Top Health Stories of 2012

Obamacare, HIV rates, the Let's Move campaign and more.

Top Health Stories of 2012 - Take a look at the most-talked about health stories of 2012. — Kellee Terrell
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare - The U.S. Supreme Court gave Obama a significant win in June when it voted by 5 to 4 that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. Perhaps more surprising than their decision was the fact that Chief Justice John Roberts was the tie-breaker.  (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
No Super-Sized Sugary Drinks - Earlier this year, New York City Mayor Bloomberg’s ban on super-sized sugary drinks in went into effect. New Yorkers who love to consume soda and other sugary beverages were only allowed to purchase drinks 16-ounces or less from eateries and restaurants. In July 2013, an appellate court ruled the ban unconstitutional.(Photo: AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)Grim Reality - In 2009, the most recent statistics available, the CDC reported Black men accounted for 70 percent of the estimated new HIV infections among all Blacks. Black men who have sex with men represented an estimated 73 percent of new infections among all Black men, and 37 percent among all men who have sex with men. The rate of new HIV infections for Black men was more than six and a half times higher than white men and two and a half times higher than Latino men or Black women. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Top Health Stories of 2012 - Take a look at the most-talked about health stories of 2012. — Kellee Terrell

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