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Boehner: Obama birth control mandate 'will not stand' - USA TODAY
8 Feb 2012 at 12:05pm

USA TODAY
Boehner: Obama birth control mandate 'will not stand'
USA TODAY
By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY Updated at 2:31 pm: President Obama takes religious concerns about his administration's policy on health coverage for contraception "very seriously" but won't back down from his insistence that all women have equal access, ...
GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policyThe Associated Press
Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policyBoston.com
US Republicans: Obama attacking religionAFP
BBC ...
Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Second Eye of 3 Adults - Medscape
8 Feb 2012 at 11:43am

Scientific American
Gene Therapy Improves Vision in Second Eye of 3 Adults
Medscape
February 8, 2012 ? Three adults whose vision improved after gene therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis type 2 (LCA2) in the worse eyes have progressed further after receiving gene therapy in their second eyes, according to a report published online ...
Blindness-Busting Gene Therapy Works in Second Eye, Study FindsSan Francisco Chronicle
Gene therapy 'gave me sight back'BBC News
New advance in gene therapy for blin...
Inhalable caffeine a cheap buzz, but may have risks - msnbc.com
8 Feb 2012 at 10:37am

msnbc.com
Inhalable caffeine a cheap buzz, but may have risks
msnbc.com
Charles Krupa / AP Critics worry club-goers will use the the 'AeroShot' caffeine device so they can drink until they drop. By RODRIQUE NGOWI CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ? Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people ...
Getting Caffeine Fix as Easy as Taking Deep BreathKSTP.com
New 'breathable' caffeine unmistakably crack-likeDeath and Taxes
AeroShot caffeine inhalers: The next club drug?CBS...
LeRoy Mystery Illness Symptoms May Be Spreading Through Social Media - Huffin...
8 Feb 2012 at 7:50am

USA TODAY
LeRoy Mystery Illness Symptoms May Be Spreading Through Social Media
Huffington Post
The search for answers continues in the LeRoy High School mystery illness case, and one expert's new hypothesis proposes that symptoms may be spreading through social media. Currently, over a dozen teen girls and one adult have reported experiencing ...
It Could Just Be Stress: The Teens of LeRoy and Conversion DisorderThe Atlantic
Debate over illness plaguing studentsWIVB
LeRoy District Releases Testing ...
Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries - Los Angeles Times
7 Feb 2012 at 8:01pm

Los Angeles Times
Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries
Los Angeles Times
By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times Two clinics tied to 1-800-GET-THIN have temporarily halted Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries after the device's maker said it would no longer sell to companies affiliated with the massive advertising campaign.
2 LA Clinics Affiliated With 1-800-Get-Thin Cease Lap-Band SurgeriesLAist
Weight loss: Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries amid controversy | MassDevice.com ...Mass Device
Lap-Band surgeries halt...