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Great expectations: Interpretation of positive or negative information is all a matter of anticipation, psychologist say

(Medical Xpress) -- Each month a new jobs report is issued in the United States. Each month the report is also met with criticism even if jobs are added.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Neuroscience reveals brain differences between Republicans and Democrats

With the U.S. presidential election just days away, new research from the University of South Carolina provides fresh evidence that choosing a candidate may depend more on our biological make-up than a careful analysis of ...

Neuroscience created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Gov: W.Va. to expand Medicaid, cover 92K uninsured

(AP)—West Virginia will expand Medicaid as called for by the federal health care overhaul.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most obese US state bans food portion restrictions

The most obese state in the U.S. now says local governments can't restrict the sizes of food or drink portions.

Overweight and Obesity created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Supreme Court to reignite US health care debate

History may judge Barack Obama's health care plan either as the anchor of a legacy of reform, or an emblem of a presidency born in high ambition but dragged down by political reality.

Health created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

House bill shifts funds in health care law

(AP)—House Republicans are coming to the aid of high-risk patients trying to get insurance under the new health care law. But they do so by diverting money from a prevention program that is key to the law, ensuring stiff ...

Health created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

House GOP withdraws health care proposal

(AP)—House Republicans have put off a vote on legislation to rescue a main feature of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul—affordable coverage for people with pre-existing medical conditions—after it ran into ...

Health created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans

Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are preparing for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North Dakota that would impose the toughest bans on abortion in ...

Health created Mar 31, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Report: US health care system wastes $750B a year

(AP)—A new report says the U.S. health care system squanders $750 billion a year—roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar.

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Only Miss. abortion clinic can't comply with law

Mississippi's only abortion clinic has missed a Friday deadline to comply with a new state law that requires each of its physicians to get hospital admitting privileges—a law the governor said he signed with the hopes of ...

Health created Jan 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Health care overhaul rolls on despite budget havoc

(AP)—Wondering whether the government's automatic budget cuts will slow down President Barack Obama's health care law?

Health created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds take lead on health insurance exchanges

(HealthDay)—More than half the states in the nation have decided against creating on their own one of the most complex yet vital parts of the massive 2010 health reform law, which was championed by President ...

Health created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

State adopts US's most restrictive abortion law (Update)

Lawmakers in the southern state of Arkansas passed on Wednesday the most restrictive abortion law in the United States—a near-ban on the procedure from the 12th week of pregnancy onward that is certain to end up in court.

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obamacare ruling restores faith in US Supreme Court

With Chief Justice John Roberts' decisive swing vote to uphold "Obamacare," the conservative-majority US Supreme Court has seen its reputation as an independent final arbiter restored, experts say.

Health created Jul 01, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Immigration fallout from saying no to 'Obamacare'

(AP)—There's another quirk in the federal health care law.

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0