Santorum cuts ad attacking Herman Cain over abortion: “Rick Santorum has come out with a new web ad that hits Herman Cain on his somewhat confusing language on abortion. Using the pizza mogul’s own words, the ad attempts to lure Iowa’s social conservatives away from Cain and into the Santorum camp.” [ABC News]
Planned Parenthood hits back at Herman Cain: “Planned Parenthood is fighting back against a claim by Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain that abortion clinics are put in African American communities as part of a “planned genocide” to kill black babies before they are born.” [Fox News]
Cain to lay out health care vision: “Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is scheduled to discuss “his perspective on our current health care system and his health care initiatives for the future” Wednesday in front of the Congressional Health Care Caucus. [The Hill]
Perry attack Romney over abortion positions in NH: “For some candidates,” Perry said during an event for Cornerstone Action, “the issue of life is a slogan for the campaign. It’s how to get some votes. To me it’s about an enduring principle that innocent human life should be protected in all forms and at all stages.” [Concord Monitor]
Obama to address medicine shortages: “President Obama will issue an executive order on Monday that the administration hopes will help resolve a growing number of critical shortages of vital medicines used to treat life-threatening illnesses, among them several forms of cancer and bacterial infections.” [NYT]
Unnecessary MRIs: “Scans are easily misinterpreted and can result in misdiagnoses leading to unnecessary or even harmful treatments.” [NYT]
Experts are pushing for less cancer screenings: “After decades in which cancer screening was promoted as an unmitigated good, as the best — perhaps only — way for people to protect themselves from the ravages of a frightening disease, a pronounced shift is under way.” [NYT]
Living closer to fast food restaurant does not cause weight gain: “Living further from a fast-food restaurant was associated with only a tiny decrease in BMI — not enough to be meaningful,” the study found. It also saw no connection between living near a fast-food restaurant and BMI in men. [WSJ]
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