HEADLINE: House passes health care bill CAPTION: In a victory for President Obama, the U.S. House has narrowly passed landmark health care legislation to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions...

San Francisco, California- March 20, 2009 1. Various Kevin Reed, owner of Green Cross Medical Marijuana Delivery Service using marijuana 2. Phone operator taking orders 3. Various close--ups of marijuana 4. Employee grabs marijuana from...

1. Wide shot of Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives Democratic Leader and Tom Daschle, Senate Democratic Leader 2. SOUNDBITE (English): Nancy Pelosi, House of Representatives Democratic Leader: "Democrats have an unwavering...

AP Entertainment Jerusalem, 30 October 2011 1. Wide shot of Montel Williams, Emmy Award-winning television personality walking inside hotel 2. Mid of Williams speaking 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Montel Williams, Emmy Award-winning television...

Denver, Colorado - 6 November 2012 1. Wide of crowd watching election returns, AUDIO: cheering 2. Wide of man hugging Brian Vicente of Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Brian Vicente, Campaign to...

July 13 1. Various shots of protestors chanting "shame, shame" in front of French minister for Cooperation, Development and Francophonie, Xavier DaCoste 2. Protesters holding sign: 'G8 Must Pay' as they chant "shame, shame" 3. Moderator...

LEAD INA numbe rof elderly patients in rural Greece are taking parts in tests using the latest telemedicine technology. Its hoped the EU funded programme could make healthcare more accessible in remote locations and reduce the burden on...

In a momentous ruling affecting virtually every American, the United States Supreme Court narrowly upheld President Barack Obama's historic health care overhaul on Thursday with the unlikely help of conservative Chief Justice John...

Hillary Clinton made an early departure from a 9/11 memorial event Sunday, then staggered and eventually slumped forward as she was helped into a van. Her campaign later said she had pneumonia.Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan weighs in on...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi called today's failure of the Republican healthcare bill "a victory for the American people."Pelosi spoke to the media after House Speaker Paul Ryan conceded former President Barack Obama's health care...

Vatican officials defended their decision to invite a Chinese delegation to an organ trafficking conference on Tuesday saying the positives of encouraging reform outweighed negative criticism that the Holy See was helping whitewash...

Hillary Clinton made an early departure from a 9/11 memorial event Sunday, then staggered and eventually slumped forward as she was helped into a van. Her campaign later said she had pneumonia.Medical ethicist Arthur Caplan weighs in on...

HEADLINE: Mackey seeking fourth straight Iditarod CAPTION: The 2010 Iditarod is the first time in race history that mushers will be tested for drugs and alcohol somewhere along the trail. Defending champion Lance Mackey, a throat cancer...

Washington, DC - March 21, 2010 1. Wide House floor, graphic showing result of vote 2. SOUNDBITE (English) David Obey, Democratic Congressman from Wisconsin: "On this vote the yeahs are 219, the nays are 212. The motion to concur on...

New York is now the 23rd state to authorize marijuana as a medical treatment, though it will have one of the more restrictive programs in the country. Under legislation signed into law on Saturday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, patients with one...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that some corporations can hold religious objections that allow them to opt out of the new health law requirement that they cover contraceptives for women. The justices' 5-4 decision is the first...

Bangalore, India,19 June, 2009 1. Various of surgeons performing operation Mumbai, India, June, 9 2009 2. Wide shot of patient Elsa Bruckner with hip surgeon, Dr Kaushal Malhan 3. Close up doctor explaining X-ray 4. Mid shot explaining...

English/Nat President Clinton joined the debate on a Patients' Bill of Rights on Tuesday as the U-S Senate geared up for a vote on the prospective legislation. Before leaving on a day trip to Florida, President Clinton urged lawmakers to...

HEADLINE: Expert: HIV/AIDS drug costs 'not affordable' CAPTION: The Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging held hearings to examine the cost of HIV/AIDS drugs Tuesday. Dr. Mohammad Akhter, a former Executive Director of the...

Amsterdam 1. Passengers at train station 2. Woman handing out newspapers to passengers coming out of the trains 3. Front page of newspaper reading in Dutch: " Donor hype set-up" 4. People waiting for trams 5. SOUNDBITE: (Dutch) Margriit...

English/Nat A multiple sclerosis patient and her husband were arrested on Monday for taking marijuana into a U-S governmental building in an act of protest. The patient, who is severely disabled by the disease, ate the marijuana with...

HEADLINE: GOP attacks Democratic health care plan CAPTION: In the GOP's weekly radio and Internet address, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota contends that the Democrats' current proposals would not improve health care. (Aug. 1)

HEADLINE: House Votes to repeal Obama's health care law CAPTION: Swiftly honoring a campaign pledge, Republicans pushed legislation to repeal the nation's year-old health care overhaul through the House Wednesday, brushing aside...

1. Exterior shot Pretoria High Court 2. Close up sign against the pharmaceutical companies 3. Various interior shots of courtroom- crowd awaiting verdict 4. Mid shot lawyers 5. South African Health Minister Dr. Manto...