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Shift In Agriculture Techniques Required To Ensure Future Food Security, U.N. Special Rapporteur On Right To Food Says On World Food Day
Farming techniques must adapt to mitigate the effects of climate change and ensure global food security, Olivier De Schutter, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, said in a statement to mark Saturday's World Food Day, Agence France-Presse reports.
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Dengue Cases In Western Pacific Doubled In Last 10 Years; WHO Says Disease Needs Higher Profile
The number of dengue cases "has more than doubled in the last decade" in the Western Pacific, according to the WHO, BBC reports. "National resources need to be mobilized to sustain dengue prevention and control, and the disease's profile needs to be raised on the global health agenda to stimulate the interest of international agencies and donors," said Shin Young-soo, the WHO's regional director for the Western Pacific, where the majority of the population at risk of dengue lives.
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Government Officials, U.N. Staff Meet With Sex Workers In Asia To Examine Access To HIV Services
In parts of Asia, "policies outlawing sex work are undermining HIV/AIDS prevention efforts by fragmenting and stigmatizing the sex workers and turning condom possession into an act that could lead to jail time, NGO officials say," IRIN reports (10/15).
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Support For Health Law Dips, GOP Aims To Seize Opportunity
Politico reports that support among the public for the health overhaul dipped during the last month, even as the "percentage of Democrats who say they'll go to the polls to defend the law rose."
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Candidates Turn Health Reform Volume Up As Midterms Near
A number of candidates for federal and state office are sounding off on how they view the health law as the pace in the run up to the midterm elections quickens.
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Today’s Opinions: Health Law’s Effects On The Economy And Medicare; 10th Amendment Questions
A selection of today's opinions and editorials from across the U.S.
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Legal Challenge To ‘Individual Mandate’ Sees Day In Court
The legal challenges to the health law continue Monday.
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Federal Court To Allow Calif. Case On Medicare Underpayments To Move Forward; LA County Gets New Health Department Head
States address a range of health policy issues.
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As Health Law Kicks In, So Do Grants, Subsidies And Worries For Insurance Brokers
Federal spending on health care is proof that the industry can look forward to continuing growth.
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Higher Medicaid Reimbursement Rates Could Increase Childhood Vaccinations
Researchers' findings suggest that more physicians would offer childhood immunizations to Medicaid beneficiaries if the program upped its reimbursement rates.
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CMS Could Save Billions By Changing Payment, Delivery Methods
News outlets address various Medicare and Mediciad issues including ways to save money for CMS and Medicare open enrollment season.
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Hospital Costs Rise In California, But Quality Doesn’t Follow
News outlets report on rising hospital prices in California and the difficult financial situation of hospitals in New York and Massachusetts.
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Long-Term Care News: Insurance Costs Jump; Nurses’ Training Pays Off
Beneficiaries with long-term care policies are experiencing dramatic rate hikes, but state policies may grant them temporary reprieve from soaring premiums.
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First Edition: October 18, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including continuing coverage of the run-up to the mid-term elections and how health reform is playing in the discourse.
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Politics And Health Law: Dems’ Divergent Strategies; Mixed Polls On ‘Repeal And Replace’
Some Democratic candidates are defending their votes, or refining their message, as news outlets cover the health reform aspects of the campaigns.
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Former U.N. Secretary-General, Gates Foundation CEO, Ethiopian Official Address World Food Prize Conference
In a speech at the World Food Prize conference on Thursday, former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan discussed several topics related to food security and said that discrimination against women is limiting agricultural development in Africa, the Des Moines Register reports.
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Today’s Op-Eds: Critiques Of ‘Obamacare,’ Skyrocketing Brand Name Drug Prices, Pay-for-Performance
Kaiser Health News presents a variety of opinions from other news outlets.
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