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Mercy Medical announces sale of facilities BaldwinCountyNow.com Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:04 PM PST DAPHNE, Alabama â€" Mercy Medical announced the pending sale of a large portion of its physical facilities in Baldwin County this morning to SE Healthcare, Inc. of Florida. Jake Bell, CEO and president, said the sale comes after a three-year examination into the future of Mercy Medical, which opened its main bayside campus as a convalescent home in 1949 and later pioneered hospice and home health ... Cigna seeks to be India’s first U.S.-based insurance firm Journal Inquirer Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:03 PM PST Cigna Corp. and TTK Group, a conglomerate based in India, have signed an agreement to sell health insurance policies across India, Cigna said. Utility billing, EMS settlement on Edgewater agenda Daytona Beach News-Journal Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:03 PM PST The Edgewater City Council on Monday will discuss a range of topics from utility billing to painting services for the city's water treatment plant and a settlement agreement with the State Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Iowa flu activity includes Novel strain Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:58 PM PST Surveillance by the Iowa Department of Public Health and other partners across the state indicate a novel strain of the influenza virus has been detected in three children in Webster and Hamilton Counties. This virus, an influenza A/H3N2 recombiant virus, has also been detected in other states in recent months. Symptoms are similar to the regular seasonal flu and include fever, cough, tiredness ... Light of Hope event at hospital Logan Herald-Observer & Woodbine Twiner Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:57 PM PST Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital will host a “Light of Hope” ceremony at 10 a.m., Dec. 2, at the hospital. Small hospitals endangered by Medicaid cuts Yakima Herald-Republic Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:43 PM PST Brad Knowland, an EMT for Klickitat Valley Health in Goldendale, restocks supplies on an ambulance after a response to a cardiac arrest. Apple juice not that healthy, experts warn Yakima Herald-Republic Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:42 PM PST YAKIMA, Wash. -- It's true -- apple juice can pose a risk to your health. But not necessarily from the trace amounts of arsenic that people are arguing about. Dec. 3 around Mid-Iowa Nevada Journal Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:42 PM PST Homeward Public Health Flu clinics in December Homeward Public Health will offer seasonal flu clinics in December from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays (except Dec. 26) and Wednesdays, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays at 1114 Duff Ave., in Ames. Flu and pneumonia vaccinations will be offered to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. The cost is $15 for the influenza vaccine injection, $25 ... Plans end for state-run health exchange Texarkana Gazette Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:39 PM PST LITTLE ROCKâ€"Arkansas’ insurance commissioner on Friday said he would stop trying to seek state control of a health insurance exchange required under the federal health care law after facing opposition from top Republicans in the state Legislature. Amid budget shortfall, Philippines struggles with worsening AIDS crisis InterAksyon Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:36 PM PST The Philippines is struggling to deal with a worsening HIV-AIDS problem, with far too little money being spent on reversing a steady rise in infection rates, health experts warn.

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