http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (AP)—Uruguay's Senate legalized first-trimester abortions for all women Wednesday in a groundbreaking measure that came with so many strings attached it left neither side in the bitter debate completely satisfied. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-uruguay-historic-abortion.html Health Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:09:12 EST news269716138 (AP)—A new report says the U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year—roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-health-750b-year.html Health Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:29:32 EST news266146162 According to a study in the Sept. issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology, overall non-invasive diagnostic imaging (NDI) costs to Medicare Part B dropped 21 percent from 2006 to 2010. The study reveals that medical imaging is not a driver of escalating Medicare costs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-non-invasive-diagnostic-imaging-medicare-significantly.html Health Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:00:03 EST news265893441 US lawmakers voted Wednesday to repeal President Barack Obama's health care law, a contentious election-year move by Republicans aimed at striking down one of Obama's key achievements. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-house-votes-repeal-health-law.html Health Wed, 11 Jul 2012 16:47:02 EST news261244015 Scotland on Thursday became the first part of Britain to introduce a minimum price for alcohol in an attempt to change its unhealthy relationship with booze. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-scotland-minimum-price-booze.html Health Thu, 24 May 2012 15:54:12 EST news257093646 (AP) -- Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits and cut payments to doctors. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-state-medicaid-affect-patients.html Health Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:41:48 EST news244204901 (AP) -- More than 1,600 people who filed lawsuits claiming that their health was ruined by dust and smoke from the collapsed World Trade Center must decide by Jan. 2 whether to keep fighting in court, or drop the litigation and apply for benefits from a government compensation fund. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-tough-choice-looms-health-lawsuits.html Health Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:14:28 EST news244098854