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October 06, 2013

Outside View: First Obamacare, then a single-payer system
College Park, Md. (UPI) Sep 27, 2013
Republicans must live with Obamacare. They have few prospects for electing 60 senators needed to repeal the law and, unless they work to make it more palatable, something they have few ideas to accomplish - the country is headed for socialized medicine. Obamacare seeks to substantially reduce the ranks of uninsured. - It requires businesses with more than 50 employees to provide health insurance. - Requires people without employer insurance to purchase coverage, with federal su ... read more

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Danone's Nutricia accused of bribing China doctors: media French conglomerate Danone faced fresh bribery accusations in China on Wednesday, made by a newspaper against its healthcare subsidiary Nutricia, as authorities investigate corruption among drug and dairy firms. ... more		Swedish team hope to create buzz in fight against bee deaths Researchers in Sweden said Friday they had developed a new medicine to protect bees from diseases that kill entire populations of the insect in the US and Europe. ... more		New technology for bioseparation Separating target molecules in biological samples is a critical part of diagnosing and detecting diseases. Usually the target and probe molecules are mixed and then separated in batch processes that ... more
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HIV infections plummet since 2001: UN New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations said Monday. ... more		Intelligent use of electronic data helps the medicine go down Electronic data routinely gathered in hospitals can be used as a warning system for missed doses of prescribed medicine and making improvements to patient safety, says a new study. A team from ... more		Greenland truce or Trump win? Davos "framework" pauses tariffs but not the takeover boasts Greenlanders doubtful over Trump resolution EU says ready to sign defence and security pact with India		AIDS epidemic's end by 2030 seen: UN official A top UN official said the global AIDS epidemic could be over by 2030 because of progress made in treatment and control of the disease. ... more
				Google promises new thinking for health company Google announced Wednesday it was launching a new company focused on health and well-being, and hinted at cooperation with longtime rival Apple in the venture. ... more		Thai police seize nearly 200 pangolins Thai police Tuesday said they had seized almost 200 live protected pangolins, which are prized in China and Vietnam as an exotic meal and for use in traditional medicine. ... more

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Toward making people invisible to mosquitoes In an advance toward providing mosquito-plagued people, pets and livestock with an invisibility cloak against these blood-sucking insects, scientists today described discovery of substances that occ ... more		Effects of climate change on West Nile virus The varied influence of climate change on temperature and precipitation may have an equally wide-ranging effect on the spread of West Nile virus, suggesting that public health efforts to control the ... more		Trump vows to relaunch Egypt-Ethiopia talks on dam row China's birth rate falls to lowest on record Chile police arrest suspect over deadly wildfires		HIV-positive Ukrainians protest clinic closure Patients at Ukraine's main HIV hospital on Thursday handcuffed themselves to their beds in protest at plans for its closure. ... more
				Drug patch treatment sees new breakthrough An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible microneedle patch that allows drugs to be delivered directly and fully through t ... more		Pico-world of molecular bioscavengers, mops and sponges being designed Computer-designed proteins that can recognize and interact with small biological molecules are now a reality. Scientists have succeeded in creating a protein molecule that can be programmed to unite ... more

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