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Soaring cost estimate prompts health law doubts Boston Globe Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:05 AM PST Cost estimates for a key part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul law have ballooned by $111 billion from last year's budget, and a senior Republican lawmaker on Friday demanded an explanation. Health Highlights: March 2, 2012 HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PST Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Timing of Preemie Birth May Be Key to Kids' Health Later HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PST FRIDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Preemies face a relatively unhealthy childhood when compared with full-term babies, and new British research suggests that the degree to which a child's health is compromised seems to depend on exactly how premature the child was. Health Tip: Living With Restless Legs Syndrome HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PST (HealthDay News) -- Restless legs syndrome causes uncomfortable sensations in the legs and the strong desire to move the legs during rest or inactivity. Health Tip: Help Your Child Develop a Healthy Approach to Eating HealthDay via Yahoo! News Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:03 AM PST (HealthDay News) -- Girls can develop an unhealthy body image and unhealthy eating habits just by watching how others look at their bodies and treat food. Marriage rights may make gay men healthier, study finds Sun-Sentinel Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:02 AM PST A new study suggests a surprising reason for marriage rights for gay men: it might be good for their health. Anti-'Obamacare' legislation building in House Coeur d'Alene Press Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:02 AM PST Posted: Friday, March 2, 2012 10:35 am | Updated: 10:53 am, Fri Mar 2, 2012. BOISE (AP) â€" Last year, House Republicans attempted to drop a bomb on "Obamacare" by nullifying the federal health care overhaul. Private nonresidential building trends improve Forbes Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST Weaker construction of hotels, manufacturing facilities and health care facilities in the private sector left January construction spending flat with December, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday. Nevertheless, nonresidential construction companies have been a major contributor to the overall industry growth in the last year or so, according to an analysis of private-company financial ... Linda Rosenberg: The Shooter Was 'Not Well' The Huffington Post Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:01 AM PST The connection between violence and mental disorders is a myth. What's not a myth is the toll that mental health conditions take on our nation. Canada ranked 10th for health care C-Health Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:00 AM PST Chronic diseases are straining Canada's health-care system, according to a new report from a think-tank that ranked the country 10th out of 17 peer countries for its population's health.

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