WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. ... > full story
CHENNAI, India, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defended the safety of infant formula sold in the United States on Friday despite tests that found the chemical melamine in one brand and a related compound in another. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. Army scientist who was wrongly targeted in the FBI's anthrax investigation attracted suspicion because of his knowledge of the deadly toxin, according to recently released court records. ... > full story
HOUSTON, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) — Barbara Bush, mother of President George W. Bush, underwent surgery late on Tuesday to treat a perforated ulcer, a family spokesman said on Wednesday. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. health officials have found trace amounts of the chemical melamine in one sample of infant formula sold in the United States, a Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said on Tuesday. ... > full story
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Zimbabwe's opposition vowed to resist any compromise that would leave it sidelined in a unity government with President Robert Mugabe's party at new talks due to start on Tuesday. ... > full story
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — A U.S. judge dismissed three charges Monday against Barry Bonds but let stand 12 others stemming from the BALCO doping scandal against the U.S. baseball home run king, who is accused of lying to a grand jury about steroid use. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey returned to work on Friday after a "fainting spell" during a speech sent him to hospital the night before. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — President-elect Barack Obama has chosen Tom Daschle, a key early supporter and former U.S. Senate leader, as his top official to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, two Democratic sources said on Wednesday. ... > full story
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Politicos agree Daschle would be good pick for HHS job Nov. 19, 2008 (NBC 4 Sioux City (KTIV)) — The retired head of the South Dakota State University Political Science Department, Bob Burns, says former Senator Tom Daschle is well-qualified to ...
Obama to nominate Daschle for HHS secretary, news reports say Nov. 19, 2008 (American Hospital Association) — According to various news reports today, President-elect Barack Obama has asked former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle (D-SD) to be the next ...
Obama's cabinet filling up Nov. 19, 2008 (CBS 3 Kalamazoo / Battle Creek (WWMT)) — President-elect Barack Obama's governing coalition continues to grow, with another name added to the expanding cabinet.. . . . According to ...
Daschle's wife opens own lobbyist firm Nov. 19, 2008 (Yahoo! News) — President-elect Barack Obama's apparent decision to tap former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle as secretary of health and human services may ...
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