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Better health care for most vulnerable Berkshire Eagle Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:48 PM PDT Massachusetts is taking major strides forward in transforming health care for families and individuals in Berkshire County and across the commonwealth. Central Health District Offers Advice On Avoiding Heat-Related Ailments FOX CT Hartford Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:48 PM PDT Periods of temperatures in the high 90s and high humidity can seriously damage health, warns the regional health department serving Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Berlin and Newington. Pending Regulation Might Disqualify Some Low-Income Women for State-paid Abortions KTVA Anchorage Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:45 PM PDT A proposed state health regulation is being described by both a supporter and an opponent as an attempt to restrict state-paid abortions for low-income women. Rep. James Lankford answers constituent questions about health care The Oklahoman Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:42 PM PDT BY MEGAN ROLLAND and OLIVIA INGLE Rep. James Lankford told about 60 constituents Tuesday at a town hall meeting that changes are needed in the health care industry and that he could support creating an online program allowing consumers to compare health insurance companies. Although Lankford wouldn't discuss whether Oklahoma should set up an online health care exchange as required by federal law ... Nursing home forced to close by health department faces lawsuits WBIR-TV Knoxville Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:36 PM PDT Colonial Hills Nursing Center, which was forced to close earlier this year, is now facing lawsuits from the families of former patients. US doctors remove woman's 23kg cancerous tumour Otago Daily Times Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:36 PM PDT New Jersey surgeons have removed a rapidly growing 23kg cancerous tumour from a woman who had delayed treatment for more than a month until she became eligible for health insurance. read more Doctors remove 23kg tumour from New Jersey woman Straits Times Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:35 PM PDT NEW YORK (REUTERS) - New Jersey surgeons removed a rapidly growing, 23kg cancerous tumour from a woman who had delayed treatment for more than a month until she became eligible for health insurance, her doctor said on Tuesday. Related Stories British woman gets 30 years for murdering children in Spain Turtle deaths might be connected to dam: Brazil Explosion rocks shopping centre in Nigeria ... Healthbridge workers working the picket line Connecticut Post Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:35 PM PDT Health care workers protest in front of West River Health Care Center, in Milford, Conn., July 3rd, 2012. Workers at five HealthBridge-owned nursing homes around the state went on strike Tuesday morning after the health care company declined to return to the bargaining table. Blue Shield plan to close policies to new customers is denied Los Angeles Times Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:34 PM PDT California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones says the health insurer's proposal violated state rules designed to protect consumers from large rate increases. California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones denied Blue Shield of California's plan to close several of its health policies to new customers, saying it violated state rules designed to protect consumers from large rate increases. Doctors remove 51-pound tumour from New Jersey woman Edmonton Sun Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:34 PM PDT New Jersey surgeons removed a rapidly growing, 51-pound (23-kg) cancerous tumor from a woman who had delayed treatment for more than a month until she became eligible for health insurance, her doctor said on Tuesday.

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