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AP - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told lawmakers Wednesday that President Barack Obama is willing to listen to suggestions on how to pay for a health care overhaul, as long as they don’t increase the deficit.

Reuters - President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Wednesday that he “absolutely” will get healthcare reform completed in 2009 but declined to say what the final package would eventually look like.

AFP - Australia announced its third death related to swine flu Wednesday as the virus spread rapidly through Aboriginal communities and the country’s tourists were warned off Indonesia’s popular Bali island.

AP - Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It’s a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying perceptions of beauty, had expected women to spend more time than men cooing over pictures of extra-cute babies. Nope.

Reuters - A nationwide health insurance exchange that includes a Medicare-like government option could save $1.8 trillion more than if only private plans are offered, a prominent private U.S. health policy group said on Wednesday.

AFP - Indonesia has expressed concern that Australian tourists are bringing swine flu to the resort island of Bali, after it confirmed its first two cases of the virus.

AFP - Indonesia has expressed concern that Australian tourists are bringing swine flu to the resort island of Bali, after it confirmed its first two cases of the virus.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — It’s nearly summer, which means
millions of Americans will be picnicking in grassy fields and camping in
the woods.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Acne occurs when skin lesions — commonly
called pimples — develop because the skin’s oil glands overproduce and
clog the skin’s pores.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Heels can take a beating from a range of
activities, including heavy impact exercise or wearing poorly fitted
shoes.