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New York Times Health News: 02-06-2006

Rival Visions Led to Rocky Start for Drug Benefit
The complex Medicare benefit requires intricate coordination among insurers, beneficiaries and state and federal agencies.

States and Cities Lag in Bird Flu Readiness
Health departments are rushing to plan for an epidemic, but they say they are hobbled by a lack of money and federal guidance.

A Slow, Solo Crossing of the Atlantic Is One Man's Response to the AIDS Crisis
Victor Mooney plans to row a 24-foot boat 8,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean to call attention to AIDS prevention.

Few New York Hospitals Cited Among Best in Death-Risk Study
Only two of the city's often vaunted hospitals — and just seven statewide — had the lowest risk for patients.

Diabetic Brothers Beat Odds With Grit and Luck
As diabetes poses a rapidly rising threat to Americans' health, the lives of two brothers from Syracuse offer the ultimate diabetic success story.

Displaced Gypsies at Risk From Lead in Kosovo Camps
Roma rights groups say that up to 31 Roma have been killed by diseases brought on by lead poisoning, a problem that grew acute for them six and a half years ago.

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