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Gay spouse given health benefits in US court case
Reuters
By Dan Levine | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A US judge on Wednesday ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and said a federal government worker should be allowed to enroll her same-sex spouse in her health insurance coverage, ...
Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits caseThe Associated Press

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USA TODAY

Health Care's Coming Price Revolution
Wall Street Journal
Two years on, the major achievement of President Obama's new entitlement and its regulatory apparatus has been to heighten the contradictions and dysfunctions of the health-care status quo even as it creates multiple new problems.
Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 statesCBS News
Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loansSan Francisco Chronicle
Put Up or Shut Up Time -- For or Against the ACABoston.com
Forbes
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Los Angeles Times

California health insurers to raise average rates 8% to 14%
Los Angeles Times
Anthem is California's largest for-profit health insurer. (David McNew / Getty Images / February 22, 2012) By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times California's largest health insurers are raising average rates by about 8% to 14% for hundreds of thousands of ...

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AFP

Chávez Health Struggle Stokes Political Uncertainties
Wall Street Journal
By KEJAL VYAS and José de Córdoba CARACAS—New uncertainties about Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's health are threatening to spur a power struggle to succeed him among the factions that make up his political movement, and boosting the hopes of a ...
Chávez's health will impact Venezuelan electionsMiamiHerald.com
Chavez health setback creates uncertainty in VenezuelaAFP
Renewed health scare for Venezuela's Chavez casts cloud on election campaignThe Australian Eye
Chicago Tribune
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Fox News

5 killed in possible murder-suicide at Georgia health spa
Fox News
A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on Tuesday ...
Police: Victims in Korean spa shooting near Atlanta were 2 married couples ...Washington Post
Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shootingAtlanta Journal Constitution
Atlanta health club shooting stemmed from domestic dispute - policeChicago Tribune
msnbc.com
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Daily Mail

Animated clash on health care as candidates debate morality of birth control
Daily Mail
The most animated clash of the evening focused on health care. Santorum said that Romney had used government funds to 'fund a federal takeover of health care in Massachusetts,' a reference to the state law that was enacted during Romney's term as ...
GOP Debate to Rape Victims: Drop DeadThe Nation. (blog)
Fiery charges: Romney, Santorum assail each otherPekin Daily Times
Santorum Draws Fire in Fight for GOP LeadWall Street Journal

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The Guardian

Health workers linked to CIA's Osama bin Laden assassination plot are sacked
The Guardian
Seventeen local health workers have been fired in Abbottabad for their part in a CIA scheme to try to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in the northern Pakistani town. The low-ranking health department employees were punished for helping Dr ...
Pakistani health workers punished for helping US find bin LadenMiamiHerald.com
Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme firedFox News

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Fox News

Balancing women's health and religious beliefs
U-T San Diego
By Nora Vargas As a Catholic woman, I applaud the Obama administration for its commitment to providing health care for all Americans while respecting the views of those who have religious objections to birth control. Last year, President Obama ...
Should religion stand in the way of common sense when it comes to birth control?Houston Chronicle (blog)
Obama's semantical change doesn't make insurance costs disappearChicago Sun-Times
Contraception mandate is an assault on libertyConcord Monitor
Winona Daily News -San Ramon Express -Loyola Phoenix
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USA TODAY

Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO – California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico.
Calif medical officials go undercover to find skin-lightening creams with ...Washington Post
Mercury In Lightening Cream: California Health Officials Search For Risky ProductsHuffington Post

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USA TODAY

Whistle-blowers key in health care fraud fight
USA TODAY
By Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – About 36% of the almost $16 billion recovered by the Justice Department in health care whistle-blower fraud cases has come since 2009, records show, which reflects an increased focus on fighting fraud.

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