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Cost Estimate May Be Key For Public Option

CBS News Forthcoming CBO assessment of bill including government-run insurance plan is likely to play big role in rallying support in Senate. WASHINGTON -- First it was in, then it was out. Now it appears the so-called "public option" will be part of the

Does Diabetes Slow Alzheimer's?

Experts weigh in on calorie lists on menus, despite "mixed" science Washington, DC - Scientific uncertainty exists about the benefits of requiring restaurants to prominently display calorie information on menu boards in the US, but key researchers in the field say that the obesity problem is so great that society needs

Trumka Shows He's Flexible on Health Overhaul

Victim: Harvard coffee poisoning not an accident

ABC News BOSTON — One of six Harvard Medical School researchers who became ill after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical says he does not see how it could have been accidental. Matteo Iannacone (mah-TAY'-oh eye-a-nah-KOH'-nee), a postdoctoral fellow,

New York study says menu labeling affects behavior WASHINGTON () - New York's mandate that fast-food restaurants post calorie information on their menus has changed consumer habits, the city said on Monday, contradicting a recent independent study showing no effect.

Heart attack rates up in women

BBC News Rates of heart attacks, as well as risk factors for cardiovascular disease, have dropped in middle-aged men over the last 20 years while women's rates and risk factors have increased, according to a study published Monday. The research suggests that

Fighting HIV, a Community at a Time

MSN Malaysia News NEW APPROACH A federal study of the “test and treat” strategy to fight the spread of AIDS will focus on the District of Columbia and the Bronx. By SUSAN OKIE WASHINGTON — Federal health officials are preparing a plan to study a bold new strategy to

White House Raises Pink Ribbon for Breast Cancer Awareness

Pelosi: Health care 'public option' needs new name