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Conjugated linoleic acids CLA for asthma (jarretmorrow)
Asthma is a very common chronic disease that affects 22 million Americans. Asthma, of course, is a respiratory disorder that usually causes constriction of the smooth muscles in the airway with symptoms including wheezing and shortness of breath.

Gov't appeals judge's health care ruling (Cape Cod Times)
The federal health care overhaul's core requirement to make virtually all citizens buy health insurance or face tax penalties is constitutional because Congress has the authority to regulate interstate business, the Justice Department said in its appeal of a ruling that struck down the Obama administration's signature legislation.

Price Slashed For Drug To Prevent Preemies
Price Slashed For Drug To Prevent Preemies (WDSU)
The maker of an expensive drug to prevent premature births slashed the price by more than half on Friday, following an outcry over the high cost and moves by federal regulators to keep a cheap version available.

Medical marijuana users fight for gun rights (KSRO-AM Santa Rosa)
Cynthia Willis calls up and down the firing range to be sure everyone knows she is shooting, squares up in a two-handed stance with her Walther P-22 automatic pistol and fires off a clip in rapid succession.

Weight may affect smokers' breast cancer risk (Cw56)
Smoking raises the risk of breast cancer for healthy-weight and overweight women but not for those who are obese, new research suggests.

Assisted suicide for OAP campaigner (MK Citizen)
A pensioner who championed the elderly's right to choose when they die has travelled to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.

More families are adopting HIV-positive children
More families are adopting HIV-positive children (Boston)
The immediate task might be coaxing a toddler into one more swallow of nasty-tasting medication.

GOP 2012 budget to make $4 trillion-plus in cuts (Daily Times)
A Republican plan for the 2012 budget would cut more than $4 trillion over the next decade, more than even the president's debt commission proposed, with spending caps as well as changes in the Medicare and Medicaid health programs, its principal author said Sunday.

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