US President Barack Obama will soon put his signature to a health bill approved and forwarded by the US Congress. The soon-to-be-law aims at expanding the existing children's health program by increasing the number of beneficiaries under its purview.
The House of Representatives, by a vote margin of 290-135, backed a Senate measure expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to an additional four million children over the next four and a half years while continuing coverage for about seven million children already covered.
WHO On Measures To Combat Spurious Medicines
The World Health Organization and twenty technological companies discussed various means to combat the movement of fake drugs especially in developing countries.
The World Health Organization and twenty technological companies discussed various means to combat the movement of fake drugs especially in developing countries.
The 32.8-billion-dollar increase will be funded mostly by a 62-cent-per-pack increase in federal taxes on cigarettes, which the bill's backers say will discourage more than one million children from taking up smoking.
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Donate Kidney And Get Released From Jail Soon
A bill is proposed to be passed in South Carolina, which will enable the early release of inmates from jail if they donate their kidneys.
A bill is proposed to be passed in South Carolina, which will enable the early release of inmates from jail if they donate their kidneys.
New Jersey Decides to Support $500 M Stem Cell Research
State of New Jersey has decided to support a $500 million project to help advance stem cell research
State of New Jersey has decided to support a $500 million project to help advance stem cell research
AMA Supports Tax Penalty for Uninsured Americans
The American Medical Association has backed a tax penalty for uninsured Americans who earn enough to buy medical insurance but choose not to
The American Medical Association has backed a tax penalty for uninsured Americans who earn enough to buy medical insurance but choose not to
