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Obama’s contraception mandate causes holy fury

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:43

The regulation, finalized a week ago, raises a complex and sensitive legal question: Which institutions qualify as religious and can be exempt from the mandate?


 

Does the U.S. Spend Too Much on Green Energy -- Or Not Enough?

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Mon, 11/14/2011 - 03:00

Renewed controversy over the failed solar company Solyndra and Obama's billions in government subsidies for green tech misses the point: we need need to spend trillions more on renewable energy, and risks come with the territory


 

Economics at Heart of Drug Shortages

MedPage Today Infectious Disease  Tue, 11/01/2011 - 17:18

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The Obama administration's plan to deal with current and future drug shortages got a lukewarm reception from several observers with knowledge of the problem.


 

Obama Administration’s regulatory reductions to save health ca...

HHS News and Events  Mon, 10/17/2011 - 23:01

New proposed rules released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services would reduce unnecessary, obsolete, or burdensome regulations and save hospitals and healthcare providers nearly $1.1 billion each year and over $5 billion over 5 years.


 

Obama appeals health care setback to high court

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 09/28/2011 - 18:20

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Raising prospects for a major election-year ruling, the Obama administration launched its Supreme Court defense of its landmark health care overhaul Wednesday, appealing what it called a "fundamentally flawed" appeals court decision that declared the law's central provision unconstitutional....


 

Health care prices in New York City skyrocket

NYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News  Mon, 05/30/2011 - 17:10

For city residents forced to buy their own health insurance, President Obama's sweeping health care law can't take effect soon enough.


 

An Argument for Releasing bin Laden's Photo

TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Fri, 05/06/2011 - 15:00

President Obama has decided not to release photos of Osama bin Laden's body, saying, "That's not who we are. You know, we don't trot out this stuff as trophies."


 

Sharp Increase Seen in ED Visits for Ecstasy

MedPage Today Emergency Medicine  Thu, 03/24/2011 - 12:45

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Ecstasy-related emergency room visits increased 75% from 2004 to 2008, according to new data from the Obama administration's Office of National Drug Control Policy.


 

EPA to limit rocket fuel chemical in tap water

Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 02/02/2011 - 08:07

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is setting the first drinking water standard for a toxic rocket fuel ingredient linked to thyroid problems in pregnant women and young children, the Obama administration is to announce on Wednesday....


 

Some preventive care to have no out-of-pocket cost

Headlines from the Associated Press  Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:03

WASHINGTON (AP) -- From counseling for kids who struggle with their weight, to cancer screenings for their parents, preventive health care will soon be available at no out-of-pocket cost under consumer rules the Obama administration unveiled Wednesday....