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Syracuse fire chief charged with prescription fraud The Salt Lake Tribune Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:05 PM PST Syracuse fire chief charged with prescription fraud By janelle Stecklein The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 16, 2011 02:10PM MDT Syracuse fire chief Craig Cottrell was charged Thursday with illegally obtaining prescription drugs. Cottrell, who had been chief for five years, resigned Thursday, citing health reasons, said City Manager Robert Rice. “We accepted his resignation,” Rice said. “We’re ... Feds to tighten rules on medical marijuana Dose Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:04 PM PST Canada's medical marijuana licensing system is vulnerable to abuse and needs to be tightened up, says the health minister after data emerged this week revealing a surge in possibly fraudulent applications. Montreal proposes three safe-injection sites for drug users Dose Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:03 PM PST The city of Montreal could be home to three supervised injection sites as a well as a mobile injection centre as early as next year if the recommendations of the city's public health department are accepted by the Quebec Health Department. States Would Get More Flexibility On 'Essential Benefits' Under Proposal NPR Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:03 PM PST The Obama administration's plan would let states match benefits with existing plans. That idea is drawing criticism from both sides of the health care debate. Legacy Health eyes layoffs, including in Clark County The Columbian Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:02 PM PST Legacy Health announces layoffs How we work out: Tarrant County Walkers Fort Worth Star-Telegram Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00 PM PST Group: Tarrant County Walkers, part of the American Volkssport Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health and fitness through volkssporting. Flu watchdogs report few hot spots Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:59 PM PST Dec 16, 2011 (CIDRAP News) â€" Flu activity remained low in the Northern Hemisphere last week, with only a few countries, such as Costa Rica and Cameroon, reporting spikes in the number of cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today. Cuts hit La. colleges, health care, transportation KATC 3 Lafayette Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:58 PM PST BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Public colleges will lose a slice of state funding, two state-run health facilities will be shuttered and dozens of state employees could be laid off under the Jindal administration's deficit-closing plan, which was unveiled Friday and approved by lawmakers. With a drop in tax forecasts and a shortfall in public school financing, Gov. Bobby Jindal had a $251 million ... "At Last" singer Etta James terminally ill International Business Times Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:58 PM PST Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James is terminally ill, her live-in physician said in an interview this week that confirmed reports of the singer's fading health. Plains Area Mental Health welcomes new Clinincal Psychologist Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:54 PM PST Patrick Schmitz, Executive Director of Plains Area Mental Health, Inc. has announced that Anthony Larson, Psy.D. has accepted the position of Clinical Psychologist at Plains Area Mental Health, Inc....

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