Washington DC -June 14- The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury have issued new regulations that protect the ability of individuals and businesses to keep their current plan while providing important consumer protections that give Americans control over their own health care.

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Washington DC -May 19- A genetic variant of a receptor in the brain’s reward circuitry plays an important role in determining whether the neurotransmitter dopamine is released in the brain following alcohol intake, according to a study led by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Washington DC -May 17- Small Businesses may recieve both State and Federal tax credits, with dental and vistion coverage tax credits also possible, according the the Obama Administration.

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Washington DC -May 14- Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) called out the Obama Administration for forcing a job-killing health care overhaul on the nation that threatens millions of American jobs.

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Washington DC -May 7- Endometrial stem cells injected into the brains of mice with a laboratory-induced form of Parkinson’s disease appeared to take over the functioning of brain cells eradicated by the disease.

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Washington DC -May 5- A widely used pesticide known to impact wildlife development and, potentially, human health continues to contaminate watersheds and drinking water throughout much of the United States, according to a new report released today by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

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Washington DC -May 5- The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), a Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing America’s major employers, yesterday submitted comments on interim final regulations implementing the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA).

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Washington DC -April 27- Scientists supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have found that mouse odorant receptor 23 (MOR23), a protein involved in odor recognition, also affects the ability of muscle cells to grow, migrate, change and fuse to form muscle fibers.

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Washington DC -April 26- recent study by the Department of Health & Human Services finds that the recently enacted healthcare bill will increase healthcare costs instead of decreasing them as supporters claimed,” stated Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Sixth).

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Washington DC -April 19-  At the Little Havana Senior Activity Center this morning, Congressman Ron Klein (D-FL) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) announced a tough new bipartisan bill to crack down on Medicare fraud and protect seniors and taxpayers.

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Washington DC -April 19- An investigation of six of America’s largest health insurers concluded that over one quarter of policy-holders’ premiums on the individual health insurance market did not go to medical care in 2009, according to a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee report.

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Washington DC - April 14 - Improvements in patient safety continue to lag, according to the 2009 National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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Washington DC - April 7 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that more than $267 million has been awarded to 28 additional non-profit organizations to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs).

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Washington DC - April 6 - Public Citizen’s annual ranking of state medical boards shows that most states, including one of the largest, are not living up to their obligations to protect patients from doctors who are practicing substandard medicine, according to the report just released.

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Washington DC - April 5 - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issued a letter to governors and independent insurance commissioners asking each state to express their interest in participating in the temporary high risk pool program established by the new health insurance reform law.

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