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Posted on Thu, Aug 12, 2010 : 9:49 a.m.

Wisconsin school district bans Viagra from its health insurance plan

By Tina Reed

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Here's a look at some of the top health news being talked about around the U.S. and the world today:

• The Milwaukee Teachers Education Association has filed a lawsuit against the Milwaukee school district, claiming distrimination against men after the district decided to cut erectile dysfunction drugs from its health insurance plan to save money, ABC News reported.

• Doctors thought a 75-year-old man's lung troubles were likely cancer. But instead, it turned out a pea plant had sprouted inside one of his lungs after, they say, a seed had went down the wrong way.

• A new antibiotic-resistant mutation in some bacteria, being called a "super bug," has become more common in India and Pakistan, and in some cases appears to have spread to Britain and the United States, the New York Times reported.

Tina Reed covers health and the environment for AnnArbor.com. You can reach her at tinareed@annarbor.com, call her at 734-623-2535 or find her on Twitter @TreedinAA.