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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., speaks after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on legislation for a broad healthcare overhaul at Capitol Hill in Washington on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, as Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., right, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, left, look on. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jose Luis Magana

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 9:41 PM

Democrats seal majority to advance health care bill on 60-39 vote

WASHINGTON - Democrats united to push historic health care legislation past a key Senate hurdle over the opposition of Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. There was not a vote to spare.

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In this August 2009, image provided by the Royal Children`s Hospital Melbourne, two-year-old Bangladeshi orphan, Trishna, is seen at the Royal Children`s Hospital Melbourne in Australia. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Royal Children`s Hospital Melbourne)

Last Updated: November 21 2009, 5:40 AM

Bangladeshi mother says formerly conjoined twins should grow up in Australia

DHAKA, Bangladesh - The mother who gave up conjoined Bangladeshi newborn twins for adoption said Saturday she is overjoyed the toddlers have been successfully separated and wants them to grow up in Australia.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:23 PM

Calgary police chief says new law that lets EMS share info is necessary

CALGARY - A proposed legislative amendment that would clarify the ability of paramedics to tell police about information that could be related to a crime is necessary, Calgary's police chief said Friday.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:47 PM

Overweight students at university in US told to take fitness class or risk diplomas

PHILADELPHIA - A university's requirement that overweight undergraduates take a fitness course to receive their degrees has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts.

Dr. Kernan Manion poses for a photograph in his officer in Hampstead, N.C., Friday, Nov. 20, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Jim R. Bounds)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:38 PM

Fired psychiatrist says Marines suffering from stress are getting shoddy care at Camp Lejeune

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines treated at Camp Lejeune for post-traumatic stress had to undergo therapy for months in temporary trailers where they could hear bomb blasts, machine-gun fire and war cries through the thin walls, according to servicemen and their former psychiatrist.

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Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:34 PM

Safe Kids Canada asks public for support for helmets on the slopes

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Safe Kids Canada is asking the public for their virtual votes in favour of the use of helmets on the slopes.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 7:18 PM

Bangladeshi mother tells newspaper formerly conjoined twins should grow up in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia - The mother of recently separated conjoined Bangladeshi twins does not want custody of the daughters she gave up for adoption and wants them to have new lives in Australia, newspapers reported Saturday.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:45 PM

University of Nebraska regents vote not to further restrict embryonic stem-cell research rules

LINCOLN, Neb. - The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted not to place tighter restrictions on embryonic stem cell research than those outlined under federal guidelines, which were expanded after President Barack Obama took office.

In this April 28, 2009 file photo packages of the medicine Tamiflu by Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche are seen in Stuttgart, southern Germany. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Thomas Kienzle, File)

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:15 PM

CDC: 4 people in US state test positive for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, first such US cluster

ATLANTA - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to the medication Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 4:02 PM

US guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30

WASHINGTON - New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 11:56 AM

Weight gain guide for Cdn pregnant women revised based on US recommendations

OTTAWA - Health Canada is replacing its weight gain guidelines for pregnant women to conform with the latest recommendations from the U.S. Institute of Medicine.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 9:43 AM

Former smoker, 61, to speak out after winning $300 million US verdict against Philip Morris

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A former smoker in Fort Lauderdale is speaking out about her $300 million verdict against Philip Morris.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 6:19 AM

As price of child vaccines drop, millions of lives saved from preventable diseases

HANOI, Vietnam - Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 1:57 AM

Guidelines say less frequent Paps OK to detect cervical cancer - every 2 years for under-30

WASHINGTON - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that is enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.

Last Updated: November 20 2009, 12:34 AM

Diarrhea and pneumonia are biggest child killers, but world is focused on AIDS and malaria

HANOI, Vietnam - Diarrhea doesn't make headlines. Nor does pneumonia. AIDS and malaria tend to get most of the attention.