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8:33 AM EST
2/9/2012 Health On The Hill Transcript: Backlash Grows Over Contraception Rule In Health LawReligion, politics and health care. It’s a potent combination as the political fight between the White House and Capitol Hill shows: A fight triggered by the administration’s decision to require most religious-affiliated institutions—such as Catholic hospitals—to include free contraceptive care as part of their health insurance coverage beginning in 2013.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

8:27 AM EST
2/9/2012 Consumers hit by higher out-of-network medical costsA growing number of insurers have changed the way they calculate reimbursements to shift more of the expense to patients. Many employers welcome the change as a way to slow rising premium increases.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Private Health Care

8:27 AM EST
2/9/2012 Stacy Lewis tied with Kemp at women's Australian OpenAmerican Stacy Lewis and Aussie Sarah Kemp shot 69s Thursday to share the first round lead at the Australian Open. Defending champion Yani Tseng was a shot back.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Golf

8:22 AM EST
2/9/2012 Looking to low-tech wastewater treatmentIn Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Technology, Environmental Issue, Water

8:15 AM EST
2/9/2012 Breaking down legal barriers to HIV information accessWhile a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Healthcare Policy, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws

8:04 AM EST
2/9/2012 The tribulations of being an Ethiopian JewAn estimated 125,000 Ethiopian Jews live in Israel, but while they are supposed to be full citizens with equal rights, their community has continued to face widespread discrimination and socio-economic difficulties, according to its leaders.

Source:IRIN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Social Conflict, Religion And Belief, Judaism, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority

7:56 AM EST
2/9/2012 Drew Miller, Henrik Zetterberg lead Wings over resilient OilersDrew Miller and Henrik Zetterberg chipped in a goal in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings strengthened their grip on the top spot of the Central Division with a 4-2 victory against the Edmonton Oilers Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Ice Hockey, National Hockey League

7:40 AM EST
2/9/2012 Indigenous groups - stateless and sickThe health of millions of indigenous people across Asia is at risk, experts say, as lack of recognition of their legal status hinders data collection, making their medical problems invisible in most national health surveys.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Social Issue, Minority Group, National Or Ethnic Minority

7:34 AM EST
2/9/2012 EU official sets first-ever Myanmar visit before April electionsJust days after the European Union eased sanctions on Myanmar, EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is scheduled to begin his first-ever trip to the Southeast Asian nation.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Parties And Movements

7:32 AM EST
2/9/2012 Lakers look to swap Gasol for Rondo; Perkins angry about LeBron tweetsThe Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly interested in trading forward Pau Gasol to the Boston Celtics for point guard Rajon Rondo, multiple sources reported Wednesday. Both teams may be looking to shake up their respective lineups.

Source:AHN Sports Topics:Sports, Basketball, National Basketball Association