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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay : Along with an increased risk for high cholesterol and diabetes, overweight and obese children also may be more prone to spinal problems and back pain, according to U.S. researchers.

Today, an apology and an attempt to clarify the new recommendations on mammograms that have left women confused.

Climate-Gate Emails Release by Whistleblower : After reams of information were posted on a Russian server detailing the inner workings at the highest -- and highest-compensated -- levels of what's called "climate science," many of us in the "skeptic" community were reminded of one phrase: "Told you so." Geithner Must Go! : Last week, two members of ...

Congress should consider raising the federal gas tax for the first time since 1993, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Monday during a visit to Fort Worth.

The nation's Transportation Secretary urges Congress to debate the idea of hiking the gas tax to pay for road construction.

After his combative performance on Capitol Hill two weeks ago, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's hold on the reins of the U.S. economy has been the subject of much speculation.

By GORDON DICKSON Proposals to unclog freight train traffic near downtown Fort Worth and reintroduce streetcar service to the area are among the projects that will be highlighted Monday during the seventh annual North Texas Transportation Summit.Among the scheduled speakers during the one-day event at Texas Motor Speedway is Transportation ...

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STEVE JACOB AARP has exhibited breath-taking defiance of its more vocal members by backing the House healthcare reform bill.Many seniors in this summer's heated town-hall meetings heard plenty of loaded phrases that they believe applied mostly to them: rationing of medical care, death panels, Medicare 'cuts.' Polls consistently show that the ...

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Also Included In: Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 23 Nov 2009 The House voted largely along party lines Thursday to permanently end annual cuts in doctors' Medicare payments, which the Congress has temporarily averted from year to year, the Associated Press reports.

Texas members of the U.S. House mostly marched in step with colleagues when the House on Nov.

When a patient is critically ill and shows the first sign of stabilizing, as physicians we know that cautious optimism is the prudent emotion.

From the Politico : Dems fight over funds left from bailout Congressional Democrats could be careening toward a head-on collision with the White House over $200 billion in leftover bailout money - money that Republicans think should simply be returned to taxpayers.

CBSa s Early Show on Friday completely ignored the grilling Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner received on Capitol Hill on Thursday and the calls for his resignation by members of Congress.

TOPICS Republican Hypocrisy Republicans blaming the Obama administration for this horrendous recession is like an arsonist blaming the fire department - and yet, there's a certain usefulness to their attacks.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner , as part of a grilling on Capitol Hill yesterday, was asked by a Republican lawmaker to resign.

The measure, approved on a near party-line vote of 243 to 183, is a top priority for the American Medical Association.

Stimulus jobs: Government auditors raised doubts Thursday about the number of jobs created or saved by the economic-stimulus program, but they also said mistakes reported in recent weeks signal the benefits of government transparency.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner ran into a buzz-saw on Capitol Hill Thursday as Republicans tried to pin the weak labor market on him and even asked him to resign.

Texas is one of the states facing tremendous challenges delivering the H1N1 vaccine because of its geographical size and a shortage of doses.