Drinking for Your Health? Maybe Not. (Washington Post)

For years, many women have been buoyed by the news about one of life's guilty pleasures: That nightly glass of wine may not only take the edge off a day but also improve their health. Now it turns out that sipping pinot noir might not be such a good idea after all.

Obama calls for health-care reform in 2009 (CNN)

President Obama pledged Tuesday night to cure Americans from what he called "the crushing cost of health costs," saying the country could not afford to put health-care reform on hold.

Obama vows quick health care reform (AFP via Yahoo! News)

US President Barack Obama vowed to begin comprehensive reform of the US' troubled health care system this year and launch a major initiative to find a cure for cancer "in our time".

Obama Urges End to ‘Crushing’ Costs of Health Care (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama urged Congress to overhaul the U.S. health-care system this year to free businesses and families from “crushing” medical expenses.

Obama: Rising health costs must be faced (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Healthcare reform cannot ignored, President Barack Obama said Tuesday, because health costs, among other things, cause a bankruptcy every 30 seconds.