care system, the White House and the Democratic National Committee are increasing efforts to rally public support.
Caribou III System – Includes Caribou Power / Smith Rack / Lat Attachment / Workout Bench (Misc.) newly tagged ”health” (source: Amazon)
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Caribou III System – Includes Caribou Power / Smith Rack / Lat Attachment / Workout Bench (Misc.)By Yukon Fitness Buy new: $959.99 Customer Rating: First tagged ”health” by J. Garay Customer tags: power rack(2), … (source: Amazon) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Seniors Find Medicare Part D Too Complicated To Identify Lowest-Cost Plan (source: Medical News Today)
In the face of rising health care costs, a new study has found that older adults were less likely to identify the plan that minimized their total annual cost and were likely to mistakenly think they had chosen the lowest-cost plan. The study, funded by th… (source: Medical News Today) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Powertec Fitness P-UB Utility Bench (Sports) newly tagged ”health” (source: Amazon)
Powertec Fitness P-UB Utility Bench (Sports)By Powertec Fitness Buy new: $299.00 Customer Rating: First tagged ”health” by J. Garay Customer tags: exercise bench(2), health(2), weight bench(2), incline, very good… (source: Amazon) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Obama Says Current U.S. Health-Care System Is Unsustainable (Bloomberg)
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June 6 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama , preparing to dive into the health-care debate when he returns from France tomorrow, called the existing system unsustainable, and warned that everyones coverage is imperiled by rising costs.
Obama outlines health care reform goals (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama urged Congress Saturday to move ahead on health care reform, arguing that any change in the current system should lower the cost of services, improve their quality and protect consumer choice.