Bioethics & Health News
January 25

January 25, 2006

Bush Considering Tax Breaks for Health Care

President Bush is weighing proposals for new tax breaks for health care costs, which will be a major topic of next week’s State of the Union address, a top economic adviser to the president said Tuesday.
(USA Today)

Anxious Dads ‘Raise Birth Pain’

Anxious fathers can make Caesarean operations more painful for mothers, research suggests.
(BBC)

More Than 260,000 Can’t Get VA Health Care

More than a quarter-million veterans considered to have higher incomes could not sign up for health care with the Veterans Affairs Department during the last fiscal year because of a cost-cutting move.
(AP)

W. Va. Schools Try Video Game to Fight Obesity

West Virginia, which has one of the nation’s worst obesity problems, is expanding a project that uses a video game to boost students’ physical activity.
(MSNBC)

China Lowers its HIV/Aids Figures

China has lowered its estimate of the number of HIV/Aids cases in the country, but health agencies continue to warn of a serious national problem.
(BBC)

Fish Oil May Not Help Prevent Cancer

Fish oil, seen as beneficial for reducing heart disease risks, probably doesn’t help prevent cancer, according to a review of studies involving more than 700,000 patients.
(AP)