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AP - President Barack Obama is seeking to help pay for his health care plan by sharply reducing the government’s medical spending, mainly by trimming payments to prescription drugmakers, hospitals and other care providers.

AFP - US President Barack Obama said Saturday he had found more than 300 billion dollars that could help his government make health care available to all Americans.

AP - President Barack Obama is lauding the passage of historic anti-smoking legislation that gives the government sweeping authority to regulate tobacco products, pledging to quickly sign the measure into law.

AP - Guatemala’s government is asking two towns to close down nearly all public venues to prevent the spread of swine flu.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — European drug maker Novartis
AG announced Friday that it has successfully produced the first batch of
H1N1 swine flu vaccine, weeks earlier than had been expected.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Many young children have difficulty leaving
their parents when it’s time for school, work or a parental date
night.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — While flushing unwanted or expired
medications down the toilet is common practice, Health Canada says this
may harm the environment.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — European researchers say they have
developed a robot that anticipates a human’s needs.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to help people quit
smoking vary from state to state, and despite progress over the years,
there is still a long way to go, a new report concludes.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) — Despite access to the Internet and
advances in health education, people still don’t seem to know their bodies
very well.