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Super Committee Should Not Be Bamboozled By Sham Medical Claims

Healthcare educator Rainelle White (rear) checks the weight of client Norma Ferguson in the Family Van in Boston
The drum beat to limit medical care for the elderly grows louder. President Barack Obama's health law reduces future funding for Medicare by over $500 billion in the next decade and shifts most of those resources to fund a vast expansion of Medicaid. It's like robbing grandma to spread the wealth. To bamboozle the public, advocates for limiting health care spending on the elderly are distorting science to make their case.
Dr. Nancy Brajtbord administers a shot of gardasil, a Human Papillomavirus vaccine, to a 14-year old patient in Dallas.

Fund Backs Cervical Cancer Vaccine in Poor Nations

The GAVI international immunizations group has agreed to fund the roll-out of vaccines against cervical cancer in developing countries, offering protection against a disease that kills one woman every two minutes.
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Joe Frazier Funeral

Joe Frazier Funeral: Ali, King and Others Pay Respects [Slideshow]

The funeral for former heavyweight boxing champ Joe Frazier, who died of liver cancer on Nov. 7, took place Monday with many -- family, friends, celebs and those in the boxing community -- paying their condolences in what turned out to be a service that lasted over two hours.
A portrait of Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs is placed on the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow's new business district

Steve Jobs is most used name in media, 2011

Arab Spring and Royal Wedding were on Wednesday deemed the top phrases of 2011, while late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs is the year's top name, according to a global survey of the English language.
Tourists enjoy the sun on New Year's Day 2011 on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Panel Backs Skin Cancer Advice For Youths

A government-backed expert panel joined in the fight against skin cancer on Tuesday with a proposal urging doctors to counsel fair-skinned youths about sun protection.

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