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Press Release PharmiWeb Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:03 AM PST PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC®) of the Philadelphia Region, Inc. today announced that more than $273,000 in grants has been awarded to local non-profit organizations throughout 2011. These grants provided support to programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of children throughout the Greater Philadelphia Region. The Kennion Group Continues Exceptional Growth Supporting Businesses as They Manage the Burden of Health Care Costs PRWeb via Yahoo! News Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST The Kennion Group’s growth has been fueled by health care reform and the affects of the tight economy. As changes in the U.S.’s national health care system continue to develop, The Kennion Group has seen an increase in the number of new clients specifically concerned about how health care reform will impact their businesses in the short and long term. ... Federal health care law's repeal on ND GOP agenda KVLY - KXJB Fargo Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST Repealing the recent federal health care law is on the agenda of North Dakota's five Republican candidates for the U.S. House. Yum Brands spent $200,000 on lobbying in 3Q Times Leader Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:59 AM PST (AP) Fast-food restaurant operator Yum Brands Inc. spent $200,000 lobbying officials in the third quarter, focusing on legislation dealing with tax depreciation for restaurant improvements, health care and the dairy industry, according to a recent disclosure report. Holiday gift guide: Choosing safe toys for children PhysOrg Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:57 AM PST (Medical Xpress) -- More than 180,000 children were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for toy-related injuries last year. Here, two UNC Health Care experts offer toy-safety tips for the kids in your life. Clinic director to begin private practice Patterson Irrigator Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:57 AM PST Dr. Ali Wahid, medical director of the Del Puerto Health Center, will end his tenure as center director Jan. 13 and begin his own private practice. Specifics about where the new office would be located were not available as of presstime and Dr. Wahid was not available for comment. Strides Arcolab gets US FDA nod for cancer drug The Hindu Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:54 AM PST Drug firm Strides Arcolab today said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market cytarabine injections, used in the treatment of cancer, in the American market. Ashland artist provides light touch for MIT professor's heavy subject Cambridge Chronicle & Cambridge Tab Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:52 AM PST Thanks to an Ashland native, health care reform just got exciting. A local man drew the mummies, vampires, and a two-headed alligator that explode from the pages of a new comic book that hits shelves in a few weeks. In the book, people go BOOM! and SLAM! and POOF! but these characters battle the rising cost of health care, not the Green Goblin. Researchers identify phthalates in numeruous medicines and supplements PhysOrg Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:41 AM PST Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC), in collaboration with Harvard School of Public Health, have found numerous prescription and over-the-counter drugs and supplements use certain chemicals called phthalates as inactive ingredients in their products. The findings appear on-line in Environmental Health Perspectives. Study takes aim at education-based death rate disparities PhysOrg Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:27 AM PST A study in the December issue of the American Sociological Review has brought new understanding as to why death rates for less educated middle aged adults are much higher than for their more educated peers despite increased awareness and treatments aimed at reducing health disparities.

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