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CHICAGO, July 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Concerned over a rule in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that requires a physician's prescription for patients to use their tax preferred accounts to purchase over-the-counter (OTC) medications, members of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) House of Delegates voted in favor of repealing the section of the PPACA containing this new policy. In order to use flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, or other tax preferred accounts, patients much first obtain a prescription for items such as vitamins, nasal spray, and heartburn medication.

By RICHARD QUINN By Richard Quinn The Virginian-Pilot RICHMOND The General Assembly is flirting with abandoning a landmark federal law that governs schools in the United States.

By Mason Adams, The Roanoke Times, Va. Nov. 2--House Majority Leader Morgan Griffith said Thursday he plans to file legislation to make unauthorized redirection of Web sites a criminal activity.

By ED SUSMAN The cleanliness of drinking glasses in hotel rooms grabbed the attention of the American Medical Association House of Delegates as it debated whether the organization needs to take action to ensure clean cups.