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Pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria and other infectious diseases account for more than two-thirds of the 8.8 million deaths in 2008 among children under age 5 around the world, according to a Lancet study published on Wednesday, HealthDay News/Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports. The highest numbers of childhood deaths were in Africa (4.2 million) and Southeast Asia (2.39 million), according to the news service (5/11).
Representatives from the U.S. and Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on Tuesday signed an agreement to expand PEPFAR programs to 12 other Caribbean nations during a gathering in Georgetown, Guyana, Agence France-Presse reports (5/11).
The Congressional Budget Office said the new health law could cost $115 billion more than originally projected over 10 years.
White House officials readied their plan Tuesday to help Democrats sell the health reform law to constituents in advance of midterm elections and will focus on early deliverables to try to win over a skeptical public, Politico reports.
During the release of its five-year plan to help drive down high maternal death and fertility rates in low-income countries, the World Bank on Tuesday said "that family planning and other reproductive health services have fallen off the radar of many governments, donors and aid agencies," Reuters reports.
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A study has revealed problems with translated prescription instructions that could lead patients to take medications incorrectly.
Despite wide variations among states, a study shows that nowhere was a seriously mentally ill person less likely to be incarcerated than hospitalized, USA Today reports.
Provisions in the new health reform law offer aid and cash to small businesses that encourage employees to be fitter and healthier, CNN Money reports.
The Washington Post reports that 33 states are trying to block the mandate on individual American citizens to purchase health insurance. Republicans are leading the way.
When incentive payments end for doctors to improve outcomes for patients, the quality of medical care declines, a study has found.
State roundup: Florida HMO use is up; Kansas legislature restores funds for Medicaid; costs rise for teaching hospital planned for New Orleans.
Tens of thousands of vets from two current wars, plus thousands more who are eligible because of new rules applying to Gulf War and Vietnam vets, are swamping the department, NPR reports.
Missouri is set to vote on the provision - which would take effect in 2014 - in the new federal health law requiring people to buy insurance or pay a penalty.
A new Federal Drug Administration program will urge doctors to blow the whistle on misleading drug advertisements.
Families' health care costs continued to rise last year.
First Lady Michelle Obama and her aides released a report Tuesday that addresses the issue she has taken on as her own, childhood obesity.
This video features Washington Post staff writers discussing the new health care law and its implications.
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including reports about new congressional budget office projections that increase the 10-year costs of the health overhaul law.
The Obama administration Monday issued rules to allow children up to age 26 to remain on their parents' health insurance plans, but such changes will likely increase the cost of insurance for families next year
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