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Old foes have joined to support a bill expanding mental health benefits, but two House members are working on their own version.

Washington Hospital Center has a plan to build the nation's first all-risks-ready emergency department. But it needs $75 million from the federal government to get the job done.

Some doctors say the measure protects their First Amendment rights and freedom to decline to perform abortions. Others criticize its lack of an emergency exception.

U.S. scientists believe they have a clue to a drug that could be used in reducing the learning difficulties in people suffering from Down's syndrome. It is a drug that was once used in the treatment of epilepsy and it has been found to help improve learning in mice with a genetically created form of Down's syndrome.

A diet rich in black soya beans can help prevent diabetes, according to a recent study. Black soya has also been found to be effective in controlling weight and lowering cholesterol levels.