USA Today Medicare Stronger, Social Security Worse in Short Run, Report Finds New York Times WASHINGTON — Medicare will remain financially solvent for 12 additional years, until 2029, because of the cost-cutting measures in President Obama's recently enacted health care legislation, the program's trustees … Health overhaul helps Medicare prospects: report Reuters Social Security and Medicare continue to face grave financial challenges Los Angeles Times Medicare savings projections in dispute USA Today New York Daily News

The Hindu Internet Overuse May Cause Depression WebMD Aug. 2, 2010 — Teenagers who are addicted to the Internet are more likely to develop depression or other psychiatric problems than teens who are classified as normal Internet users, a new study says

New York Daily News NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations The Associated Press NEW YORK — One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said Wednesday as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort. … NYC hopes to halt bedbug infestations from spreading Mens Spot As Bedbugs Spread, City Enters Fight Wall Street Journal (blog) Blood-sucking bedbugs are multiplying, showing up across the nation New York Daily News Los Angeles Times

The Money Times 9/11 lawyers to cap fees; wheelchair ramp stolen; college accounts for tots Washington Post Attorneys for thousands of Ground Zero workers suing over their exposure to dust from the destroyed World Trade Center buildings have offered to lower their fees in a bid to salvage a major settlement in the case. The law firm Worby Groner Edelman …

TopNews United States Obama Health Care Plan Los Angeles News Today The White House version tweaks the Senate and House health care reform bills, but it does not dramatically change them. Within hours, however, leading Republicans firmly rejected the administration’s blueprint. “The president has crippled the …

Washington Post Gene found that may predict lung cancer in smokers Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers have identified a group of genes that are especially active in lung cancer patients — even in healthy tissue — and said they may be used to predict which smokers will eventually develop lung cancer.

Mumps outbreak in NY, NJ tops 1500 cases Washington Post AP ATLANTA — A mumps outbreak among Orthodox Jews in New York and New Jersey has now surpassed 1500 cases and shows no sign of ending soon.

Daily Nation McLean Co. Health Department to soon end its H1N1 immunization clinics Bloomington Pantagraph BLOOMINGTON — McLean County Health Department will be ending its H1N1 influenza public immunization clinics in two weeks — a sign that the public health war against the novel flu strain is ramping down but isn't done.

New York Daily News Born Without Eyes and Ultrasound Couldn't See ABC News When Taylor Garrison gave birth in October, she was astonished that doctors whisked her daughter, Brielle, out of the delivery room without much explanation. Brielle Garrison will need several surgeries after being born with anophthalmia.

New York Daily News Health Buzz: Study Finds Flame-Retardant Chemical May Harm Fertility U.S. News & World Report A new study suggests that flame-retardant chemicals called PBDEs, found in some items around the home, might be making it more difficult for women to get pregnant, HealthDay reports. Researchers studied PBDE blood levels in 223 ..