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GOP introduces legislation to repeal health reform; other Senators express reconciliation views

USA Today: Sen. Jim DeMint — along with a dozen Republican co-sponsors — introduced legislation to repeal the health care reform law. "We must repeal this bill and start over.

24 Mar 2010

Senate can still reject effort to bury health care choices, says NTU Vice President

"The House may have passed its latest, flawed attempt at health care reform, which translates to billions of dollars in new taxes and penalties on those who can least afford it, but the fight is far from finished. Even though President Obama will likely sign H.R. 3590 into law, the Senate must also consider the House's reconciliation package, H.R. 4872.

23 Mar 2010

KMI announces strategic distribution agreement with Mobility to market stroke therapy devices

Kinetic Muscles Inc., a leading developer of stroke therapy technology, today announced a strategic distribution agreement with Mobility Research, also of Tempe, that will allow Mobility to market KMI’s products in specific international markets.

23 Mar 2010

Avoiding boomeritis: Tips from Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource

Orthopedic surgeons are seeing a wave of exercise-related injuries among baby boomers -- a phenomenon dubbed “boomeritis.”

23 Mar 2010

Tea Party Patriots and coalition partners to rally against government takeover of health care system

On the eve of the U.S. House of Representatives voting on a trillion-dollar government takeover of the health care system, the Tea Party Patriots will gather with coalition partners Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks, Faith and Freedom Coalition, Institute for Liberty, Let Freedom Ring, 60 Plus, and many more to voice the concerns of millions of Americans.

20 Mar 2010

Obama emphasizes historic nature of health care vote during final rally

The Washington Post: "Thousands of people rallied loudly for passage of health-care legislation in Northern Virginia Friday as President Obama tried one final time to demonstrate public support for the health-care bill that is moving toward a Sunday afternoon vote in Congress.

20 Mar 2010

AARP urges Congressmen to support health care bill and help deliver relief to Idahoans

Hundreds of thousands of Idahoans unable to afford health care or struggling to pay soaring health care costs are watching Congress and hoping for relief. With a final showdown looming on health insurance reform legislation in Washington, D.C., AARP announced this morning it will back the bill containing key reform provisions, improving health care for older Americans and their families.

20 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 19, 2010

The headlines reflect yesterday's flurry of activity as House Democratic Leaders unveiled their $940 billion health-care compromise bill and steamed toward a Sunday vote. All the while, Republican leaders plotted was to stall this progress and nullify the measure.

19 Mar 2010

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, together with Wake Forest University, will play a key role in a new study that seeks to determine whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major mobility disabilities in older adults.

19 Mar 2010

Tips to avoid exercise-related injuries in baby boomers

The March issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource covers what's behind boomeritis. Baby boomers, now in their 50s and 60s, are fitter and more athletic longer into their lives, compared with their parents' generation.

18 Mar 2010

House Democratic leader twisting arms of the rank-and-file; Tracking health reform vote tally

Democrats are pressuring fellow members to accept the health care reform legislation and are playing hardball to secure votes for the health reform package.

18 Mar 2010

As Medicare pay shrinks, some California doctors hike patient fees

Kaiser Health News staff writer Christopher Weaver writes about a California cardiology group that has confronted steep Medicare cuts with a tactic that may irk patients who already face soaring health costs.

18 Mar 2010

Cut looms for Medicare payments to doctors

Marketwatch/The Seattle Times reports on the looming 21 percent cut to physicians' Medicare payments. "The cut was to take effect March 1 until Congress delayed it by 30 days. The Senate then voted last Wednesday to postpone the cut an additional six months as part of a larger bill that extends unemployment benefits. The measure now moves to the House."

17 Mar 2010

First Edition: March 17, 2010

Today's news continues to focus on Democratic leaders' efforts to finalize their health reform package and gather the votes necessary to gain House passage.

17 Mar 2010

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

While there are many benefits of losing weight, weight reduction also might negatively affect bones in the body. During weight loss, bones are being remodeled - breaking down old bone and forming new bone - at an accelerated rate.

17 Mar 2010

Consumers are becoming more price-sensitive toward brand-name drugs

The results of a new Pharma Insight study released today by Wolters Kluwer Pharma Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of scientific information and analytics to the pharmaceutical and biotech fields, is not exactly what the doctor ordered. The company's annual analysis of the U.S. pharma market suggests that the economy has led to increased patient participation in decisions about prescription drugs.

17 Mar 2010

Correction to daily report, Mar. 15

In the March 15 Morning Edition, "Economists, Dems Differ On Who's To Blame For Insurers' Rate Hikes," KHN omitted a word in a summary of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel coverage.

16 Mar 2010

Meditation and walking can help lower BP and heart rate

Simple, low-cost measures such as wearing a pedometer to inspire walking and spending a few minutes a day meditating can put adolescents on the track toward better health, researchers report.

16 Mar 2010

Economists, Dems differ on who's to blame for insurers' rate hikes

Democrats assailed health insurers for hiking rates in recent weeks to gain popular momentum for their health overhaul, but health economists say insurers did cause high health costs, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. The economists "contend that insurance companies, while often meriting criticism for their practices, aren't to blame for high health care costs."

15 Mar 2010

Mitral regurgitation: MitraClip safe, effective alternative option to open heart surgery

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) interventional cardiologist, Ted Feldman, MD, presented data today at the American College of Cardiology annual scientific sessions from the EVEREST II trial (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge REpair STudy) demonstrating the MitraClip, a novel, first-in-class catheter-based device, is a safe and effective alternative to open heart surgery for select patients with mitral regurgitation.

15 Mar 2010

Walking News and Research

GOP introduces legislation to repeal health reform; other Senators express reconciliation views

Senate can still reject effort to bury health care choices, says NTU Vice President

KMI announces strategic distribution agreement with Mobility to market stroke therapy devices

Avoiding boomeritis: Tips from Mayo Clinic Women’s HealthSource

Tea Party Patriots and coalition partners to rally against government takeover of health care system

Obama emphasizes historic nature of health care vote during final rally

AARP urges Congressmen to support health care bill and help deliver relief to Idahoans

First Edition: March 19, 2010

Role of structured physical activity in preventing or delaying mobility disabilities in older adults

Tips to avoid exercise-related injuries in baby boomers

House Democratic leader twisting arms of the rank-and-file; Tracking health reform vote tally

As Medicare pay shrinks, some California doctors hike patient fees

Cut looms for Medicare payments to doctors

First Edition: March 17, 2010

Low-impact, weight-bearing exercise does not affect bone density during weight loss

Consumers are becoming more price-sensitive toward brand-name drugs

Correction to daily report, Mar. 15

Meditation and walking can help lower BP and heart rate

Economists, Dems differ on who's to blame for insurers' rate hikes

Mitral regurgitation: MitraClip safe, effective alternative option to open heart surgery

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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