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Sickness link to pesticides Northern Star Sun, 13 May 2012 15:01 PM PDT A RECENT assessment shows pesticide residues found on Australian foods may be linked to health problems such as lymphoblastic leukemia in children, behavioural irregularities and low IQ. Utilities see growing 'smart meter' opposition Greenwich Time Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47 PM PDT Mark Delbeck of Burlington Electric, checks the radio frequency of a newly-installed "smart" meter on Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Burlington, Vt. Vermont has become a hotbed in the debate over possible health effects and damage to privacy from a new generation of "smart" electric meters, wth lawmakers passing a measure to block utilities from charging customers for not having them. Health screenings offered to Metro Detroiters without insurance ClickOnDetroit Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47 PM PDT Thousands of Metro Detroiters will get a helping hand with free health care thanks to an upcoming health expo. Vt. utilities see growing 'smart meter' opposition Greenwich Time Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47 PM PDT Mark Delbeck of Burlington Electric, checks the radio frequency of a newly-installed "smart" meter on Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Burlington, Vt. Vermont has become a hotbed in the debate over possible health effects and damage to privacy from a new generation of "smart" electric meters, wth lawmakers passing a measure to block utilities from charging customers for not having them. Waiting list for indigent health care in Beaufort County continues to grow The Beaufort Gazette Sun, 13 May 2012 14:43 PM PDT This past July, Deborah Mills went to the emergency room at Beaufort Memorial Hospital with a severe case of bronchitis. Towers Watson Signs Agreement To Acquire Extend Health - Quick Facts Nasdaq Sun, 13 May 2012 14:39 PM PDT Towers Watson Signs Agreement To Acquire Extend Health - Quick Facts Innovation In The Health Care Sector Marches Forward Forbes Sun, 13 May 2012 14:36 PM PDT The best solutions to the problems in our health sector come not from remote Washington bureaucrats trying futilely to reengineer our health sector through costly, cumbersome, and confusing rules and regulations, but from innovators who are listening to doctors, patients, and consumers. High levels of assaults against the homeless The Advocate Sun, 13 May 2012 14:32 PM PDT THE first health survey of homeless people in western Sydney has shown they are subject to shocking levels of assaults and violence, and high rates of serious illnesses, including cancer. Excess weight in pregnant women can have negative health Implications for offspring in adulthood Science Daily Sun, 13 May 2012 14:29 PM PDT That overweight during pregnancy can lead to overweight children and adolescents has been known for some time, but new research indicates that excess weight before and during pregnancy can have long-lasting health consequences for the offspring of such mothers even later in life. Hospital specialist plays for childrens' health Calgary Sun Sun, 13 May 2012 14:28 PM PDT Chantal Newman gets to play for a living.

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