Health group opposes Bush surgeon general pick
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A leading public health group opposed President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee on Wednesday, a day before Dr. James Holsinger, already under fire by Democrats and gay rights groups, faces a tough Senate confirmation hearing.
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President George W. Bush vowed on Thursday to veto a plan to expand health insurance for children in low-income families, drawing criticism from Democrats and some fellow Republicans and setting the stage for a major battle with Congress.
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A new report by a national health advocacy group calls state and national policies ineffective tools in the war against obesity. The Trust for Americaâs Health, a nonprofit organization based in Washington
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President Bush's most recent surgeon general accused the administration Tuesday of muzzling him for political reasons
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House Democratic leaders failed again on Wednesday to override President Bushâs veto of a bill to expand a popular childrenâs health insurance program.
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LANDOVER, Maryland  - A veto threat by President George W. Bush over a measure to expand a government health program for children triggered outrage on Wednesday from congressional Democrats and advocacy groups.
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President Bushâs choice of Michael Leavitt as secretary of Health &amp; Human Services raised eyebrows among gay rights organizations and HIV/AIDS activists concerned about the former Utah governorâs history with Medicaid reform.
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The Bush administration's point person for the giant Medicare and Medicaid health programs, Dr. Mark McClellan, is stepping down, the White House said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The Senate confirmed Andrew von Eschenbach, President Bush's nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, after lawmakers blocked a vote for months because of complaints about the agency.
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A draft outline of a surgeon general's report on global health overseen by a Bush administration political appointee in 2005 extolled the administration's efforts to improve health care in Iraq and Afghanistan and promoted an initiative to detect terrorism-related health threats on the U.S.-Mexico...
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Several Democratic lawmakers asked the Bush administration on Monday to replace its new family-planning chief because he has worked for a health provider that opposes the use of birth control.
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A House of Representatives panel on Thursday rejected along party lines a Democratic bid to force the Bush administration to turn over records about the estimated cost of last year&#39;s Medicare drug bill.
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The Army's surgeon general yesterday criticized stories in The Washington Post disclosing problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, saying the series unfairly characterized the living conditions and care for soldiers recuperating from wounds at the hospital's facilities.
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The small business lobbying group that had a big part in derailing Hillary Clintonâs effort to overhaul health care in the early 1990s has staked out its position for the 2008 political season.
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The Bush administration is backing off plans to require hospitals to ask emergency-room patients their immigration status, after hospitals and advocates for immigrants protested.
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Jane Roberts is furious with George W. Bush for not funding the $34 million Congress approved for reproductive health programs supported by the United Nations Population Fund.
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President George W. Bush's surgeon general nominee disputed critics' claims that he holds "anti-gay" views and told senators on Thursday he would quit before bowing to political interference in his job.