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AP - House Democrats are preparing to advance legislation that would deliver on President Barack Obama’s promise to remake the nation’s costly health care system and cover some 50 million uninsured.

AP - A hospital in New York state is notifying about 2,800 patients of possible exposure to hepatitis C after learning that a former employee is suspected of exposing nearly 6,000 patients in Colorado to the disease.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) — Seven months after receiving
a near-total face transplant, Connie Culp is doing well, according to one
of her surgeons, Dr. Maria Siemionow, from the Cleveland Clinic.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — People with obsessive-compulsive disorder
have uncontrolled thoughts that compel them to develop habits or rituals
to ease their anxiousness.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — An occasional glass of beer or wine may help
you relax, but excessive alcohol consumption is dangerous.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Certain types of
circulating blood cells appear to be important predictors of the spread of
cancer in children, say French researchers.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. National Institutes of
Health (NIH) announced last week their new guidelines for stem cell
research funding, including allowing some previously ineligible stem cell
lines to receive federal grants, provided they were obtained in an ethical
manner.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) — Intelligence appears to be one
reason why poor people are more likely to die of cardiovascular disease,
Scottish researchers say.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com: