Eric Wahlgren

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    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 9:05 AM 5/1/2010
    Dining on edibles like wild fennel, Maitake mushrooms and even snails found amidst the sidewalks and parks of America's biggest cities is the latest food trend -- and a growing business opportunity. But public health officials have concerns.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 2:57 PM 4/28/2010
    Some states are balking Obama's health-reform requirements for them to set up exchanges on which uninsured individuals and small businesses can purchase health coverage. But a closer look suggests uninsured Americans will be better off.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 10:00 AM 4/2/2010
    In Oregon, six California sea lions have been euthanized this year by state wildlife officials under a special federal program that allows them to be killed if they are caught eating endangered fish. But as the sea lion death toll mounts, so too does the anger over their deaths.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 7:00 PM 3/23/2010
    If you lie to yourself -- or your doctor -- about how much you eat, watch out. A new Band-Aid-sized sensor that you tape to your tummy could soon detect how many calories you consume and burn off. And it's just one of the new wireless medical devices that could change health care.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 8:17 PM 3/11/2010
    At $639 billion, Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy was the biggest in U.S. history. Now a federal judge has released a report saying that rather than working to prevent the collapse, senior Lehman executives, auditor Ernst & Young and other investment banks may actually have hastened it.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 2:30 PM 3/9/2010
    Faced with costly in-vitro fertilization treatments and few financing options, couples struggling with infertility are turning to social networking and the web to raise the cash they need.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 8:00 PM 3/3/2010
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    Unwilling to see his landmark healthcare reform legislation die, President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass the bill, according to Aol News. The site reported that the president called for an "up or down" vote on a plan that he said incorporated "the best ideas from Democrats and...

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 7:45 PM 2/25/2010
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    President Obama's health-care summit on Thursday was hardly the bipartisan session he had hoped it would be, with Republicans calling for the White House to start over with the entire reform process. Obama said he hoped the event was not become just "political theater" and pleaded with the GOP to...

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 2:00 PM 2/10/2010
    Long a must-have for stars and the very rich, concierge doctors are becoming more common among middle class folks who are fed up with long waits and rushed visits in traditional practices. These patients are willing to pay a price for doctors who are available 24/7 and who make house calls.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 11:05 AM 2/7/2010
    Embattled automaker Toyota has told its dealers that it's readying a fix for problems with the brake system of its Prius hybrid sedan. The Japanese carmaker also told dealers it's planning a public-relations campaign to deal with the fallout from the problems with its vehicles.