Health insurance tied to higher death risk and illness
The Institute of Medicine reports uninsured Americans face more illness and earlier death. For 2000, estimated 18,000 extra deaths among the uninsured versus the insured, with 38.7 million Americans uninsured for all of 2000 and 4,700 followed for 13 years showing higher death rates without coverage.
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Console makers slash prices to push online play
In Los Angeles at the Electronic Entertainment Expo the big three game makers Microsoft Sony and Nintendo unveil plans to monetize online play with subscriptions cross region play and broadband geared content. Xbox Live will start with a 49 year fee and a headset while Sony eschews subscriptions and Nintendo ships new adapters later this year.
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Soy based baby formula linked to immune suppression in mice
Lab study reports that genistein in soy based infant formula shrank thymus glands by 50 percent in young mice and reduced white blood cell counts. Researchers caution findings do not prove human harm though note potential risk when nutrition comes from formula. Human data remain unproven.
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