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A doctor examines his patient at the Broward Community and Family ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A doctor examines his patient at the Broward Community and Family Health Center in Pompano Beach, Florida in April. President Barack Obama's health reform faces a landmark first test in the US Senate as Democratic leaders strive to lock down support for a vote that would allow them to launch a formal floor debate on the proposal.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)

VIDEO: Health insurance reform is one of US President Barack ...

(AFPTV) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:49 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: Health insurance reform is one of US President Barack Obama key priorities,but for many people like Bob Filkenstein, adequate health insurance still feels like a pipe dream. Originally filed: 100409. Duration:1:33.(AFPTV)

A member of "Planned Parenthood' women's rights ...

(AFP) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:49 GMT

(AFP) - A member of "Planned Parenthood' women's rights group protests against the "Stupak Amendment" which they say will ban private abortion coverage for millions of American women after lawmakers tagged an amendment restricting abortion access and funding to the health care reform bill.(AFP/Mark Ralston)

President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:49 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in remaking the US health care system. Adding to their confidence, a wavering Democrat, Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska, pictured here in October, said he would vote with his party this time but warned he might side with Republicans in subsequent fights.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)

These photos from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:50:21 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - These photos from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital taken in August show Trishna (left) and Krishna (right), the Bangladeshi set of twins joined at the head. Krishna -- the weaker of the two Bangladeshi twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia -- has woken fully from a coma and blew her guardian a raspberry.(AFP/HO/File/Royal Childrens Hospital)

This photo from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:50:21 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - This photo from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna. Krishna -- the weaker of the two twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia -- has woken fully from a coma and blew her guardian a raspberry.(AFP/HO/File/Royal Children's Hospital)

Lovely Mallick is pictured in Bangladesh in this 2006 photo. ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:50:21 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Lovely Mallick is pictured in Bangladesh in this 2006 photo. Mallick is the birth mother of conjoined twin girls whose heads and brains were successfully separated by Australian doctors on November 17 after more than 24 hours of surgery.(AFP/HO/File)

Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is surrounded by reporters ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:56:02 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin is surrounded by reporters after holding a news conference on health care at the US Capitol. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system(AFP/Getty Images/Chip Somodevilla)

Guardian Moira Kelly (right) is seen standing near the beds ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:39:40 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Guardian Moira Kelly (right) is seen standing near the beds of Bangladeshi twins Trishna (L-back) and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, on November 19. Krishna, the weaker of the twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia, woke fully from a coma on Saturday.(AFP/HO/File)

Surgeon Wirginia Maixner smiles during a press conference to ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:39:40 GMT

(AFP/File) - Surgeon Wirginia Maixner smiles during a press conference to speak about the surgery of Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, on November 19. The weaker of the twins separated from her conjoined sister in landmark surgery in Australia woke fully from a coma on Saturday.(AFP/File/William West)

Jessica Forde recieves her H1N1 shot at the Delany Medical Center ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:43:11 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Jessica Forde recieves her H1N1 shot at the Delany Medical Center on November 11, in the Bronx borough of New York City. US officials Friday said infections from A(H1N1) virus had slowed in the United States this week, raising hopes the early roll-out of vaccines may be bringing the disease under control.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)

An employee works on a sample analysis on May 2009 in a high-security ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - An employee works on a sample analysis on May 2009 in a high-security lab at the CHU Pellegrin in Bordeaux, south western France. The World Health Organisation said Friday that a mutation had been found in samples of the swine flu virus taken following the first two deaths from the pandemic in Norway.(AFP/File/Nicolas Tucat)

US Senator Dick Durbin (L) makes remarks with Senate Majority ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Senator Dick Durbin (L) makes remarks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) during a press conference on the state of the health care reform bills in July 2009 on Capitol Hill. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) walks past the ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:25 GMT

(AFP) - US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) walks past the Senate Chamber after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

US Senators Chuck Grassley (L) and John Cornyn talk with reporters ...

(AFP) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:48:25 GMT

(AFP) - US Senators Chuck Grassley (L) and John Cornyn talk with reporters after a Senate Republican Leadership news conference about health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's Democratic allies in the Senate strove Friday to lock down support to prevail in a landmark first test vote on his top domestic priority, remaking the US health care system.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:31 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.(AFP/HO/File)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:51:22 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (R) hugs Sen. Chris Dodd after Senate Democrats unveiled their healthcare proposal while caucusing at the US Capitol November 18, in Washington DC. Reid is pursuing a long-term strategy to win the broader battle by courting a handful of swing-vote, centrist lawmakers to vote in favor of the overhaul itself.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)

China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:39:15 GMT

(AFP/File) - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after Zhong Nanshan, pictured in 2005, a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak, claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)

A scientist prepares a DNA test for the swine flu virus. The ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:13:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - A scientist prepares a DNA test for the swine flu virus. The World Health Organisation said around 6,750 people have died from the swine flu pandemic -- about 500 more than a week ago.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)

According to a poll more than one in 10 people don't realise ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:37 GMT

(AFP/File) - According to a poll more than one in 10 people don't realise that a woman can still get pregnant if she has sex standing up.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)

A nurse administering a vaccine. Women should not get their ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - A nurse administering a vaccine. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests.(AFP/File/Thierry Zoccolan)

Graphic on cervical cancer. Women should not get their first ...

(AFP/Graphics) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:07 GMT

(AFP/Graphics) - Graphic on cervical cancer. Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, according to the leading US group of women's health care professionals who also recommended less frequent subsequent tests.(AFP/Graphics)

A handout photo from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:26 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - A handout photo from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne shows guardian Moira Kelly standing between Bangladeshi twins Trishna (left) and Krishna (right) whose conjoined heads and brains were separated earlier this week at the medical facility. Krishna is waking "slowly" and should be conscious later, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in Australia.(AFP/HO/File/Royal Children's Hospital)

Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of ...

(AFP/Graphic/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:38:26 GMT

(AFP/Graphic/File) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who underwent surgery in Australia.(AFP/Graphic/File)

A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. A US company ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:05:34 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. A US company said it would make its flu vaccine abroad after a panel of experts gave the innovative product poor marks and failed to recommend it for approval by the US drug regulator.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)

A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:04:29 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A woman prepares stem cells for culture. French doctors on Friday said they had used human embryonic stem cells to grow skin that one day may be used as potentially life-saving temporary patches for patients suffering bad burns.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L), Sen. Charles Schumer ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:37 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (L), Sen. Charles Schumer (2nd L), Sen. Christopher Dodd (2nd R) and Sen. Tom Harkin (R) receive applause from health care advocacy workers as they arrive at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Getty Images/Mark Wilson)

A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:29:59 GMT

(AFP/File) - A patron eating popcorn at a US movie theater. Nutritional analysis of popcorn servings at some of America's biggest cinema chains has found mind-boggling calorie counts that may surprise consumers who think of the snack as a relatively healthy treat.(AFP/File/Denis Charlet)

Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:13:35 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. Embryonic stem cell therapy got a step closer to the clinic Thursday after US researchers said they filed a request for government approval of human trials.(AFP/Getty Images/File)

A nurse kisses a terminally ill patient at a non-profit hospice ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:20 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A nurse kisses a terminally ill patient at a non-profit hospice in Colorado which accepts patients regardless of their ability to pay. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend.(AFP/Getty Images/File/John Moore)

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference. ...

(AFP/Getty Images) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:08:20 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid arrives for a press conference. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend.(AFP/Getty Images/Win Mcnamee)

A nurse preparing a shot of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix. ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:02:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - A nurse preparing a shot of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix. Switzerland lifted on Thursday some of the restrictions imposed earlier on the use of swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, allowing it now to be used also by people over the age of 60.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)

The World Health Organisation said checks on many of the 30 ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:59:21 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - The World Health Organisation said checks on many of the 30 deaths recorded following mass pandemic flu vaccinations had so far ruled out a direct link to the vaccines.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)

Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of ...

(AFP/Graphic/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:19 GMT

(AFP/Graphic/File) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins who have undergone surgery in an Australian hospital.(AFP/Graphic/File)

Handout photo received from the Melbourne Royal Children's ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:02:19 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Handout photo received from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital, taken in August 2009, shows Trishna (left) and Krishna, the Bangladeshi set of twins who were born joined at the head. Both the girls, whose conjoined heads were separated this week, are expected to make a full recovery, neurosurgeon Wirginia Maixner has said.(AFP/HO/File)

Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:46:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men(AFP/File/Jeff Pachoud)

Runners are seen competing in the 40th ING New York City Marathon, ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:22:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Runners are seen competing in the 40th ING New York City Marathon, on November 1. Some 40,000 people ran the New York marathon this year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jared Wickerham)

Runners are seen moving through the Queensboro Plaza subway ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:22:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Runners are seen moving through the Queensboro Plaza subway overpass as they compete in the 40th ING New York City Marathon, on November 1. Some 40,000 people ran the New York marathon this year.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jared Wickerham)

Runners are seen heading out after the start of the 2008 Boston ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:22:09 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - Runners are seen heading out after the start of the 2008 Boston Marathon in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. In a country often lampooned as populated with obese soda-swilling TV junkies, some 9.2 million people completed a certified foot race in the United States in 2008, up from 3.7 million in 1987.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Elsa)

A doctor is pictured drawing lines on a woman's body in ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:36:14 GMT

(AFP/File) - A doctor is pictured drawing lines on a woman's body in preparation for a liposuction procedure. Americans opting to have surgery to suck out fat, grow or shrink breasts, shape their nose or banish wrinkles may pay for a health care overhaul that was unveiled by US Senate Democrats.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)

Former US president Bill Clinton talks with reporters after ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:18:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - Former US president Bill Clinton talks with reporters after discussing health care legislation in Washington, DC. US Senate Democrats unveiled a historic plan to extend health coverage to more than 30 million Americans who lack it now and set the stage for a key test vote as early as this weekend.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)

Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:34:20 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins, Trishna and Krishna, who underwent surgery in an Australian hospital recently.(AFP/Graphic)

Handout photo received from the Melbourne Royal Children's ...

(AFP/HO/File) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:07:20 GMT

(AFP/HO/File) - Handout photo received from the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital and taken in August 2009 shows Trishna (L) and Krishna, the Bangladeshi set of twins joined at the head. Trishna, separated from her conjoined twin in marathon surgery, has woken up, just two days after the operation in Australia, hospital officials said on Thursday.(AFP/HO/File)

Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of ...

(AFP/Graphic) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:19:34 GMT

(AFP/Graphic) - Graphic outlining key stages in the separation operation of Bangladeshi conjoined twins. Bangladeshi twins Trishna and Krishna are set to wake up "soon", just two days after marathon surgery in Australia to separate their conjoined heads, the hospital said on Thursday.(AFP/Graphic)

Boosting a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine in sufferers ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:03:17 GMT

(AFP/File) - Boosting a neurotransmitter called norepinephrine in sufferers of Down Syndrome could help reverse the condition, which is the most common cause of mental retardation in children, a study showed. A team of scientists used a precursor of norepinephrine to reverse learning deficits in mice with symptoms very close to those seen in humans with Down Syndrome.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)

A patient wears a mask in a waiting room of a hospital in August ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:16:03 GMT

(AFP/File) - A patient wears a mask in a waiting room of a hospital in August 2009. Resistance to antibiotics is increasing in Europe and throughout the world because of their excessive use, a deadly and costly curse according to health experts meeting in Stockholm Wednesday.(AFP/File/Richard Bouhet)

Residents of Africa's largest slum watch a demonstration ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:29:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - Residents of Africa's largest slum watch a demonstration on how to use a condom at an open-air clinic in Nairobi in March 2009. A new 12 million dollar family planning drive launched here Wednesday highlights how Obama administration funding has revamped a contraception drive in Africa and developing states, UN officials said, noting a sharp turnaround from the Bush era.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)

US Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:50:25 GMT

(AFP/File) - US Agency for International Development (USAID) administrator Andrew Natsios (C) looks at drawings made by Sudanese children in 2004. A new 12 million dollar family planning drive launched here Wednesday highlights how Obama administration funding has revamped a contraception drive in Africa and developing states, UN officials said, noting a sharp turnaround from the Bush era.(AFP/File/Cris Bouroncle)

A young Chinese mother holds on to her baby as she chats with ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:16:24 GMT

(AFP/File) - A young Chinese mother holds on to her baby as she chats with friends in Bobai in southern China's Guangxi region in 2007. Drugs giant Bayer Schering Pharma has said that the Asia-Pacific market for contraceptives should post strong growth in the next decade as women shed their fears and new products are introduced.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)

A mummy undergoes a scan at the City University in central London ...

(AFP/File) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:05:09 GMT

(AFP/File) - A mummy undergoes a scan at the City University in central London in July. The hardening of the arteries associated with heart attacks and strokes is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egypt's pharaohs suffered from heart disease too.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)