Health_Medical_Pharma

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ULTRAVIOLET: Dr. Michael Holick of Boston University poses in a tanning bed to promote “sensible” daily sun exposure as a means to battle America's deficiency of vitamin D. (Associated Press)

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Twins Peter (right) and Daniel Belin look at a fish tank as their mom Jennifer watches at Bethesda's National Naval Medical Center, where the twins' father works. Dr. Eric Belin was referred to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center for his son's treatment by top military physicians.

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** FILE ** Dr. Thomas R. Frieden of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention testifies on Capitol Hill in this Nov. 4, 2009, file photo. (The Washington Times)

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An Anadarko Petroleum Corp. crew works on a drilling platform near Mead, Colo. A private measure of U.S. manufacturing activity grew in October at the fastest pace in more than three years.

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** FILE ** Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) wields his old gavel as he talks about the issue of health care, during a press conference regarding H-232, the Affordable Health Care Act, on the west steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Associated Press Gilbert Arenas scored 29 points and added nine assists in the Wizards' season-opening win. ** FILE **

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** FILE ** Dr. Pedro Jose Greer examines Medicaid patient Kenneth Caldwell, 50, in his office at Mercy Hospital in Miami, where the gastroenterologist has made a career of offering treatment without regard to a patient's ability to pay. (AP Photo)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Flat-screen TVs are displayed at a Best Buy in Danvers, Mass. The retailer has ratcheted up its offerings.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Matt Nadeau (background) produces a beer called "Vermonster." The Hansen Beverage Co. makes Monster energy drinks and wants him to change the name of his product.

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Joseph Silverman / The Washington Times Gilbert Arenas has made 12 turnovers in the Wizards' three preseason games.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Three of the four doctors applauding President Obama at an address on health care reform were donors to his presidential campaign. They are Dr. Mona Mangat (left) of St. Petersburg, Fla., Dr. Hershey Garner (second from left) of Fayetteville, Ark., and Dr. Amanda McKinney (right) of Beatrice, Neb. Second from right is Dr. Richard A. Evans of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.

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File - Father Damien, a Belgian priest who ministered at a leprosy settlement in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, in the 19th century, is seen here two months before he died of the contagious disease in 1889. Patients from the island will be traveling to his canonization at the Vatican this month. (Oct. 1, 2009/Associated Press)

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Associated press photographs Syrian military intelligence appears to be providing assistance to the U.N. special tribunal investigating the murder of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri to shield Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (above) from blame.

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Motorists pass a billboard encouraging people not to text while driving in Indianapolis, where drivers younger than 18 are banned from using cell phones. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., holds up the Republicans version of a health care reform bill, standing with other republicans. (Allison Shelley / The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Associated Press)

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getty images President Obama downplays the angry health care debate, telling conservative radio talk-show host Michael Smerconish on Thursday that "passing a big bill like this is always messy."

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Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel argued against the Association of American Medical Colleges' doctor shortage prediction. He's said it’s not a lack of physicians, but poor management and distribution of resources that account for a perceived physician shortage. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** President Obama introduces his nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin of Alabama, in the White House Rose Garden in 2009.

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Dr. Jullette Saussy, director of emergency medical services in New Orleans, has to deal with a health infrastructure that was decimated in the aftermath of Katrina. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) **FILE**