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What Will Make the Food Desert Bloom? NPR Tue, 01 May 2012 10:40 AM PDT Improving the health of people living in food deserts is much more than making sure there are veggies on the shelves. As activists have learned, it takes education and some old-fashioned innovation, too. Mark Pauly, Ph.D., Named 2012 Recipient of the Willam B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research citybizlist Washington DC Tue, 01 May 2012 10:39 AM PDT ARLINGTON, Va. & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mark V. Pauly, Ph.D., has been named the 2012... Poots sorrow at baby deaths tragedy Farming Life Tue, 01 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT Health Minister Edwin Poots has described the pseudomonas outbreaks that claimed the lives of four babies in hospitals in Northern Ireland as the worst experience of his political life. PG&E PAYS $286 million to California cities AND counties Gridley Herald Tue, 01 May 2012 10:38 AM PDT “Local governments are tackling public safety, environmental protection, health care and education with limited financial resources these days,” said Kent Harvey, PG&E’s senior vice president and chief financial officer. Game Changer: Health-Care Spending Defies Almost Everyone The Motley Fool Tue, 01 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT The unexpected decline in medical spending. New Use for Social Networking: Managing Your Health FOX Business Tue, 01 May 2012 10:37 AM PDT If you thought social networking was all about posting your latest vacation pictures and reuniting with old friends, you better think again. More consumers are using these tools to access and manage their health care. Maine health centers to get about $1.3M in grants Kennebec Journal Tue, 01 May 2012 10:36 AM PDT The grants going to Portland, Bangor and Caribou are part of the new Affordable Care Act. Disease Detectives - Clinic Of Last Resort - Research Summary The Bryan-College Station Eagle Tue, 01 May 2012 10:36 AM PDT UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES PROGRAM: Some patients wait years for a definitive diagnosis. Using a unique combination of scientific and medical expertise and resources at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Undiagnosed Diseases Program pursues two ... Harry Reynolds: Is it Time for Healthcare to Engage Patients as Consumers? The Huffington Post Tue, 01 May 2012 10:32 AM PDT What if your physician knew you as well as a personal shopper? Or how about if your health insurance provider could suggest the most advantageous... University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work announces partnership with MD Anderson EurekAlert! Tue, 01 May 2012 10:29 AM PDT ( University of Houston ) The University of Houston will soon open its doors to the Center for Health Equity & Evaluation Research, a new joint venture between the UH Graduate College of Social Work and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences. CHEER will expand to conduct research at both MD Anderson and the newly opened center at ...

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