To secure his standing as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney has disowned every sliver of moderation in his record. He’s moved to the right on tax cuts and twisted himself into a pretzel over the health-care plan he championed in Massachusetts — because conservatives are no longer allowed to acknowledge that government can improve citizens’ lives. Read full article > >

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Conservatives used to care about community. What happened?

Insurers, hospitals and doctors say they are forming partnerships and creating programs to find ways to slow the growth in the nation’s $2.7 trillion health care bill.

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Hospitals and Insurers Join to Cut Health Care Costs

Radiation levels in most of Japan are below cancer-causing levels a year after the Fukushima plant accident, a World Health Organisation report says.

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Japan radiation levels are ‘low’

Click to watch video More from CNN Health Previously – Take a trip to the market, it might turnip a surprise , Lick the Screen – a blueberry picking bonanza and Clarified: farm-to-table

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In case you needed further convincing, more reasons why farmers markets rock

A London patient is confirmed as having rabies after being bitten by a dog in South Asia, the Health Protection Agency says.

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Rabies case confirmed in London

JPMorgan Chase has spent upward of $20 million on lobbying and campaign contributions in the past three years. On Tuesday, the bank received a healthy dividend on that investment. Its chairman, Jamie Dimon, has admitted that the firm was “sloppy” and “stupid” in making trading bets that lost $2 billion. But Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee wouldn’t hear of it; they preferred to blame government. Read full article > >

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Senators put federal regulators, not JPMorgan, on the hot seat

Many patients with advanced cancer and other debilitating conditions are being “under-treated” for their pain, new guidance from the health watchdog NICE says.

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VIDEO: Many ‘under-treated’ for pain

Are you shying away from bad foods that are actually good for you? With all the hoopla about healthful eating, it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. As a nutrition consultant, I’ve come to realize there is no shortage of surprises and superstitions in the world of nutrition. Here are reasons to enjoy some of your favorites. Read full article > >

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7 bad foods that are actually good for you

Ryan C. Crocker says he will step down for health reasons, after helping to secure a strategic partnership deal.

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U.S. Ambassador to Leave Afghan Post

Religious groups go after Obama health-care law.

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Church Organizations Sue Over Birth Control

Forty-three groups are challenging the Obama administration’s rule that employees receive health insurance coverage for contraception.

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Catholics File Suits on Contraceptive Coverage

The federal lawsuits filed Monday by Catholic institutions against the contraception mandate under the health care law are not surprising, but they are unfortunate. The Bishops’ Conference and many — though not all — Catholic organizations are acting as if the Obama Administration had never backed down from its original, broad mandate and had never offered to negotiate. Read full article > >

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E.J. Dionne Jr.: Did the Catholic organizations have to sue over the health care mandate?

Men should no longer receive a routine blood test to check for prostate cancer because the test does more harm than good, a top-level government task force has concluded . The recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force runs counter to some two decades of medical practice in which many primary care physicians routinely gave the prostate specific-antigen, or PSA, test to healthy middle-age men. Read full article > >

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Government task force discourages routine testing for prostate cancer

When she heard her younger son’s quavery cry of “M-o-o-o-m-m-m” drifting down the hall in the middle of the night, Jocelyn Mathiasen stiffened, braced for what lay ahead. Sometimes the little boy would awaken just before dawn shaky and weak, complaining of hunger or thirst; after consuming something he would quickly recover. But on the bad nights Peter Dawson would spend hours lying on the floor of the bathroom clutching his stomach, vomiting intermittently and refusing to drink anything. It took him hours to rebound — and it was never clear what had made him so sick. Read full article > >

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A boy’s serious ailment required only a simple fix once it was diagnosed

When George Washington University’s Class of 2012 marched across the Mall to accept its degrees Sunday morning, the nation’s back yard was transformed into an eco-fashion runway. Sure, the men wore dress shirts and slacks while the women donned colorful spring dresses and shoes that wouldn’t sink in soft soil. But on top of these outfits, each GWU student sported the newest trend: gowns made from plastic bottles. Read full article > >

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Green graduations at Washington area universities