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Gearing Up for a Health Care Battle | The Key to Anti-Aging | Obama's AIDS Plan

Health & Wellness Newsletter
December 1st, 2008
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Health Care: It's Time for a Major Overhaul
By Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet
A huge coalition of progressive and union forces is gearing up for political battle on the health care front. Read more »

The United States is crying out for guaranteed health care coverage, and a burgeoning movement is ready to make it happen. Established in July, Health Care for America Now!, a national grassroots campaign and coalition of community groups, small businesses and individual activists, has made impressive headway in the fight for universal health care. Visit their Web site at healthcareforamericanow.org or check out this week's top Health & Wellness story by Alexander Zaitchik to learn more.

Thanks for reading,
Heather Gehlert
Managing Editor

Obama's Plan to End the HIV/AIDS Crisis
By Kaytee Riek, RH Reality Check
Obama promises to leave behind ideology-driven debates over how to spend money, and instead put common sense and science first. Read more »

Worried Sick: How Vulnerable Are You Really to Heart Attack, Stroke or Breast Cancer?
By Maggie Mahar, Health Beat
Americans are bombarded with messages that death and danger are just around the corner. Reality is usually much different. Read more »

Health Care Game-Changer Underway?
By David Sirota, Campaign for America's Future
America is a decidedly center-left nation, especially on the issue of health care. Obama now has a budget imperative to reform it immediately. Read more »

Work: The Key to Anti-Aging?
By Jeremy Laurance, Independent UK
Relaxation is important, but retirement may well be overrated. Read more »

Cigarette Consumption Down 28 Percent in 10 Years
By Marie Cocco, Washington Post Writers Group
It's hard to believe that as recently as 2000, people could smoke on planes. Read more »

Disturbing Diabetes Trends
By Barbara Hesselgrave, Miller-McCune.com
The incidence of type 2 diabetes has almost doubled in the last decade. And Hispanics are disproportionately affected. Read more »

Weekly Pulse: What Obama's Cabinet Picks Will Mean for Our Health
By Lindsay Beyerstein, The Media Consortium
Your weekly guide to the progressive media's best reporting on health and health care. Read more »

PEEK and Video: The hottest buzz and videos on the web

World AIDS Day: It Is Time to Stop 'Aidsism'
By Susan Blumenthal, M.D., Melissa Shive, Huffington Post
We must put an end to the discrimination that people living with HIV/AIDS experience every day. Read more »

Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe a Humanitarian and Water Crisis
By Abigail Brown, Water For The Ages
Just one more painful reminder that the call for clean, safe water for everyone is a must. Read more »

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Top 10 Currencies By popularity
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USD United States Dollars	1.0000000000	1.0000000000
EUR Euro	1.2659124103	0.7899440687
GBP United Kingdom Pounds	1.4916343908	0.6704055673
CAD Canada Dollars	0.8047222114	1.2426648424
AUD Australia Dollars	0.6437981072	1.5532819821
JPY Japan Yen	0.0107209512	93.2753053196
INR India Rupees	0.0198599996	50.3524683561
NZD New Zealand Dollars	0.5325766723	1.8776639160
CHF Switzerland Francs	0.8307276212	1.2037639949
ZAR South Africa Rand	0.0955925993	10.4610608691

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AFN Afghanistan Afghanis	0.0212397438	47.0815471487
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ARS Argentina Pesos	0.2963069838	3.3748782673
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BHD Bahrain Dinars	2.6529420292	0.3769400119
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BBD Barbados Dollars	0.5012531328	1.9950000000
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BGN Bulgaria Leva	0.6472196378	1.5450705472
CAD Canada Dollars	0.8047222114	1.2426648424
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XAF CFA Francs BEAC	0.0019298710	518.1693414519
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CNY China Yuan Renminbi	0.1452390631	6.8852000206
COP Colombia Pesos	0.0004317789	2,316.0000000102
CRC Costa Rica Colones	0.0018060811	553.6850000000
HRK Croatia Kuna	0.1772747719	5.6409605805
CYP Cyprus Pounds	2.1629397690	0.4623337248
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DKK Denmark Kroner	0.1699323101	5.8846960838
DOP Dominican Republic Pesos	0.0284900285	35.1000000000
XCD East Caribbean Dollars	0.3745318245	2.6700000763
EGP Egypt Pounds	0.1816125623	5.5062270321
EEK Estonia Krooni	0.0809063422	12.3599704626
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FJD Fiji Dollars	0.5487871803	1.8222000000
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HKD Hong Kong Dollars	0.1290141461	7.7510880000
HUF Hungary Forint	0.0048298729	207.0447861494
ISK Iceland Kronur	0.0067943915	147.1802137977
XDR IMF Special Drawing Rights	1.4926172993	0.6699640963
INR India Rupees	0.0198599996	50.3524683561
IDR Indonesia Rupiahs	0.0000818683	12,214.7380622247
IRR Iran Rials	0.0000992260	10,078.0000000000
IQD Iraq Dinars	0.0008542628	1,170.5999755859
ILS Israel New Shekels	0.2499375163	4.0009999893
JMD Jamaica Dollars	0.0138888889	72.0000000000
JPY Japan Yen	0.0107209512	93.2753053196
JOD Jordan Dinars	1.4124293751	0.7080000017
KES Kenya Shillings	0.0125549276	79.6500015259
KWD Kuwait Dinars	3.6330609254	0.2752499946
LBP Lebanon Pounds	0.0006657790	1,502.0000000000
MYR Malaysia Ringgits	0.2760727187	3.6222340425
MTL Malta Liri	2.9487826935	0.3391229887
MUR Mauritius Rupees	0.0314960630	31.7500000000
MXN Mexico Pesos	0.0735899145	13.5888186220
MAD Morocco Dirhams	0.1144655503	8.7362529398
NZD New Zealand Dollars	0.5325766723	1.8776639160
NGN Nigeria Nairas	0.0081366964	122.9000015898
NOK Norway Kroner	0.1407969338	7.1024273948
OMR Oman Rials	2.5977398863	0.3849500118
PKR Pakistan Rupees	0.0127697616	78.3099975581
XPD Palladium Ounces	174.4999999996	0.0057306590
PEN Peru Nuevos Soles	0.3225806551	3.0999999047
PHP Philippines Pesos	0.0205126101	48.7505000000
XPT Platinum Ounces	804.5185424025	0.0012429794
PLN Poland Zlotych	0.3325086829	3.0074402609
QAR Qatar Riyals	0.2746875378	3.6405000674
RON Romania New Lei	0.3339455669	2.9945000000
RUB Russia Rubles	0.0357730905	27.9539728000
SAR Saudi Arabia Riyals	0.2665697142	3.7513638902
XAG Silver Ounces	9.3102136301	0.1074089210
SGD Singapore Dollars	0.6535947697	1.5300000036
SKK Slovakia Koruny	0.0417422337	23.9565521823
ZAR South Africa Rand	0.0955925993	10.4610608691
KRW South Korea Won	0.0006955860	1,437.6367339432
LKR Sri Lanka Rupees	0.0090938026	109.9650000000
SDG Sudan Pounds	0.4515487948	2.2146000862
SEK Sweden Kronor	0.1203711503	8.3076384760
CHF Switzerland Francs	0.8307276212	1.2037639949
TWD Taiwan New Dollars	0.0299100003	33.4336339124
THB Thailand Baht	0.0279716186	35.7505231799
TTD Trinidad and Tobago Dollars	0.1606296683	6.2255000000
TND Tunisia Dinars	0.7139797440	1.4005999588
TRY Turkey New Lira	0.6277813040	1.5929114066
AED United Arab Emirates Dirhams	0.2722421870	3.6731999959
GBP United Kingdom Pounds	1.4916343908	0.6704055673
USD United States Dollars	1.0000000000	1.0000000000
VEF Venezuela Bolivares Fuertes	0.4657011130	2.1473000000
VND Vietnam Dong	0.0000588235	17,000.0000000205
ZMK Zambia Kwacha	0.0002222222	4,500.0000000000

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Hi everyone. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

President-elect Barack Obama formally introduced his national security team this morning, led by Senator Hillary Clinton, his nominee for secretary of state. Mr. Obama said: "Hillary’s appointment is a sign to friend and foe of the seriousness of my commitment to renew American diplomacy and restore our alliances." Chip Reid has the story and David Martin will look ahead to the national security challenges that could face this team.

Next, in the wake of the Mumbai massacre, Celia Hatton reports on the latest developments in the India terror attack. And I'll speak with a Virginia couple who were trapped for two days in their hotel room, as gunfire and explosions echoed outside.

Shoppers spent more on "Black Friday" than expected. But many experts believe that won’t translate into a strong holiday shopping season. The gloomy outlook drove the stock market down today. Michelle Miller goes to the mall to find out how stores - and shoppers - are really doing.

One of the stars of the last Super Bowl is in the spotlight tonight, but for the wrong reason. Plaxico Burress was charged with illegal weapons possession today, after shooting himself in the thigh on Friday night, and apparently trying to cover it up. Armen Keteyian investigates the Burress story, and the growing problem of guns and professional athletes.

Finally, with many peoples' investments and retirement accounts shrinking, lots of folks are turning to tangible investments, like gold or stamps … or alpacas. Kelly Wallace looks at how these cousins of the llama are one woman's "stable" investment.

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DEPRESSION AND BELLY FAT- In Tuesday’s Healthwatch, we’ll look into the relationship between depression and belly fat. New research says depression may lead to buildup of fat around your midsection and contribute to abdominal obesity. Here to talk about the risks of belly fat will be Doctor Travis Stork, host of the CBS sitcom, The Doctors.

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