Senate rejects strict abortion curbs
WASHINGTON — The Senate today rejected an effort by abortion opponents to tighten restrictions in the health care overhaul bill on taxpayer dollars for the procedure, but it was unlikely to be the last word on the divisive issue. [More]
Associated Press | December 8
British researchers find little evidence Tamiflu works
LONDON — British researchers say there is little evidence Tamiflu stops complications in healthy people who catch the flu, though public health officials contend the swine flu drug reduces flu hospitalizations and deaths. [More]
By Maria Cheng
Associated Press | December 8
U.S. tops world in health care spending; results lag
PARIS — The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world’s average, an economic group said today. [More]
By Greg Keller
Associated Press | December 8
Detectives consider slaps to father lethal
EDMONDS — Detectives say an 88-year-old man died last week after his son slapped him hard enough to cause a fatal brain injury. [More]
By Katya Yefimova
Herald Writer | December 8
Dems weigh temporary Medicare expansion
WASHINGTON — Urgently seeking a deal on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, Democratic senators are considering temporarily opening the Medicare rolls to uninsured middle-aged people able to purchase the coverage. [More]
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Associated Press | December 8
Swine flu pandemic could be mildest on record
With the second wave of H1N1 infections having crested in the United States, leading epidemiologists are predicting that the swine flu pandemic could end up ranking as the least deadly since modern medicine began documenting influenza... [More]
The Washington Post | December 8
Everett man shot in groin; two men, one woman are arrested
EVERETT — A dispute led to the shooting of a 19-year-old man Sunday night, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. [More]
Herald staff | December 8
Antidepressants alter personality, study says
Antidepressant medications taken by about 7 percent of American adults effect profound personality changes in many patients with depression, far beyond simply lifting the veil of sadness, a study has found — raising the possibility that a... [More]
Los Angeles Times | December 8
• Finding Flexibility - Feldenkrais Movement : 7:15pm - 8:30pm, December 9, at Frances Anderson Center. Free yourself from restrictive habits and learn to move with more ease, gra...
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• The Early Days Of Grief: 6:30pm - 8:00pm, December 9, at Stevens Hospital, Auditorium A, 4th Floor. This monthly drop-in group is for those who are in the first six months of ...
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• Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group - Mill Creek: 10:00am - 11:30am, December 11, at Mill Creek Senior Center, 1st Floor Conference Rm.. Please note: This group only meets the 1st & 3rd Friday of each month.
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