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Uganda defends anti-gay law at main U.N. rights forum

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - Uganda, under fire from Western nations, defended its toughened law on gays on Thursday as being aimed at "protecting" youth from homosexuality and discouraging public displays of gay love. Ambas...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/uganda-defends-anti-gay-law-at-main-u-n-rights-forum

Sober times arrive for Czech parliament with a ban on booze

The head of the lower house of the Czech parliament has banned the sale of alcohol on the premises during plenary sessions, ending an old tradition of selling cheap booze that brightened the mood among politicians and visitors. Drinking is the no...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/sober-times-arrive-for-czech-parliament-with-a-ban-on-booze

House backs bill to delay health care penalty

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday backed a one-year delay in the penalty that individuals would have to pay for failing to sign up for health insurance, the 50th time Republicans have forced a vote to repeal, gut or change the law champione...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/house-backs-bill-to-delay-health-care-penalty

California third-graders caught smoking pot in school bathroom

Three third-graders were caught smoking marijuana in the boys' bathroom of their northern California elementary school last week in what the local police chief says marked the youngest pot bust he has ever encountered. The three boys - two 8-...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/california-third-graders-caught-smoking-pot-in-school-bathroom

Groups sue EPA to force it to move on pesticide disclosures

Three environmental and public health groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, seeking to press it to move forward with rules that would require public disclosure of certain pesticide ingredients. The Center for Environmental...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/groups-sue-epa-to-force-it-to-move-on-pesticide-disclosures

House votes to delay Obamacare penalty for non-enrollment

By David Morgan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to delay for one year the tax penalty Americans will pay under President Barack Obama's healthcare law if they decline to...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/house-votes-to-delay-obamacare-penalty-for-non-enrollment

Obama administration allows health plan renewals for two more years

The Obama administration said on Wednesday it would allow health insurers to extend plans that fail to comply with its signature healthcare law for an additional two years, giving some consumers the option of keeping their policies into 2017. In ...

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U.S. House votes to delay Obamacare penalty for non-enrollment

By David Morgan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to delay for one year the tax penalty Americans will pay under President Barack Obama's healthcare law if they decli...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/u-s-house-votes-to-delay-obamacare-penalty-for-non-enrollment

Washington state issues first pot-growing license

By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Marijuana regulators issued Washington state's first business license for recreational cannabis on Wednesday to a grower who said he expects to have blooming pot plants ready to harvest wit...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/washington-state-issues-first-pot-growing-license

Doctors hope for cure in a 2nd baby born with HIV

A second baby born with the AIDS virus may have had her infection put into remission and possibly cured by very early treatment — in this instance, four hours after birth.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/doctors-hope-for-cure-in-a-2nd-baby-born-with-hiv

Biden, Holder push to end backlog of unanalyzed rape kits

By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder said on Wednesday that they would push the U.S. Congress to fund a budget proposal intended to clear the country's backlog of unanalyzed rape ki...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/biden-holder-push-to-end-backlog-of-unanalyzed-rape-kits

Nine-month-old baby may have been cured of HIV, U.S. scientists say

A 9-month-old baby who was born in California with the HIV virus that leads to AIDS may have been cured as a result of treatments that doctors began just four hours after her birth, medical researchers said on Wednesday. That child is the second ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/nine-month-old-baby-may-have-been-cured-of-hiv-u-s-scientis...

Health plans that don't meet Obamacare rules can renew for two more years

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday said it would allow health insurers to extend plans that fail to comply with its signature health law for an additional two years, a move Republicans quickly condemned a...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/health-plans-that-don-t-meet-obamacare-rules-can-renew-for-...

Alzheimer's May Kill Far More Americans Than Thought

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The number of lives lost to Alzheimer's disease each year may be far more than thought, and it might rival heart disease and cancer as one of the top killers of Americans, new research suggests. Combing...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/alzheimer-s-may-kill-far-more-americans-than-thought

U.S. health plans that don't meet Obamacare rules can renew for two more years

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday said it would allow health insurers to extend plans that fail to comply with its signature health law for an additional two years, a move Republicans quickly condemned as...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/u-s-health-plans-that-don-t-meet-obamacare-rules-can-renew-...

Murder charge filed in case of missing Tennessee nursing student

By Tim Ghianni NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A Tennessee man was charged on Wednesday with murder and aggravated kidnapping in the death of a nursing student who disappeared three years ago from the driveway of her rural home. Zachary Rye Ada...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/murder-charge-filed-in-case-of-missing-tennessee-nursing-st...

You Can Keep Your Health Plan for 2 More Years, White House Says

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Senior Obama administration officials confirmed on Wednesday that people enrolled in health plans that don't comply with requirements of the Affordable Care Act may stay in those plans for an additional...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/you-can-keep-your-health-plan-for-2-more-years-white-house...

Gene Therapy for Controlling HIV Shows Early Promise

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- In an early step toward drug-free HIV therapy, researchers are reporting the first success in genetically "editing" T-cells in patients' immune systems to become resistant to the virus. The findings, pu...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/gene-therapy-for-controlling-hiv-shows-early-promise

Surgery May Benefit Younger Prostate Cancer Patients

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery may trump a "watch-and-wait" approach when it comes to treating prostate cancer, especially in younger patients, according to a new study. Death and the spread of cancer were less likely for men...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/surgery-may-benefit-younger-prostate-cancer-patients

2-Mile Daily Walk Might Help Fight COPD

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Taking daily walks of at least two miles can reduce hospitalizations from severe episodes of a life-threatening breathing disorder, new research suggests. Scientists found that chronic obstructive pulmo...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/2-mile-daily-walk-might-help-fight-copd

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