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Tuesday March 16, 2010 Updated 12:50 AM PDT
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Mandating help to quit smoking
Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, introduced a bill today that would require health insurers in California to...
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White House doesn't have health care votes
The House's chief Democratic headcounter said Sunday he hadn't rounded up enough votes to pass President...
PhotosAlternative to surgery for heart valve studied
Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery...
Ave atque vale, Tony Judt
There is a remarkable event going on in the world of journalism. In the Jan. 14 issue of the New York Review of Books, the scholar and...
Chronicle 3.15.10 4:00 AM
Laid-off S.F. workers may get jobless benefits
Readers of this column can't seem to get enough information on unemployment benefits and Roth IRAs so I'll answers questions on both...
Chronicle 3.14.10 4:00 AM
Gap in world view of Democrats, Republicans
The polarization between the worldviews of Republicans and Democrats, and the intense negative effects they produce, reach new lows...
Chronicle 3.14.10 4:00 AM
Obama delays Asia trip to push health care bill
President Obama agreed Friday to postpone a high-profile trip to Asia, signaling his commitment to swift action on his signature...
Chronicle 3.13.10 4:00 AM
FDA's strong warning on blood thinner Plavix
The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond...
Chronicle 3.13.10 4:00 AM
Court rejects autism-vaccine link in test cases
The government's "vaccine court" ruled Friday in three separate test cases that the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal does...
Chronicle 3.13.10 4:00 AM
State Supreme Court to hear insurance case
With hundreds of millions of dollars potentially at stake, the state Supreme Court has agreed to referee a dispute between accident...
Chronicle 3.13.10 4:00 AM
Corey Haim, prescription drug abuse and you
Prescription drug abuse has exploded in the last few years. Rush Limbaugh is perhaps the most famous person...
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