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<title><![CDATA[AHIP Statement on House Passage of H.R. 3962]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AHIP-Statement-on-House-Passage-of-H-R--3962-60905-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:02:56 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Karen Ignagni, President and CEO of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), released the following statement today on House passage of H.R. 3962.       "Health plans strongly support comprehensive health care reform, and we have contributed to this discussion by proposing a complete overhaul of how health insurance is provided. Earlier this ye... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pelosi: Health Legislation Founded on Key Principles for a Healthier America: Innovation, Competition and Prevention]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Pelosi-3A-Health-Legislation-Founded-on-Key-Principles-for-a-Healthier-America-3A-Innovation--Competition-and-Prevention-60904-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:45:23 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON ,   Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Speaker Nancy Pelosi spoke on the House floor today in support of H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.  The House will vote on the legislation later tonight.  Below are the Speaker's remarks.        "Madam Speaker, today, as we all know, is an historic moment for our nation and for American families.  For nearly a century,... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMA Honors IL Ophthalmologist Manus C. Kraff M.D. for Volunteer Eye Care for Military Members]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AMA-Honors-IL-Ophthalmologist-Manus-C--Kraff-M-D--for-Volunteer-Eye-Care-for-Military-Members-60903-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14:37 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, Nov. 7, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today awarded its 2009 Benjamin Rush Award for Citizenship and Community Service to Manus C. Kraff, M.D., an ophthalmologist from Chicago, IL. The award recognizes physicians who have gone above and beyond their professional call of duty to make an outstanding public service contribution to their local commu... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMA Honors Family Violence Prevention Expert]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AMA-Honors-Family-Violence-Prevention-Expert-60902-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14:33 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) proudly presented Lisa James, Director of Health at the Family Violence Prevention Fund, with the Citation for Distinguished Service today at its semi-annual policy-making meeting.  The Citation for Distinguished Service is the highest honor the AMA House of Delegates bestows on a non-physician.         (Logo... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMA Honors Medical Society Executives]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AMA-Honors-Medical-Society-Executives-60901-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14:28 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jacquelyn T. Coleman (CT), David A. Cook (GA), Louis J. Goodman (TX), Palmer P. Jones (NH), David L. Tarver (LA) Honored        CHICAGO, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today presented five medical society executive leaders with achievement awards to honor their contributions to the goals and ideals of the medical profession. The awards were presen... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMA President Kicks Off AMA Meeting Focused on Health Reform]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AMA-President-Kicks-Off-AMA-Meeting-Focused-on-Health-Reform-60900-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:14:21 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /- Calling this a "defining moment" for the American Medical Association (AMA), the AMA President J. James Rohack, M.D., today addressed medical students and fellow physicians from all state and medical specialty societies at the opening of the AMA's semi-annual policy-making meeting, where health system reform will top the agenda.       (Logo:   http://www.new... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AMA Has Chance to Rescind Support of HR 3962; AMA Shout-Out from Public Urges Doctors to Answer to PATIENTS Not AMA Leadership]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/AMA-Has-Chance-to-Rescind-Support-of-HR-3962-3B-AMA-Shout-Out-from-Public-Urges-Doctors-to-Answer-to-PATIENTS-Not-AMA-Leadership-60899-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:11:00 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HOUSTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Members of the AMA are trying a last-minute tactic to introduce an emergency resolution rescinding the AMA's support of HR 3962.        "We want to remind physicians that they are responsible to their PATIENTS, not the leadership of the AMA," said Kathryn Serkes, Director of Policy for the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and Take... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Catholics for Choice Statement on Antiabortion Amendment to Healthcare Reform Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Catholics-for-Choice-Statement-on-Antiabortion-Amendment-to-Healthcare-Reform-Bill-60898-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:54 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the final House vote on healthcare reform nearing, antichoice extremists are holding the entire bill hostage to further their antiabortion agenda. They are demanding that the bill go far beyond the status quo restrictions on abortion that had been incorporated into the original bill.  In an outrageous amendment, which is expected to be vot... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement Regarding Cardinal Rigali's Memo Protecting the 'Status Quo' On Life]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Statement-Regarding-Cardinal-Rigalis-Memo-Protecting-the-Status-Quo-On-Life-60897-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:47 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Brown: "Faithful Catholics have a responsibility to vigorously oppose abortion in healthcare, not negotiate the status quo."         WASHINGTON, Nov. 7   /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  American Life League president Judie Brown released the following statement on the news that Cardinal Justin Rigali will support Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), prov... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bishops Urge Passage of Stupak-Ellsworth Anti-Abortion Amendment for Health Reform Bill]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Bishops-Urge-Passage-of-Stupak-Ellsworth-Anti-Abortion-Amendment-for-Health-Reform-Bill-60896-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:40 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. bishops November 7 urged members of the House of Representatives to vote for the Stupak-Ellsworth Amendment to the health care reform.       "The Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith Amendment will keep in place current federal law on abortion funding and conscience protections in the Affordable Health Care for Ameri... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pelosi Remarks Following House Democrats' Meeting with President Obama]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Pelosi-Remarks-Following-House-Democrats-Meeting-with-President-Obama-60895-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:10:13 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Democratic leaders held a press availability this afternoon following a Democratic Whip meeting with President Obama in the Cannon Caucus Room.  Below are the Speaker's opening remarks:        "Thank you very much, Mr. Whip.  Yes, it was a great occasion for us to receive the President of the United States on this day w... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Americans United for Life Action Endorses a Vote for the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith Amendment and Sends Score Letter to House Members]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Americans-United-for-Life-Action-Endorses-a-Vote-for-the-Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith-Amendment-and-Sends-Score-Letter-to-H-60894-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:22:17 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[, WASHINGTON, Nov. 7  Americans United for Life Action endorses a key vote today on the House floor of the Stupak-Ellsworth-Pitts-Kaptur-Dahlkemper-Lipinski-Smith Amendment, an Amendment that blocks any federal money from going to abortion in health care reform. ,, Americans United for Life Action,s President and CEO Dr. Charmaine Yoest said, "Americans United for Life Action strongly supports th... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PRSA Inducts Head of Public Relations for Kaiser Permanente Into the College of Fellows for Contributions to the Profession and Lifetime Achievement]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/PRSA-Inducts-Head-of-Public-Relations-for-Kaiser-Permanente-Into-the-College-of-Fellows-for-Contributions-to-the-Profession-and-Lifetime-Achievement-60893-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:08:38 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[, SAN DIEGO, Nov. 7  The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) will bestow the distinguished title of Fellow on Diane Gage Lofgren, senior vice president of Brand Strategy, Communications and PR for Kaiser Permanente, tonight at a ceremony at PRSA,s 2009 International Conference in San Diego.   ,, "Being inducted into the PRSA College of Fellows is one of the profession,s highest individual... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Bad-Behaving-Teens-May-Be-Living-Up-to-Expectations-60892-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:06:30 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Parents should not assume that all youth will rebel, expert says ,									, SATURDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Teens are more likely to behave badly if their parents expect them to, a new U.S. study has found. , "Parents who believe they are simply being realistic might actually contribute to a self-fulfilling prophecy," Christy Buchanan, a psychology professor at Wake Forest University and an... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Binge Drinking Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at Risk]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Binge-Drinking-Puts-the-Brain--and-Life-Itself--at-Risk-60891-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:06:20 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Colleges fight back to stem a growing problem across the U.S. ,									, SATURDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of students at four-year colleges do it regularly (and, it,s not sex). , Rather, it,s binge drinking -- downing five or more alcoholic drinks at a sitting. , "People have a hard time identifying alcohol as a drug," said Jenny Hwang, associate dean of students and director of... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Updegraff Vision Proudly Supports The Pediatric Cancer Foundation]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Updegraff-Vision-Proudly-Supports-The-Pediatric-Cancer-Foundation-60890-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:48 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[,                          October 23-25th marked the 12th annual tournament bringing together anglers and celebrities fighting the battle against pediatric cancer.  Stephen Updegraff, MD, has supported the foundation and it,s efforts for many years.  ,                         St. Petersburg, Fla. (Vocus) November 7, 2009 -- The weekend of October 23-25  marked the 12th annual tournament bringing... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dallas Bariatric Surgeon Offers Multiple Options for Patients Considering Weight Loss Surgery in a Rough Economy]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Dallas-Bariatric-Surgeon-Offers-Multiple-Options-for-Patients-Considering-Weight-Loss-Surgery-in-a-Rough-Economy-60889-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:38 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[,                          In the current economic climate, many Americans are monitoring their pocketbooks closely and are only spending money on what that they consider to be absolutely essential.  Dallas weight loss surgeon  David D. Kim believes that it&rsquo;s very important for overweight and obese men and women to receive treatment to improve their health, and he is trying to make weight l... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Boobs Get a Boost with &apos;Breastox&apos;]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/UK-Boobs-Get-a-Boost-with--26apos-3BBreastox-26apos-3B-60888-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:27 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[,                          Forget &lsquo;sweatox&rsquo; or &lsquo;Boytox&rsquo;, the new trend emerging in the UK is the usage of the anti-ageing jab &lsquo;Breastox&rsquo; &ndash; or breast botox.,Botox, when injected into the d&eacute;colletage, can reduce the appearance of wrinkles and lift and tighten the chest area around the breasts, leaving smoother, younger-looking skin.  ,... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Hot Peppers and Caffeine Relieve Painful Feet, Toe Fungus and Foot Odor ]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Hot-Peppers-and-Caffeine-Relieve-Painful-Feet--Toe-Fungus-and-Foot-Odor--60887-1/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:52:13 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[,                          A new foot spray from Greensations fights pain and increases circulation with the power of hot peppers and caffeine. ThermaFeet targets foot pain and soreness with a soothing natural formula that also contains Black Walnut, Goldenseal, Vitamin C and Alpha Lipoic Acid. ,  ,                         Schenectady, NY (PRWEB) November 7, 2009 -- A new foot spray from Greensat... ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cardiome to Release Third Quarter Results]]></title>
<link>http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Cardiome-to-Release-Third-Quarter-Results-60886-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:52:15 MST</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[, NASDAQ:  CRME    TSX: COM , VANCOUVER, Nov. 6 / Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ:  CRME  / TSX: COM) today announced that it will report financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009 on the morning of Monday, November 9, 2009. Cardiome will hold a teleconference call and webcast at 9:00am Eastern (6:00am Pacific) on that day to discuss the results. ,, To a... ]]></description>
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