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Judge Says States Must Enforce Health Reform Law He Threw Out

-Tom Diemer

Judge Roger Vinson stayed his own order to allow government more time to appeal his ruling in Florida's challenge to the health law -- part of tangle of cases likely to wind up before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Abortion Safer Than Childbirth, British Doctors' Group Wants Women to Know

-Delia Lloyd

The abortion wars aren't limited to the U.S., but in the U.K., even a highly controversial proposal is being met with a measured response.

Obama Administration Returns to Earlier Conscience Protections For Health Workers

-David Gibson

The changes announced Friday keep some Bush-era language on abortion but largely disappoint social conservatives.

Is LASIK Eye Surgery Safe? FDA Scientist Regrets Saying 'Yes'

-Bonnie Goldstein

Dr. Morris Waxler was in charge of approving the LASIK medical device in 1990s. But in a stunning reversal, Waxler now calls complications from the surgery 'a major public health problem.'

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Offers Plan for Avoiding Health Care 'Train Wreck'

-Tom Diemer

Daniels, who is considering running for president in 2012, offered the outline of a deal that he said could persuade skeptical governors to help carry out the law when it goes fully into effect in 2014.

Supreme Court Should Decide Fate of Health Law Promptly, Officials Say

-Tom Diemer

Florida Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat, and Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, a Republican, both want the Supreme Court to begin immediately considering challenges to the new health care law.

New Antidepressant Won't Harm Sex Life. Ladies, Rejoice!

-Delia Lloyd

The FDA has approved a new antidepressant -- vilazodone -- with minimal sexual side effects. For women, who report more sexual dysfunction associated with depression than men do, this is encouraging news.

Obama: 'Cut Wasteful Spending' and Focus on Job Creation

-Tom Diemer

Obama wants to shift government resources to programs that help the private sector create jobs through innovation in energy, education and medical research.

How Sargent Shriver's Family Helped Him Cope With Alzheimer's

-Eleanor Clift

Shriver, who died Tuesday at age 95, revealed in 2003 that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It didn't dim his cheerful outlook on life, and his family made sure that he was front and center in everything they did.

Gabrielle Giffords' Recovery: Her Privacy vs. the Public's Right to Know

-Tom Diemer

Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' recovery from an assassination attempt has been well documented. But how much information is too much, and at what point does she have a right to privacy?

Couple Aborts Twin Boys Because They Want a Girl Using IVF

-David Gibson

Australian parents who want to replace an infant daughter who died may come to the U.S. for the procedure, if barred at home

Elizabeth Edwards Leaves John Edwards Out of Will, Gives Everything to Kids

-Politics Daily Staff

All of Edwards' belongings went to her three children. She died of breast cancer last month with her estranged husband -- who had fathered a child with a campaign worker -- reportedly at her bedside.

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